Hearings for Judiciary Committee

109th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session - Day 39

The order of the bills listed may not be the order in which they are heard that day in committee.

Judiciary Hearing
Tuesday March 10, 2026, 12:00 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
AM2396
Hallstrom
Amending LB1139
Judiciary Hearing
Thursday March 05, 2026, 12:00 PM - Room 1524
Document
Introducer
Description
AM2313
Bostar
Amending LB1096
Judiciary Hearing
Friday February 27, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB854
Hunt
Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require them to wear appropriate identification
This item will operate under annotated committee guidelines.
Note: This will be a combined hearing with LB906
LB906
Juarez
Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require officers to wear appropriate identification
This item will operate under annotated committee guidelines.
Note: This will be a combined hearing with LB854
LB881
Guereca
Require law enforcement agencies, jails, and the Nebraska State Patrol to receive approval prior to entering into agreements to enforce immigration law
This item will operate under annotated committee guidelines.
Note: This will be a combined hearing with LB963
LB963
McKinney
Prohibit agreements by state agencies relating to immigration enforcement without legislative approval and change provisions relating to the use of state prisons
This item will operate under annotated committee guidelines.
Note: This will be a combined hearing with LB881
LB907
Juarez
Prohibit law enforcement officers from entering community safe spaces to enforce immigration law
This item will operate under annotated committee guidelines.
Judiciary Hearing
Thursday February 26, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB943
Dorn
Provide immunity from claims of public or private nuisance for motor vehicle racing facilities
LB952
Dorn
Create the Supreme Court Operations Cash Fund and terminate the Supreme Court Reports Cash Fund and the Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund
LB909
Hardin
Prohibit sexual abuse by a law enforcement officer
LB910
Hardin
Require defendants convicted of sexual offenses against children to pay a fee for electronic devices seized during prosecution
LB1254
Bostar
Prohibit sale of electronic smoking devices without a child safety feature
LB1255
Bostar
Prohibit public power suppliers from exercising the power of eminent domain
Judiciary Hearing
Wednesday February 25, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB1084
Storer
Change provisions relating to persons taken into emergency protective custody
LB1055
DeBoer
Provide training requirements for an adult protective services official under the Adult Protective Services Act
LB1040
Kauth
Change provisions of the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act relating to grounds for civil commitment and inpatient treatment and allow for interested parties to file petitions
LB1060
Murman
Adopt the Child Placement Services Preservation Act
LR316CA
Cavanaugh, M.
Constitutional amendment to provide for certain rights of persons with disabilities
Judiciary Hearing
Friday February 20, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB1225
Raybould
Change provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code relating to expedited appeals of motions to transfer to county or district court
LB739
Rountree
Change notice requirements for a petition to change an individual's name
LB995
Rountree
Require appointment of counsel for juveniles and provide duties for juvenile courts
LB996
Rountree
Prohibit the use of shackling or restraints on juveniles
LB962
McKinney
Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act
Judiciary Hearing
Thursday February 19, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB978
Storer
Provide for civil actions for conduct relating to obscene material, child sexual abuse material, and child sexual exploitation devices
LB1171
Moser
Provide for certain claims relating to sewer systems under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act
LB993
McKinney
Provide a cause of action for deprivation of constitutional rights by a law enforcement officer, eliminate the defense of qualified immunity as prescribed, and change provisions of the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and State Tort Claims Act
LB1136
Dungan
Require political subdivisions to identify authorized recipients of tort claims filed under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act
LB983
DeBoer
Change civil procedure provisions relating to third-party practice and deposition subpoenas
LB1175
DeBoer
Change provisions relating to civil actions under the Parental Rights in Social Media Act
Judiciary Hearing
Wednesday February 18, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB935
Bosn
Provide for the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain actions involving political subdivisions
LB779
Conrad
Provide requirements for health care facilities and collection agencies relating to medical debt
LB925
Andersen
Adopt the Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act
LB1242
Murman
Provide for the establishment and enforcement of child support for an unborn child
LB908
Storm
Require courts to consider certain research in determining the best interests of the child under the Parenting Act
LB1139
Hallstrom
Change provisions relating to liens arising from child and spousal support orders
Judiciary Hearing
Thursday February 12, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB957
Cavanaugh, J.
