Opinion No. (1979)

REQUESTED BY: Senator Franklin L. Lewis, Co-Chairman, LR 119 Interim Study Committee, Nebraska State Legislature, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1. Where a witness not under oath is testifying before a properly convened Legislative Council committee, and at some point refuses to testify further, does said committee have the authority to compel further testimony, and if so, what action can be taken if the witness refuses to testify further? What action can said committee take in a similar situation but where the witness has been placed under oath?

2. Can such Legislative Council committee compel the…