LB 986 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Allow expenditure of campaign funds for security services and systems under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act

LB 986 amends Nebraska's campaign finance law to explicitly allow political committees and candidate campaigns to use campaign funds for security services and systems. This directly affects political committees and candidates running for office in Nebraska. The bill adds a specific provision (section 49-1446.03(10)) permitting expenditures on security personnel, equipment, installation, maintenance, and physical security measures. This change clarifies that security costs, previously excluded or ambiguous under the law, are now a permissible campaign expense.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Final Reading · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting adjustments and a specific policy change regarding security funding. The most significant substantive change is the addition of the word 'reasonable' to the list of allowable security measures, clarifying that not every physical or structural security improvement must be funded by the state. Other changes include minor spacing corrections in the list of allowable campaign expenditures and slight formatting tweaks to the bill's header and section numbering.
FISCAL

Added the word 'reasonable' to the definition of allowable security measures, limiting state funding to reasonable physical and structural improvements rather than all such measures.

TECHNICAL

Adjusted spacing and punctuation in the list of allowable campaign expenditures and communications.

Corrected minor formatting inconsistencies in the bill header and section numbering.

Floor votes · Legislature Mar 23, 2026

How they voted

400
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 49
Mar 23, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
40 Yea 9
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
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 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-8*-0
legislature
Mar 23, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Executive Board AM2353 adopted
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM2353
legislature
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Executive Board
legislature
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Eliot Bostar
Eliot Bostar
NNonpartisan
NE
29