Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkb:unicameral_legislature
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Nebraska_Constitution
enacts state laws
gptkbp:chamber unicameral
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_clerk Brenda Erickson (as of 2023)
gptkbp:currentSpeaker John Arch (as of 2023)
gptkbp:district 49 legislative districts
gptkbp:electionCycle half the seats up for election every two years
gptkbp:established 1937
gptkbp:features only unicameral state legislature in the United States
only officially nonpartisan state legislature in the United States
gptkbp:firstSession 1937
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
gptkbp:legislature three readings per bill
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lincoln,_Nebraska
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Nebraska_State_Capitol
gptkbp:membersCalled senators
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Equality_Before_the_Law
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Unicameral
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 49
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
gptkbp:redistricted legislature-controlled
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Nebraska_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Nebraska_Senate
gptkbp:salary $12,000 per year (as of 2023)
gptkbp:session_length 60 days in even-numbered years
90 days in odd-numbered years
gptkbp:state gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:termLimits 2 consecutive terms
gptkbp:votingSystem nonpartisan
gptkbp:website https://nebraskalegislature.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nebraska_Senate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6