LB 43 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to notice and certification requirements for electric generation facilities, transmission lines, and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities located near military installations

LB 43 modifies notice and certification requirements for privately developed renewable energy facilities (like solar or wind projects) and transmission lines located near military installations in Nebraska. It directly affects private renewable energy developers who must now comply with updated notification and certification processes when building projects near designated military sites, including Air Force bases and missile silos. The bill harmonizes existing rules by revising sections of Nebraska law to streamline these requirements, removing redundancies while maintaining security considerations for military operations. The changes became effective upon the governor’s approval on February 25, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Energy

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

Legislature Passage

Feb 2025

Legislature Passage

Jan 2025

Signed into Law

Feb 2025

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Signed Feb 26, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrollment and Review ER1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and renumbered during the Enrollment and Review process, with a minor technical amendment adding a comma on page 9, line 29. No substantive policy changes, scope adjustments, or new definitions were made to the legislation itself.

TECHNICAL

Added a comma after the word 'repair' on page 9, line 29 as a minor grammatical correction.

Reformatted the bill header and page numbering from 'Introduced' to 'Enrollment and Review ER1' version.

Changed the sponsor attribution from 'DeKay, 40; Hardin, 48' to 'Guereca, 7, Chairman Enrollment and Review' in the header.

Enrollment and Review ER1 → Final Reading · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from LB 43 to LB 43 (no change in number) but the sponsor changed from Guereca to DeKay and Hardin. The bill moved from Enrollment and Review stage to Final Reading, indicating it is now ready for final passage. The substantive content shows the bill defines terms related to electric vehicle charging stations, renewable energy generation, and military installations, establishing a framework for regulating privately developed renewable energy facilities near military bases.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include definitions for commercial electric vehicle charging stations, direct-current fast-charging stations, foreign adversaries, military installations, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, private electric suppliers, and privately developed renewable energy generation facilities. These definitions establish the regulatory framework for electricity generation and distribution near military installations.

DEFINITION

Added comprehensive definitions for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including commercial electric vehicle charging stations and direct-current fast-charging stations, to clarify regulatory oversight.

Added definition for 'foreign adversary' referencing 15 C.F.R. 791.4 as it existed on February 7, 2025, to establish criteria for determining foreign government or person status.

Added detailed definition for military installations, including specific references to Air Force ballistic missile silos and bases under 31 C.F.R. regulations as they existed on January 1, 2025.

Added definition for private electric suppliers, specifying they must produce electricity from privately developed renewable energy facilities and cannot be owned by public power districts, municipalities, or other governmental entities.

Added definition for privately developed renewable energy generation facilities, specifying they must use solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, landfill gas, or biogas and be owned by private electric suppliers.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the bill's introduction to reflect new sponsors DeKay and Hardin instead of the original sponsor Guereca, indicating legislative sponsorship changes during the review process.

Floor votes · Legislature Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

41–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 49

Jan 30, 2025

N Nonpartisan49

41 Yea 8

83% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 6, 2025

Introduced

Provisions/portions of LB35 amended into LB43 by AM215

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025

executive

Feb 21, 2025

Legislature · Passed

President/Speaker signed

legislature

Feb 21, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-0-1

legislature

Feb 13, 2025

Legislature · Passed

DeKay AM215 adopted

legislature

Feb 13, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Enrollment and Review ER1 adopted

legislature

Jan 30, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Natural Resources AM43 adopted

legislature

Jan 27, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Placed on General File with AM43

legislature

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Referred to Natural Resources Committee

legislature

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced

Date of introduction

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors