LB 797 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Increase minimum bidding amount requirements for certain cities and villages

Nebraska's LB 797 raises the minimum bidding threshold for municipal infrastructure contracts from $90,300 to $100,000. It directly affects cities of the first and second class, as well as villages, when they issue contracts exceeding $100,000 for projects like water systems, sewers, bridges, or street improvements. The bill requires cities to advertise for bids on such contracts, unless exempted by specific electric utility revenue thresholds (e.g., $1 million for utilities with over $75 million in annual revenue). This change modifies existing Nebraska law to increase the dollar amount triggering the competitive bidding process for public works projects.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Final Reading · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its progression from the 'Introduced' stage to the 'Final Reading' stage. A specific line break and spacing error in the section regarding contract negotiations were corrected to improve readability and ensure proper formatting for the final legislative record.
TECHNICAL

Removed a stray blank line and corrected inconsistent spacing in the text describing the mayor and city council's ability to negotiate contracts when bid prices exceed estimates.

Floor votes · Legislature Apr 9, 2026

How they voted

490
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 9, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
49 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Apr 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
executive
Apr 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Urban Affairs Committee
legislature
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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