# Nebraska LB559: Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses Nebraska LB559, Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Carolyn Bosn; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Provisions/portions of LB464 amended into LB559 by AM731); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB559-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB559 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Provisions/portions of LB464 amended into LB559 by AM731 - Sponsor: Carolyn Bosn - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Judiciary Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (208 yes, 66 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Crime for leading financial fraud rings: benefit, medium. The law creates a crime for leading a continuing financial crime enterprise. A leader must act with two or more others, commit a felony financial transaction offense, and get substantial income from it. Penalties rise with size or receipts in any 12-month period: 3 or fewer people or $2,000,000–$4,… - New crimes and penalties for card skimmers: benefit, medium. The law makes it a Class IV felony to install a skimmer on ATMs, card readers, or fuel pumps without permission and with intent to defraud. Using a skimmer to steal payment data or money is also a crime. Penalties depend on the total taken: $5,000 or more = Class IIA felony; $1,500–$4,999 = Class I… - Stronger penalties for organized retail theft: benefit, medium. The law makes organized retail crime a separate offense. It covers planning or funding theft rings, removing or evading anti-theft devices, reselling goods a reasonable person would know are stolen, using tools or containers to steal, and similar acts. Penalties depend on the total retail value: $5… - Reimbursement fund for financial fraud victims: benefit, low. The state creates the Financial Fraud Victims’ Reimbursement Fund run by the Attorney General. Money forfeited from financial transaction crimes goes into this fund. Victims can apply in a form set by the Attorney General. Payments are limited to money forfeited from the same crime and are paid pro… - Stronger forfeiture rules and monthly storage fee: mixed, medium. Courts can order criminal forfeiture for financial transaction crimes, on top of other penalties. Prosecutors must state in the charging document if they will seek forfeiture and, if known, identify owners or possessors. If you miss court and your seized property is held, the court may charge $100… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carolyn Bosn, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 43 | 6 | | | 2025-04-23 | legislature | Vote | fail | 35 | 2 | 12 | | 2025-04-23 | legislature | Vote | fail | 8 | 28 | 13 | | 2025-04-16 | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 | | 2025-04-16 | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 1 | 10 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 1 | 10 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 8 | 28 | 13 | ## Actions (28) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB464 amended into LB559 by AM731 (legislature) - 2025-05-20: Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Passed on Final Reading 43-6*-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-04-29: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Conrad FA129 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Conrad FA129 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Dungan FA126 lost (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Dungan FA126 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Dungan FA115 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Dungan FA114 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-04-16: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-04-16: Judiciary AM731 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-16: Dungan FA115 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-16: Dungan FA114 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-02: Judiciary AM731 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-02: Placed on General File with AM731 (legislature) - 2025-03-12: Bosn priority bill (legislature) - 2025-02-19: Notice of hearing for February 28, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-02-19: Notice of hearing for March 05, 2025 (cancel) (legislature) - 2025-02-11: Hallstrom name added (legislature) - 2025-02-06: Notice of hearing for March 05, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-24: Referred to Judiciary Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-22: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB559.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB559.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB559.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) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB559.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB559.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB559.pdf) ## Related - [LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax pro…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB468-109) - [LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB13-109) - [LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB677-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - [Nebraska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska/bills) - [Nebraska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB559-109 (as of 2026-10-17).