Provide a cause of action against certain adults for allowing a minor to possess a handgun and create an offense of leaving a loaded firearm in a location accessible to a minor
LB1079
von Gillern
Change provisions relating to the habitual criminal enhancement for theft offenses
LB1097
Conrad
Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Sexual Abuse Liability Act
LR299CA
McKinney
Constitutional amendment to create the Nebraska Board of Commutation and transfer powers of the Board of Pardons
LB1032
DeBoer
Provide for recognition and enforcement of tribal customary adoptions under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act and related laws
Judiciary Hearing
Wednesday February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB897
Lonowski
Change a penalty and provide a fee for violating the open burning ban
LB859
Bostar
Provide for county conflict counsel to represent certain indigent persons when the public defender is unavailable
LB1169
Wordekemper
Prohibit assault on a court operations officer
LB784
Hallstrom
Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers
LB785
Hallstrom
Prohibit conduct involving mail receptacle keys and locks with the intent to defraud or deprive another of property
LB874
Hallstrom
Enhance penalties for motor vehicle homicide and motor vehicle homicide of an unborn child caused by wireless communication device violations
Judiciary Hearing
Friday February 06, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB1000
Prokop
Change penalties for violations of domestic abuse and sexual assault protection orders
LB1020
Bostar
Provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting and eliminate the requirement that courts impose probation for Class IV felonies
LB1088
Raybould
Require persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence or subject to domestic abuse protection orders to surrender firearms for a period of time
LB1059
Bosn
Prohibit certain conduct relating to mobile tracking devices and change penalties for stalking
LB1181
Bosn
Change provisions relating to the rights of victims of certain crimes
Judiciary Hearing
Thursday February 05, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB1096
Bostar
Adopt the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act and the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, authorize the withholding of records relating to critical water infrastructure, and provide civil and criminal penalties
LB1123
Bostar
Provide requirements relating to Brady-Giglio lists, protections for certain officers, and duties for prosecuting agencies and public safety agencies, and change the penalty for impersonating a peace officer
LB1036
Dungan
Change Nebraska Evidence Rules to provide for consideration of evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts as prescribed
LB1153
Conrad
Change provisions relating to recovery under the Consumer Protection Act, provide a termination date for the State Settlement Cash Fund and for distribution of money in the fund, and change provisions relating to the State Settlement Trust Fund
LB1195
Storer
Eliminate requirements relating to female inmates of county jails
Judiciary Hearing
Wednesday February 04, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB1230
Strommen
Provide for mobile homes in the Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act and change provisions relating to certificates of title for mobile homes
LB871
Conrad
Increase and provide for inflation adjustments for amounts exempt from judicial enforcement and the homestead and exempt property allowances
LB809
Dover
Prohibit political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances relating to landlords
LB880
Guereca
Prohibit residential landlords from prohibiting or charging extra fees for tenants' payments made by automated clearinghouse transfer
LB1007
Dungan
Prohibit a landlord from keeping a security deposit when a rental agreement is not signed and prohibit nondisclosure terms in rental agreements
LB980
Bosn
Change provisions of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act relating to waivers of jury trials and summonses and provide for summary judgment and expedited proceedings
Judiciary Hearing
Friday January 30, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB1100
Sorrentino
Modernize language in a civil procedure statute
LB1148
Hunt
Provide for recognition and enforcement of parentage of children conceived by assisted reproduction
LB1199
Ibach
Change provisions of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act and provide for a transfer from the State Settlement Cash Fund
LB1161
Juarez
Change provisions relating to the age of majority
LB1228
Holdcroft
Provide for a state docket fee and create funds for court purposes
Judiciary Hearing
Thursday January 29, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB985
DeBoer
Provide a limitation on the number of individuals for which a guardian or conservator may accept appointment
LB1178
DeBoer
Change provisions relating to certain judicial hearings and duties of guardians under the Nebraska Probate Code
LB984
DeBoer
Require both parties to be eighteen years of age or older for a marriage license
LB788
Bosn
Change the administrator of the Financial Fraud Victims' Reimbursement Fund from the Attorney General to the Nebraska State Patrol
LB731
Kauth
Adopt the Gender Transition Malpractice Accountability Act, provide an exemption to the time limitation to commence certain actions relating to professional negligence, require insurance coverage for certain treatments and procedures arising as a result of a gender-altering procedure, and change provisions relating to civil actions under the Let Them Grow Act
This item will operate under annotated committee guidelines.
