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NebraskaLB1048109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system

Sponsored By: John Arch

Signed by Governor

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 4 mixed.

Psych meds aid and billing updates

Indigent former mental‑health patients can get necessary prescribed psychiatric medicines from DHHS. You must file an affidavit, stay an outpatient, meet indigency rules in sections 83-363 to 83-379, and have your doctor keep prescribing and certifying the medicine. The law also updates which statutes the state uses to bill and recover patient‑care costs, which may affect who can be charged.

State employee suggestion awards end

The law ends the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system. State employees no longer receive awards through this program. No new award money is set.

Tighter reporting for business tax credits

Angel Investment program participants must file a certification each year by July 1 to prove they still qualify. Employers who claim the credit under section 77-27,238 face a new state verification process. Businesses getting Renewable Chemical Production Tax Credits must collect and share data the state needs for required reports.

New parole reports and reentry steps

The corrections department now files its yearly progress report by July 1. The Board of Parole and the department must also send a detailed report each year by February 1 to the Legislature, the Nebraska Supreme Court, and the Governor. That report covers unsupervised releases, revocations, hearings, rehab and recidivism data, cost savings, and policy ideas. The department keeps a list of people likely to finish their full sentence to help place them in work‑release and reentry centers. A separate parole report tied to an overcrowding emergency is only required in years when an emergency is in effect.

Property duties shift and code cleanup

Starting July 1, 2026, the Department of Administrative Services takes over the Vacant Building and Excess Land Committee’s duties. The law repeals specific statutes listed in two sections of the act. It also shortens the statutory range that makes up the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Act to end at section 86‑1312.

Water project boost; energy fund narrowed

The State Treasurer moves $1,000,000 to the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Cash Fund between July 19, 2024 and June 30, 2025 as directed. Environmental Trust rankings give 50 priority points to certain department water‑resource applications, which can help those projects get funded. The law narrows which programs the State Energy Cash Fund can support.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John Arch

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 335 • No: 1

legislature vote • 4/10/2026

Final Reading

Yes: 48 • No: 1

legislature vote • 4/2/2026

Vote

Yes: 42 • No: 0 • Other: 7

legislature vote • 3/30/2026

Vote

Yes: 45 • No: 0 • Other: 4

legislature vote • 3/30/2026

Vote

Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8

legislature vote • 3/30/2026

Vote

Yes: 38 • No: 0 • Other: 11

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 38 • No: 0 • Other: 11

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 42 • No: 0 • Other: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. Provisions/portions of LB997 amended into LB1048 by AM3075

    4/17/2026legislature

  2. Provisions/portions of LB830 amended into LB1048 by AM2739

    4/17/2026legislature

  3. Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

    4/17/2026legislature

  4. Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    4/14/2026legislature

  5. President/Speaker signed

    4/10/2026legislature

  6. Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0

    4/10/2026legislature

  7. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    4/10/2026legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ST87 recorded

    4/7/2026legislature

  9. Enrollment and Review ST87 filed

    4/7/2026legislature

  10. Placed on Final Reading with ST87

    4/7/2026legislature

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    4/2/2026legislature

  12. Kauth FA707 withdrawn

    4/2/2026legislature

  13. Andersen AM3075 adopted

    4/2/2026legislature

  14. Andersen AM3075 filed

    4/2/2026legislature

  15. Enrollment and Review ER179 adopted

    4/2/2026legislature

  16. Enrollment and Review ER179 filed

    4/1/2026legislature

  17. Placed on Select File with ER179

    4/1/2026legislature

  18. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    3/30/2026legislature

  19. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 adopted

    3/30/2026legislature

  20. Fredrickson AM2968 withdrawn

    3/30/2026legislature

  21. Fredrickson AM2968 to AM1957 filed

    3/30/2026legislature

  22. Lonowski AM2739 adopted

    3/30/2026legislature

  23. Lonowski AM2739 to AM1957 filed

    3/19/2026legislature

  24. Speaker priority bill

    2/20/2026legislature

  25. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 filed

    2/12/2026legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/14/2026

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

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