Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
| Priority | Document | Introducer | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Andersen | LR12CA | Kauth | Referral | Constitutional amendment to impose a limit on ad valorem taxes for real property, provide a new method of valuing real property for tax purposes, provide certain exceptions, and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions |
| Senator Armendariz | LB434 | Wordekemper | Passed | Change fees for fireworks display permits, fireworks sales licenses, fire alarm inspector certification, late submittal of remodel or construction plans, fire safety inspections, fire protection system contractor certificates, heating oil tank registration, and underground storage tank installation permits and registration |
| Senator Ballard | LB80 | Hallstrom | Passed | Adopt the Protection Orders Act, require reporting of child abuse and neglect involving military families, provide for domestic violence victims to change rental agreements and request the changing of locks, and change provisions related to landlords and tenants |
| Senator Bosn | LB559 | Bosn | Passed | Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses |
| Senator Bostar | LB644 | Bostar | Passed | Adopt the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act, provide requirements under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act for conduct relating to certain foreign entities, change provisions of the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act, and regulate storage and remote access of genetic sequencing data |
| Senator Brandt | LB170 | Brandt | General File | Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks |
| Senator Cavanaugh, J. | LB192 | Quick | Passed | Change and eliminate provisions regarding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and eliminate requirements for an evaluation and a report |
| Senator Cavanaugh, M. | LB13 | Cavanaugh, M. | Select File | Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment relating to child care |
| Senator Clements | LB468 | Clements | Select File | Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers |
| Senator Clouse | LB322 | Clouse | Select File | Prohibit assault on a pharmacist and clarify provisions relating to assault on officers, emergency responders, certain employees, and health care professionals |
| Senator Conrad | LB156 | Conrad | Referral | Allow tort claims under the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act for sexual assaults of children in school settings |
| Senator DeBoer | LB235 | Conrad | Referral | Change deadlines for trials for actions for possession and execution of writs of restitution under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act |
| Senator DeKay | LB437 | Riepe | Passed | Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Health Care Certificate of Need Act |
| Senator Dorn | LB712 | Hughes | General File | Change the tax on sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems |
| Senator Dover | LR19CA | Dover | Presented to Secretary of State | Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms |
| Senator Dungan | LB272 | Dungan | Referral | Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses |
| Senator Fredrickson | LB380 | Fredrickson | Passed | Change provisions regarding program integrity, ground emergency medical transport, and mental health and substance use disorder services under the Medical Assistance Act and provide duties for the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care |
| Senator Guereca | LB224 | Guereca | General File | Require paid maternity leave for state employees |
| Senator Hallstrom | LB455 | Hallstrom | Passed | Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act relating to injury reports and workers' compensation insurance policies and deductibles |
| Senator Hansen | LB676 | Hansen | Select File | Change and eliminate provisions relating to certified nurse midwives and provide for applicability of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act |
| Senator Hardin | LB168 | Hardin | Passed | Adopt the 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Act |
| Senator Holdcroft | LB215 | Holdcroft | Select File | Require the establishment of a program to provide second chance relief for eligible committed offenders |
| Senator Hughes | LB303 | Hughes | Passed | Create the School Financing Review Commission and change provisions relating to budget authority under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act |
| Senator Hunt | LB275 | Hunt | Passed | Require the Department of Health and Human Services to screen state wards for social security benefit eligibility |
| Senator Ibach | LB646 | Ibach | Final Reading | Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act |
| Senator Jacobson | LB526 | Jacobson | Passed | Provide powers and duties for public power districts related to cryptocurrency mining operations |
| Senator Juarez | LB299 | Juarez | General File | Allow eligible aliens and dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment |
| Senator Kauth | LB89 | Kauth | Passed | Adopt the Stand With Women Act |
| Senator Lippincott | LB3 | Lippincott | General File | Change provisions relating to selection of presidential electors |
