Adopt the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act, require notice of potential fraud for purchasers of gift certificates and gift cards, and change provisions relating to search warrants
LB 609 adopts the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act, requiring businesses operating kiosks for digital assets (like cryptocurrency) to obtain a license, report to Nebraska's Department of Banking and Finance, and provide clear fraud warnings to customers. The bill mandates that kiosk operators disclose specific scam examples (e.g., fake bank alerts or "job offer" scams) and state that transactions are irreversible. It also includes changes to search warrant procedures, though the primary focus is on preventing fraud in digital asset transactions. This directly affects kiosk operators and customers using these services in Nebraska.
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 22, 2025
Signed Mar 12, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrollment and Review ER14 Bostar AM352
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The bill was amended from its original introduction to an Enrollment and Review version, updating the bill number and committee information. The substantive policy content regarding the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act remains largely unchanged, with only minor formatting and line number adjustments. The core provisions for regulating controllable electronic record kiosks and operators were preserved without significant policy modifications.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the amendments are primarily administrative updates reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.
TECHNICAL
Bill header information updated to reflect Enrollment and Review stage with new bill number ER14 and revised committee information.
Line numbers and formatting adjusted throughout the document to reflect the amended version.
Enrollment and Review committee designation and date stamp added to document header.
Original introduction text and initial committee assignment removed as bill progressed through legislative stages.
Floor votes · Legislature Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 49
Feb 11, 2025
N
Nonpartisan49
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025
executive
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Bostar AM352 adopted
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER14 adopted
legislature
Feb 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM157 adopted
legislature
Feb 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM157
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eliot Bostar
NNonpartisan
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