--- title: Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority description: "![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Nebraska-1-1024x511.png) ## Agriculture Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=1) Membership, hearing procedures, relevant statutes, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction \"The Agriculture Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - \"crop development; exports; prices, commodity programs…" url: "https://levin-center.org/slow/committees-with-jurisdictional-oversight-authority-11/" updated: "2026-03-12" category: Nebraska --- # Committees with Jurisdictional Oversight Authority ![](https://levin-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Nebraska-1-1024x511.png) ## Agriculture Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=1) Membership, hearing procedures, relevant statutes, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Agriculture Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "crop development; exports; prices, commodity programs and boards; agricultural marketing - "livestock; brands; development; health; auction markets - "warehouses; public grain warehouses; grain storage - "Department of Agriculture; Nebraska State Fair Board; county fairs - "farming and ranching - "agricultural products; research, development, and utilization; foods; milk, eggs - "fertilizer; feeds; agricultural chemicals - "weather modification; climate assessment - "cooperatives - "weights and measures - "weeds; noxious weeds - "lodging; eating facilities; Nebraska Pure Food Act; meat inspection - "pests and pesticides; animals - "seeds - "pet shops; commercial breeders" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=1&subjects=true)). --- ## Banking, Commerce, and Insurance Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=3) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "Banking (Financial Institutions) - "banks; banking practices - "Department of Banking and Finance - "credit unions - "building and loan associations - "loans; interest; consumer credit; Nebraska Installment Sales Act - "industrial loan and investment companies - "public funds; investment; deposit - "public bodies; authorities; issue bonds - "Commerce - "Uniform Commercial Code; trust administration; partnerships; corporations; limited liability companies; business trusts; securities; business entities - "real estate; Real Estate Commission; abstracters; deeds - "financial acts; economic development; Nebraska Investment Finance Authority - "commercial development; trade - "public accountancy; warranties; franchises - "trade names and practices - "Insurance - "insurance companies; agents and brokers; guaranty associations - "Department of Insurance; administration - "policies; coverage; types of insurance; actions; liability - "risk management - "health maintenance organization" ([committee website](http://news.legislature.ne.gov/ban/2023/01/04/welcome-and-contact-information/)). --- ## Business and Labor Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=4) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Business and Labor Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "workers’ compensation; Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court - "unemployment compensation - "labor and employment relations; Commission of Industrial Relations; fair employment practices - "health and safety regulations; labor conditions - "claims against the State - "plant closings; job training; boiler inspection - "Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act; Wage and Hour Act - "Conveyance Safety Act" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=4&subjects=true)). --- ## Education Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=5) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Education Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "School districts; organization; powers; transportation; teachers; employees - "Public, private, and parochial schools; programs; special education; gifted; student assessment; early childhood education; nutrition - "Postsecondary education; state colleges and universities; community colleges; vocational schools - "State aid; TEEOSA; school lands and funds - "State Board of Education; Department of Education; educational service units; learning communities; NETC; Nebraska Public Media - "Board of Educational Lands and Funds; Board of Trustees of Nebraska State Colleges; Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education; Technical Advisory Committee for Statewide Assessment" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=5&subjects=true)). --- ## General Affairs Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=6) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The General Affairs Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "State Electrical Act - "liquor - "gambling; bingo; lotteries; horse racing; pickle cards; keno; compulsive gambling - "cemeteries - "libraries - "rates for legal notices - "Nebraska Arts Council" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=6&subjects=true)). --- ## Government, Military, and Veterans Affairs Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=7) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "county government and officers; counties, townships - "elections - "other political subdivisions - "emergency response - "state government; departments; agencies, boards and commissions; constitutional officers; employees - "political campaigns and finance; Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act; lobbying; political contributions - "public meetings; public lettings; standards for public buildings - "administrative rules and regulations - "military and veterans affairs; National Guard; veterans aid; veterans homes - "public records" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=7&subjects=true)). --- ## Health and Human Services Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=8) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Health and Human Services Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "Public Health