| Senator Lonowski | LB632 | Hansen | Select File | Require a health care facility to dispose of the remains of aborted unborn children |
| Senator McKeon | LB693 | McKeon | General File | Prohibit as a deceptive trade practice certain conduct relating to assistance or referrals in veterans benefits matters |
| Senator McKinney | LB48 | McKinney | Failed on Final Reading | Establish a Family Resource and Juvenile Assessment Center Pilot Program |
| Senator Meyer | LB382 | Meyer, G. | Passed | Provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund to reimburse designated area agencies on aging and state intent regarding appropriations |
| Senator Moser | LB323 | Moser | Passed | Change requirements for certain road and building construction projects for the Department of Transportation |
| Senator Murman | LB169 | Brandt | General File | Eliminate certain sales and use tax exemptions and impose sales and use tax on certain services |
| Senator Prokop | LR20CA | Bostar | Select File | Constitutional amendment to permit an authorized gaming operator conducting sports wagering within a licensed racetrack enclosure to allow a sports wager to be placed by an individual located within the State of Nebraska at the time the individual places the sports wager by means of a mobile or electronic platform |
| Senator Quick | LB257 | Quick | Passed | Change licensure and scope of practice provisions regarding marriage and family therapy and occupational therapy and licensure requirements under the Child Care Licensing Act |
| Senator Riepe | LB556 | Riepe | Referral | Change jurisdiction of juvenile courts and adult criminal courts and change provisions relating to detention and hearings under the Nebraska Juvenile Code |
| Senator Rountree | LB319 | Rountree | Governor Veto | Change eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| Senator Sanders | LB649 | Revenue Committee | Passed | Adopt the Defense Efforts Workforce Act |
| Senator Strommen | LB538 | Hardin | Select File | Require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, require school boards to adopt a policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, and provide for Title VI coordinators |
| Senator Sorrentino | LB79 | Hallstrom | General File | Provide for dismissal of certain civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles |
| Senator Spivey | LB440 | Spivey | Referral | Adopt the Education Leave and Support Act |
| Senator Storer | LB383 | Storer | Passed | Adopt the Parental Rights in Social Media Act, rename the Child Pornography Prevention Act, and prohibit conduct involving computer-generated child pornography |
| Senator Storm | LB316 | Kauth | Final Reading | Prohibit conduct relating to hemp other than cannabidiol products and change provisions of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act |
| Senator Raybould | LB258 | Raybould | Failed on Final Reading | Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act |
| Senator von Gillern | LB340 | Hallstrom | General File | Adopt the Asbestos Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos Claims Priorities and Over-Naming Reform Act |
| Senator Wordekemper | LB608 | Bostar | Passed | Change insurance provisions relating to firefighters and include correctional officers, youth detention officers, certain disabled persons, and their children in the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act |
| Priority | Document | Introducer | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Committee | LB246 | DeKay | Passed | Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice |
| Agriculture Committee | LB245 | DeKay | Passed | Change provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act and the Weights and Measures Act |
| Appropriations Committee | LB393 | Clements | Referral | Eliminate obsolete transfers relating to the Cash Reserve Fund |
| Appropriations Committee | LB392 | Clements | Referral | Appropriate funds for the Legislative Council |
| Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | LB198 | Sorrentino | Passed | Change provisions of the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act |
| Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | LB474 | Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee | Passed | Change and eliminate provisions relating to installment sales and installment loans and the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, rename the Nebraska Installment Sales Act, transfer provisions of and eliminate the Nebraska Installment Loan Act, and change provisions of the Medicaid Access and Quality Act |
| Business and Labor Committee | LB532 | Kauth | General File | Require employers to use E-Verify, prohibit knowingly hiring an unauthorized alien, and provide for discipline against employers' licenses |
| Business and Labor Committee | LB415 | Ballard | Passed | Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law |
| Education Committee | LB653 | Murman | Passed | Change provisions relating to acceptance of students under the enrollment option program and discipline of students under the Student Discipline Act |
