Change provisions relating to certain licenses issued under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act
LB 177 amends Nebraska's Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act to clarify licensing requirements for businesses operating games that pay out cash or redeemable prizes (like arcade machines). It redefines key terms (such as "cash device" to include gift cards) and requires all operators to undergo a one-time background check with fingerprinting and criminal history review before obtaining or renewing a license. Businesses denied licenses include those with felony convictions related to gambling, fraud, or prior violations of the act. This bill directly affects operators, distributors, and manufacturers of mechanical amusement devices in Nebraska, tightening oversight of these businesses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed Jun 6, 2025
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Introduced
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MODERATE
The bill was amended during enrollment to change the sponsor from Clouse to Guereca, update the bill's purpose statement to reflect redefinition of terms and changes to licensing provisions, and add a markup indicating the bill was reviewed on March 10, 2025. The substantive definitions and sections remain unchanged from the original version.
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Bill sponsor changed from Clouse to Guereca, Chairman of Enrollment and Review
Bill purpose statement updated to reflect redefinition of terms and changes to license provisions
Enrollment and Review markup added with date March 10, 2025
Page 1 text modified to strike original purpose language and insert updated version
Floor votes · Legislature Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 49
Mar 4, 2025
N
Nonpartisan49
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
executive
May 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER24 adopted
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Legislature · Passed
General Affairs AM87 adopted
legislature
Feb 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM87
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to General Affairs Committee
legislature
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stan Clouse
NNonpartisan
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