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Senators & Committees Select Committees Hearing Rooms Committee on Committees Note: The ongoing replacement of Capitol heating, ventilation and Chair: Sen. Robert Hilkemann; V. Chair: Sen. Adam Morfeld air conditioning equipment requires temporary relocation of certain Senators & 1st District: Sens. Bostelman, Kolterman, Moser legislative offices and hearing rooms. Please contact the Clerk of the 2nd District: Sens. Hunt, Lathrop, Lindstrom, Vargas Legislature’sN Office (402-471-2271) if you have difficulty locating a 3rd District: Sens. Albrecht, Erdman, Groene, Murman particular office or hearing1st room. Floor Enrollment and Review First Floor Committees Chair: Sen. Terrell McKinney Account- ing 1008 1004 1000 1010 Reference 1010-1000 1326-1315 Chair: Sen. Dan Hughes; V. Chair: Sen. Tony Vargas M Fiscal Analyst H M 1012 W 1007 1003 W Members: Sens. Geist, Hilgers, Lathrop, Lowe, McCollister, 1015 Pansing Brooks, Slama, Stinner (nonvoting ex officio) 1402 1401 1016 Rules 1017 1308 1404 1403 1401-1406 1019 1301-1314 1023-1012 Chair: Sen. Robert Clements; V. Chair: Sen. Wendy DeBoer 1305 1018 Security Research 1306 Members: Sens. J. Cavanaugh, Erdman, M. Hansen, Hilgers (ex officio) 1405 1021 1406 Pictures of Governors 1022 Research H H Gift 1302 1023 15281524 1522 E E 1510 Shop Pictures of Legislators Info. 1529-1522 Desk 1512-1502 H E E H Special Committees* 1529 1525 1523 1507 1101 Redistricting 1104 Members: Sens. Blood, Briese, Brewer, Geist, Lathrop, Linehan, Lowe, W Bill Room Morfeld, Wayne 1103 Cafeteria Mail-Copy 1114-1101 1207-1224 Building Maintenance Center 1417-1424 1110 Self- 1107 Service Chair: Sen. Steve Erdman Copies Members: Sens. Brandt, Dorn, Lowe, McDonnell, Stinner W H W M 1113 1115 1117 1423 M 1114 Education Commission of the States 1113-1126 1200-1210 1212 N Members: Sens. Morfeld, Pahls, Walz 1116 1118 11202nd1124 1126 Floor 1200 1202 1206 1208 1210 Executive Board of the Legislative Council E - Elevator Second Floor - Public Telephone Chair: Sen. Dan Hughes; V. Chair: Sen. Tony Vargas Members: Sens. Geist, Hilgers, Lathrop, Lowe, McCollister, - ElevatorM (HandicapTours Vend- - Senator's OfficeGovernor W 2004 2000 ing Pansing Brooks, Slama, Stinner (nonvoting ex officio) 2010 Accessible)B 2009-2000 - 2318-2309Stairs Justice Reinvestment Oversight - EntranceState Treasurer (Handicap Lt. Governor Accessible) M - Men's Restroom Chair: Sen. Steve Lathrop W M 2011 Members: Sens. J. Cavanaugh, McKinney, Pansing Brooks, Wayne H - Hearing Rooms W - Women'sState Restroom 2018 Room2015 1003 Auditor 2026-2010 2300-2307 Room 1113 Legislative Performance Audit Legislature Clerk of the RoomCopy/Mail 1507 Chair: Sen. Suzanne Geist Secretary of State Room2021 1510 Members: Sens. Day, Friesen, Hilgers, Hughes, McCollister, Stinner 2022 Room 15242514 2503-2501 Room 1525 E E Legislature’s Planning Norris Warner Legislative Rotunda Legislative 2230 Room Wherry Members: Sens. Bostar, Clements, DeBoer, M. Hansen, Hilgers, Hughes, 2026 Chamber Chamber Lounge Senators' E E Stinner, Vargas, Williams 2518-2515 2502 State-Tribal Relations 2028 2103 2021 Chair: Sen. Joni Albrecht; V. Chair: Sen. Terrell McKinney Speaker Members: Sens. Brewer, Gragert, Hilkemann, Hunt, Wishart The 107th 2108-2028 2107 2216-2226 2227-2234 2102 2414-2410 Chamber Office M Attorney Nebraska Legislature Information * As of publication, not all special committee chairpersons and vice chairpersons Supreme Court W General First Session have been selected. 2110-2128 2200-2215 2108 Published February 2021 Unicameral Information Office • Clerk of the Nebraska Legislature Nebraska State Capitol • P.O. Box 94604 • Lincoln, NE 68509 E - Elevator - Senator's Office 402-471-2788 • [email protected] • NebraskaLegislature.gov H = hearing room = senator office - Elevator (Handicap - Stairs -N- Accessible) M - Men's Restroom - Public Telephone W - Women's Restroom Nebraska Legislature 2021 Standing Committees Sen. Raymond Aguilar Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh Sen. Mike Groene Sen. Brett Lindstrom Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks Agriculture District 35 District 6 District 42 District 18 District 28 Chair: Sen. Steve Halloran; V. Chair: Sen. Tom Brandt P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 Members: Sens. Brewer, J. Cavanaugh, Gragert, Groene, B. Hansen, Lathrop Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 First floor - Room 1524 - Tues. 402-471-2617 402-471-2714 402-471-2729 402-471-2618 402-471-2633 Room 1118 11th Floor Room 1302 Room 2015 Room 1016 Appropriations Chair: Sen. John Stinner; V. Chair: Sen. Amanda