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NebraskaLB177109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessionslegislature

Change provisions relating to certain licenses issued under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act

Sponsored By: Stan Clouse

Signed by Governor

General Affairs Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Higher fees and background checks for device businesses

Manufacturers must pay a $10,000 license fee each license period. Manufacturers and operators applying for or holding a license can be fingerprinted and checked by the FBI through the Nebraska State Patrol. They must file a personal history form, allow inspections, and pay all background-check and departmental fees. Operator applicants with a Nebraska liquor license are exempt from the operator background check.

Licenses now renew every two years

Operator and manufacturer licenses are biennial instead of annual. This reduces how often businesses must renew and file paperwork. The change applies to both those who host machines and those who make them.

Retail stores are not distributors

Retail stores are no longer treated as distributors. The person or company that places and controls a machine in a store is the distributor and must be licensed. This eases licensing and compliance for retailers.

Winnings cut to pay state debts

Beginning on the implementation date the Tax Commissioner sets under state law, operators must check for a winner’s state debts before paying any cash-device winnings. They must deduct any amount owed, send it to the Department of Revenue, and pay the rest to the winner. This can reduce the cash a winner takes home.

More machines and hosts must be licensed

More game machines count as cash devices, including those that award gift cards, credit, or items redeemable for them. A business that hosts a machine is an operator even if it does not own the machine. These businesses must follow cash-device licensing and rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stan Clouse

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 153 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/30/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 48 • No: 0 • Other: 1

legislature vote • 3/4/2025

Vote

Yes: 35 • No: 0 • Other: 14

legislature vote • 3/4/2025

Vote

Yes: 35 • No: 0 • Other: 14

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 35 • No: 0 • Other: 14

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

    6/4/2025legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on May 30, 2025

    5/30/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    5/30/2025legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    5/30/2025legislature

  5. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    5/30/2025legislature

  6. Placed on Final Reading

    3/26/2025legislature

  7. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    3/18/2025legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ER24 adopted

    3/18/2025legislature

  9. Enrollment and Review ER24 filed

    3/10/2025legislature

  10. Placed on Select File with ER24

    3/10/2025legislature

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    3/4/2025legislature

  12. General Affairs AM87 adopted

    3/4/2025legislature

  13. General Affairs AM87 filed

    2/12/2025legislature

  14. Placed on General File with AM87

    2/12/2025legislature

  15. Notice of hearing for January 27, 2025

    1/21/2025legislature

  16. Referred to General Affairs Committee

    1/15/2025legislature

  17. Date of introduction

    1/13/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/13/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

    PDF

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