The Nebraska Legislature’s session concluded on June 2, 2025. 

Take a look at the session by the numbers in this article by the Nebraska Examiner.

According to the story, the state “will end with a final positive budget balance of $4.15 million for the next two fiscal years. Lawmakers started with a projected budget deficit of $432 million in January.”

However, Speaker John Arch of La Vista “has already warned senators to pay attention to changing fiscal dynamics, including in Congress, ahead of the 2026 legislative session, which begins Jan. 7.”

Statistics for the 89 days in the 2025 session include:

• 715 bills introduced, an average 15 per senator. An additional 18 constitutional amendments and six policy-based resolutions introduced.

• Top bill targeted: LB 316, from State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha, seeking to ban most consumable hemp and other tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products (22 motions). The runner-up was LB 258, from State Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln, seeking to weaken voter-approved minimum wage provisions (17 motions).

• Top senator targeted: State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha (55 motions). The runner-up was State Sen. Bob Hallstrom of Syracuse (33 motions).

• 204 bills passed — 177 laws and 27 accompanying appropriations bills. Two bills were vetoed.

• One constitutional amendment passed — to ask voters in 2026 whether to extend lawmaker term limits to three four-year terms. They can currently serve up to two full terms (LR 19CA).