Areas - "hospitals; nursing homes; homes for the aged; health facilities; long-term care; certificate of need - "mental health regions; alcoholism and drug programs - "professional and occupational licensing; boards - "medical assistance - "emergency medical care; services; ambulances - "human remains - "Department of Health and Human Services - "children; diseases; maternal and infant care - "environmental health; Radiation Control Act; Asbestos Control Act - "vital statistics; rural and local health; generic drugs - "Social Services and Public Assistance - "public assistance - "children; foster care; child care; support; placement - "aging - "community action agencies - "behavioral health - "Early Intervention Act - "blind and visually impaired - "developmental disabilities - "deaf and hard of hearing" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=8&subjects=true)). --- ## Judiciary Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=9) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Judiciary Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "courts; judges; procedures; Rules of Evidence; judicial districts; jurisdiction; juvenile code - "criminal code; crimes and punishments; capital punishment - "guardianships and conservatorships - "probate - "community corrections - "law enforcement; State Patrol - "criminal procedure; crime victim’s reparations - "civil procedure; civil law - "probation; parole - "real property; conveyances; liens; condemnation; eminent domain; landlords and tenants - "marriage and divorce; child custody - "child support; parenting time - "liens; liability; tort claims; civil rights; arbitration; obscenity; abortion - "immigration - "handgun permits; possession and use of guns" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=9&subjects=true)). --- ## Natural Resources Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=10) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Natural Resources Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "Water - "ground and surface water - "water rights - "water wells - "irrigation - "flood control - "drainage - "Department of Natural Resources - "Public Power - "public power districts - "Nebraska Power Review Board - "other utilities; electric co-ops - "oil and gas; pipelines; ethanol - "Natural Resources Districts; Natural Resources Commission - "Environment - "hazardous waste; underground storage; oils and fuels; combustibles - "litter reduction; recycling; drink containers - "Department of Environmental Quality; Environmental Quality Council - "pollution; Environmental Protection Act; chemigation - "air pollution - "Energy - "Nebraska Energy Office - "wind energy - "Recreation - "hunting; fishing; trapping; game farming - "Game and Parks Commission - "parks, recreation areas; recreation roads - "endangered species; wildlife damage - "boating" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=10&subjects=true)). --- ## Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=11) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "Public Employees Retirement Board - "Nebraska Investment Council - "State Employees Retirement System - "County Employees Retirement System - "Deferred Compensation Plan - "School Employees Retirement System (State) - "Omaha School Employees Retirement System - "Judges Retirement System - "State Patrol Retirement System - "Spousal Pension Rights Act" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=11&subjects=true)). --- ## Revenue Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=12) Membership, hearing procedures, relevant statutes, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Revenue Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "sales and use tax - "income tax - "property tax; homestead exemption; valuation of property - "motor fuels tax; aircraft fuel - "miscellaneous taxes; cigarette; liquor; insurance premiums; parimutuel; inheritance; highway bonds; franchise; severance - "Department of Revenue; State Tax Commissioner - "tax incentives - "revenue forecasting" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=12&subjects=true)). --- ## Transportation and Telecommunications Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=13) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Transportation and Telecommunications Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "Motor Vehicles - "driver licensing - "motor vehicle registration and titles - "rules of the road; driving under the influence; ignition interlock; texting or use of cell phones while driving - "size and weight; equipment - "Department of Motor Vehicles - "handicapped parking permits - "Highways - "highways and bridges - "roads - "Department of Transportation - "State Highway Commission - "motor carriers - "bicycles - "Railroads - "grade crossings - "transportation safety districts - "railroad equipment - "Common Carriers - "pipelines - "commercial vehicles - "telephones; telecommunications; information technology; enhanced wireless 911 - "Public Service Commission - "Aeronautics" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=13&subjects=true)). --- ## Urban Affairs Committee #### [Website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=14) Membership, hearing procedures, reports, and session summaries available on website. #### Purpose/Jurisdiction "The Urban Affairs Committee is responsible for processing legislation involving the following subject areas: - "state natural gas regulation - "cities and villages; organization; powers and services; officers and employees; funds; annexation and zoning; planning - "sanitary and improvement districts - "Metropolitan Utilities District; Business Improvement District Act - "housing authorities - "community antenna television service - "handicapped parking (for municipal responsibilities) - "tax increment financing - "state and local building codes; Building Construction Act; Nebraska Energy Code; electrical code; fire code; plumbing code; modular and manufactured homes" ([committee website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/landing_pages/index.php?cid=14&subjects=true)).