LB 289 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to cities, villages, and boards of adjustment and redefine qualifying business under the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act

Nebraska bill LB 289 modifies how villages structure their governing boards. It allows villages to change the number of board members (from three to five or five to three) through a voter referendum, requiring petitions signed by at least 5% of registered voters or a board resolution. The bill specifies that petitions must be filed 70 days before an election and outlines procedures for adjusting board terms during transitions. This directly affects Nebraska villages by giving them a formal process to modify their local governance structure. The bill also redefines "qualifying business" under the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act, though specific details are not provided in the excerpt.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Mar 17, 2025
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Introduced Enrollment and Review ER12 · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill update corrects a minor grammatical error on page 3, line 23, changing 'numbers' to 'number' for consistency. The substantive policy content regarding village incorporation, board composition, and election procedures remains unchanged from the original version.
TECHNICAL

Corrected a grammatical error by changing 'numbers' to 'number' on page 3, line 23.

Floor votes · Legislature Feb 28, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 49
Feb 28, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
35 Yea 14
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Mar 17, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on March 17, 2025
executive
Mar 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Mar 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
McKinney AM309 adopted
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER12 adopted
legislature
Feb 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Urban Affairs Committee
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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