# Nebraska LB529: Redefine state agency under the State Procurement Act

Nebraska LB529, Redefine state agency under the State Procurement Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Mike Jacobson; status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB529
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Redefine state agency under the State Procurement Act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-22
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025
- Sponsor: Mike Jacobson
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (150 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Investment Council exempt from service procurement rules: mixed, low. The law removes the Nebraska Investment Council from the State Procurement Act for service contracts. For buying services, the Council is not treated as a state agency under the Act. Vendors selling services to the Council must follow the Council’s processes, not the Act’s standard procedures. This…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Jacobson, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-12 | legislature | Vote | fail | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025-03-12 | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 0 | 16 |
|   | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 0 | 16 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Presented to Governor on April 3, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 47-0-2 (legislature)
- 2025-04-01: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-03-28: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-03-28: Enrollment and Review ER27 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-03-25: Enrollment and Review ER27 filed (legislature)
- 2025-03-25: Placed on Select File with ER27 (legislature)
- 2025-03-17: Speaker priority bill (legislature)
- 2025-03-12: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-03-12: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM27 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM27 filed (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Placed on General File with AM27 (legislature)
- 2025-01-29: Notice of hearing for February 05, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-24: Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-22: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB529.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB529.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB529.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/LB529.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB529.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB529.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB529-109 (as of 2026-10-19).