# Nebraska LB839: Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and provide requirements for projects under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act Nebraska LB839, Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and provide requirements for projects under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Victor Rountree; status vetoed, last action 2026-04-17 (Communication) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB839-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB839 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and provide requirements for projects under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act - Status: vetoed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Communication - Sponsor: Victor Rountree - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Urban Affairs Committee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 16 (469 yes, 124 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Victor Rountree, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-17 | legislature | Vote | fail | 19 | 28 | 2 | | 2026-04-10 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 34 | 15 | | | 2026-03-31 | legislature | Vote | fail | 28 | 10 | 11 | | 2026-03-31 | legislature | Vote | fail | 35 | 0 | 14 | | 2026-03-31 | legislature | Vote | fail | 36 | 1 | 12 | | 2026-03-31 | legislature | Vote | fail | 31 | 6 | 12 | | 2026-03-31 | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 9 | 13 | | 2026-02-24 | legislature | Vote | fail | 29 | 1 | 19 | | 2026-02-24 | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 0 | 22 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 36 | 1 | 12 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 35 | 0 | 14 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 19 | 28 | 2 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 0 | 22 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 27 | 9 | 13 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 31 | 6 | 12 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 28 | 10 | 11 | ## Actions (38) - 2026-04-17: Communication (legislature) - 2026-04-17: Failed to become law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 19-28-2 (legislature) - 2026-04-17: Rountree MO584 failed (legislature) - 2026-04-17: Rountree MO584 That LB839 becomes law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor filed (legislature) - 2026-04-17: Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-04-17: Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-04-10: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2026-04-10: Passed on Final Reading 34-15*-0 (legislature) - 2026-04-07: Enrollment and Review ST78 recorded (legislature) - 2026-04-07: Enrollment and Review ST78 filed (legislature) - 2026-04-07: Placed on Final Reading with ST78 (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1136 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1135 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1134 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1139 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1139 to FA1134 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Dover FA1133 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1134 pending (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Dover FA1133 pending (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1136 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1135 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree FA1134 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Rountree AM2471 divided (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Dover FA1133 to AM2471 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Kauth FA479 withdrawn (legislature) - 2026-03-23: Rountree AM2471 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-03: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2026-02-24: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2026-02-24: Urban Affairs AM1865 adopted (legislature) - 2026-02-24: Urban Affairs AM1865 pending (legislature) - 2026-02-17: Urban Affairs AM1865 filed (legislature) - 2026-02-17: Placed on General File with AM1865 (legislature) - 2026-02-11: Rountree priority bill (legislature) - 2026-01-20: Notice of hearing for January 27, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Urban Affairs Committee (legislature) - 2026-01-09: Kauth FA479 filed (legislature) - 2026-01-08: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Final Reading, 2026-04-10: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB839.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB839.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 - [Final Reading (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB839.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB839.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) - [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) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - 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