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LB 176NEBRASKASession 109State Billdead

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Nebraska Legislature Adopts Permanent and Temporary Rules for the 2025-2026 Session

Original title: Require resolutions of project support from political subdivisions under the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act

Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed

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What This Bill Proposed

The Nebraska Legislature establishes its procedural rules for the One Hundred Ninth Legislature, governing officers, committees, bills, debates, and voting procedures for the 2025-2026 sessions.

Why it matters

Changes internal legislative operations, committee jurisdictions, and bill processing timelines without altering state tax rates or substantive public laws.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

state senators

State senators must adhere to speaking limits, bill introduction caps, and conduct rules established by the adopted legislative procedures.

Directly affected

registered lobbyists

Registered lobbyists are prohibited from being admitted to the legislative chamber floor.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many bills can an individual senator introduce in a session?

Starting with the 2025 legislative session, individual members are limited to no more than 20 bills introduced at any one session.

What vote is required to suspend the legislative rules?

The rules may only be suspended by a three-fifths majority of the elected members by a machine vote.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

6 actions

Apr 17, 2026Nebraska Legislature
Indefinitely postponed
Jan 7, 2026Nebraska Legislature
Title printed. Carryover bill
Mar 19, 2025Nebraska Legislature
Hughes AM716 filed
Feb 20, 2025Nebraska Legislature
Notice of hearing for March 03, 2025
Jan 15, 2025Nebraska Legislature
Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee
Jan 13, 2025Nebraska Legislature
Date of introduction

Version history

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Brandon Metzler, Nebraska, Lincoln

PersonBrandon Metzler“Clerk of the Legislature”Map →

locationNebraska“State jurisdiction”Map →

locationLincoln“City where the Legislature is located”Map →

Sources

Open source document

nebraskalegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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