General Affairs Committee, Nebraska State Senate
TheGeneral Affairs Committee is astanding committee of theNebraska Unicameral Legislature. Per Legislature Rule 3, the committee is made up of eight members.[1]
Per Rule 3 of the Unicameral Rules, committees in theNebraska Legislature are appointed biennially by a thirteen-member select Committee on Committees with approval from the legislature at-large. The committee, which itself is elected by the whole legislature at the beginning of a legislative session following an election, is responsible for submitting a preliminary report of appointments, then on the following day a final report to be voted on by the legislature. If a final report is not passed, it is returned to the committee for alterations.[2] During the session, vacancies are filled by the Committee on Committees unless provided for otherwise. Between sessions, vacancies are filled by a vote of the Executive Board.[3] The Speaker is not allowed to serve on a standing committee, but is to serve on the Rules Committeeex officio.[4]
See rules:Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Function
| “ | The General Affairs Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
General Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
2021-2022 legislative session
General Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
2019-2020 legislative session
General Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(1) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| General Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | |||
| •Carol Blood | •Tyson Larson, Chair | |||
| •Burke Harr | •Lydia Brasch | |||
| •Dan Quick | •Bob Krist | |||
| •Justin T. Wayne | •Merv Riepe | |||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| General Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (0) | Third-party members (8) | ||
| •Tyson Larson, Chair | ||||
| •Colby Coash, Vice Chair | ||||
| •Matt Hansen | ||||
| •Dan Hughes (Nebraska) | ||||
| •Mark Kolterman | ||||
| •Bob Krist | ||||
| •Merv Riepe | ||||
| •Ken Schilz | ||||
2013-2014
The following table described committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| General Affairs Members, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (0) | Third-party members (8) | ||
| •Russ Karpisek, Chair | ||||
| •Colby Coash, Vice Chair | ||||
| •Dave Bloomfield | ||||
| •Jerry Johnson | ||||
| •Bob Krist | ||||
| •Scott Lautenbaugh | ||||
| •John Murante | ||||
| •Ken Schilz | ||||
2011-2012
| General Affairs Members, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (0) | Third-party members (8) | ||
| •Russ Karpisek, Chair | ||||
| •Dave Bloomfield | ||||
| •Lydia Brasch | ||||
| •Colby Coash | ||||
| •Bob Krist | ||||
| •Tyson Larson | ||||
| •Amanda McGill | ||||
| •Paul Schumacher | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Nebraska State Legislature, "Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature," accessed February 26, 2021 (Rule 3(a))
- ↑Nebraska State Legislature, "Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature," accessed February 26, 2021 (Rule 2, Sec. 2(a)(b)(c))
- ↑Nebraska State Legislature, "Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature," accessed February 26, 2021 (Rule 3, Sec. 2(d))
- ↑Nebraska State Legislature, "Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature," accessed February 26, 2021 (Rule 3, Sec. 3(b))
- ↑Nebraska Legislature, "General Affairs Committee," accessed February 26, 2021
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
