LB 1084 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to persons taken into emergency protective custody

This bill updates Nebraska's emergency protective custody rules for individuals posing a mental health or safety risk. It clarifies that law enforcement may temporarily hold people suspected of being mentally ill and dangerous or dangerous sex offenders, requiring a 36-hour mental health evaluation by an independent professional before release. The bill specifies where individuals must be held (medical facilities first, then jails if no emergency), details documentation requirements for officers, and assigns payment responsibility to counties or tribes for Indian country cases under tribal law. These changes apply directly to people in emergency custody and the county/tribal facilities managing their care.
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Introduction
Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Apr 17, 2026
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Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1084 amended into LB816 by AM2323
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Indefinitely postponed
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Feb 27, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Jan 15, 2026
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Date of introduction
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Tanya Storer
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