State legislature

Nebraska

Official Nebraska bill text, status, and plain English summaries tied back to the Legislature's bill room and action history.

Last scanned Aug 19, 2026, 3:25 AM

Total
798
Active
357
Passed
2
Did not pass
439

2026

60 bills shown

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LB1000Did Not Pass

Changes to Penalties for Breaking Protection Orders

This bill changes the punishment levels in Nebraska law for people who break court orders meant to protect victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or harassment.

Crime
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LB1001Active

Nebraska Racing and Gaming Law Changes

This law updates rules for racetrack operations, betting deductions, bingo games including age limits and themes, lotteries, raffles, gift enterprises, and the administration of problem gambling support.

Taxes
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LB1001AActive

Funding for the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Program

This law provides money from a specific fund to help pay for programs that assist people with gambling problems.

Budget
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LB1002Did Not Pass

LB1002: Changes to Campaign Finance Filing Fees

This bill lowers late filing fees for political committees and changes how some reports must be submitted.

Elections
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LB1003Did Not Pass

Renewable Energy Consumer Protection Act

This proposed law requires companies selling or leasing solar, wind, or battery systems to give home and small business owners a detailed written disclosure form at least thirty days before signing any contract.

EnergySmall Business
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LB1004Did Not Pass

Changes to Laws About Nonalcoholic Beer and Near Beer

This bill changes how Nebraska law defines beer, nonalcoholic beer, and near beer while adding rules about selling these drinks to minors.

ChildrenTaxes
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LB1005Did Not Pass

Rules for Driving ATVs and Utility Vehicles at Night

This law allows all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles to be driven on roads between sunset and sunrise if they meet specific lighting, insurance, and safety flag requirements.

Labor
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LB1006Did Not Pass

Protecting Consumers and Jobs from Predatory Pricing Act

This bill creates rules that stop businesses from using personal data, algorithms, or electronic signs to charge different prices to different people.

Privacy
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LB1007Did Not Pass

Nebraska Bill LB1007: Changes to Landlord and Tenant Rules

This bill updates Nebraska laws by banning certain unfair rental contract terms, limiting security deposit amounts, requiring landlords to return deposits if a lease is never signed, and setting rules for returning remaining balances.

Housing
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LB1008Did Not Pass

Nebraska School District Property Tax Relief Act Changes

This bill sets specific minimum amounts of money for property tax credits to help homeowners pay school taxes from 2024 through at least 2031 and explains how the funds are shared with counties.

EducationTaxes
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LB1009Did Not Pass

Change to Workers' Compensation Waiting Period

This bill proposes changing the number of days a worker must wait before receiving workers' compensation payments for an injury.

Labor
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LB1010Active

Large Load Customer Regulation Act

This law sets new rules for public power suppliers when connecting very large electricity users that use more than twenty megawatts at one site.

Energy
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LB1011Did Not Pass

Proposed Changes to Nebraska Workers' Compensation Benefits

This bill proposed updating the rules for how much money injured workers receive based on their wages and specific body parts lost, but it was not passed into law.

Labor
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LB1012Did Not Pass

Adding Physical Therapists to Medical Lien Laws

This bill changes state law so that physical therapists can claim a legal right to be paid from injury settlements, just like doctors and hospitals.

Healthcare
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LB1013Did Not Pass

Rules for Youth Treatment Centers in Nebraska

This bill sets rules requiring the Kearney youth center to treat only one gender at a time and the Geneva center to treat girls only, with an exception allowing both genders during emergencies.

Children
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LB1014Did Not Pass

Changes to How Limited Liability Companies Publish Notices in Nebraska

This bill would allow limited liability companies to publish required legal notices on a Secretary of State website instead of only in newspapers, and it sets up a $20 fee for using the online option.

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LB1015Did Not Pass

Changes to Nebraska Unemployment Tax Rules

This bill redefines terms in the Employment Security Law, updates rules for calculating combined taxes and unemployment insurance rates, creates a fund under the Business Innovation Act, and changes provisions regarding legislative findings.

AgricultureLaborTaxes
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LB1016Did Not Pass

Nebraska LB1016: Traditional Healing Services Demonstration Project

This bill requires the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to apply for federal approval by July 1, 2026, to test paying for traditional healing services under Medicaid.

Healthcare
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LB1017Did Not Pass

Limits on Money Given to Political Candidates

This bill sets a maximum amount of money that one person can give to a political candidate's committee during an election year.

