LR 19CA Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to change Nebraska's legislative term limits from two to three consecutive terms for state legislators. If approved by voters, it would amend Article III, Section 12 of the Nebraska Constitution to allow members to serve up to three consecutive terms (instead of two) in the Legislature. Key provisions include counting service beyond half a term as a full term and excluding pre-2001 service toward the limit. The amendment must be approved by voters in the November 2026 general election to take effect.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Final Reading · 1 edit
MINOR
The legislative resolution was reformatted and reordered during its transition from introduction to final reading. The primary change is the reorganization of the list of sponsoring legislators, with names and districts rearranged for better formatting. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new provisions were introduced in this version.
TECHNICAL

The list of sponsoring legislators was reordered alphabetically by last name and formatted with consistent line breaks for readability.

Floor votes · Legislature Apr 25, 2025

How they voted

327
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 49
Apr 25, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
32 Yea 7 Nay 10
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading for General Election 39-10*-0
legislature
May 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Dover AM1353 adopted
legislature
Apr 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Executive Board AM884 adopted
legislature
Apr 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM884
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Executive Board
legislature
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Robert Dover
Robert Dover
NNonpartisan
NE
19