2026 Priority Bill Listing

Final Date For Priority Submissions: February 19, 2026

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Priority Document
Number 		Primary
Introducer 		Status Description
Senator Andersen LR292CA Senator Andersen Referral Constitutional amendment to provide a new method of valuing real property for property tax purposes, provide a limit on property tax increases, provide certain exceptions, provide requirements for declared emergencies, provide for emergency bond levies, and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions
Senator Arch LB1087 Senator Arch General File Create the Nebraska-Ireland Commission
Senator Armendariz LB1089 Senator Hughes Referral Change enforcement provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act
Senator Ballard LB997 Senator Andersen Referral Change provisions relating to emergency contracts in the State Procurement Act
Senator Bosn LB1059 Senator Bosn Referral Prohibit certain conduct relating to mobile tracking devices and change penalties for stalking
Senator Bostar LB1096 Senator Bostar Referral 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
Senator Brandt LR298CA Senator Brandt General File Constitutional amendment to create requirements for the use of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund
Senator Cavanaugh, J. LB933 Senator Cavanaugh, J. General File Provide immunity for health care practitioners under the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act
Senator Cavanaugh, M. LB958 Senator Cavanaugh, M. Referral Provide a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to 1915(c) waivers and define nursing facility level of care under the Medical Assistance Act
Senator Clements LB468 Senator 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 LB889 Senator Clouse General File Change a penalty in the State Electrical Act
Senator Conrad LB779 Senator Conrad Referral Provide requirements for health care facilities and collection agencies relating to medical debt
Senator DeBoer LB304 Senator DeBoer Referral Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program
Senator DeKay LR283CA Senator DeKay General File Constitutional amendment to state that only a United States citizen may be an elector
Senator Dorn LB1187 Senator DeKay Referral Change certain fees and surcharges under the Livestock Brand Act
Senator Dover LB768 Senator Dover E and R Initial 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
Senator Dungan LB762 Senator Dungan General File Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders
Senator Fredrickson LB929 Senator Fredrickson Referral Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to deductions and cost sharing for medicaid enrollees
Senator Guereca LB878 Senator Guereca General File Require paid maternity leave for state employees
Senator Hallstrom LB455 Senator Hallstrom Select File Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act relating to injury reports and workers' compensation insurance policies and deductibles
Senator Hansen LB1219 Senator Brandt General File Limit the amount of property taxes that may be levied by a political subdivision
Senator Hardin LB1143 Senator Hardin Referral Change provisions relating to nursing facility rates and establish a money follows the person program under the Medical Assistance Act
Senator Holdcroft LB512 Senator Holdcroft General File Adopt the Chemical Abortion Safety Protocol Act
Senator Hughes LB1124 Senator Sorrentino General File Increase the cigarette tax and state intent and change provisions relating to the distribution of cigarette tax proceeds
Senator Hunt LB966 Senator Cavanaugh, M. General File Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act
Senator Ibach LB815 Senator Brandt General File Provide for a tax on diesel fuels, change provisions relating to refunds for motor fuel taxes and the petroleum release remedial action fee, change and eliminate provisions of the Ethanol Development Act, and eliminate the Ethanol Production Incentive Cash Fund
Senator Jacobson LB525 Senator Jacobson General File Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act
Senator Juarez LB1034 Senator Dungan Referral Prohibit school staff from allowing federal immigration enforcement officers to access schools without a judicial warrant
Senator Kauth LB730 Senator Kauth General File Require schools and state agencies to designate restrooms and locker rooms based on sex and require state agencies to define an individual's sex as either male or female for purposes of rules and regulations, the enforcement of administrative actions, and adjudication of disputes
Senator Lippincott LB548 Senator Lippincott Passed Authorize certain cities and villages that own or operate natural gas systems to contract with industrial consumers of natural gas
Senator Lonowski LB669 Senator Storer General File Change requirements for voluntary and informed consent and civil actions relating to abortion
Senator McKinney LB962 Senator McKinney Referral Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act
Senator Meyer, F. LR24CA Senator Dorn General File Constitutional amendment to provide for selection of presidential electors
Senator Meyer, G. LB988 Senator Meyer, G. Referral Change provisions of the Community Development Law
Senator Moser LB1261 Senator DeKay General File Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities
Senator Murman LB978 Senator Storer Referral Provide for civil actions for conduct relating to obscene material, child sexual abuse material, and child sexual exploitation devices
Senator Prokop LB1091 Senator Bostar General File Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program
Senator Quick LB720 Senator Quick Delivered to Governor Create a temporary event license for body artists under the Uniform Credentialing Act
Senator Raybould LB1000 Senator Prokop Referral Change penalties for violations of domestic abuse and sexual assault protection orders
Senator Riepe LB1212 Senator Riepe Referral Provide for licensure of internationally trained physicians under the Uniform Credentialing Act
Senator Rountree LB839 Senator Rountree Select File Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act
Senator Sanders LB538 Senator 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 LB1100 Senator Sorrentino Referral Modernize language in a civil procedure statute
