# Nebraska Legislature adjourns 2026 session; 13 senators depart  
**Published:** 2026-04-17T22:14:18.000Z  
**Source:** [Unicameral Update (NE Legislature)](https://update.legislature.ne.gov/?p=41090)  
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LINCOLN, Neb. — [The second session of the 109th Legislature adjourned sine die Friday](https://update.legislature.ne.gov/?p=41090), concluding a 60-day session that saw the passage of nearly 340 proposals and the departure of 13 senators from the [one-house chamber](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/).

[Lawmakers sustained five gubernatorial vetoes on the final day](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/17/nebraska-legislative-session-ends-for-2026-lawmakers-sustain-five-vetoes/), as 30 senators flipped from supporting bills on passage to backing Gov. Jim Pillen's objections across four different measures. [Four bills had passed with 31 or more votes — more than the 30 needed to override a veto — and one bill he vetoed had passed unanimously, 49-0](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/17/nebraska-legislative-session-ends-for-2026-lawmakers-sustain-five-vetoes/).

[The four veto override attempts fell well short of 30 votes](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/17/nebraska-legislative-session-ends-for-2026-lawmakers-sustain-five-vetoes/). [Pillen's vetoes included measures on multifamily accessible housing, state employee parental leave, and Medicaid cost-sharing coverage](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/17/nebraska-legislative-session-ends-for-2026-lawmakers-sustain-five-vetoes/).

In remarks to departing legislators, [Gov. Pillen congratulated the senators for facing "plenty of challenges and long hours," praising them for passing legislation protecting agricultural data ownership, creating business incentive packages, and balancing the state budget](https://update.legislature.ne.gov/?p=41090). [Pillen challenged the incoming Legislature to tackle the state's "property tax crisis" when the 2027 session begins in January, saying it's an issue he hears about from Nebraskans daily](https://update.legislature.ne.gov/?p=41090).

[Speaker John Arch thanked colleagues for their "tireless" work during the 60-day session](https://update.legislature.ne.gov/?p=41090). The departing senators represent a natural transition in Nebraska's [49-member Unicameral, where a 2000 constitutional amendment limits senators to two consecutive four-year terms](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/).

## Sources

- [Unicameral Update (NE Legislature)](https://update.legislature.ne.gov/?p=41090)
- [Nebraska Examiner - Nebraska legislative session ends for 2026; lawmakers sustain five vetoes](https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/04/17/nebraska-legislative-session-ends-for-2026-lawmakers-sustain-five-vetoes/)
- [Nebraska Legislature - Official website](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/)

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