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NebraskaLB113109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Change provisions relating to licensees under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act

Sponsored By: Dan Quick

Signed by Governor

General Affairs Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Entertainment district licenses and rules

Local governments can create entertainment districts and a shared commons area. If your premises touch the commons area, you can get an annual entertainment district license. You must apply on state forms and pay a $300 fee to the local clerk. You may serve alcohol in the commons area only during normal on‑premises hours and only when food is available there; only you or your employees may serve. Cups must show your trade name or logo, and no alcohol may leave the commons area or your licensed premises. Your city or county may charge an occupation tax and can cancel the district license for cause; you may appeal. Breaking district rules can lead the state to suspend, cancel, or revoke your underlying liquor license. The commons area must be set up for pedestrian safety and closed to traffic when in use, and open containers on streets or highways remain banned except when crossing at a marked crosswalk. The local body must file any district creation or revocation with the state commission.

Microdistillery caps and new options

A microdistillery can make up to 100,000 gallons a year across all its licensed sites. The microdistillery license covers making spirits, selling to wholesalers, and retailing what you make for on‑site or off‑site consumption. You may sell a limited amount each year directly to Nebraska retailers if you self‑distribute using only two employees and follow wholesaler rules (the statute sets the exact limit). You may store tax‑paid product offsite if the commission approves, you report the location, and you keep separate, ongoing inventories; no consumption is allowed there. You may run a rickhouse that meets federal distilled spirits plant rules (26 U.S.C. 5178 as of January 1, 2024) with commission approval and notice. The commission may also grant a special license to buy or import wines or spirits to use only as blend ingredients.

New limits and options for craft breweries

A craft brewery’s total beer production is capped at 20,000 barrels each year across all sites. If you have held a craft brewery license at least three years, run a brewpub or microbrewery, and make more than 20,000 barrels on site, you must get a manufacturer’s license. After that change, you may keep up to 85 retail locations that were already open, may not open new ones, and must sell any extra beyond 85. Your craft brewery license still covers making beer, selling to wholesalers, and retailing the beer you make on or off the premises. You may sell up to 250 barrels a year directly to Nebraska retailers in areas where you have no wholesaler deal, using only your employees and vehicles, and following wholesaler rules. You may store tax‑paid beer in a secure offsite warehouse if the commission approves, you report the location, and you keep separate, ongoing inventories; no drinking is allowed at the storage site.

More privileges for alcohol manufacturers

Manufacturers may make, store, and sell alcohol to Nebraska wholesalers and permitted out‑of‑state buyers. A manufacturer may sell beer made on site for on‑premises drinking without another license and may give tax‑paid beer samples at the plant. Manufacturers may also get an annual catering license, a special designated license, and an entertainment district license.

State rules on craft distribution

The state liquor commission can write rules on distribution rights for craft breweries and microdistilleries. These rules can shape how you sell wholesale or direct. The law does not set prices or taxes.

Licensed premises limits and short-term expansions

A retail or bottle club license covers only the one location named on the license. A craft brewery or microdistillery license may list up to five separate physical locations. You may apply to expand your licensed area to an adjacent space you own or lease, or to an adjacent street, parking lot, or alley. In 2020, expansions could last up to 50 days; after 2020, up to 15 days each calendar year. The local government must approve, confirm any local fee or tax, and the temporary area must follow state liquor rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dan Quick

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 466 • No: 292

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Yes: 43 • No: 0 • Other: 6

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Yes: 36 • No: 3 • Other: 10

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Yes: 1 • No: 26 • Other: 22

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Yes: 10 • No: 25 • Other: 14

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Yes: 10 • No: 33 • Other: 6

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Yes: 1 • No: 33 • Other: 15

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Yes: 35 • No: 0 • Other: 14

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Yes: 40 • No: 1 • Other: 8

legislature vote • 4/10/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 33 • No: 13 • Other: 3

legislature vote • 3/31/2025

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Yes: 35 • No: 0 • Other: 14

legislature vote • 3/31/2025

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Yes: 10 • No: 25 • Other: 14

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Yes: 1 • No: 26 • Other: 22

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Yes: 1 • No: 33 • Other: 15

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Yes: 40 • No: 1 • Other: 8

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Yes: 33 • No: 2 • Other: 14

legislature vote • 3/4/2025

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Yes: 36 • No: 5 • Other: 8

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Yes: 43 • No: 0 • Other: 6

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Yes: 12 • No: 30 • Other: 7

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Yes: 36 • No: 3 • Other: 10

legislature vote • 3/4/2025

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Yes: 10 • No: 33 • Other: 6

Actions Timeline

  1. Provisions/portions of LB186 amended into LB113 by AM843

    6/6/2025legislature

  2. Approved by Governor on April 14, 2025

    4/14/2025legislature

  3. Raybould FA92 filed

    4/10/2025legislature

  4. Motion to return to Select File withdrawn

    4/10/2025legislature

  5. Raybould FA92 not considered

    4/10/2025legislature

  6. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    4/10/2025legislature

  7. Passed on Final Reading 33-13-3

    4/10/2025legislature

  8. President/Speaker signed

    4/10/2025legislature

  9. Presented to Governor on April 10, 2025

    4/10/2025legislature

  10. Placed on Final Reading with ST15

    4/8/2025legislature

  11. Enrollment and Review ST15 filed

    4/8/2025legislature

  12. Enrollment and Review ST15 recorded

    4/8/2025legislature

  13. Raybould MO143 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed

    3/31/2025legislature

  14. Raybould MO143 failed

    3/31/2025legislature

  15. No objections to unanimous consent to withdraw and substitute amendment

    3/31/2025legislature

  16. Raybould AM626 withdrawn

    3/31/2025legislature

  17. Raybould AM811 lost

    3/31/2025legislature

  18. Raybould AM625 withdrawn

    3/31/2025legislature

  19. Holdcroft AM682 withdrawn

    3/31/2025legislature

  20. Clements AM624 lost

    3/31/2025legislature

  21. Dover AM843 adopted

    3/31/2025legislature

  22. Holdcroft AM851 filed

    3/31/2025legislature

  23. Holdcroft AM851 adopted

    3/31/2025legislature

  24. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    3/31/2025legislature

  25. Dover AM843 filed

    3/28/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    6/6/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

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  • Final / Enacted

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