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LB809 • 2026
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Indefinitely postponed
Notice of hearing for February 04, 2026
Referred to Judiciary Committee
Kauth FA438 filed
Date of introduction
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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE BILL 809 Introduced by Dover, 19. Read first time January 07, 2026 Committee: Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to political subdivisions; to amend section1 13-331, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to prohibit the enactment2 or enforcement of local laws that would prohibit landlords from3 taking certain actions; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the4 original section. 5 Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,6 LB809 2026 LB809 2026 -1- Section 1. Section 13-331, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is1 amended to read: 2 13-331 (1) For purposes of this section: 3 (a) Local government means any city, village, or county or any4 agency or subdivision of a city, village, or county; and5 (b) Ordinance means any local law, including, but not limited to,6 any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation. 7 (2) Except as expressly permitted by other state law, a local8 government shall not have the power to enact or enforce any ordinance9 that prohibits landlords from refusing to lease or rent a privately owned10 single-family or multiple-unit residential or commercial rental property11 to a person because the person's lawful source of income to pay rent12 includes funding from a federal or other housing assistance program.13 (3) (2) Except as expressly permitted by other state law or by14 subsection (4) (3) of this section, a local government shall not have the15 power to enact or enforce any ordinance which would have the effect of16 imposing rent controls on private property. 17 (4) Subsection (3) of this (3) This section does not apply to an18 ordinance that: 19 (a) Is adopted for the purposes of increasing the supply of20 affordable housing and that does so through land-use or inclusionary21 housing requirements; or 22 (b) Provides for a program that a private property owner voluntarily23 and contractually agrees to participate in and that restricts rent and24 rent increases. 25 (5) (4) This section applies notwithstanding the provisions of any26 home rule charter. 27 (6) (5) Any ordinance in violation of this section is null and void.28 Sec. 2. Original section 13-331, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025,29 is repealed. 30 LB809 2026 LB809 2026 -2-