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NebraskaLB894109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Change provisions relating to the Grain Dealer Act and the Grain Warehouse Act

Sponsored By: Barry DeKay

Signed by Governor

Agriculture Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 4 mixed.

State warehouses: fees and inspections

If your warehouse is not federally licensed, you pay a graduated annual state license fee before July 1, 2027. The commission sets the fee schedule for licenses beginning July 1, 2027 and may adjust it each July 1. Any fee set cannot be higher than the 2025/2026 AMS rate for the commodity for entities with CCC agreements as of January 1, 2026. State-licensed warehouses are inspected at least once every 12 months. The commission may charge for extra examinations when justified. Individual applicants must list their Social Security number on the application.

New rules and fees for grain dealers

Businesses that buy grain from Nebraska producers to resell now count as grain dealers. Agents who bargain for buyers or sellers can also count. Feeders, custom feeders, and warehouse licensees are excluded if they only handle grain received at their warehouse. Dealers must give sellers written proof when they take the grain. The annual dealer license fee is $100 before July 1, 2027. Beginning July 1, 2027, the commission sets the annual fee, up to $1,500 per license, and publishes the schedule by December 1, 2026. The law also repeals prior section 75-905.

More crops now count as grain

The law expands what counts as grain. It includes the listed unprocessed grains and processed plant pellets. It covers grain sold in bulk or in segregated channels, including certified organic grain. Farmers and handlers of these products now fall under the grain dealer and warehouse rules.

Only approved grain probes allowed

Grain dealers and warehouse licensees cannot use end-intake vacuum air probes unless the commission has approved the probe. The commission sets approval rules. Breaking this rule is a Class I misdemeanor.

USDA-licensed warehouses: lighter state filings

Warehouses with a federal United States Warehouse Act license are exempt from the state Grain Warehouse Act. Each year they must tell the state commission they have the federal license, and report right away if it ends, is canceled, or is suspended. They must post the total federal bond amount where customers can see it. They must also give the commission copies of USDA filings like securities, insurance, yearly audits, and licenses. The commission cannot require extra filings or act against them without USDA’s written consent, except to enforce these notices and postings.

New cash fund for grain oversight

The law creates a Grain Dealer and Grain Warehouse Cash Fund run by the Public Service Commission. License fees and other specified money go into this fund, and earnings stay in the fund. Money in the fund can pay for regulating grain dealers and warehouses and cannot be moved to the General Fund. The Legislature intends license fee revenue to cover no more than 25% of the commission’s costs. Fees under the Grain Warehouse Act paid on or after July 1, 2027 go to this fund; fees paid before then go to the General Fund.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Barry DeKay

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 243 • No: 11

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 27 • No: 1 • Other: 21

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 28 • No: 0 • Other: 21

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 31 • No: 0 • Other: 18

legislature vote • 4/9/2026

Final Reading

Yes: 44 • No: 3

legislature vote • 3/5/2026

Vote

Yes: 28 • No: 0 • Other: 21

legislature vote • 2/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 31 • No: 0 • Other: 18

legislature vote • 2/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 27 • No: 1 • Other: 21

legislature vote • 2/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 27 • No: 6 • Other: 16

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    4/17/2026legislature

  2. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    4/9/2026legislature

  3. Passed on Final Reading 44-3*-2

    4/9/2026legislature

  4. President/Speaker signed

    4/9/2026legislature

  5. Presented to Governor on April 9, 2026

    4/9/2026legislature

  6. Placed on Final Reading with ST60

    3/10/2026legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ST60 filed

    3/10/2026legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ST60 recorded

    3/10/2026legislature

  9. Enrollment and Review ER129 adopted

    3/5/2026legislature

  10. Kauth FA534 withdrawn

    3/5/2026legislature

  11. Cavanaugh, M. AM2467 filed

    3/5/2026legislature

  12. Cavanaugh, M. AM2467 adopted

    3/5/2026legislature

  13. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    3/5/2026legislature

  14. Placed on Select File with ER129

    3/3/2026legislature

  15. Enrollment and Review ER129 filed

    3/3/2026legislature

  16. DeKay AM2138 adopted

    2/24/2026legislature

  17. Agriculture AM2004 adopted

    2/24/2026legislature

  18. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2/24/2026legislature

  19. Agriculture priority bill

    2/19/2026legislature

  20. Placed on General File with AM2004

    2/18/2026legislature

  21. Agriculture AM2004 filed

    2/18/2026legislature

  22. DeKay AM2138 to AM2004 filed

    2/18/2026legislature

  23. Notice of hearing for February 03, 2026

    1/21/2026legislature

  24. Referred to Agriculture Committee

    1/12/2026legislature

  25. Kauth FA534 filed

    1/9/2026legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    4/17/2026

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

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  • Final / Enacted

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