# Nebraska LB144: Change provisions relating to veterans preferences for employment

Nebraska LB144, Change provisions relating to veterans preferences for employment, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Victor Rountree; status signed, last action 2025-04-09 (Approved by Governor on April 9, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB144
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Change provisions relating to veterans preferences for employment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Approved by Governor on April 9, 2025
- Sponsor: Victor Rountree
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business and Labor Committee
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (166 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger veterans preference in state jobs: mixed, medium. Nebraska expands who qualifies and where veterans preference applies in state and local hiring. Veterans who served full-time and left under honorable or general conditions qualify. A veteran’s spouse qualifies if the veteran has a 100% permanent VA disability or died due to service; a servicemembe…
- Optional veterans preference at private employers: mixed, low. Private employers in Nebraska may adopt a written, uniform veterans preference policy for hiring and promotion. Using this policy does not violate state or local equal employment laws. Employers that adopt a policy must notify the Commissioner of Labor so the state can keep a registry of participat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victor Rountree, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-03 | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025-03-03 | legislature | Vote | fail | 39 | 0 | 10 |
|   | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 1 | 8 |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-04-09: Approved by Governor on April 9, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Presented to Governor on April 3, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-03-18: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-03-10: Placed on Select File (legislature)
- 2025-03-03: Andersen name added (legislature)
- 2025-03-03: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-03-03: Business and Labor AM175 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-03-03: Rountree AM103 withdrawn (legislature)
- 2025-02-12: Business and Labor AM175 filed (legislature)
- 2025-02-12: Placed on General File with AM175 (legislature)
- 2025-01-31: Rountree AM103 filed (legislature)
- 2025-01-30: Conrad name added (legislature)
- 2025-01-17: Notice of hearing for January 27, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Business and Labor Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-13: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB144.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB144.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB144.pdf)

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- LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed)
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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB144.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB144.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB144.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB144-109 (as of 2026-10-17).