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Business and Labor Committee, Nebraska State Senate
The Business and Labor Committee is a standing committee of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. Per Legislature Rule 3, the committee is made up of seven members.[1] Per Rule 3 of the Unicameral Rules, committees in the Nebraska 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 Committee ex officio.[4]
See rules: Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Function
| “ | The Business and Labor Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas:
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Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Business and Labor Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(1) |
2021-2022 legislative session
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Business and Labor Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members(1) |
2019-2020 legislative session
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Business and Labor Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | 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.
| Business and Labor Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | Third-party members (1) | ||
| • Sue Crawford | • Joni Albrecht, Chair | • Ernie Chambers | ||
| • Matt Hansen | • Steve Halloran | |||
| • Sara Howard | • John Lowe | |||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Business and Labor Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (0) | Third-party members (7) | ||
| • Burke Harr, Chair | ||||
| • Dave Bloomfield, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Ernie Chambers | ||||
| • Sue Crawford | ||||
| • Laura Ebke | ||||
| • Jerry Johnson (Nebraska) | ||||
| • John McCollister | ||||
2013-2014
The following table described committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Business and Labor Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (0) | Third-party members (7) | ||
| • Steve Lathrop, Chair | ||||
| • Burke Harr, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Brad Ashford | ||||
| • Ernie Chambers | ||||
| • Thomas Hansen | ||||
| • Amanda McGill | ||||
| • Norm Wallman | ||||
2011-2012
| Business and Labor Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (0) | Republican members (0) | Third-party members (7) | ||
| • Steve Lathrop, Chair | ||||
| • Brad Ashford | ||||
| • Tom Carlson | ||||
| • Tanya Cook | ||||
| • Burke Harr | ||||
| • Jim Smith | ||||
| • Norm Wallman | ||||
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, "Business and Labor Committee," accessed February 26, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
