Hearing Schedule

Sunday February 15, 2026 to Saturday February 21, 2026

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

To view the requirements for submitted, written testimony, visit: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/committees/public-input.php

Tuesday February 17, 2026

Agriculture
Room 1023 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Hesser, Mark - State Fair Board
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Connell, Susan J - Nebraska Brand Committee
Document: LB1187
Introducer: DeKay
Description: Change certain fees and surcharges under the Livestock Brand Act
Document: LB1258
Introducer: Hansen
Description: Rename the Livestock Brand Act as the Livestock Protection Act, eliminate the Nebraska Brand Committee, and change, provide, and eliminate provisions relating to livestock branding and livestock protection
Appropriations
Room 1524 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1248
Introducer: Dover
Description: Change appropriations to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment
Document: Agency 28
Introducer:
Description: Veterans' Affairs, Department of
Document: Agency 21
Introducer:
Description: State Fire Marshal
Document: Agency 31
Introducer:
Description: Military Department
Document: Agency 65
Introducer:
Description: Administrative Services, Department of
Document: Agency 84
Introducer:
Description: Water, Energy, and Environment, Department of
Document: LB989
Introducer: Sanders
Description: Appropriate funds to the Military Department for the Nebraska Nonprofit Security Grant Program
Document: LB968
Introducer: Prokop
Description: Appropriate funds to the Military Department for grants for equipment for emergency events
Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Room 1507 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: AM1710
Introducer: Jacobson
Description: Amending LB525
Document: LB1003
Introducer: Meyer, G.
Description: Adopt the Renewable Energy Consumer Protection Act and provide a deceptive trade practice
Document: LB1246
Introducer: Dover
Description: Provide duties for the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority and change reporting requirements under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act
Document: LB810
Introducer: Dover
Description: Provide for a deputy director and eliminate notice requirements for cease and desist orders under the Nebraska Real Estate License Act
Document: LB768
Introducer: Dover
Description: Provide powers for the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority and change provisions relating to the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act
Document: LB1251
Introducer: Dover
Description: Change provisions relating to liens of homeowners' associations and unit owners associations
Document: LB762
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders
Education
Room 1525 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB960
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Provide a requirement to include nonvoting student members on school boards
Document: LB966
Introducer: Cavanaugh, M.
Description: Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act
Document: LB1034
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Prohibit school staff from allowing federal immigration enforcement officers to access schools without a judicial warrant
Document: LB1207
Introducer: Juarez
Description: Require school districts to provide mental health leave for school employees
Document: LB1247
Introducer: Dover
Description: Require postsecondary institution participation in the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Education Reporting System for the Nebraska Career Scholarship Act
Transportation and Telecommunications
Room 1510 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1073
Introducer: Bosn
Description: Require commercial motor vehicle driver training to include antitrafficking training
Document: LB1158
Introducer: DeBoer
Description: Change provisions relating to certain motor carriers
Document: LB1162
Introducer: Ballard
Description: Change powers and duties of the Public Service Commission relating to railroad safety
Document: LB1180
Introducer: DeBoer
Description: Provide for licenses to engage in intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services and provide that certain rates charged by certain motor carriers are not subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission
Urban Affairs
Room 1200 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB915
Introducer: Lippincott
Description: Change the number of authorized inland port districts under the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act
Document: LB988
Introducer: Meyer, G.
Description: Change provisions of the Community Development Law
Document: LR312CA
Introducer: Clouse
Description: Constitutional amendment to authorize cities and villages to incur indebtedness for residential development projects and pledge taxes for such indebtedness and to change provisions relating to redevelopment projects
Document: LB976
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts
Document: LB1113
Introducer:
Description: Change provisions relating to certain notices under the Community Development Law

