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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 1159
Introduced by Lonowski, 33; at the request of the Governor; Ballard, 21;
Bosn, 25; Brandt, 32; Cavanaugh, M., 6; Clouse, 37; DeKay,
40; Dorn, 30; Fredrickson, 20; Guereca, 7; Hansen, 16;
Hardin, 48; Holdcroft, 36; Hughes, 24; Ibach, 44; Jacobson,
42; Lippincott, 34; McKinney, 11; Meyer, F., 41; Meyer, G.,
17; Moser, 22; Murman, 38; Prokop, 27; Quick, 35; Raybould,
28; Riepe, 12; Sanders, 45; Sorrentino, 39; Storer, 43;
Storm, 23; Strommen, 47; von Gillern, 4; Wordekemper, 15.
Read first time January 20, 2026
Committee: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Nebraska Hall of Fame; to amend section1
72-728, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to require the naming2
of a person to the Nebraska Hall of Fame; and to repeal the original3
section. 4
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,5
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Section 1. Section 72-728, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is1
amended to read: 2
72-728 (1) Except as provided in subsections subsection (2) and (3)3
of this section, the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission shall not name more4
than one person to the Nebraska Hall of Fame during each five-year period5
beginning on and after January 1, 2005. During the first two years of6
each five-year period, the commission shall receive nominations of7
candidates to be named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The commission shall8
review the nominations and may select the finalists for induction. During9
the subsequent two years of each five-year period, the commission shall10
review the finalists, if any, and shall hold public hearings regarding11
the finalists in each of the congressional districts. After the hearings,12
the commission may select one finalist for induction. If a finalist is13
selected for induction, the commission shall name him or her to the14
Nebraska Hall of Fame during the final year of each five-year period. No15
individual shall be named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame until at least16
thirty-five years after such person's demise. 17
(2) Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by subsection (1) of18
this section, the commission shall procure an appropriate plaque upon19
which shall be placed the names of each Nebraskan awarded the Medal of20
Honor as a result of such person's services in the armed forces of the21
United States. Such plaque shall have sufficient space for listing the22
names of persons who shall be awarded the Medal of Honor in the future.23
The plaque shall have a suitable place in the State Capitol.24
(3) Prior to January 1, 2027, the commission shall name one living25
person to the Nebraska Hall of Fame. Such person shall:26
(a) Be a prior member of the United States House of Representatives;27
(b) Be a former head coach of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln28
football team; 29
(c) Have served as Athletic Director of the University of Nebraska-30
Lincoln; and 31
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(d) Have attended Hastings High School. 1
Sec. 2. Original section 72-728, Reissue Revised Statutes of2
Nebraska, is repealed. 3
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