Interim Hearings

Interim Hearings can also be viewed on the Legislative Calendar. A print-friendly copy of the weekly listing can be found print friendly available here. Please note that the PDF data may not reflect the most current data available on this page. The results are also available for download in a csv file. How to use a csv file

The order of the bills listed may not be the order in which they are heard that day in committee.

Appropriations / Transportation and Telecommunications
Date: Wednesday December 02, 2026
Location: Room 1023
Time: 1:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Joint meeting of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee and the Appropriations Committee to receive the Department of Transportation Highway Needs Study Report
Note: Invited testimony only
Appropriations / Revenue
Date: Friday November 20, 2026
Location: Room 1023
Time: 1:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Special Presentation of the 2026 Nebraska Tax Incentive Annual Report from the Nebraska Department of Revenue. Open to the Public.
Note: Invited testimony only
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Special Presentation of the 2026 Nebraska Tax Expenditure Annual Report from the Nebraska Department of Revenue. Open to the Public.
Note: Invited testimony only
Appropriations
Date: Friday October 09, 2026
Location: Room 1524
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR452
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Interim study to examine funding sources, fee structures, service types, oversight structures, reimbursement structures, and appropriations for cross-system services between child welfare and juvenile justice
Note: Invited testimony only
Appropriations
Date: Friday October 09, 2026
Location: Room 1524
Time: 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR475
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Interim study to conduct a comprehensive review of state funding provided to nonprofit organizations
Note: Invited testimony only
Business and Labor / Education
Date: Friday October 30, 2026
Location: Room 1023
Time: 1:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR433
Introducer: Dover
Description: Interim study to examine the necessity of a robust and well-integrated education and workforce system to support long-term economic growth that enables learners to move efficiently from education and training to employment in high-demand and high-wage occupations across the state
Note: Invited testimony only
Business and Labor
Date: Friday September 11, 2026
Location: Room 1507
Time: 1:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR436
Introducer: Kauth
Description: Interim study to review regulations for professional employer organizations
Education
Date: Wednesday October 28, 2026
Location: Room 1525
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR480
Introducer: Bostar
Description: Interim study to examine how public resources for youth development programming are currently distributed across Nebraska, identify gaps in availability and access, particularly in rural areas and communities with fewer resources, and develop recommendations for ensuring those resources work more efficiently and effectively for youth, families, and communities
Document: LR442
Introducer: Prokop
Description: Interim study to examine youth sports participation in the State of Nebraska, with a focus on ensuring equal access, fair play, and adequate organizational support structures for children and youth
Document: LR472
Introducer: Clouse
Description: Interim study to examine federally funded Head Start Preschool and Early Head Start programs and to provide state policy recommendations in support of such programs
Document: LR389
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Interim study to examine educational opportunities and services available to deaf and hard of hearing elementary students in Nebraska
Health and Human Services
Date: Monday November 16, 2026
Location: Room 1510
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Children's Commission Briefing
Note: Invited testimony only
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Foster Care Review Office
Note: Invited testimony only
Document: LR380
Introducer: Fredrickson
Description: Interim study to identify the needs of youth moving and transitioning to and from a youth rehabilitation and treatment center, an adult correctional facility, or a residential treatment facility as proposed by LB867
Note: Invited testimony only
Health and Human Services
Date: Friday September 18, 2026
Location: Room 1023
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR404
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Interim study to examine Nebraska statutes and the processes relating to the developmental disability and the aged and disabled waivers and the tools used to assess developmental disabilities
Note: Invited testimony only
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: LR404 will begin approximately 10 minutes after the completion of the Olmstead Report.
Health and Human Services / Urban Affairs
Date: Friday September 18, 2026
Location: Room 1023
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Olmstead Report as required by the newly passed LB737.
Note: Invited testimony only
Health and Human Services
Date: Friday September 18, 2026
Location: Room 1023
Time: 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR444
Introducer: Quick
Description: Interim study to examine cost models and payment models for determining behavioral health service rates in Nebraska
