# Nebraska LB290: Change provisions relating to grant funding for a business park under the Economic Recovery Act Nebraska LB290, Change provisions relating to grant funding for a business park under the Economic Recovery Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Urban Affairs Committee; status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB290-109 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB290 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Change provisions relating to grant funding for a business park under the Economic Recovery Act - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025 - Sponsor: Urban Affairs Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Urban Affairs Committee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (87 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Recovery grants in qualified census tracts: benefit, medium. The state runs a Recovery Grant Program for groups based in qualified census tracts. Up to $10 million is set aside for tracts in a primary-class city, and up to $10 million for tracts outside metro and primary-class cities. The remaining funds go to tracts inside a metropolitan-class city, and unu… - More funding to build affordable homes: benefit, medium. The law provides up to $20 million for affordable housing in qualified census tracts in a metropolitan-class city and up to $20 million in a primary-class city. Money can prepare land and build, rehab, or preserve affordable rentals and starter homes. Preparing land can include surveys, water mains… - Job and money skills in QCTs: benefit, low. The law funds up to $6 million for a nonprofit that partners with a metropolitan-class city to run internships and crime-prevention programs in that city’s qualified census tracts. It also provides up to $1 million to a college in a metropolitan qualified tract to run a financial-literacy program f… - Film grant for Chief Standing Bear: benefit, low. The state authorizes up to $5 million from the Nebraska Film Office Fund for a film about Chief Standing Bear. Grants must be awarded on or before June 30, 2023, and part of filming must occur in qualified census tracts inside a metropolitan-class city. The project brings spending and short-term jo… - Relief for county agricultural society: benefit, low. The law provides up to $5 million to a county agricultural society with facilities in a primary-class city to recoup lost revenue. The grant goes directly to the qualifying society. - Upfront grant payments and ARPA rules: mixed, medium. For these Division grants, the agency pays 50% of each award up front. The rest is paid monthly until the grant is fully paid or by December 31, 2026, whichever comes first. The Division can reclaim unused money or cut later payments by that amount. When it uses federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA)… - Large grant for metro business park: mixed, medium. The state can grant up to $90 million to a nonprofit economic development group to build a business park in an inland port district of a metropolitan-class city, within or next to qualified census tracts. Innovation hubs do not qualify. Before most funds are released, the group must keep a separate… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Urban Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 31 | 18 | | | 2025-03-18 | legislature | Vote | fail | 25 | 3 | 21 | | 2025-02-28 | legislature | Vote | fail | 31 | 5 | 13 | ## Actions (14) - 2025-05-30: Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Presented to Governor on May 28, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Passed on Final Reading 31-18*-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-03-18: Sorrentino name withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-03-18: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-03-10: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-02-28: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-02-06: Placed on General File (legislature) - 2025-01-21: Notice of hearing for January 28, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Urban Affairs Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB290.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB290.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB290.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/LB290.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB290.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB290.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-LB290-109 (as of 2026-10-19).