All Roll Calls
Yes: 141 • No: 0
NebraskaLB758109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET
Change provisions relating to nontestamentary transfers on death, and evidence of ownership to obtain a certificate of title and provide a method for a beneficiary charitable organization to receive property or information
Sponsored By: R. Brad von Gillern
Signed by Governor
Judiciary Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Clearer rules for beneficiary transfers
The law treats many beneficiary designations as nonprobate transfers. This includes life insurance, pay-on-death accounts, retirement plans, promissory notes, securities, trusts, marital property agreements, and title certificates. The designation can be in the same document or in a separate signed writing made before, at, or after the original document. Creditors still keep their rights under Nebraska law.
More ways to prove vehicle ownership
You can use a broader set of proof to get a certificate of title. The Department accepts new types of evidence listed in this law, alongside items like a manufacturer’s certificate, an out‑of‑state title, or a court order. This applies to vehicles, former military vehicles, and to manufactured and mobile homes. The change helps when original papers are missing or hard to obtain.
Charities get faster post-death claims
A 501(c)(3) charity can use a sworn affidavit to claim a decedent’s property or get information. It must attach its IRS status letter, a certificate of existence, a death record, proof the signer is authorized, and a signed W‑9. The holder must give a written reply within 30 days and transfer the property within 45 days, or explain any reasonable delay. Holders cannot force the charity to open an account or demand staff or board personal data. This process does not cover trust or probate estate distributions and does not apply to entities regulated as insurers; creditor rights remain.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
R. Brad von Gillern
legislature
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
Vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0 • Other: 19
legislature vote • 4/9/2026
Final Reading
Yes: 49 • No: 0
legislature vote • 3/12/2026
Vote
Yes: 32 • No: 0 • Other: 17
legislature vote • 3/12/2026
Vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0 • Other: 19
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
4/17/2026legislaturePresident/Speaker signed
4/10/2026legislaturePresented to Governor on April 10, 2026
4/10/2026legislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
4/9/2026legislaturePassed on Final Reading 49-0-0
4/9/2026legislaturePlaced on Final Reading
4/1/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER150 adopted
3/31/2026legislatureKauth FA387 withdrawn
3/31/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
3/31/2026legislaturePlaced on Select File with ER150
3/18/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER150 filed
3/18/2026legislatureJudiciary AM2277 adopted
3/12/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
3/12/2026legislaturePlaced on General File with AM2277
3/4/2026legislatureJudiciary AM2277 filed
3/4/2026legislatureSpeaker priority bill
2/20/2026legislatureNotice of hearing for January 28, 2026
1/21/2026legislatureReferred to Judiciary Committee
1/9/2026legislatureKauth FA387 filed
1/8/2026legislatureDate of introduction
1/7/2026legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
4/17/2026
Enrolled / Slip Law
Final / Enacted