Action VP at Capitol

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
2026

The League actively engages with the Nebraska Legislature. 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 1st Session of the 109th Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on June 3, 2025. The 2nd Session will begin on January 7, 2026.

Review our  online summary of  2025 Senator actions including committee assignments, legislation  introduced and votes on notable bills.

Read our online and in-person testimony on proposed bills (LB) and constitutional amendments (LR/CA) before hearings by legislative committees in the 2025, 1st session.

Testimony for second session bills will be added after hearings that begin in January 2026. 

Learn about the Nebraska Unicameral, watch these videos by Rachel Gibson, LWVNE’s action vice president on the Legislative Process and How to use the Legislature’s website.

Graphic explaining the basics of the Nebraska Legislature - what legislators do, when they meet, who is in the legislature and how I find my senator.
Graphic explaining steps of how laws are made in the Unicameral - bill introduced, committees, general file, select file, final reading, action by Governor.

Speaker,  

Chair Committee on Committees,  

Chair, Executive Committee,   

Vice Chair, Executive Committee,   

Chair, Agriculture Committee,  

Chair, Appropriations Committee,   

Chair, Banking, Commerce & Insurance Committee,   

Chair, Business & Labor Committee,  

Chair, Education Committee,  

Chair, General Affairs Committee,  

Chair, Government, Military & Veterans Affairs Committee,  

Chair, Judiciary Committee,  

Chair, Natural Resources Committee,  

Chair, Nebraska Retirement Systems,  

Chair, Revenue Committee,  

Chair, Transportation & Telecommunications Committee,  

Chair, Urban Affairs Committee,  

Chair, Rules Committee,  

Chair, Enrollment & Review Committee,  

What's a committee graphic - basics, what happens in committees and list of standing committee.
Graphic of public testimony in 3 steps - track bills, write testimony, email or testify in person.