# Nebraska LB180: Change requirements for public lettings and biddings and provide an exception for the Department of Natural Resources under the State Procurement Act

Nebraska LB180, Change requirements for public lettings and biddings and provide an exception for the Department of Natural Resources under the State Procurement Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Stan Clouse; status signed, last action 2025-03-11 (Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB180
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Change requirements for public lettings and biddings and provide an exception for the Department of Natural Resources under the State Procurement Act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025
- Sponsor: Stan Clouse
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (91 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alternate bidding for parks and water projects: benefit, low. Projects under the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act use that act’s rules instead of public lettings. Projects under the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act also use that act’s rules. Work covered by sections 39-2808 to 39-2823 follows those sections, not the ge…
- Bids stay sealed until intent to award: mixed, low. The law sets the exact closing time for bids and requires opening them then, in front of bidders. Agencies can keep bid contents confidential until they issue an intent to award. If many contracts open at once, officials may award each as bids are opened. This protects bidders’ pricing strategies b…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stan Clouse, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-05 | legislature | Vote | fail | 43 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-03-11: Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Presented to Governor on March 6, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-24: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-02-19: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-02-19: Enrollment and Review ER5 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-02-11: Enrollment and Review ER5 filed (legislature)
- 2025-02-11: Placed on Select File with ER5 (legislature)
- 2025-02-05: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-01-30: Placed on General File (legislature)
- 2025-01-16: Notice of hearing for January 23, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-13: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB180.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB180.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB180.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB180.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB180.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB180.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB180-109 (as of 2026-10-19).