LB 822 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Rename the Police Officers Retirement Act as the Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act and change provisions of such act

This bill renames Nebraska's Police Officers Retirement Act to the "Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act" to clarify it applies only to police officers in Nebraska's largest cities (those designated as "first class"). It updates definitions throughout the law, such as specifying "city" means a first-class city employing police officers, and removes outdated provisions. The changes harmonize terminology and streamline the act without altering retirement benefit calculations or eligibility. The bill directly affects police officers in Nebraska's 13 first-class cities (e.g., Omaha, Lincoln).
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

Enrollment and Review ER123 Final Reading · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was transitioned from a draft version to its final reading, updating the sponsor information to reflect the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee and removing specific line-by-line amendment instructions. The core policy text remains focused on renaming the Police Officers Retirement Act to the Cities of the First Class Police Officers Retirement Act and defining key terms like 'retirement value' and 'regular pay'.
Scope change
The bill's scope is now explicitly limited to police officers employed by cities of the first class, as indicated by the new title and the definition of 'City' in the definitions section.
DEFINITION

A comprehensive list of statutory sections to be amended was added, clarifying the specific laws this bill will modify.

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
17
Key actions
5
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
Mar 6, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER123 adopted
legislature
Feb 2, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee
legislature
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.