Health and Human Services
Date: Thursday September 17, 2026
Location: Room 1510
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR423
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Interim study to examine the issue of food insecurity for pregnant and postpartum women and their children in Nebraska
Note: Invited testimony only
Document: LR391
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Interim study to examine the issue of diaper access for Nebraska families
Note: Invited testimony only
Health and Human Services
Date: Wednesday September 16, 2026
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR481
Introducer: Bostar
Description: Interim study to examine the fiscal and operational issues related to the addition of long-term care services and supports to the medicaid managed care program
Note: Invited testimony only
Document: LR382
Introducer: Fredrickson
Description: Interim study to examine issues related to play therapy access in Nebraska
Note: Invited testimony only
Document: LR383
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Interim study to examine the issue of maternal depression in Nebraska and potential statutory or administrative changes that may support maternal mental health in the state
Note: Invited testimony only
Health and Human Services
Date: Tuesday June 30, 2026
Location: Room 1510
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: LR 425-Interim study to examine the rehabilitation and treatment of youth and the transition back to their communities: Explore long-term facility and treatment options that best serve the unique needs of youth in DHHS care currently residing at the Whitehall Facility in Lincoln
Note: Invited testimony only
Judiciary
Date: Monday September 21, 2026
Location: Room 1525
Time: 1:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR403
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Interim study on the use of shackling on juveniles
Note: Invited testimony only
Nebraska Retirement Systems
Date: Friday November 20, 2026
Location: Room 1524
Time: 9:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR373
Description: Interim study to carry out the provisions of section 13-2402, which requires the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee to monitor underfunded defined benefit plans administered by political subdivisions
Nebraska Retirement Systems
Date: Thursday November 19, 2026
Location: Room 1524
Time: 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR372
Description: Interim study to examine the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems administered by the Public Employees Retirement Board
Document: LR476
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Interim study to examine the fiscal, constitutional, and administrative implications of adopting LB1095, 2026, relating to divesting assets of the retirement systems from the People's Republic of China
Transportation and Telecommunications
Date: Wednesday December 02, 2026
Location: Room 1023
Time: 2:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Transportation and Telecommunications Committee receives a report from the Nebraska Broadband Office on the of status of Broadband in Nebraska
Document: Special
Introducer:
Description: Note: The Nebraska Broadband Office Report will occur at the conclusion of the Joint Hearing with the Appropriations Committee
Urban Affairs
Date: Friday November 06, 2026
Location: Room 1510
Time: 10:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR415
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Interim study to examine current practices under Nebraska law related to the designation of real property as blighted and substandard
Document: LR407
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Interim study to examine revitalization of urban areas and how cities and villages may utilize the role of culture as a driver of economic development, workforce attraction, tourism, and community revitalization in Nebraska
Document: LR419
Description: Interim study to examine volunteer burnout on municipal boards and commissions and identify specific municipal boards or commissions that could effectively function with a reduced number of members
Document: LR467
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Interim study to examine strategies, policies, and investments that cities, villages, and the State of Nebraska may use to make the state more attractive to young people
Urban Affairs
Date: Friday October 02, 2026
Location: Legislative Chambers, Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam St., Omaha, NE
Time: 10:00 AM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR434
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Interim study to examine how the existing learning community as defined in section 79-2101 interacts with and impacts the city of the metropolitan class in which it exists
Document: LR441
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Interim study relating to the applicability for residential versus commercial building codes and the implications of enacting LB1227, introduced in the One Hundred Ninth Legislature, Second Session
Document: LR417
Description: Interim study to examine innovative approaches to housing development, financing, and ownership in Nebraska
Document: LR418
Description: Interim study to examine inland port authorities, how inland port authorities currently operate, and the progress of inland port authorities in developing land, infrastructure, and opportunities in the areas of the authorities