Wishart Sen. Joni Albrecht Sen. Robert Clements Sen. Steve Halloran Sen. Lou Ann Linehan Sen. Rita Sanders Members: Sens. Clements, Dorn, Erdman, Hilkemann, Kolterman, McDonnell, Vargas District 17 District 2 District 33 District 39 District 45 First floor - Room 1003 - Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 Banking, Commerce and Insurance Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Chair: Sen. Matt Williams; V. Chair: Sen. Brett Lindstrom 402-471-2716 402-471-2613 402-471-2712 402-471-2885 402-471-2615 Members: Sens. Aguilar, Bostar, Flood, McCollister, Pahls, Slama Room 1404 Room 1120 Room 1022 Room 1116 Room 1406 First floor - Room 1507 - Mon. & Tues. Sen. John Arch Sen. Jen Day Sen. Ben Hansen Sen. John Lowe Sen. Julie Slama Business and Labor District 14 District 49 District 16 District 37 District 1 Chair: Sen. Ben Hansen; V. Chair: Sen. Carol Blood P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 Members: Sens. Gragert, Halloran, M. Hansen, Hunt, Lathrop Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 First floor - Room 1524 - Mon. 402-471-2730 402-471-2725 402-471-2728 402-471-2726 402-471-2733 Room 1402 Room 1018 Room 2010 Room 2011 11th Floor Education Chair: Sen. Lynne Walz; V. Chair: Sen. Adam Morfeld Sen. Carol Blood Sen. Wendy DeBoer Sen. Matt Hansen Sen. John McCollister Sen. John Stinner Members: Sens. Day, Linehan, McKinney, Murman, Pansing Brooks, Sanders District 3 District 10 District 26 District 20 District 48 First floor - Room 1525 - Mon. & Tues. P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 General Affairs 402-471-2627 402-471-2718 402-471-2610 402-471-2622 402-471-2802 Chair: Sen. Tom Briese; V. Chair: Sen. John Lowe Room 1021 Room 1114 Room 1015 Room 1017 Room 1004 Members: Sens. Arch, Brandt, Brewer, J. Cavanaugh, Groene, Wayne First floor - Room 1510 - Mon. Sen. Eliot Bostar Sen. Myron Dorn Sen. Mike Hilgers Sen. Mike McDonnell Sen. Tony Vargas District 29 District 30 District 21 District 5 District 7 Government, Military and Veterans Affairs P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 Chair: Sen. Tom Brewer; V. Chair: Vacant Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Members: Sens. Blood, Halloran, M. Hansen, Hunt, Lowe, McCollister, Sanders 402-471-2734 402-471-2620 402-471-2673 402-471-2710 402-471-2721 First floor - Room 1507 - Wed., Thurs. & Fri. th Room 1012 11 Floor Room 2103 Room 2107 Room 1000 Health and Human Services Sen. Bruce Bostelman Sen. Steve Erdman Sen. Robert Hilkemann Sen. Terrell McKinney Sen. Lynne Walz Chair: Sen. John Arch; V. Chair: Sen. Matt Williams District 23 District 47 District 4 District 11 District 15 Members: Sens. M. Cavanaugh, Day, B. Hansen, Murman, Walz P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 First floor - Room 1510 - Wed., Thurs. & Fri. Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Judiciary 402-471-2719 402-471-2616 402-471-2621 402-471-2612 402-471-2625 Chair: Sen. Steve Lathrop; V. Chair: Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks Room 1117 Room 1124 Room 2028 11th Floor Room 1107 Members: Sens. Brandt, DeBoer, Geist, McKinney, Morfeld, Slama First floor - Room 1113 - Wed., Thurs. & Fri. Sen. Tom Brandt Sen. Michael Flood Sen. Dan Hughes Sen. Adam Morfeld Sen. Justin Wayne District 32 District 19 District 44 District 46 District 13 Natural Resources P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 Chair: Sen. Bruce Bostelman; V. Chair: Sen. Mike Moser Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Members: Sens. Aguilar, J. Cavanaugh, Gragert, Groene, Hughes, Wayne 402-471-2711 402-471-2929 402-471-2805 402-471-2720 402-471-2727 First floor - Room 1525 - Wed., Thurs. & Fri. Room 1528 11th Floor Room 2108 Room 1008 Room 1115 Nebraska Retirement Systems Sen. Tom Brewer Sen. Curt Friesen Sen. Megan Hunt Sen. Mike Moser Sen. Matt Williams Chair: Sen. Mark Kolterman; V. Chair: Sen. Brett Lindstrom District 43 District 34 District 8 District 22 District 36 Members: Sens. Clements, McDonnell, Slama, Stinner P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 P.O. Box 94604 First floor - Room 1525 - At the call of the chairperson Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 Lincoln, NE 68509 402-471-2628 402-471-2630 402-471-2722 402-471-2715 402-471-2642 Revenue Room 1101 Room 1110 Room 1523 Room 1529 Room 1401 Chair: Sen. Lou Ann Linehan; V. Chair: Sen. Brett Lindstrom Members: Sens. Albrecht, Bostar, Briese, Flood, Friesen, Pahls Sen. Tom Briese Sen. Suzanne Geist Sen. Mark Kolterman Sen. Dave Murman Sen. Anna Wishart First floor - Room 1524 - Wed., Thurs.
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