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NebraskaLB1155109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessionslegislature

Change provisions relating to legislative oversight

Sponsored By: Myron Dorn

Signed by Governor

Executive Board

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Stronger limits on juvenile confinement

The law limits and closely tracks room confinement for youth. If confinement lasts over one hour in 24 hours, a supervisor must approve it in writing and a detailed record must be kept, including date, race, ethnicity, age, gender, reason, why less‑restrictive options failed, exact time, staffing, and any self‑harm. If a physical or mental health evaluation was done during confinement, staff must consider those results before placing or keeping a child in confinement. Facilities cannot use back‑to‑back short confinements to evade the rules. Facilities must file quarterly electronic reports with redacted, per‑child data, including every case over four hours and corrective steps. The Division of Legislative Oversight reviews the data and issues an annual report with findings and model criteria, and noncompliance is subject to disciplinary action under state law.

Independent child welfare inspector general

The law creates an Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare within the Division of Legislative Oversight to investigate child welfare and juvenile justice operations. The Director of Legislative Oversight appoints the Inspector General, with approval from the chairs of the Executive Board, the Legislative Oversight Committee, and the Health and Human Services Committee. The Inspector General serves a five‑year term and must earn a nationally recognized Inspector General certification within two years. A current or former department executive or manager cannot be appointed until five years after leaving that role. The Director supervises the Inspector General, but removal requires approval by the Legislative Oversight Committee chair or a two‑thirds vote of the committee.

Stronger legislative audits and reports

Each September, the Legislative Oversight Committee issues an annual report prepared by the Legislative Auditor, summarizing last year’s audit recommendations and whether they were implemented, and the chair must approve it. The committee and the Auditor of Public Accounts may run joint fiscal or performance audits if they agree in writing. Consultants hired to help with performance audits are treated as office employees for certain legal and confidentiality rules while under contract. The law also repeals listed older sections to put these oversight changes into effect.

New rules on juvenile data sharing

When a court puts a juvenile on electronic monitoring, the order must allow data access for a designated police officer. The Office of Probation Administration must give that officer or agency access to the monitoring database on request. For youth on probation, the probation office must share key details (name, parent or guardian contact, probation officer, terms, placement, prohibited‑offender and search status, criminal associations, and school) with the state justice commission, which makes it available to law enforcement. The Inspector General can request probation records; once a juvenile court orders it, the probation administrator must provide them within five business days for the Inspector General’s investigation only. In covered cases under state law, the court must share confidential records with the Foster Care Review Office. Before any hearing relying on a predispositional report or evaluation, the court must give copies to the juvenile’s lawyer and to the county or city attorney.

Confidential investigations with limited public reports

Investigation records and reports of the Inspector General are not public records. The Inspector General may share confidential findings with certain legislative chairs only when both the Inspector General and the Director of Legislative Oversight agree, and recipients must keep the information confidential. A summarized final report may be released to the public only after the Legislative Oversight Committee chair is informed and both agree release is in the public interest; the Executive Board chair breaks ties. The office may withhold the names of people who report in good faith to protect them from retaliation. These confidentiality and limited‑release rules also apply to the Inspector General for the Nebraska correctional system.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Myron Dorn

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 162 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/9/2026

Final Reading

Yes: 49 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/4/2026

Vote

Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8

legislature vote • 3/4/2026

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    4/14/2026legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on April 9, 2026

    4/9/2026legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    4/9/2026legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0

    4/9/2026legislature

  5. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    4/9/2026legislature

  6. Placed on Final Reading

    3/17/2026legislature

  7. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    3/12/2026legislature

  8. Kauth FA815 withdrawn

    3/12/2026legislature

  9. Placed on Select File

    3/10/2026legislature

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    3/4/2026legislature

  11. Executive Board AM1903 adopted

    3/4/2026legislature

  12. Executive Board AM1903 filed

    2/23/2026legislature

  13. Placed on General File with AM1903

    2/23/2026legislature

  14. Legislative Oversight Committee priority bill

    2/18/2026legislature

  15. Notice of hearing for February 05, 2026

    1/28/2026legislature

  16. Referred to Executive Board

    1/22/2026legislature

  17. Kauth FA815 filed

    1/21/2026legislature

  18. Date of introduction

    1/20/2026legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/20/2026

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

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  • Final / Enacted

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