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NebraskaLB323109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Change requirements for certain road and building construction projects for the Department of Transportation

Sponsored By: Mike Moser

Signed by Governor

Transportation and Telecommunications Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

New bidding rules for DOT work

For DOT projects over $250,000, the department posts bid notices online at least 20 days before the bid deadline and runs a county newspaper ad once a week for three weeks. The notice lists the project location, where to view plans, and when bids are filed and opened. Online posting for at least 20 days counts as notice even if the newspaper ad is late or missed. For projects of $250,000 or less, the department may invite at least three bidders and can award if it gets one responsive bid, or it may use public notice. The $250,000 threshold adjusts each October 1 by CPI-U and rounds up to the next $1,000.

DOT buying power and building oversight

The Department of Transportation can buy or lease materials, machines, supplies, services, and labor for highways. It can also lease or build offices and storage buildings and manage its tools, equipment, and buildings. The department must get the Legislature’s consent before building any building that costs more than the adjusted capital-project threshold and $100,000. That threshold is tied to the figure set in state law and adjusts over time.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Mike Moser

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 27 • No: 0 • Other: 22

legislature vote • 5/14/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 49 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/2/2025

Vote

Yes: 29 • No: 0 • Other: 20

legislature vote • 4/2/2025

Vote

Yes: 27 • No: 0 • Other: 22

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on May 15, 2025

    5/15/2025legislature

  2. Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0

    5/14/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    5/14/2025legislature

  4. Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025

    5/14/2025legislature

  5. Placed on Final Reading

    4/29/2025legislature

  6. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    4/23/2025legislature

  7. Placed on Select File

    4/8/2025legislature

  8. Transportation and Telecommunications AM554 adopted

    4/2/2025legislature

  9. Moser AM20 withdrawn

    4/2/2025legislature

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    4/2/2025legislature

  11. Placed on General File with AM554

    3/20/2025legislature

  12. Transportation and Telecommunications AM554 filed

    3/20/2025legislature

  13. Moser priority bill

    3/14/2025legislature

  14. Notice of hearing for February 24, 2025

    2/13/2025legislature

  15. Moser AM20 filed

    1/23/2025legislature

  16. Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee

    1/21/2025legislature

  17. Date of introduction

    1/16/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    5/15/2025

    PDF

  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

    PDF

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