Wednesday February 18, 2026

Appropriations
Room 1003 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Agency 3
Introducer:
Description: Legislative Council
Document: Agency 9
Introducer:
Description: Secretary of State
Document: Agency 10
Introducer:
Description: Auditor of Public Accounts
Document: Agency 11
Introducer:
Description: Attorney General
Document: Agency 12
Introducer:
Description: State Treasurer
Document: Agency 23
Introducer:
Description: Labor, Department of
Document: Agency 37
Introducer:
Description: Workers' Compensation Court
Document: Agency 67
Introducer:
Description: Equal Opportunity Commission
Document: Agency 77
Introducer:
Description: Industrial Relations, Commission of
Document: Agency 85
Introducer:
Description: Public Employees Retirement Board, Nebraska
Executive Board
Room 1524 - 12:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LR304
Introducer: Fredrickson
Description: Designate the Legislative Oversight Committee to review, investigate, and assess the effect of child welfare efficiency practices on child safety, quality of services provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, and public and private workforce stability
Document: LR297CA
Introducer: Cavanaugh, M.
Description: Constitutional amendment to change provisions related to amending, repealing, modifying, or impairing a law enacted by initiative petition
Document: LR311CA
Introducer: Cavanaugh, J.
Description: Constitutional amendment to create a Commission on Redistricting and provide requirements for drawing district boundaries
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Room 1507 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB969
Introducer: Hallstrom
Description: Establish a database of financial information from counties and municipalities
Document: LB1147
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Require the Auditor of Public Accounts to investigate impoundment of funds by the Governor and submit a quarterly report
Document: LB776
Introducer: Cavanaugh, M.
Description: Provide a duty for each state agency to examine fees charged
Health and Human Services
Room 1510 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Mentink, Linda - Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Livingston, Cheryl - Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Rethwisch, Jeremiah - State Board of Health
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Dodge, Jaime - State Board of Health
Document: LB1091
Introducer: Bostar
Description: Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program
Document: LB737
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Require a joint public hearing to evaluate the progress of the Olmstead plan for individuals with disabilities
Document: LB1012
Introducer: Hansen
Description: Provide for a lien for professional services rendered by a physical therapist
Document: LB1233
Introducer: Hansen
Description: Adopt the Developmental Disabilities Provider Excessive Training and Cost Reduction Act
Document: LB1057
Introducer: Ballard
Description: Redefine adult day service under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act
Judiciary
Room 1525 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB935
Introducer: Bosn
Description: Provide for the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain actions involving political subdivisions
Document: LB779
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Provide requirements for health care facilities and collection agencies relating to medical debt
Document: LB925
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Adopt the Safe Parks and Public Spaces Act
Document: LB1242
Introducer: Murman
Description: Provide for the establishment and enforcement of child support for an unborn child
Document: LB908
Introducer: Storm
Description: Require courts to consider certain research in determining the best interests of the child under the Parenting Act
Document: LB1139
Introducer: Hallstrom
Description: Change provisions relating to liens arising from child and spousal support orders
Natural Resources
Room 1023 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1197
Introducer: Storer
Description: Change provisions relating to limited landowner hunting permits
Document: LB1226
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Provide for issuance of a combination hunting and fishing permit and certain stamps to certain veterans
Document: LB1232
Introducer: Strommen
Description: Provide for mountain lion hunting permits
Revenue
Room 1524 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1023
Introducer: Murman
Description: Eliminate the sales and use tax exemption for zoo and aquarium admissions
Document: LB1116
Introducer: Ibach
Description: Change provisions relating to the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act
Document: LB918
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Change provisions relating to limitations on state assistance under the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act
Document: LB851
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Change income tax provisions relating to certain income or loss received from S-corporations and limited liability companies
Document: LB990
Introducer: Dover
Description: Rename the School District Property Tax Relief Act as the Live Here Thrive Here Act and the School District Property Tax Relief Credit Fund as the Live Here Thrive Here Credit Fund and change the distribution of property tax credits under the act
Document: LB1025
Introducer: Bosn
Description: Provide for an excise tax on certain social media platform businesses
Document: LB856
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Adopt the Community Reinvestment and Equity Act, establish an excise tax, and create a fund and a grant program

