The Appropriations Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas:

• appropriations bills
• support of state government
• capital construction
• senators’ salaries
• salaries of constitutional officers
• deficiency appropriations
• appropriations for special purposes or projects
• special fund creation
• exchanges between or disbursements from various funds
• state employee compensation
• state contributions to state employees’ group health insurance
• substantive program provisions within the jurisdictions of other committees that also contain provisions for major appropriations.

During session, the Appropriations Committee meets Monday through Friday.

If you are not testifying in person on a bill or resolution and would like to submit a written position letter to be included in the official hearing record as an exhibit, the letter must be delivered to the office of the Appropriations Committee Chair (or emailed to the Committee Clerk at bsturek@leg.ne.gov) by 12:00 p.m. CST on the last work day prior to the public hearing.

Additionally, the position letter must include your name and address, state a position of for, against, or neutral on the bill in question and include a request for the letter to be included as part of the public hearing record.

Due to COVID-19, the Legislature has expanded procedures for public input on legislation.  For details go to https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/public-input.php.

Since the Appropriations Committee does not individually advance bills that are included in the budget, we have provided a summary of committee action on bills referred to the committee. Though these summaries are not official committee statements, they are intended to read similarly.  You will find information on testifiers, statements of intent, the funding requested and the action the committee took regarding the bill. Bills that were advanced individually from the Committee are not included in this summary. Such bills have official committee statements that can be found on this website.

2017 Appropriations Committee Bill Summaries

Since the Appropriations Committee does not individually advance bills that are included in the budget, we have provided a summary of committee action on bills referred to the committee. Though these summaries are not official committee statements, they are intended to read similarly.  You will find information on testifiers, statements of intent, the funding requested and the action the committee took regarding the bill. Bills that were advanced individually from the Committee are not included in this summary. Such bills have official committee statements that can be found on this website.

2016 Appropriations Committee Bill Summaries

Since the Appropriations Committee does not individually advance bills that are included in the budget, we have provided a summary of committee action on bills referred to the committee. Though these summaries are not official committee statements, they are intended to read similarly.  You will find information on testifiers, statements of intent, the funding requested and the action the committee took regarding the bill. Bills that were advanced individually from the Committee are not included in this summary. Such bills have official committee statements that can be found on this website.

2015 Appropriations Committee Bill Summaries

Since the Appropriations Committee does not advance budget bills individually, we have provided summaries of bills incorporated into the Committee’s budget proposal. Though these summaries are not official committee statements, they are intended to read similarly. You will find information on testifiers, statements of intent, the funding requested and the action the committee took regarding the bill.

LB666 Bill Hearing Summary
LB669, 1086, 1094 Bill Hearing Summary
LB678 Bill Hearing Summary
LB689 Bill Hearing Summary
LB738 Bill Hearing Summary
LB764 Bill Hearing Summary
LB797 Bill Hearing Summary
LB827 Bill Hearing Summary
LB873 Bill Hearing Summary
LB874 Bill Hearing Summary
LB889 Bill Hearing Summary
LB891 Bill Hearing Summary
LB936 Bill Hearing Summary
LB940,1046,1047 Bill Hearing Summary
LB944 Bill Hearing Summary
LB1033 Bill Hearing Summary