Elections
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LB1018Did Not Pass

Limits on What Campaign Committees Can Buy

This bill proposes to change state law by listing specific personal and political expenses that campaign committees are not allowed to pay for.

ElectionsHealthcareHousing
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LB1019Did Not Pass

County Assessor Inspection and Trespass Immunity

This bill requires county assessors to inspect property regularly for fair tax values and protects them from trespass charges when doing their job, unless they enter enclosed buildings without permission.

LaborTaxes
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LB1020Did Not Pass

Nebraska Law on Tracking Devices, Stalking, and Drones

This law makes it illegal to use mobile tracking devices without consent, creates a new crime for swatting with restitution requirements, updates stalking definitions and penalties, bans drones in restricted areas, and changes probation rules for Class IV felonies.

ChildrenCrimeParental Rights
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LB1021Did Not Pass

Changes to the Nameplate Capacity Tax for Renewable Energy

This bill sets a tax rate of $3,518 per megawatt on renewable energy facilities and outlines how that money is collected by the state and shared with local community colleges and taxing entities.

EducationEnergyTaxes
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LB1022Active

Changes to Substitute Teacher Certification Rules

This law removes the requirement for human relations training specifically for people applying for a Nebraska substitute teacher certificate.

EducationLabor
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LB1023Did Not Pass

The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Taxes
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LB1024Did Not Pass

Nebraska Legislative Bill 1024: Teaching the History of Communism

This bill requires Nebraska schools to teach specific lessons about communism in their social studies classes starting in the 2027-28 school year.

Education
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LB1025Did Not Pass

Social Media Consumer Data Tax and Juvenile Mental Health Fund

This bill proposes a monthly tax on social media companies that collect data from Nebraska users, with the money going to support mental health services for young people.

ChildrenTaxes
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LB1026Did Not Pass

Nebraska Bill LB1026: Rules for Closing Power Plants

This bill stops electric suppliers from closing or changing certain power plants if customers are waiting for service, unless specific safety, legal, disaster, or cost reasons exist.

Energy
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LB1027Did Not Pass

LB1027: Rules for Building Electric Power Facilities

This bill requires electric suppliers to get approval before building most power plants or high-voltage lines, adds safety checks near military bases regarding foreign equipment, and changes rules for privately developed renewable energy projects.

Energy
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LB1028Did Not Pass

Livestock Waste Management Plan Rules

This bill requires large animal feeding operations to register and update their waste plans, plant cover crops after applying waste unless perennial plants exist, and create grass buffers near waterways.

AgricultureLand
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LB1029Vetoed

Nebraska Law on Reporting Foreign Adversary Funding to Colleges

This law requires Nebraska colleges and universities to report money received from foreign adversaries to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education.

EducationLabor
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LB1030Did Not Pass

State Aid for Development Districts

This bill proposes to set aside money from the state budget to help development districts in Nebraska.

Budget
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LB1031Did Not Pass

Funding for Mental Health Services for Dual Eligible Medicaid Recipients

This bill requires the Legislature to set aside money from a specific fund to pay mental health providers who treat patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

BudgetHealthcareTaxes
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LB1032Active

Nebraska Adoption Law Changes (LB1032)

This law updates Nebraska adoption rules to recognize tribal customary adoptions, clarify consent requirements for parents and children, adjust how courts handle cases when juvenile courts are involved, and require adoptive parties to pay for birth parent legal counsel and counseling in private adoptions.

ChildrenParental Rights
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LB1032ADid Not Pass

Funding for Legislative Bill 1032

This bill sets aside $1 from the General Fund to help carry out another law, but it does not allow that money to be used for employee salaries.

BudgetLabor
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LB1033Did Not Pass

Changes to Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Rules

This bill sets an income limit of 150% of the federal poverty level for energy aid and allows crisis payments up to $800, with higher amounts possible in special cases.

Energy
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LB1034Did Not Pass

Limits on Federal Immigration Officers in Schools

This bill states that schools must be safe and limits federal immigration officers from entering school grounds unless they have a valid judicial warrant.

ChildrenEducationLaborParental Rights
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LB1035Did Not Pass

Limits on Homeowners Insurance Rate Increases

This bill limits how much insurance companies can raise homeowners' rates in a single year and sets rules for filing new rating systems.

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LB1036Did Not Pass

Changes to Rules About Evidence in Nebraska Courts

This bill proposes changing state law on when evidence of a person's past actions or character can be used in court cases.

