Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 50 - Legislature
50-201 - Legislative findings.

50-201. Legislative findings.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares (1) that the Constitution of Nebraska, by expressly providing for the legislative branch of government, implies the powers and the duty to provide the means, accessories, and instrumentalities to carry into effect the purposes for which the Legislature was created, (2) that items in the nature of expenses incidental to holding the office are not pay or perquisites within the meaning of Article III, section 7 of the Constitution of Nebraska, and (3) that the Constitution of Nebraska is construed to allow expenses to members of the Legislature, incidental to the performance of their duties as members of the Legislature, without contravening any constitutional provision as to pay, perquisites, or compensation.
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Sections 50-201 and 50-202 are not in conflict with Article III, section 7, of the Nebraska Constitution. State ex rel. Douglas v. Beermann, 216 Neb. 849, 347 N.W.2d 297 (1984).

Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes

Nebraska Revised Statutes

Chapter 50 - Legislature

50-101 - Members; credentials; filing; officers pro tempore.

50-102 - Members; credentials committee; report; when waived.

50-103 - Oaths; members may administer.

50-104 - Speech; legislative privilege.

50-105 - Contempt, defined; punishment.

50-106 - Contempt; imprisonment; maximum sentence.

50-107 - Contempt; maximum fine.

50-108 - Contempt; fines and imprisonment; how effected.

50-109 - Contempt; fines; collection.

50-110 - Contempt; punishment; effect on other proceedings.

50-111 - Legislature; officers; how selected.

50-112 - Officers and employees; salaries; how fixed.

50-113 - Presiding officer; duties.

50-114 - Clerk; duties.

50-114.01 - Clerk; daily journal; prepare; compile after session.

50-114.02 - Clerk; charges; authorized.

50-114.03 - Clerk; reports; list; distribution; establish requirements for reports.

50-114.04 - Clerk; reports; period retained.

50-114.05 - Clerk of the Legislature Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

50-115 - Assistant clerk; duties.

50-116 - Sergeant at arms; duties; display of state banner.

50-123.01 - Members; salary.

50-125 - Legislature; special session; how convened; notice.

50-126 - Legislature; convening; failure of Secretary of State or Governor to act; penalty.

50-128 - Legislature; make appropriations.

50-201 - Legislative findings.

50-202 - Members; expenses allowed; when.

50-203 - Expenses; Executive Board of the Legislative Council; powers and duties.

50-301 - Act, how cited.

50-302 - Legislative findings and intent.

50-303 - Legislature's Venture Development and Innovation Task Force; created; members; plan; preparation and submission.

50-304 - Employment of nonprofit organization.

50-305 - Appropriation intent.

50-306 - Act, termination.

50-401 - Legislative Council; members; functions.

50-401.01 - Legislative Council; executive board; members; selection; powers and duties.

50-401.05 - Executive Board of the Legislative Council; policy regarding telephones and telefax machines; authorized.

50-402 - Legislative Council; office; duties.

50-404 - Legislative Council; executive board; special committees; civil or criminal actions; exempt; when.

50-405 - Legislative Council; duties; investigations; studies.

50-406 - Legislature; power of inquiry; Legislative Council; committees; public hearings; oaths; subpoenas; books and records; examination; litigation; appeal.

50-406.01 - Subpoena; renewal; procedure; rules; legislative authority; referencing; not justiciable.

50-407 - Legislative Council; committees; subpoenas; enforcement; refusal to testify; procedure.

50-408 - Legislative Council; committees; witnesses; fees.

50-409 - Legislative Council; state and local governments; cooperation.

50-410 - Legislative Council; meetings; quorum.

50-411 - Legislative Council; message from Governor.

50-412 - Legislative Council; library facilities; receipt and use of funds.

50-413 - Legislative Council; minutes of meetings; reports.

50-414 - Legislative Council; recommendations; publication.

50-415 - Legislative Council; members; employees; expenses.

50-416 - Legislative Research; Director of Research.

50-416.01 - Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee; members.

50-417 - Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee; public retirement systems; existing or proposed; duties.

50-418 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; office established; personnel; Appropriations Committee; duties.

50-419 - Fiscal analyst; powers and duties.

50-419.01 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; present evaluation of state operations; when.

50-419.02 - Legislative Fiscal Analyst; revenue volatility report; contents.

50-419.03 - Long-term fiscal trends; legislative findings and declarations.

50-420 - Fiscal analyst; officer, board, commission, and department of state government; furnish information.

50-421 - Office of Legislative Audit; Legislative Auditor.

50-423 - Transferred to section 81-126.

