LB 453 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change requirements for background checks for guardians and conservators

LB 453 requires background checks for people applying to be guardians or conservators in Nebraska. It mandates that applicants submit fingerprints to the Nebraska State Patrol for FBI criminal history checks, with results filed with the court at least 10 days before appointment hearings (unless waived for emergencies). The bill changes existing law to standardize this process, requires applicants to pay for the checks, and prohibits court appointments without the background report - except in emergency temporary guardianship cases. This directly affects individuals seeking court-appointed guardianship or conservatorship roles.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed May 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Final Reading · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text shows a formatting change where the 'Final Reading' status was added to the header, and a specific procedural requirement was removed from the hearing timeline section. This deletion eliminates the earlier deadline for requesting expedited hearings, which previously required requests to be filed more than ten business days before the hearing date.
TIMELINE

Removed a specific deadline requirement that previously mandated requests for expedited hearings be filed more than ten business days before the hearing date.

TECHNICAL

Added 'Final Reading' designation to the bill header to reflect its current legislative stage.

Floor votes · Legislature May 14, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed
Total votes 49
May 14, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
49 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
executive
May 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
Mar 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Wendy DeBoer
Wendy DeBoer
NNonpartisan
NE
10