Legislature adjourns sine die mid-biennium
The first session of the 109th Legislature adjourned sine die June 2, the 89th day of the scheduled 90-day session.
Read MoreThe first session of the 109th Legislature adjourned sine die June 2, the 89th day of the scheduled 90-day session.
Read MoreLawmakers gave final approval May 30 to creation of a new division within the Nebraska Legislature and reorganization of the institution’s oversight functions.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill May 28 that modifies or eliminates more than three dozen state-established entities.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval May 21 to a bill that would create a new division within the Nebraska Legislature and reorganize the institution’s oversight functions.
Read MoreLawmakers made adjustments to a proposal to eliminate more than three dozen state-established entities before giving the measure second-round approval May 14.
Read MoreA proposal to modify or eliminate more than three dozen state-established entities was narrowed and given first-round approval April 24.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard joint testimony Feb. 18 on five bills comprising the governor’s biennial budget proposal. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget passed in odd numbered years.
Read MoreThe Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 13 on a proposal to modify or eliminate more than three dozen state-established entities.
Read MoreTwenty-five members were sworn into office Jan. 8 as the 109th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number comprises six re-elected members and 19 newly elected senators — including two who had been appointed and one nonincumbent who is returning after previously serving in the Legislature.
Read MoreAfter passing a measure to appropriate funds for the first special session of the 108th Legislature, lawmakers adjourned sine die Aug. 20.
Read MoreOn the opening day of floor debate Aug. 7, lawmakers gave first-round approval to a measure that would appropriate funds for expenses incurred during the special session.
Read MoreLawmakers gave final approval March 25 to the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read MoreLawmakers advanced two bills this week comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package as several senators indicated that substantive amendments will be offered on the next round of debate.
Read MoreLawmakers voted Feb. 23 to authorize a special committee to review the Legislature’s oversight functions.
Read MoreThe Executive Board considered two measures Feb. 14 that were introduced in response to a 2023 attorney general’s opinion that cast doubt on the constitutionality of legislative oversight offices.
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