LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – As state lawmakers reconvene for the 109th Nebraska Legislature, one of their first tasks will be selecting leadership in at least six contested races to chair legislative committees.
The start of the two-year legislative session comes as one-third of the 49-member Legislature is brand new to the body. Roughly two-thirds of the Legislature has less than three years of experience.
Lawmakers reconvened at 10 a.m. Wednesday before returning Thursday with nine session days to introduce the full slate of bills. The 2025 session can last up to 90 days, with the 2026 session a constitutionally “short” session of up to 60 days.
Tanya Storer of Cherry County(Whitman) was one of those freshmen state senators who were sworn in on Wednesday morning. The last State Senator from Cherry County was Deb Fischer who recently was elected to a third term in the US Senate.