| Education Committee | LB306 | Education Committee | Passed | Change provisions relating to admission to elementary and secondary schools, the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Act, and the Door to College Scholarship Act and require a database of financial information regarding school districts and reporting regarding funding from foreign adversarial sources |
| Executive Board | LR25CA | Hansen | General File | Constitutional amendment to change the compensation of members of the Legislature and provide for health insurance |
| Executive Board | LB634 | Hansen | Referral | Adopt the Legislative Sunset Review Act and eliminate the Legislature's Planning Committee |
| General Affairs Committee | LB9 | Hughes | Passed | Change provisions relating to cigarette taxes and the Tobacco Products Tax Act and provide for regulation of products containing nicotine analogues |
| General Affairs Committee | LB677 | Hansen | General File | Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis |
| Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee | LB521 | Sanders | Passed | Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Election Act and elections in cities of the metropolitan class and in cities of the primary class |
| Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee | LB660 | Andersen | Passed | Adopt the State Building Construction Alternatives Act and the Secure Drone Purchasing Act, require agencies to submit a federal funding inventory, and change provisions relating to agency rules and regulations, state buildings, and works of art for state buildings |
| Health and Human Services Committee | LB376 | Health and Human Services Committee | Passed | Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles |
| Health and Human Services Committee | LB332 | Hardin | Passed | Provide for assistant funeral directors, change scope of practice and regulatory provisions regarding funeral directing and embalming, hearing instrument specialists, and audiologists, change membership provisions for the Board of Pharmacy, change provisions regarding delegated dispensing permits and prescription refills, provide medicaid coverage for psychology services, and establish the Rural Health Opportunity Program |
| Judiciary Committee | LB530 | Kauth | Passed | Change provisions relating to motor vehicle homicide, motor vehicle homicide of an unborn child, tampering with an electronic monitoring device, controlled substances violations, adult and juvenile probation, detention of juveniles, motorists passing stopped vehicles or vulnerable road users, and speed limits |
| Judiciary Committee | LB150 | Bosn | Passed | Adopt the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program Act, provide for a pilot program related to mental health, prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status, and change and eliminate provisions relating to garnishment, liens, post-release supervision, sexual abuse by school workers, criminal mischief, discovery in criminal cases, habitual sentencing enhancements, veterans justice programs, paternity proceedings, handgun purchase requirements, correctional system overcrowding emergencies, the Division of Parole Services, the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, and the Sex Offender Commitment Act |
| Legislature's Planning Committee | LR27CA | Hunt | Referral | Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms |
| Natural Resources Committee | LB36 | Brandt | Passed | Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act, provide for the Home Weatherization Clearinghouse and for mitigation of incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat, change provisions relating to the Water Recreation Enhancement Act, ground water allocation, and permits and stamps issued by the Game and Parks Commission, and create the Research Excellence Cash Fund |
| Natural Resources Committee | LB317 | Brandt | Passed | Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal |
| Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee | LB645 | Ballard | Passed | Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System |
| Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee | LB295 | Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee | Passed | Change provisions relating to the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, the State Employees Retirement Act, the Spousal Pension Rights Act, and the Public Employees Retirement Board |
| Revenue Committee | LB647 | Revenue Committee | Passed | Adopt the Recreational Trail Easement Property Tax Exemption Act and the Adoption Tax Credit Act and change provisions relating to budget limitations, property tax request authority, municipal occupation taxes, real property assessments, the Property Tax Request Act, income tax credits, taxation of business entities, the School District Property Tax Relief Act, and the Nebraska educational savings plan trust |
| Revenue Committee | LB650 | von Gillern | Passed | Adopt the Community Development Assistance Act and change provisions relating to land banks, property tax exemptions, real property sold for delinquent taxes, sales tax provisions, and certain tax credits |
| State-Tribal Relations Committee | LB78 | Bostar | Passed | Adopt the Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Assistance Act, change provisions relating to sentencing juveniles, and change the rate and allocation of the documentary stamp tax |
