# Nebraska LB904: Change provisions relating to Chinese military companies under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act Nebraska LB904, Change provisions relating to Chinese military companies under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by John Arch; status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB904-109 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB904 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Change provisions relating to Chinese military companies under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2026-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-07, Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026 - Sponsor: John Arch - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (87 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Get $50,000 for reporting violations: benefit, high. If your tip leads the commission to find a violation of these Chinese military company disclosure rules, you get $50,000. The payment is only made if the commission recovers a civil penalty. - Consultants for Chinese military companies face big fines: cost, high. Consultants for a Chinese military company must file a form with the state commission before any influencing in Nebraska. The form lists names and addresses, your business, the matters you will influence, and an acknowledgment that you act for a foreign adversary. Influencing includes phone calls,… - Lobbyists for Chinese military companies face big fines: cost, high. Lobbyists must register before lobbying in Nebraska. If your client is a Chinese military company, your registration must say the company is a foreign adversary and that you act for it. Breaking these disclosure rules costs $100,000 for each violation, rising by $100,000 for later violations, up to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Arch, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 45 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-03-23 | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-04-07: Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Presented to Governor on April 2, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-04-02: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 (legislature) - 2026-04-02: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2026-03-31: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2026-03-30: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2026-03-30: Kauth FA544 withdrawn (legislature) - 2026-03-30: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2026-03-23: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2026-02-20: Speaker priority bill (legislature) - 2026-02-12: Placed on General File (legislature) - 2026-01-28: Notice of hearing for February 04, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (legislature) - 2026-01-09: Kauth FA544 filed (legislature) - 2026-01-08: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2026-01-08: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB904.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB904.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB904.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/LB904.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB904.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB904.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-LB904-109 (as of 2026-10-19).