# Nebraska LB518: Change requirements for a report by the Department of Correctional Services and Board of Parole

Nebraska LB518, Change requirements for a report by the Department of Correctional Services and Board of Parole, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Margo Juarez; status signed, last action 2026-02-09 (Approved by Governor on February 9, 2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB518
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Change requirements for a report by the Department of Correctional Services and Board of Parole
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2026-02-09, Approved by Governor on February 9, 2026
- Sponsor: Margo Juarez
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (89 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Annual parole report and reentry placements: benefit, low. Each year by February 1, the Board and the Department file an electronic report. They send it to the Legislature, the Nebraska Supreme Court, and the Governor. It shows the share released with no supervision and who they are, including felony level, offense type, latest risk score, reentry plan sta…
- More supervised, risk-based parole decisions: benefit, low. The Board of Parole, with the Department, sets rules to cut releases with no supervision. Each parolee gets at least nine months of supervision. The rules focus on a strong transition back to the community. Every parole-eligible inmate is scored with a validated risk-and-needs tool from the Departm…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Margo Juarez, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-05 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-02-09: Approved by Governor on February 9, 2026 (legislature)
- 2026-02-06: Presented to Governor on February 5, 2026 (legislature)
- 2026-02-05: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 (legislature)
- 2026-01-30: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2026-01-27: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2026-01-27: Enrollment and Review ER98 adopted (legislature)
- 2026-01-26: Enrollment and Review ER98 filed (legislature)
- 2026-01-26: Placed on Select File with ER98 (legislature)
- 2026-01-20: Spivey name added (legislature)
- 2026-01-20: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2026-01-07: Title printed. Carryover bill (legislature)
- 2025-03-31: Placed on General File (legislature)
- 2025-02-06: Notice of hearing for March 05, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to Judiciary Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-21: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB518.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB518.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB518.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB518.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB518.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB518.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB518-109 (as of 2026-10-17).