Crime
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LB1037Did Not Pass

LB1037: Rules for Tobacco Tax Refunds and Tribal Negotiations

This bill sets rules for getting refunds on tobacco taxes paid in exempt sales and requires the Governor to negotiate with federally recognized tribes about collecting these taxes.

Taxes
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LB1038Did Not Pass

Changes to School Tax Limits and Gambling Taxes

This law lowers the maximum property tax school districts can collect starting in fiscal year 2026-27 and changes how taxes from gambling machines are shared between state funds, counties, and cities.

BudgetEducationTaxes
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LB1039Did Not Pass

Rules for School Security Officers and Training

This bill requires school resource officers, security guards, and administrators to complete specific training, bans corporal punishment by these staff members, and mandates recordkeeping and policies regarding student interactions.

Education
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LB1040Did Not Pass

Changes to Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Rules

This bill updates rules for mental health commitment in Nebraska by defining who can file petitions and clarifying what makes a person 'mentally ill and dangerous.'

ChildrenParental Rights
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LB1041Did Not Pass

Rules for Building Small Homes Next to Single-Family Houses

This bill requires cities, villages, and counties in Nebraska to allow at least one small extra home on the same lot as a single-family house while limiting what rules local governments can add.

Housing
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LB1042Did Not Pass

Changes to Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Rules

This bill changes how insurance companies calculate payment limits when a person has coverage on more than one car or policy.

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LB1043Did Not Pass

The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Healthcare
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LB1044Did Not Pass

Nebraska Business Innovation Act Updates

This law updates rules for giving money to Nebraska businesses and individuals who are creating new products or bringing them to market.

Labor
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LB1045Did Not Pass

Nebraska Public Housing Preservation Trust Act

This bill creates a state trust to fund repairs and modernization for public housing while ensuring the properties remain publicly owned.

Housing
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LB1046Did Not Pass

Nebraska High School Student Name, Image, and Likeness Rights

This bill requires the State Board of Education to create a model policy allowing high school athletes in Nebraska to earn money from their name or image while keeping them eligible for sports.

EducationFirearmsParental Rights
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LB1047Did Not Pass

Changes to Nebraska Bingo Rules

This bill updates state laws to allow music bingo games, lowers prize limits for some events, and sets new rules for special event permits.

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LB1048Active

Nebraska Bill LB1048: Updates on Reporting Rules, Fees, and State Programs

This law updates reporting rules for insurance companies and state agencies, sets fees for large livestock operations to fund environmental programs, creates a new Water Resources Cash Fund, removes labor negotiation reports, and ends the employee suggestion award system.

AgricultureBudgetHealthcareLabor
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LB1049Did Not Pass

Requirements for Economic Impact Reports and Annual Rule Summaries

This bill requires the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to create economic impact reports for bills that lead to new rules, and it asks the Secretary of State to publish an annual list of rule changes.

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LB1050Did Not Pass

Nebraska Reading Improvement Act Changes

This bill requires schools to test students in kindergarten through third grade on their reading skills and sets rules for keeping some third graders who cannot read at the expected level back in their grade.

Education
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LB1050ADid Not Pass

Funding for Legislative Bill 1050

This bill gives money to the State Department of Education to help carry out another law called LB1050.

BudgetEducationLabor
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LB1051Did Not Pass

Change to the Definition of Physician's Assistant or Associate

This bill changes a state law definition for physician assistants and associates by removing extra words from the text.

Education
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LB1052Did Not Pass

Changes to Student Discipline Rules in Nebraska Schools

This bill proposes updating state law so school boards can remove students from class for breaking rules, but it was not passed into law.

Education
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LB1053Did Not Pass

Changes to School Suspension and Expulsion Rules

This bill would have removed the rule stopping schools from suspending students in pre-kindergarten through second grade, while keeping other discipline rules for serious offenses.

ChildrenEducationFirearmsParental Rights
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LB1054Did Not Pass

Funding Proposal for School Cybersecurity Grants

This bill proposed setting aside $250,000 from the state budget to help schools buy cybersecurity products and services.

BudgetEducationTaxesTechnology
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LB1055Active

Training for Adult Protective Services Officials on Alzheimer's and Dementia

This law requires state officials who handle adult protective services to complete specific training about caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

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LB1056Did Not Pass

Changes to Nebraska Workers' Compensation Rules

This bill updates rules about who pays for medical care, how workers choose doctors, and benefit amounts in the state's workers' compensation system.

ChildrenHealthcareLabor