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LB997 • 2026

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Sponsor
Introduced By: Andersen
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Provisions/portions of LB997 amended into LB1048 by AM3075
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 Nebraska Legislature

    Indefinitely postponed

  2. 2026-04-17 Nebraska Legislature

    Provisions/portions of LB997 amended into LB1048 by AM3075

  3. 2026-03-23 Nebraska Legislature

    Ballard FA1094 to AM2365 filed

  4. 2026-03-20 Nebraska Legislature

    Placed on General File with AM2365

  5. 2026-03-20 Nebraska Legislature

    Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2365 filed

  6. 2026-03-19 Nebraska Legislature

    Cavanaugh, J. MO521 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed

  7. 2026-03-19 Nebraska Legislature

    Cavanaugh, J. MO522 Recommit to the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee filed

  8. 2026-03-19 Nebraska Legislature

    Cavanaugh, J. MO523 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed

  9. 2026-02-19 Nebraska Legislature

    Ballard priority bill

  10. 2026-02-09 Nebraska Legislature

    von Gillern name added

  11. 2026-01-28 Nebraska Legislature

    Notice of hearing for February 05, 2026

  12. 2026-01-26 Nebraska Legislature

    Hardin name added

  13. 2026-01-15 Nebraska Legislature

    Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

  14. 2026-01-14 Nebraska Legislature

    Kauth FA653 filed

  15. 2026-01-13 Nebraska Legislature

    Date of introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 997

Introduced by Andersen, 49.
Read first time January 13, 2026
Committee: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the State Procurement Act; to amend section1
73-815, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024; to change2
provisions relating to requirements for an emergency contract; and3
to repeal the original section. 4
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,5
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Section 1. Section 73-815, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement,1
2024, is amended to read: 2
73-815 Except as provided in section 73-813, all proposals for sole3
source contracts for services in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall4
be preapproved by the division except in emergencies. In case of an5
emergency, contract approval by the state agency director or his or her6
designee is required. Copies A copy of the contract and state agency7
justification of the emergency shall be provided to the Director of8
Administrative Services and the Auditor of Public Accounts within three9
business days after contract approval. The state agency shall retain a10
copy of the justification with the contract in the state agency files.11
The Director of Administrative Services shall maintain a complete record12
of such sole source contracts for services. 13
Sec. 2. Original section 73-815, Revised Statutes Cumulative14
Supplement, 2024, is repealed. 15
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