| Transportation and Telecommunications Committee | LB398 | Moser | Passed | Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers, provide for Arbor Day license plates and certain trailer license plates, change fees and fee distribution provisions for license plates and records requests related to motor vehicles and motor vehicle operators, change provisions relating to commercial driver’s licenses and CLP-commercial learner’s permits, and provide duties for successors in interest of certain railroad property |
| Transportation and Telecommunications Committee | LB311 | DeBoer | Passed | Adopt the Telecommunications Exchange Deregulation Act, restrict actions of governmental actors relating to telecommunications, and change provisions relating to regulation of telecommunications |
| Urban Affairs Committee | LB288 | Urban Affairs Committee | Passed | Change provisions of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act |
| Urban Affairs Committee | LB287 | Urban Affairs Committee | Governor Veto | Provide for regulation of housing authorities by ordinance, change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts, and provide requirements relating to bed bugs under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act |
| Priority | Document | Introducer | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker Arch | LB133 | Holdcroft | Passed | Provide authority for animal control officers to enforce state or local animal control laws and provide immunity |
| Speaker Arch | LB166 | Hughes | Passed | Require the county treasurer to maintain confidentiality of certain persons' residential addresses and change procedures for judicial officeholders to file for retention elections |
| Speaker Arch | LB217 | Fredrickson | Passed | Require suicide awareness and prevention training for employees of child-placing agencies and child welfare workers |
| Speaker Arch | LB298 | Arch | Passed | Provide for the Division of Legislative Oversight, the Director of Legislative Oversight, and the Legislative Oversight Committee and change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System |
| Speaker Arch | LB32 | Hunt | Passed | Change provisions relating to disclaimers on political advertisements |
| Speaker Arch | LB346 | Arch | Passed | Provide for termination of boards, commissions, committees, councils, funds, groups, panels, and task forces and change and eliminate funds and powers and duties of departments and agencies |
| Speaker Arch | LB364 | Quick | Passed | Change provisions relating to legislative approval of an indication of intent to incorporate land into the state park system |
| Speaker Arch | LB388 | DeBoer | Passed | Change provisions relating to judicial nominating commissions |
| Speaker Arch | LB391 | Murman | Passed | Adopt the Give to Enable Scholarship Act and provide for certain income tax adjustments |
| Speaker Arch | LB399 | Wordekemper | Passed | Change provisions relating to property tax rates and qualifications for certain distributions under the Mutual Finance Assistance Act |
| Speaker Arch | LB401 | von Gillern | Indefinitely postponed | Change provisions relating to income taxes imposed on partnerships and small business corporations and notices of deficiency determinations, deficiencies, and denials of claims for refunds |
| Speaker Arch | LB414 | Dungan | Passed | Establish a suicide mortality review team for the Department of Veterans' Affairs |
| Speaker Arch | LB453 | DeBoer | Passed | Change requirements for background checks for guardians and conservators |
| Speaker Arch | LB454 | Quick | Passed | Change provisions relating to regional behavioral health authorities and the Behavioral Health Services Fund |
| Speaker Arch | LB50 | DeKay | Passed | Change provisions relating to the distribution of the nameplate capacity tax |
| Speaker Arch | LB529 | Jacobson | Passed | Redefine state agency under the State Procurement Act |
| Speaker Arch | LB560 | Dungan | Passed | Change provisions relating to innovative tourism grants |
| Speaker Arch | LB561 | Brandt | Passed | Provide restrictions and change provisions related to operation of vehicles carrying raw milk |
| Speaker Arch | LB613 | Andersen | Passed | Change provisions relating to the disclosure of tax information to municipalities |
| Speaker Arch | LB640 | Judiciary Committee | Passed | Change calculation of a sentence reduction for good behavior during confinement in a jail |
| Speaker Arch | LB641 | Bostar | Passed | Change provisions relating to medicaid estate recovery |
| Speaker Arch | LB667 | Storer | Passed | Change provisions of the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act |
| Speaker Arch | LB696 | Raybould | Passed | Change, provide, and eliminate provisions of the Professional Landscape Architects Act |
| Speaker Arch | LB704 | McKinney | Passed | Change provisions relating to the review and modification of an incarcerated parent’s child support order |
| Speaker Arch | LB707 | von Gillern | Passed | Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act |
| Speaker Arch | LB77 | Bostar | Passed | Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing |