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Plain English Breakdown

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Terms To Know

General Fund

A big pot of money that the state uses to pay for different programs and projects.

Public Service Commission

An agency in Nebraska that oversees public utilities like electricity, water, and internet services.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill was indefinitely postponed on April 17, 2026.
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Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 982

Introduced by DeBoer, 10; Brandt, 32; DeKay, 40.
Read first time January 12, 2026
Committee: Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to appropriations; to appropriate funds to the1
Public Service Commission for the Broadband Bridge Program; and to2
declare an emergency. 3
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,4
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Section 1. There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000 from the1
General Fund for FY2026-27 to the Public Service Commission, for Program2
793, Broadband Bridge, for continued implementation of the Broadband3
Bridge Program. 4
Sec. 2. Since an emergency exists, this act takes effect when5
passed and approved according to law. 6
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