The League actively engages with the Nebraska Legislature, helping Nebraskans engage with their state government. No matter your time availability, background, expertise, and interest, there is a way for you to be involved. Before each legislative session, members of the state board of directors review bills and identify priority legislation based on our issues program. We testify before committees; write op-eds and letters to the editors of newspapers; contact government officials through e-mails, phone calls and letters; hold an annual Legislative Day; and, in general, encourage our members to take action.
The Nebraska League determines what policy areas we focus on by our local members who best know the issues facing their communities and the state. The positions we take within these areas are based on thoughtful, rigorous, grassroots study and member consensus. In Nebraska, we utilize two tools to guide our work, the national Impact on Issues and the Nebraska-specific Issues Program.
Based on all this, our members have determined 6 main policy areas we focus on:
After reviewing over 550 pieces of legislation introduce in 2026. Action Team Directors and Members identified, research, and wrote a position letter on over 30 bills. Of those, League members testified in person at the public committee hearing for 13 bills and submitted the remainder as online comments. See below for more details about our work, read our position letters, and don’t forget to check out more how our one-of-a-kind state unicameral works.
