Nebraska
Status of Abortion:
Legal
Legal
Abortion is legal in Nebraska up through 12 weeks with vast exceptions for abortions on older babies due to sexual assault, incest and “medical emergencies.”
Legislative calendar
Annual Regular Sessions begin in January and are limited to 90 legislative days in odd-numbered years or 60 legislative days in even-numbered years.
Legislative Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available.
Legislative Branch
President of the Legislature:
Speaker of the Legislature:
Nebraska is the only state in the nation that has a unicameral legislature, meaning it does not have two chambers: a house and a senate. Functions normally split between the House and Senate in bicameral legislatures are combined into a single chamber referred to as the Senate. The Lt. Governor presides over the Senate, as in many other states; however, the position normally referred to as the President Pro Tem of the Senate, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Senate, is referred to as the Speaker of the Legislature. Additionally, the Nebraska Senate is considered to be a non-partisan body; however, it is controlled by members of the Republican party.
Judicial Branch
Congressional Delegation
Abolition History:
No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Nebraska.