All Roll Calls
Yes: 1,182 • No: 227
NebraskaLB935109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET
Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting
Sponsored By: Carolyn Bosn
Signed by Governor
Judiciary Committee
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14 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 3 costs, 5 mixed.
Stronger paternity rules and lien relief
A notarized paternity form creates a legal finding after 60 days or once a case starts. After that, you can only challenge for fraud, duress, major mistake, or with accredited DNA proof. Support duties usually keep going during a challenge unless a judge pauses them for good cause. If reliable DNA testing shows a man is not the father, a court can set aside paternity and future support, but not past support before notice. For property sales, a 12‑month current child or spousal support payment record releases the lien for that parcel. The law also repeals older paternity sections and replaces them with these updated rules.
Immediate no-contact and better victim help
After an arrest for domestic or sexual assault, a no‑contact period starts and ends at 11:59 p.m. on the third day. The arrested person must avoid the victim and the victim’s home; the victim can waive this in writing. Breaking the rule is a Class I misdemeanor the first time and a Class IV felony after that. Health workers, police, and for minors the state agency must give victims clear, multilingual rights information at first contact. All police agencies must train officers on no‑contact periods, protection orders, and services. Following a required no‑contact period is not treated as illegal “isolation” of a senior or vulnerable adult.
Ban on secret tracking and spyware
It is a Class IIIA felony to secretly install or use any tracking device, app, or setting to follow someone without consent. Consent ends if it is revoked, a spouse files for divorce, or a protection order is in place and known to the other person. The law defines tracking devices broadly to include software, apps, firmware, and account settings. Courts can approve use by order, and there are narrow exceptions, like parents tracking minors with proper custody and consent, caregivers with a doctor’s note, owners tracking their own vehicles before sale, certain licensed investigators with limits, and FAA‑regulated aircraft tracking.
More loan help for rural lawyers
Counties with up to 75,000 people now qualify as underserved for rural legal‑practice support. Starting July 1, 2026, loan‑repayment awards go first to lawyers in counties with no other lawyer, then to counties with three or fewer, then to counties with 75,000 or fewer people. The state also transfers $10,000 into the rural legal loan‑repayment fund.
Stalking penalties rise; definitions updated
Stalking is now a Class IIIA felony. The law clarifies key terms like “course of conduct” and “harass” to guide cases. It removes stalking from the list of “dangerous misdemeanors” used for some weapon‑related sentencing boosts. It also updates what counts as a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, removing stalking and adding second‑degree false imprisonment, first‑offense third‑degree domestic assault, and certain attempts or conspiracies when a qualifying relationship and use of force or threatened deadly weapon are involved.
When these changes take effect
Different parts of the law start on different dates. Some sections begin July 1, 2026. Others begin January 1, 2027. Many sections start three months after the Legislature adjourns. An emergency clause makes the act effective upon passage and approval.
Swatting is now a crime with restitution
Making a false emergency report that sends responders is now a crime. It is a Class I misdemeanor, a Class II felony if it causes serious injury or an officer to deploy or threaten deadly force, and a Class IB felony if it causes death. Courts must order restitution for reasonable costs to victims and government responders.
Tougher evidence rules against tampering
Courts can admit a witness’s statement if a party intentionally made that witness unavailable. The law also adds more crimes to those that can trigger DNA collection, including second‑degree false imprisonment and certain attempts, conspiracies, or solicitations tied to listed sexual and registration offenses.
New drone privacy and airspace rules
Using a drone to view or record someone who is undressed or in private is now illegal. Drone operators must show FAA registration or ID on request. You cannot fly in certain restricted airspace without FAA approval and notifying local law enforcement, with a limited Part 107 commercial exception. Violations are a Class III misdemeanor.
New court filing fees and tech fund
A state docket fee now applies to each case: district civil $45; county civil $0–$20 based on amount; dissolution $26; traffic $36; small claims $16. There is also a $10 case‑management software fee on each civil or traffic filing. Money funds a new Case Management Systems Software Cash Fund to buy and maintain electronic court systems.
Some convictions now bar certain licenses/jobs
A conviction for illegal mobile tracking or for swatting now counts as a potentially disqualifying conviction under state licensing or employment rules tied to that statute.
Frivolous suits can owe local fees
Local governments can ask a court to make the filer pay their reasonable attorney’s fees, expert costs, and court costs when a claim or defense is frivolous or meant to harass. Judges must hold a separate hearing before dismissal if the local government seeks fees. The law also clarifies what “fees and expenses” include and excludes salaries paid by the state.
Old sections repealed to fit changes
The law repeals listed code sections so updated rules can replace them. This housekeeping removes earlier versions across several areas, including criminal and court procedures.
Settlement fund earnings go to General Fund
Starting October 1, 2024, investment earnings from the State Settlement Cash Fund are credited to the state’s General Fund.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Carolyn Bosn
Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 4/10/2026
Final Reading
Yes: 38 • No: 11
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Yes: 38 • No: 0 • Other: 11
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Yes: 35 • No: 4 • Other: 10
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Actions Timeline
Provisions/portions of LB1228 amended into LB935 by AM2935
4/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB1199 amended into LB935 by AM2928
4/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB1139 amended into LB935 by AM2934
4/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB1020 amended into LB935 by AM2933
4/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB978 amended into LB935 by AM2930
4/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB935 amended into LB935 by AM2927
4/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB876 amended into LB935 by AM2931
4/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB789 amended into LB935 by AM2932
4/17/2026legislaturePresented to Governor on April 10, 2026
4/17/2026legislatureApproved by Governor on April 14, 2026
4/14/2026legislaturePresident/Speaker signed
4/10/2026legislaturePassed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 38-11-0
4/10/2026legislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
4/10/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ST86 recorded
4/7/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ST86 filed
4/7/2026legislaturePlaced on Final Reading with ST86
4/7/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
4/1/2026legislatureCavanaugh, J. FA1150 lost
4/1/2026legislatureCavanaugh, J. FA1150 filed
4/1/2026legislatureSpivey AM3046 lost
4/1/2026legislatureSpivey AM3046 filed
4/1/2026legislatureCavanaugh, J. AM2984 adopted
4/1/2026legislatureCavanaugh, J. AM2984 filed
4/1/2026legislatureConrad AM2989 adopted
4/1/2026legislatureBosn FA1147 adopted
4/1/2026legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
1/9/2026
Enrolled / Slip Law
Final / Enacted
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