Change provisions relating to the age of majority

Nebraska's LB 1161 would lower the age of majority from 19 to 18, granting 18-year-olds the legal rights and responsibilities of adults. The bill specifically allows 18-year-olds to enter binding contracts, sign leases and property deeds, and make their own health care decisions - including mental health services and pregnancy-related care - without parental consent. It also removes the previous exception allowing minors under 19 to end minority through marriage. The change applies to all Nebraska residents turning 18, except those under juvenile court custody in Department of Health and Human Services care.