2025 Priority Bill Listing

Senator Priority Bills

Priority Document Primary 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 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
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 General File Repeal 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 General File Provide for confidentiality of and access to certain injury reports under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act
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 Passed Establish a Family Resource and Juvenile Assessment Center Pilot Program
Senator Meyer LB382 Meyer 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 Raybould LB258 Raybould Failed on Final Reading Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour 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 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 Strommen LB538 Hardin General File Require school boards and postsecondary educational institutions to adopt a policy and provide training relating to discrimination and antisemitism and provide for Title VI coordinators
Senator von Gillern LB340 Hallstrom Referral 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

Committee Priority Bills

Priority Document Primary Introducer Status Description
Agriculture Committee LB245 DeKay Passed Change provisions of the Nebraska Pure Food Act and the Weights and Measures Act
Agriculture Committee LB246 DeKay Passed Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice
Appropriations Committee LB392 Clements Referral Appropriate funds for the Legislative Council
Appropriations Committee LB393 Clements Referral Eliminate obsolete transfers relating to the Cash Reserve Fund
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 General File Change provisions relating to reimbursement for special education programs, support services, and the enrollment option program, provide reimbursement for certain students under the enrollment option program, and change the authorized uses of the Education Future Fund
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 LB634 Hansen Referral Adopt the Legislative Sunset Review Act and eliminate the Legislature's Planning Committee
Executive Board LR25CA Hansen General File Constitutional amendment to change the compensation of members of the Legislature and provide for health insurance
General Affairs Committee LB677 Hansen General File Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis
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
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 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
Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee LB645 Ballard Passed Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System
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
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
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

Speaker Priority Bills

Priority Document Primary Introducer Status Description
Speaker Arch LB32 Hunt Passed Change provisions relating to disclaimers on political advertisements
Speaker Arch LB50 DeKay Passed Change provisions relating to the distribution of the nameplate capacity tax
Speaker Arch LB77 Bostar Passed Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing
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 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 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