109th Legislature (2025-2026)
Committees
Committees decide which bills get a hearing. 69% of referrals this session never got one, and Executive Board reported out just 3% of the bills sent to it.
Committee referrals
1,724
across 16 committees
Heard
539
31% of referrals
Reported out
325
60% of those heard
Busiest committee
Judiciary
258 referrals
Committee workload and gatekeeping
Bills referred to each standing committee and how many it heard and reported out. The lightest band is legislation that died without a hearing.
- Judiciary25821%50
- Executive Board2423%42
- Health and Human Services19422%49
- Revenue17122%41
- Government, Military and Veterans Affairs13825%46
- Education13216%46.5
- Banking, Commerce and Insurance10928%32
- Transportation and Telecommunications8322%39
- Appropriations7910%80.5
- Urban Affairs7618%37
- Natural Resources6329%22
- Business and Labor6223%48
- General Affairs4120%34
- Agriculture3426%36.5
- Nebraska Retirement Systems3132%42
- Reference110%—
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| Committee | Chamber | Referred | Heard | Reported | Report rate | Median days to report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | Legislature | 258 | 86 | 53 | 21% | 50 |
| Executive Board | Legislature | 242 | 9 | 7 | 3% | 42 |
| Health and Human Services | Legislature | 194 | 73 | 43 | 22% | 49 |
| Revenue | Legislature | 171 | 65 | 38 | 22% | 41 |
| Government, Military and Veterans Affairs | Legislature | 138 | 57 | 34 | 25% | 46 |
| Education | Legislature | 132 | 40 | 21 | 16% | 46.5 |
| Banking, Commerce and Insurance | Legislature | 109 | 53 | 30 | 28% | 32 |
| Transportation and Telecommunications | Legislature | 83 | 31 | 18 | 22% | 39 |
| Appropriations | Legislature | 79 | 10 | 8 | 10% | 80.5 |
| Urban Affairs | Legislature | 76 | 23 | 14 | 18% | 37 |
| Natural Resources | Legislature | 63 | 27 | 18 | 29% | 22 |
| Business and Labor | Legislature | 62 | 21 | 14 | 23% | 48 |
| General Affairs | Legislature | 41 | 15 | 8 | 20% | 34 |
| Agriculture | Legislature | 34 | 12 | 9 | 26% | 36.5 |
| Nebraska Retirement Systems | Legislature | 31 | 17 | 10 | 32% | 42 |
| Reference | Legislature | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — |
Not shown, with no referrals this session: Agriculture, Appropriations, Banking, Commerce and Insurance, Building Maintenance Special, Business and Labor, Education, Enrollment and Review Select, Executive Board Special, General Affairs, Government, Military and Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, Legislative Performance Audit Special, Legislature's Planning Special, Natural Resources, Nebraska Retirement Systems, Revenue, Rules Select, Select Committee on Committees, State-Tribal Relations Special, Transportation and Telecommunications, Urban Affairs.