Senator Spivey LB1067 Senator Hallstrom General File Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax, the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund
Senator Storer LB1083 Senator Storer Referral Adopt the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, create a fund, and change provisions relating to records which may be withheld from the public
Senator Storm LB938 Senator Hallstrom General File Adopt the First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act and provide for income tax adjustments
Senator Strommen LB258 Senator Raybould Passed Change provisions relating to the minimum wage under the Wage and Hour Act
Senator von Gillern LB1165 Senator von Gillern Referral Change provisions relating to the Key Employer and Jobs Retention Act, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, and the Site and Building Development Act and create a grant program to help employers retain or attract employees
Senator Wordekemper LB400 Senator Wordekemper General File Provide for compensation under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act for cancers experienced by firefighters
Committee Priority Bills
Priority Document
Number 		Primary
Introducer 		Status Description
Agriculture Committee LB894 Senator DeKay E and R Engrossing Change provisions relating to the Grain Dealer Act and the Grain Warehouse Act
Agriculture Committee LB948 Agriculture Committee E and R Engrossing Change provisions of the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act, change fees under the Pesticide Act, rename and change provisions of the Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Act, eliminate the Nebraska Poultry and Egg Resources Act, terminate a fund, and eliminate provisions relating to certain associations and societies
Appropriations Committee LB1209 Senator Clements Referral Appropriate funds for the Legislative Council
Appropriations Committee LB1210 Senator Clements Referral Eliminate an obsolete transfer relating to the Cash Reserve Fund
Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee LB838 Senator Jacobson E and R Initial Change provisions relating to the financial exploitation of vulnerable or senior adults
Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee LB967 Senator Jacobson E and R Initial Provide requirements for electronic notice of annual meetings by mutual insurance holding companies
Business and Labor Committee LB847 Senator Kauth E and R Initial Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act and change provisions relating to the combined tax rate under the Employment Security Law
Business and Labor Committee LB921 Senator Ibach Referral Adopt the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and change certain employer duties under the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act
Education Committee LB1050 Senator Murman Referral Amend the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act to limit advancement to grade four
Education Committee LB937 Education Committee Referral Change provisions relating to option enrollment, reading, dyslexia, reporting, teacher apprenticeships, teacher recruitment and retention, and the College Pathway Program
Executive Board LB634 Senator Hansen Referral Adopt the Legislative Sunset Review Act and eliminate the Legislature's Planning Committee
Executive Board LB1237 Executive Board Select File Prohibit bringing weapons or prohibited substances into the State Capitol
General Affairs Committee LB1001 General Affairs Committee E and R Engrossing Change and eliminate provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosures, licenses and wagering on horseracing, assistance to problem gamblers, bingo, gift enterprises, the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue, keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund
General Affairs Committee LB1235 General Affairs Committee E and R Initial Change and transfer provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for taxation
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee LB596 Senator Sanders E and R Initial Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee LB1075 Senator Sanders Referral Provide requirements for certain village warrants, change various provisions of the Election Act, and change election provisions for exceeding a school district's property tax authority
Health and Human Services Committee LB912 Senator Hardin General File Adopt the Community Health Worker Training Endorsement Act
Health and Human Services Committee LB867 Health and Human Services Committee General File Change and eliminate provisions relating to programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
Judiciary Committee LB935 Senator Bosn Referral Provide for the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain actions involving political subdivisions
Judiciary Committee LB965 Senator Bostar Referral 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
Legislative Oversight Committee Committee LB1155 Senator Dorn E and R Initial Change provisions relating to legislative oversight
Legislature's Planning Committee LB1179 Senator DeBoer Referral Change provisions relating to the Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee, and Transportation and Telecommunications Committee of the Legislature
Natural Resources Committee LB759 Senator Brandt E and R Engrossing Change fees and funding for solid waste management, water wells, livestock regulation, hazardous waste management, clean water regulation, and litter reduction and recycling, change membership of a board, provide penalties and enforcement provisions for geologic storage of carbon dioxide, provide for entry upon property for the Perkins County Canal, correct references to and change jurisdiction of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, and require local governments to regulate operation of swimming pools, recreation camps, and mobile home parks
Natural Resources Committee LB1010 Senator Brandt General File Provide for eminent domain of electrical energy storage property, storage of electric energy under the Electric Cooperative Corporation Act, and energy storage resources and change application, notice, filing, exemption, and violation provisions relating to electric suppliers
Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee LB820 Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee Referral Change retirement provisions relating to approved identification documents, participation in certain retirement systems, state contributions, ex officio members of the Nebraska Investment Council, contributions by school districts, and computation of tax withholdings, and change the title of the executive director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems
Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee LB1101 Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee E and R Initial Change the amount of the state contribution to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges
Revenue Committee LB803 Revenue Committee Referral Change provisions relating to the listing of taxable tangible personal property
Revenue Committee LB901 Revenue Committee E and R Initial Change the sales and use tax rate and provisions relating to fund distributions
State-Tribal Relations Committee LB1032 Senator DeBoer Referral Provide for recognition and enforcement of tribal customary adoptions under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act and related laws
Transportation and Telecommunications Committee LB972 Senator Fredrickson E and R Initial Change provisions relating to parking spaces for handicapped or disabled persons, the State Boat Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, and the Nebraska Rules of the Road
Transportation and Telecommunications Committee LB1126 Senator Moser General File Adopt the Infrastructure Development Investment Program Act and change provisions relating to the construction and repair of roads, the Transportation Innovation Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, and the Nebraska Rules of the Road
Urban Affairs Committee LB1114 Urban Affairs Committee General File Change provisions related to eligibility of redevelopment plans for expedited review under the Community Development Law
Urban Affairs Committee LB1135 Urban Affairs Committee Referral Change provisions of the Nebraska Municipal Land Bank Act
Speaker Priority Bills
Priority Document
Number 		Primary
Introducer 		Status Description
Speaker Arch LB727 Senator Kauth E and R Initial Authorize law enforcement agencies to obtain, maintain, and possess epinephrine autoinjectors for use by a law enforcement officer and require training
Speaker Arch LB758 Senator von Gillern General File Change provisions relating to nontestamentary transfers on death and provide a method for a beneficiary charitable organization to receive property or information
Speaker Arch LB764 Senator Holdcroft General File Provide for certain Department of Correctional Services employees to be law enforcement officers
Speaker Arch LB781 Senator Ballard General File Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change civil penalties against certain motor carriers
Speaker Arch LB787 Senator Sanders General File Change provisions relating to the Commission on Military and Veterans Affairs and eliminate provisions relating to veterans homes
Speaker Arch LB819 Senator Hallstrom General File Change provisions of the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act
Speaker Arch LB826 Senator DeKay General File Change provisions relating to late applications for homestead exemptions
Speaker Arch LB835 Senator Jacobson E and R Initial Change and eliminate provisions relating to fees of the Secretary of State, notices of liens under the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act and the Uniform State Tax Lien Registration and Enforcement Act, the central filing system, effective financing statements, the master lien list, and filed records under the Uniform Commercial Code
Speaker Arch LB852 Senator Spivey General File Provide for the recapture of funding distributed from the Convention Center Support Fund to certain recipients
Speaker Arch LB866 Senator Ballard Referral Change distribution of the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund, create a fund, and provide for drug detection activities
Speaker Arch LB888 Senator Clouse General File Change enforcement provisions for violations of the Nebraska Uniform Standards for Modular Housing Units Act, the Uniform Standard Code for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles, and certain rules, regulations, and orders
Speaker Arch LB904 Senator Arch General File Change provisions relating to Chinese military companies under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act
Speaker Arch LB905 Senator Arch General File Change and eliminate provisions relating to boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and funds that terminate
Speaker Arch LB914 Senator Hardin General File Eliminate physician liability for negligence of physician assistants
Speaker Arch LB955 Senator Hardin General File Provide for practice agreements between pharmacists and physician assistants
Speaker Arch LB985 Senator DeBoer E and R Initial Provide a limitation on the number of individuals for which a guardian or conservator may accept appointment
Speaker Arch LB986 Senator Bostar General File Allow expenditure of campaign funds for security services and systems under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act
Speaker Arch LB1029 Senator Conrad Referral Redefine terms relating to reportable funding from a foreign adversarial source for colleges and universities
Speaker Arch LB1048 Senator Arch General File Change and eliminate reporting requirements for certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget and eliminate the Small Business Advisory Council, the Suggestion Award Board, and the state employee suggestion system
Speaker Arch LB1057 Senator Ballard General File Redefine adult day service under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act
Speaker Arch LB1086 Senator Dover General File Change eligibility requirements for community college gap assistance
Speaker Arch LB1181 Senator Bosn E and R Initial Change provisions relating to the rights of victims of certain crimes
Speaker Arch LB1205 Senator Clouse E and R Initial Require the Department of Economic Development to award grants under the Business Innovation Act
Speaker Arch LB1236 Executive Board General File Change provisions relating to publication, printing, and distribution of legislative journals, session laws, and statutes
Speaker Arch LB1240 Senator Murman E and R Initial Change provisions relating to state recovery under the achieving a better life experience program