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The First Nebraska Territorial Legislature met in Omaha in 1855, staying there until statehood was granted in 1867. [5] Nebraska originally operated under a bicameral legislature, but over time dissatisfaction with the bicameral system grew.
The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) [4] is the unicameral state legislature of the state of Nebraska. Its members are called "senators", as it was originally the upper house of a bicameral legislature until the Nebraska House of Representatives was dissolved in 1937.
In 1934, Nebraska voters amended the Nebraska Constitution to reconfigure the Nebraska Legislature to a unicameral system. [1] This system became effective for the 1937 legislative session. Beginning as a territorial upper house in 1854, it had 13 members; this number was raised to 30 members when the second state constitution was adopted in 1875.
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The Nebraska Legislature (also called the Unicameral) is the supreme legislative body of the state of Nebraska and the only unicameral state legislature in the United States. Its members are called "senators", as it was originally the upper house of a bicameral legislature before the Nebraska House of Representatives dissolved in 1937.
The president pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate (previously the president of the Nebraska Territorial Council and the president of the Nebraska Senate) was an office in the Nebraska Legislature which existed from 1855 to 1936 when Nebraska had a bicameral legislature.
The Nebraska Constitution is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Nebraska. All acts of the Nebraska Legislature , the governor , and each governmental agency are subordinate to it. The constitution has been amended 228 times since it was first adopted in 1875, most notably to include the creation of a unicameral legislature.