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NebraskaLB530A109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET
Appropriation Bill
Sponsored By: Carolyn Bosn
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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15 provisions identified: 7 benefits, 4 costs, 4 mixed.
Stricter limits on juvenile detention
The law sharply limits when a child can be locked up. Children age 12 or younger are not detained unless every other option is tried. If detained, a judge reviews the decision every five days and within 24 hours if the child’s lawyer asks. Officials must use a standard screening tool before pretrial detention. If the tool says detention is not needed, the child is released or given an alternative; if it says detention is needed, detention may be used. If no juvenile facility is available, a child may be held in a secure area of an adult jail only for short periods (6 hours in metro areas, 24 hours elsewhere, excluding nonjudicial days) with no contact with adult inmates.
Stronger sealing of juvenile records
When a court seals a juvenile record, it must notify the DMV, DHHS (when involved), and law enforcement and prosecutors, and explain the order to the youth in age‑appropriate words. After sealing, you may answer questions as if the offense never happened, and agencies must tell the public no record exists and must seal their own copies when you send the order. Some access remains for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, DHHS, probation and facility staff, certain civil cases, and approved researchers. Police may check sealed records only to decide firearm eligibility for people under 25. Anyone who knowingly breaks the confidentiality rules commits a Class V misdemeanor.
Job applications can't ask about sealed records
Employers cannot ask about offenses that are sealed. You may answer as if the offense never happened. Job applications must say you do not have to disclose sealed records. The Department of Labor posts a link telling employers about this rule.
Drivers must protect vulnerable users
The law defines vulnerable road users, including many pedestrians, cyclists, people on wheelchairs, motorcycles (not autocycles), and farm or animal riders. When passing a vulnerable user or a stopped vehicle on a controlled‑access highway, drivers must move over at least one lane when safe; if not possible, slow down and use due care. The first violation is a traffic infraction; a second within five years is a Class IIIA misdemeanor. Road assistance vehicles must use a warning signal. Driving at more than twice the speed limit is treated as proof of reckless driving. The DOT can temporarily lower speed limits using electronic signs in 5‑mph steps during bad conditions, emergencies, or heavy traffic.
Stronger penalties for deadly driving
If a DUI causes someone’s death under sections 60‑6,213 or 60‑6,214, it is a Class IIIA felony. If a death is caused by violations of sections 60‑6,196 or 60‑6,197.06, it is a Class IIA felony, or a Class II felony with a prior conviction. Courts must impose driving bans and license revocations of at least one year and up to 15 years; a prior requires 15 years. The same rules apply when the death is of an unborn child, with bans ranging from 60 days up to 15 years. License revocations run for the full period and do not run while serving jail time.
More police access to juvenile monitoring data
If a court puts a juvenile on electronic monitoring, the order states if data goes to a named officer. Law enforcement agencies may name officers to get this data. When a named officer or agency asks, the probation office gives immediate access to the monitoring database. This expands police access and reduces privacy for juveniles and families.
Tougher drug penalties and forfeiture
Marijuana possession penalties are tiered by weight and prior offenses. Up to 1 ounce brings fines of $300 for a first offense, $400 plus up to 5 days jail for a second, and $500 plus up to 7 days jail for later offenses; more than 1 ounce up to 1 pound is a Class III misdemeanor; more than 1 pound is a Class IV felony. Having a firearm during certain drug crimes, or causing death or serious injury, raises the penalty one class (but not above Class IB). After a conviction and a separate hearing, courts can forfeit cash, vehicles, guns, phones, and related equipment used to commit the crime. People convicted under the main drug statute must attend and complete treatment on probation or while in prison. Knowingly possessing money used or meant to facilitate drug distribution is a Class IV felony.
New rules for juvenile probation
Courts now decide if a juvenile needs comprehensive supervision when placing the child on probation. If normal sanctions are unlikely to work, the court labels the child for intensive, prioritized services like therapy, school help, and family work. For these juveniles, graduated sanctions can be used only once; suspected crimes must go to formal action. Probation must send a progress report at least 30 days before probation ends, and early filings can trigger a hearing before the end date. If police take a juvenile probationer into custody for a criminal violation, they must immediately try to notify a juvenile intake probation officer.
Probation fees and new safeguards
Adult probationers pay a $30 one‑time enrollment fee. Monthly fees are $25 for standard probation and $35 for intensive supervision or certain programs, due by the 10th. Only one monthly fee may be charged per person, and courts can waive fees for hardship. A felony probationer’s noncriminal or substance‑abuse violations can lead to revocation only after 90 days of total custodial sanctions during the current term. At sentencing, courts must tell people they may be able to set aside the conviction and how to file.
Broader data sharing in juvenile system
The probation office must send specific juvenile supervision data to the state criminal justice system so law enforcement can see it. By the first day of each month, it must also give each police agency a list of juvenile probationers in that county. Courts must share needed confidential records with the Foster Care Review Office, and the Inspector General can get probation records for investigations when a juvenile court orders disclosure; records are due within five days. Officials may quickly share a photo and information when a child is missing from foster or out‑of‑home care; probation releases need a judge’s order, and notices cannot say the child is in DHHS care or under probation.
Juvenile court records: access and privacy
Before a hearing that relies on predispositional reports, the court must give copies to the juvenile’s lawyer and to the prosecutor. Records for petitions under subdivision (3)(c) of section 43‑247 stay confidential, but the juvenile, counsel, parent or guardian, and others a judge allows may see them. A judge may withhold these records from the juvenile if good cause shows release would harm the juvenile’s mental state or treatment.
Lower fixed fines for speeding tickets
The law sets fixed fines for speeding. You pay $10 for 1–5 mph over; $25 for over 5 up to 10; $75 for over 10 up to 15; $125 for over 15 up to 20; $200 for over 20 up to 35; and $300 for over 35. Fines double in maintenance, repair, or construction zones. Fines also double in school crossing zones where doubling applies.
Crime to tamper with monitoring devices
It is a Class I misdemeanor to remove, damage, or bypass an electronic monitoring device that a court or parole order requires. An electronic monitoring device tracks a person’s location.
Firearm ban for some under 25
Anyone under 25 who was previously adjudicated for an act that would be a felony or a domestic‑violence misdemeanor may not knowingly possess a firearm. A first offense is a Class IV felony; later offenses are Class IIIA felonies. Before age 25, a person may ask a court to lift the ban. Under 19, file in the juvenile court that adjudicated you; at 19 or older, file in the district court where you live.
Old conflicting statutes repealed
The law repeals listed older statutes and replaces them with the new rules. This cleans up the code and aligns it with the changes above.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Carolyn Bosn
legislature
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 5/29/2025
Final Reading
Yes: 44 • No: 4 • Other: 1
legislature vote • 5/14/2025
Vote
Yes: 38 • No: 0 • Other: 11
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
6/6/2025legislaturePassed on Final Reading 44-4-1
5/29/2025legislaturePresident/Speaker signed
5/29/2025legislaturePresented to Governor on May 29, 2025
5/29/2025legislaturePlaced on Final Reading
5/27/2025legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
5/22/2025legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
5/14/2025legislaturePlaced on Select File
5/14/2025legislatureDate of introduction
5/12/2025legislaturePlaced on General File
5/12/2025legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
6/6/2025
Enrolled / Slip Law
Final / Enacted