50-425 - Education Committee of the Legislature; study uses of State Lottery Act proceeds dedicated to education; report.

50-426 - Statewide vision for education; legislative findings.

50-427 - Statewide vision for education; Education Committee of the Legislature; duties; report.

50-428 - Education Committee of the Legislature; study postsecondary education affordability.

50-434 - Committee on Justice Reinvestment Oversight; created; members; duties; report.

50-435 - Nebraska Economic Development Task Force; created; members; meetings; report.

50-437 - Nebraska Legislative Shared Information System Cash Fund; created; investment.

50-438 - Legislative Council Retirement Study Fund; created; use; transfers; investment.

50-445 - State-Tribal Relations Committee; members.

50-446 - Corporate farming and ranching court rulings; legislative findings.

50-447 - Policy instruments advancing state interest in structure, development, and progress of agricultural production; study by Agriculture Committee; use of experts.

50-448 - Attorney General; duties; powers.

50-449 - Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center-Geneva; legislative findings.

50-450 - Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Center Special Oversight Committee of the Legislature; members; staff; powers and duties; termination.

50-501 - Bioscience Steering Committee; created; members; prepare strategic plan; commission nonprofit corporation; Biotechnology Development Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

50-502 - Department of Administrative Services; state's health care insurance programs and health care trust fund; plan presented to Appropriations Committee.

50-503 - University of Nebraska; university's health care insurance programs and health care trust fund; plan presented to Appropriations Committee.

50-601 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; created; members.

50-602 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; duties.

50-603 - Whiteclay Public Health Emergency Task Force; report; contents.

50-701 - Mental Health Crisis Hotline Task Force; duties; members; officers; meetings; expenses; staff; report; termination.

50-702 - Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee; established; members; independent consultant; recommendations; termination.

50-801 - Water resources; legislative findings and declarations.

50-802 - Statewide Tourism And Recreational Water Access and Resource Sustainability Special Committee of the Legislature; established; members; duties; termination.

50-1101 - Transferred to section 50-1153.

50-1152 - Transferred to section 50-1154.

50-1153 - Legislative districts; division; population figures and maps; basis; numbers; boundaries; established by maps; Clerk of Legislature; Secretary of State; duties.

50-1154 - Legislative districts; change; when operative.

50-1201 - Act, how cited.

50-1202 - Legislative findings and declarations; purpose of act.

50-1203 - Terms, defined.

50-1204 - Legislative Performance Audit Committee; established; membership; officers; Legislative Auditor; duties.

50-1205 - Committee; duties.

50-1205.01 - Performance audits; standards.

50-1206 - Performance audits; tax incentive performance audit; how initiated; procedure.

50-1207 - Performance audits; criteria.

50-1208 - Performance audit; committee; duties; office; duties.

50-1209 - Tax incentive performance audits; schedule; contents.

50-1210 - Report of findings and recommendations; distribution; confidentiality; agency response.

50-1211 - Committee; review materials; reports; public hearing; procedure.

50-1212 - Written implementation plan; duties.

50-1213 - Office; access to information and records; agency duties; prohibited acts; penalty; proceedings; not reviewable by court; committee or office employee; privilege; working papers; not public records.

50-1214 - Names not included in documents, when; state employee; how treated; prohibited act; violation; penalty.

50-1215 - Violations; penalty.

50-1301 - Legislative findings.

50-1302 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; report.

50-1303 - Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee; conduct evaluation.

50-1304 - Duty to furnish information; report and evaluation assistance.

50-1401 - Legislative findings and declarations.

50-1402 - Legislature's Planning Committee; established; members; staff.

50-1403 - Legislature's Planning Committee; duties.

50-1404 - Legislature's Planning Committee; powers.

50-1501 - Act, how cited.

50-1502 - Terms, defined.

50-1503 - Applicability of act.

50-1504 - Election contest; qualifications challenge.

50-1505 - Unsuccessful candidate; rights.

50-1506 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; when considered; provisions applicable.

50-1507 - Election contest; qualifications challenge; respondent's rights; decision against member; effect.

50-1508 - Burden of proof.

50-1509 - Computation of time.

50-1510 - Filings; service upon parties.

50-1511 - Petition; personal service; contents.

50-1512 - Petition; amendment; personal service.

50-1513 - Bond.

50-1514 - Respondent member; file response.

50-1515 - Attorney's fees and costs.

50-1516 - Election contest; grounds.

50-1517 - Examination of ballots; procedure; certification.

50-1518 - Writ; service; notice.

50-1519 - Rules and procedures; examination of ballots; certificate; prima facie evidence.

50-1520 - Jurisdiction to hear challenge.