# Nebraska LB263: Appropriate funds for salaries of constitutional officers Nebraska LB263, Appropriate funds for salaries of constitutional officers, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Speaker Arch; status signed, last action 2025-05-21 (Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB263-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB263 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Appropriate funds for salaries of constitutional officers - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-05-21, Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025 - Sponsor: Speaker Arch - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriations Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (162 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Court judges' pay for 2025-27: benefit, high. The law funds salaries for Nebraska judges and sets yearly salary limits. Supreme Court: $1,885,504 in FY2025-26 and $1,908,959 in FY2026-27; cap $1,575,388 each year. Court of Appeals: $1,556,026 and $1,577,052; cap $1,282,817 each year. District and Juvenile Courts: $17,331,218 and $17,533,770; c… - Pay for top state officers: benefit, medium. The law funds salaries and sets caps for Nebraska’s top officers. Governor: $151,900 each year; cap $105,000. Lieutenant Governor: $120,009 each year; cap $75,000. Secretary of State: $126,404 (FY2025-26) and $129,542 (FY2026-27); cap $85,000. Auditor: $132,614 and $136,399; cap $85,000. Attorney G… - Tax administration salaries and limits: benefit, low. The law funds the Tax Commissioner and the Tax Equalization and Review Commission. Tax Commissioner: $211,572 General Fund + $64,212 Cash ($275,784) in FY2025-26 and $219,088 GF + $66,436 Cash ($285,524) in FY2026-27; caps $212,972 and $219,613. If funds or caps are short, the Commissioner must ask… - Workers' comp court judges' pay: benefit, low. The law funds Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court judges and sets caps. Judges: $1,488,346 from the Cash Fund in each FY2025-26 and FY2026-27; cap $1,249,057 each year. Retired and acting judges: $55,267 each year; cap $51,339. These amounts take effect July 1, 2025. - Pay caps, carryforwards, and timing: mixed, medium. The law sets a uniform salary limit for covered programs. It counts all taxable pay, leave pay, deferred pay, and per diems. It does not count state payments for Social Security, retirement, or employee insurance. Limits rise by certified prior‑year encumbrances. The law appropriates money to pay s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Speaker Arch ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-15 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 42 | 7 | | | 2025-05-07 | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 | | 2025-05-07 | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 | ## Actions (17) - 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Presented to Governor on May 15, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-15: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 42-7*-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-05-12: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-05-09: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-05-09: Clements FA158 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-05-07: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-05-07: Appropriations AM834 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-29: Clements FA158 to AM834 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-29: Appropriations AM834 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-29: Placed on General File with AM834 (legislature) - 2025-02-04: Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Appropriations Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB263.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB263.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB263.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) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB263.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB263.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB263.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) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [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-LB263-109 (as of 2026-10-17).