Thursday February 19, 2026

Executive Board
Room 1524 - 12:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1066
Introducer: Fredrickson
Description: Require members of the Legislature to complete a civics assessment
Document: LB917
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Change provisions relating to the disposition of property by the University of Nebraska
Document: LB1125
Introducer: Sorrentino
Description: Require legislative approval of certain University of Nebraska contracts and restrict ownership of certain facilities
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Room 1507 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB919
Introducer: Sanders
Description: Allow for the use of durable accessible mediums for public records
Document: LB923
Introducer: Clouse
Description: Change and eliminate provisions relating to county records
Document: LB896
Introducer: Lonowski
Description: Change fees related to marriage licenses and records
Document: LB1058
Introducer: Hallstrom
Description: Provide for an additional grant under the Nebraska Visitors Development Act and state intent relating to funding
Health and Human Services
Room 1510 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Palmer, Ryan - State Board of Health
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Bertch, Mark - State Board of Health
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Kucera, Patricia - State Board of Health
Document: LB933
Introducer: Cavanaugh, J.
Description: Provide immunity for health care practitioners under the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act
Document: LB1016
Introducer: Raybould
Description: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a demonstration project waiver for traditional healing services
Document: LB944
Introducer: Dorn
Description: Require direct reimbursement to certain facilities for hospice care services under the Medical Assistance Act
Document: LB843
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver for refugees and immigrants
Document: LB1217
Introducer: Hardin
Description: Authorize schools to maintain epinephrine for emergency first aid
Judiciary
Room 1525 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1136
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Require political subdivisions to identify authorized recipients of tort claims filed under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act
Document: LB1171
Introducer: Moser
Description: Provide for certain claims relating to sewer systems under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act
Document: LB978
Introducer: Storer
Description: Provide for civil actions for conduct relating to obscene material, child sexual abuse material, and child sexual exploitation devices
Document: LB993
Introducer: McKinney
Description: 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
Document: LB983
Introducer: DeBoer
Description: Change civil procedure provisions relating to third-party practice and deposition subpoenas
Document: LB1175
Introducer: DeBoer
Description: Change provisions relating to civil actions under the Parental Rights in Social Media Act
Natural Resources
Room 1023 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1141
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Create the Nebraska Youth Pre-Apprentice Conservation Program, provide powers and duties to the Game and Parks Commission, and transfer funds from the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund
Document: LB1028
Introducer: Juarez
Description: Provide requirements for nutrient management plans and the application of livestock waste or litter
Document: LR298CA
Introducer: Brandt
Description: Constitutional amendment to create requirements for the use of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund
Revenue
Room 1524 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1021
Introducer: Ibach
Description: Change provisions related to penalties, proceeds, and distributed revenue of the nameplate capacity tax
Document: LB1008
Introducer: Brandt
Description: Change provisions relating to the amount of relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act
Document: LB998
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Change provisions relating to the state income tax deduction for members of the Nebraska National Guard
Document: LB846
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Change provisions relating to individual income tax deductions
Document: LB853
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Provide an income tax adjustment related to certain federal tax deductions
Document: LB857
Introducer: Dungan
Description: Change federal references related to taxation under the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967
Document: LB1186
Introducer: Cavanaugh, J.
Description: Adopt the Affordable American Energy and Jobs Act and change distribution provisions relating to the nameplate capacity tax

Friday February 20, 2026

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Room 1507 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1149
Introducer: Hunt
Description: Require disclosure of proposed state agency contracts with private entities that have contracts with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Document: LB975
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Adopt the Private Attorney Retention Sunshine Act
Document: LB1108
Introducer: Clouse
Description: Change provisions related to contracts entered into by and bidding requirements and exceptions for joint entities and public power districts
Health and Human Services
Room 1510 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Reese, David - State Board of Health
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Sikes, Jacob - State Board of Health
Document: Appointment
Introducer:
Description: Vehle, Dan - State Board of Health
Document: LB970
Introducer: Guereca
Description: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to include a program of early literacy promotion and intervention in well-child visits under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services program
Document: LB1213
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Adopt the Case Management Licensure Act
Document: LB1033
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to make crisis assistance payments under the low-income home energy assistance program
Document: LB740
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Adopt the Housing First Supportive Services Act and require the Department of Health and Human Services to seek federal approval for coverage under the Medical Assistance Act
Judiciary
Room 1525 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1225
Introducer: Raybould
Description: Change provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code relating to expedited appeals of motions to transfer to county or district court
Document: LB739
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Change notice requirements for a petition to change an individual's name
Document: LB995
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Require appointment of counsel for juveniles and provide duties for juvenile courts
Document: LB996
Introducer: Rountree
Description: Prohibit the use of shackling or restraints on juveniles
Document: LB962
Introducer: McKinney
Description: Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act
Nebraska Retirement Systems
Room 1524 - 12:00 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB1103
Introducer: Bostar
Description: Change the mandatory retirement age and provisions relating to deferred retirement option plans under the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act
Document: LB1101
Introducer:
Description: Change the amount of the state contribution to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges
Revenue
Room 1524 - 1:30 PM
Document
Introducer
Description
Document: LB849
Introducer: Cavanaugh, J.
Description: Provide a sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter drugs
Document: LB930
Introducer: Cavanaugh, J.
Description: Provide an income tax deduction to retired firefighters and law enforcement officers for annual retirement benefits
Document: LB932
Introducer: Cavanaugh, J.
Description: Provide an income tax adjustment for tip income and income received from overtime compensation
Document: LB872
Introducer: Conrad
Description: Eliminate an income reduction for extraordinary dividends and certain capital gains for income tax purposes