VEHICLE LEGISLATION 

The NRCA places a high priority on protecting the interests of automotive enthusiasts in the state legislature. 

In addition to fostering relationships with state senators, our team also carefully watches bills as they are introduced in the Nebraska Unicameral, and keeps track of those that could potentially affect NRCA members.

We read those bills and determine the introducer’s statement of intent — what are they trying to accomplish? Often this can be a laborious process as bills may refer to other sections of the Nebraska Statutes, requiring further reading to understand the intended effect.

Every bill introduced is assigned to a committee to hold a hearing on, and usually a bill must be voted out of committee before it can advance any further. Committees are made up of 6-8 members and bills are assigned to the most logical committee, with most of the bills that affect our hobby of special interest vehicles assigned to the Transportation Committee. 

When an introduced bill could have an unintended consequence for our hobby that the senator who introduced it was not aware of, our ability to contact a senator who will consider our input is very powerful. 

Amendments can then be made in the committee — a crucial first step in protecting our interests. However, it may also be necessary for the NRCA to provide written testimony, or to attend the hearing and provide verbal testimony.

NRCA is very appreciative of the work done by the Nebraska Unicameral, with the senators putting in long hours to consider the 500 or so bills they must review in a normal session. And we’re very appreciative of each and every NRCA member that helps support our efforts.

Every new member makes the NRCA stronger in the legislative arena, so if you’d like to help us protect our hobby for future generations, please join us.