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LR378 • 2026

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Sponsor
Introduced By: Arch
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
President/Speaker signed
Effective date
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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-30 Nebraska Legislature

    Adopted

  2. 2026-03-30 Nebraska Legislature

    President/Speaker signed

  3. 2026-03-19 Nebraska Legislature

    Date of introduction

  4. 2026-03-19 Nebraska Legislature

    Laid over

Official Summary Text

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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 378

Introduced by Arch, 14.
WHEREAS, in 1913 a house was designed and built at 3316 Center Street in
Omaha for David P. Abbott and his wife, Fannie; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Abbott was an inventor and magician and the home located in
the historic Field Club neighborhood served as his laboratory and theater; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Abbott is the father of many classical tricks and illusions
such as the floating ball, the talking tea kettle, and spirit paintings; and
WHEREAS, the Abbotts entertained guests in the parlor of the house, known
as the House of Mystery, putting on magic shows that lasted late into the
evening; and
WHEREAS, other renowned magicians of the time were guests of the House of
Mystery, including Harry Houdini, Harry Kellar, and Howard Thurston; and
WHEREAS, in September 2024, Teller, of the famous illusionary duo Penn and
Teller, purchased and donated the house to the non-profit Omaha Magical
Society, with the agreement that the House of Mystery would be restored to a
theater of the impossible and a place to gather for magicians and fans of the
illusionary arts; and
WHEREAS, the Omaha Magical Society, with the help and generosity of local
donors and volunteers, is working to bring the house back to its 1920s
splendor; and
WHEREAS, the Abbott House of Mystery was featured in the January 2025
edition of Omaha Magazine and a June 2025 Nebraska Public Media article and was
the subject of a monthly public service announcement on Fox 42; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the preservation of the Abbott house, the Omaha
Magical Society's preservation initiative included assembling twelve hundred
volumes into a magic research library housed at the University of Nebraska-
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Omaha; and
WHEREAS, the Omaha Magical Society hosts monthly magic classes at the
House of Mystery, including a class specifically for junior magicians; and
WHEREAS, the Omaha Magical Society, established in 1921, will maintain the
Abbott House of Mystery for the purpose of "enjoying magic...with others...for
others".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Legislature commends the Omaha Magical Society for its
preservation of a unique part of Nebraska's history and for keeping the magic
alive.
2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Omaha Magical Society.
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