# Nebraska LB133: Provide authority for animal control officers to enforce state or local animal control laws and provide immunity Nebraska LB133, Provide authority for animal control officers to enforce state or local animal control laws and provide immunity, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Rick Holdcroft; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB133-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB133 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Provide authority for animal control officers to enforce state or local animal control laws and provide immunity - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025 - Sponsor: Rick Holdcroft - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Judiciary Committee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (155 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New animal-control warrants and owner costs: cost, medium. Officers can get a warrant to enter private property when they reasonably believe an animal is abandoned or cruelly treated. An animal control officer must bring a law enforcement officer when using the warrant. Officers can seize animals and related equipment, and they can issue citations. The cou… - Officer immunity for property damage: cost, medium. Law enforcement and animal control officers are not liable for property damage they cause while acting under this animal‑protection law, unless they are negligent. This makes it harder for owners or renters to recover money for damage from lawful enforcement actions. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rick Holdcroft, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 42 | 7 | | | 2025-04-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 | | 2025-04-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 2 | 14 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 | ## Actions (20) - 2025-05-20: Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 42-7*-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-04-29: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-04-24: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-04-24: McKinney AM1116 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-04-24: Enrollment and Review ER47 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-22: McKinney AM1116 to AM251 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Enrollment and Review ER47 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Placed on Select File with ER47 (legislature) - 2025-04-09: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-04-09: Judiciary AM251 adopted (legislature) - 2025-03-17: Speaker priority bill (legislature) - 2025-02-27: Judiciary AM251 filed (legislature) - 2025-02-27: Placed on General File with AM251 (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Referred to Judiciary Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-13: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB133.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB133.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB133.pdf) ## Related bills - LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers (failed) - LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment relating to child care (failed) - LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB133.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB133.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB133.pdf) ## Related - [LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax pro…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB468-109) - [LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB13-109) - [LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB677-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - [Nebraska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska/bills) - [Nebraska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB133-109 (as of 2026-10-17).