# Nebraska LB51: Adopt the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact

Nebraska LB51, Adopt the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Teresa Ibach; status signed, last action 2025-02-25 (Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB51
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Adopt the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-02-25, Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025
- Sponsor: Teresa Ibach
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (115 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Interstate background checks for jobs and licenses: mixed, low. The State adopts the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact. Authorized employers and licensing agencies can request your out-of-state criminal history for noncriminal background checks. This makes it easier for those groups to see records across states.
- State Patrol runs compact, privacy rules stay: mixed, low. The Nebraska State Patrol is the official keeper of criminal history records for the compact. The Superintendent (or designee) is the compact officer and runs it in Nebraska. The Patrol can set rules for sharing records for noncriminal cases with the federal government. The State’s approval stays i…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Teresa Ibach, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-21 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-07 | legislature | Vote | fail | 29 | 1 | 19 |
| 2025-01-30 | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-02-25: Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-02-21: Presented to Governor on February 21, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-02-21: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-02-21: Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-02-07: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-02-04: Placed on Select File (legislature)
- 2025-01-30: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-01-28: Placed on General File (legislature)
- 2025-01-14: Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Judiciary Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-09: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB51.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB51.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB51.pdf)

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- LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis (failed)
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- LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB51.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB51.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB51.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB51-109 (as of 2026-10-17).