LB 470 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Provide for attorneys to make unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury in lieu of sworn declarations

Nebraska's LB 470 allows attorneys to submit unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury instead of sworn declarations for most legal documents. This change directly affects attorneys representing parties in court cases, replacing requirements for sworn statements like affidavits with simpler written declarations. The bill specifies two required wording formats: one for documents signed within Nebraska ("I declare under penalty of perjury...") and one for out-of-state documents. Attorneys must sign these declarations as "true under penalty of perjury" to maintain legal accountability, while excluding depositions and certain official oaths from the change.
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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Introduced Final Reading · 2 edits
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The bill has progressed from its introduction stage to the final reading stage, with no substantive policy changes visible in this excerpt. The primary change is the addition of 'FINAL READING' and formatting updates, indicating the bill is moving through the legislative process rather than changing its content.
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Added 'FINAL READING' designation to indicate the bill's current legislative stage

Added blank lines for formatting consistency in the document header

Floor votes · Legislature May 15, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
May 15, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
47 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025
executive
May 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2
legislature
Mar 31, 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 Carolyn Bosn
Carolyn Bosn
NNonpartisan
NE
25