All Roll Calls
Yes: 309 • No: 6
NebraskaLB36109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET
Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act, provide for the Home Weatherization Clearinghouse and for mitigation of incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat, change provisions relating to the Water Recreation Enhancement Act, ground water allocation, and permits and stamps issued by the Game and Parks Commission, and create the Research Excellence Cash Fund
Sponsored By: Tom Brandt
Signed by Governor
Natural Resources Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
10 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 1 costs, 4 mixed.
Grants for new scrap tire projects
Through June 30, 2029, up to $1.5 million per year is available for new scrap tire projects. You can get up to 50% back for crumb rubber generated and used in Nebraska. You can get up to 25% back for tire‑derived products that use at least 25% recycled tire content. Funding depends on acceptable applications.
Resident park permit capped at $35
The Game and Parks resident motor vehicle annual permit now costs no more than $35. If you buy the permit, you will not pay above $35 per year.
Home weatherization help and info hub
The Department runs a Home Weatherization Clearinghouse. It lists grants, loans, and other help for home energy upgrades, plus how to apply and who qualifies. It also links state and local efforts so projects move faster. Existing staff operate the hub.
New marinas and Niobrara lodge allowed
The state can fund more water‑access projects. This includes marina construction and access upgrades at Lake McConaughy and Lewis and Clark State Recreation Area. It also allows building an event center and lodge at Niobrara State Park.
Research Excellence Cash Fund created
The University of Nebraska runs the Research Excellence Cash Fund. It holds gifts, grants, bequests, legislative transfers, and other receipts. The fund supports data and research important to Nebraska’s economy, including the Nebraska Mesonet. Fund money cannot buy electronic equipment from listed foreign adversaries. Invested money follows state investment law.
Three-year motorboat fees and AIS stamp
Motorboat registrations run for three years. Fees are $28 for Class 1, $51 for Class 2, $72.50 for Class 3, and $120 for Class 4. Up to $10 of each fee may fund the Aquatic Invasive Species Program. Boats not registered in Nebraska must buy an aquatic invasive species stamp each calendar year before launching.
Batteries: no trash, free drop off
Beginning January 1, 2028, you cannot toss covered batteries in the trash, recycling, or a burn pile. You must take them to an approved collection site or event under the state program. Stewardship groups must make drop‑off easy statewide, with a site within 15 miles for at least 95% of people and regular county coverage. They must provide safety training and public education so you know how and where to recycle batteries.
Selected transport and wildlife laws repealed
The law repeals named statutes in chapters 37, 39, 46, and 81. Those sections are removed from state law. Practical effects depend on what each repealed section covered.
Transportation habitat mitigation bank authority
The Transportation Department may create mitigation banks or in‑lieu‑fee programs for wetlands and habitat tied to its projects. It may acquire land for mitigation, including by eminent domain, and enter cooperative agreements. State regulators should try to use the department’s bank when reviewing DOT project mitigation.
Producer-funded battery recycling rules and fees
By January 1, 2027, stewardship groups must file plans with the state. Starting January 1, 2028, covered batteries can be sold in Nebraska only if the producer is in an approved plan; producer ID marks are required in 2028, and chemistry and “do not trash” labels in 2029. Producers fund the whole program through stewardship groups, which also reimburse local sites and pay annual state fees into the Battery Stewardship Cash Fund. Plans must set recycling targets, train and oversee collection sites, and allow paid mail‑back services that meet data rules. Annual reports begin June 1, 2029, with a five‑year independent audit; the state posts approved brands and may issue rules. Penalties are $10,000 per violation and a Class IV felony for false statements; groups can recover costs from noncompliant producers after $1,000 in in‑state costs; conduct under an approved plan has antitrust protection.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Tom Brandt
legislature
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
Vote
Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
Vote
Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
Vote
Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8
legislature vote • 5/14/2025
Final Reading
Yes: 43 • No: 6
legislature vote • 4/23/2025
Vote
Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13
legislature vote • 4/9/2025
Vote
Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8
legislature vote • 4/9/2025
Vote
Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12
legislature vote • 4/9/2025
Vote
Yes: 38 • No: 0 • Other: 11
Actions Timeline
Provisions/portions of LB309 amended into LB36 by AM635
6/6/2025legislatureProvisions/portions of LB344 amended into LB36 by AM635
6/6/2025legislatureProvisions/portions of LB459 amended into LB36 by AM635
6/6/2025legislatureProvisions/portions of LB480 amended into LB36 by AM635
6/6/2025legislatureProvisions/portions of LB562 amended into LB36 by AM635
6/6/2025legislatureProvisions/portions of LB590 amended into LB36 by AM635
6/6/2025legislatureProvisions/portions of LB595 amended into LB36 by AM930
6/6/2025legislatureApproved by Governor on May 20, 2025
5/21/2025legislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
5/14/2025legislaturePassed on Final Reading 43-6*-0
5/14/2025legislaturePresident/Speaker signed
5/14/2025legislaturePresented to Governor on May 14, 2025
5/14/2025legislaturePlaced on Final Reading
4/29/2025legislatureEnrollment and Review ER54 adopted
4/23/2025legislatureBrandt AM998 to AM635 filed
4/23/2025legislatureBrandt AM998 adopted
4/23/2025legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
4/23/2025legislaturePlaced on Select File with ER54
4/22/2025legislatureEnrollment and Review ER54 filed
4/22/2025legislatureProkop AM930 adopted
4/9/2025legislatureNatural Resources AM635 adopted
4/9/2025legislatureBrandt FA88 withdrawn
4/9/2025legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
4/9/2025legislatureProkop AM930 to AM635 filed
4/8/2025legislatureBrandt FA88 filed
4/8/2025legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
6/6/2025
Enrolled / Slip Law
Final / Enacted