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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 943
Introduced by Dorn, 30.
Read first time January 09, 2026
Committee: Judiciary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to public or private nuisances; to define1
terms; to provide immunity from claims of public or private nuisance2
for motor vehicle racing facilities as prescribed.3
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,4
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Section 1. (1) For purposes of this section: 1
(a) Associated amenities includes any racetrack, garage, pit,2
spectator seating, concession facility, restroom facility, administrative3
office, maintenance facility, parking area, and driveway;4
(b) Motor vehicle means any vehicle that is propelled by any power5
other than muscular power; 6
(c) Motor vehicle racing facility means a facility and associated7
amenities where one or more motor vehicles are used in any land-based8
racing competition or in practice for any land-based racing competition;9
and 10
(d) Racetrack includes any track that is paved or unpaved and any11
oval track, road course, and drag strip. 12
(2) A motor vehicle racing facility shall not be found to be a13
public or private nuisance if: 14
(a) The facility existed before a change in the land use or15
occupancy of land in and about the locality of such facility; and16
(b) Before such change, the facility would not have been a nuisance.17
(3) A civil action against a motor vehicle racing facility for18
public or private nuisance shall not be brought more than two years after19
the condition that is the subject matter of the action reaches a level of20
offense sufficient to sustain a claim of nuisance.21
(4) This section shall not apply to any action brought to determine22
compliance with or to enforce a previous order of a court related to the23
same claim of nuisance or to any claims for additional damages or24
equitable relief available when a motor vehicle racing facility fails to25
remediate a nuisance pursuant to such court order.26
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