Judiciary Hearing
Wednesday January 28, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
Appointment
Hansen, G Randall - Crime Victim's Reparations Committee
Appointment
Bauer, Kathleen - Crime Victim's Reparations Committee
LB965
Bostar
Prohibit sexual abuse of a probationer or problem solving court participant; prohibit sexual abuse by a conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem, or child welfare service provider; provide for administration of naloxone by probation employees; and change conduct constituting the offense of incest
LB758
von Gillern
Change provisions relating to nontestamentary transfers on death and provide a method for a beneficiary charitable organization to receive property or information
LB889
Clouse
Change a penalty in the State Electrical Act
LB1090
Murman
Provide requirements for petition circulators and provide a penalty
LB1080
DeBoer
Provide for use of unsworn declarations in civil proceedings, change related criminal provisions, and change provisions of the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
Judiciary Hearing
Friday January 23, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB863
Prokop
Require the Department of Correctional Services to construct barriers around certain facilities near residential properties
LB902
Dungan
Adopt the Medical Standards for Incarcerated Individuals Act and provide powers and duties for the office of the Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System
LB961
McKinney
Adopt the Collateral Sanction Relief Act
LB994
McKinney
Change provisions of the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act relating to good time and parole eligibility
LB763
Holdcroft
Exempt certain gatherings of members of the Board of Parole from the Open Meetings Act
LB764
Holdcroft
Provide for certain Department of Correctional Services employees to be law enforcement officers
LB790
Bosn
Change sanctions available for substance abuse violations of parole
Judiciary Hearing
Thursday January 22, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
LB804
Lonowski
Provide confidential peer support counseling for law enforcement officers, emergency services personnel, and Nebraska National Guard personnel
Note: This will be a combined hearing with LB755 and LB816
LB816
Storer
Provide privileges and immunities relating to peer support services communications by public safety personnel
Note: This will be a combined hearing with LB755 and LB804
LB755
Wordekemper
Adopt the Emergency Service Peer Support Act
Note: This will be a combined hearing with LB804 and LB816
LB795
DeKay
Designate bromazolam as a controlled substance under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, correct the spelling of certain controlled substances, and enhance penalties for certain controlled substance offenses involving fentanyl
LB727
Kauth
Authorize law enforcement agencies to obtain, maintain, and possess epinephrine autoinjectors for use by a law enforcement officer and require training
LB817
Storer
Enhance penalties for certain controlled substance offenses involving fentanyl
LB877
Hallstrom
Designate certain substances as controlled substances under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act
LB831
Hallstrom
Provide limitations and requirements for civil actions relating to exposure to ethylene oxide
Judiciary Hearing
Wednesday January 21, 2026, 1:30 PM - Room 1525
Document
Introducer
Description
Appointment
MacTaggart, Christon - Crime Victim's Reparations Committee
Appointment
Bryant, Kendra - Crime Victim's Reparations Committee
Appointment
Langan, Mark T - Nebraska Board of Parole
Appointment
Pannkuk, Janee - Nebraska Board of Parole
LB751
Spivey
Require a study to improve reporting and investigation of missing Black women and children
LB741
McKinney
Change the membership of the Racial Profiling Advisory Committee and the Nebraska Children's Commission
LB753
Rountree
Provide for recognition and enforcement of military protective orders under the Protection Orders Act
LB876
Hallstrom
Adopt the Immediate Protection from Abuse Act and change notice requirements under the Protection Orders Act
LB818
Storer
Change provisions relating to penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation
LB789
Bosn
Provide an exclusion from the hearsay rule for a statement offered against a party that wrongfully caused the declarant's unavailability