This legislative resolution (LR 235) directs Nebraska's Natural Resources Committee to study the current process for issuing controlled burn permits. It specifically examines approval timelines, personnel involved, costs, burn locations, safety protocols, regulations for public vs. private burns, environmental impacts, and existing laws. The study will cover how burns affect communities, weather considerations, firebreak requirements, and ecosystem impacts. The committee will report findings and recommendations to the Legislature after completing the study, but the resolution itself does not change any laws or directly affect specific people.
This resolution (LR 159) proposes an interim study to examine how Nebraska’s nameplate capacity tax - currently $3,518 per megawatt - affects privately developed renewable energy facilities (like solar or wind farms). The study will analyze the tax’s impact on development, operations, and long-term viability since its 2010 implementation, including revenue collected and comparisons to other states. It will assess whether the tax rate still aligns with Nebraska’s energy goals, renewable development costs, and market changes, and evaluate potential impacts of adjusting the rate. The Natural Resources Committee will conduct the study and recommend whether the tax should stay the same, increase, or decrease.
LB 293 amends Nebraska's Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Registration Act to clarify co-employment relationships between PEOs and their business clients. It requires that at least half of a client's employees and payroll must be covered under the PEO arrangement, and specifies that clients retain full control over work direction, safety, and quality of services while PEOs handle payroll, tax withholding, and wage payments. The bill mandates written agreements between PEOs and clients detailing responsibilities, including worker compensation coverage obligations, and requires PEOs to notify covered employees about the co-employment structure. This directly affects PEOs, their business clients, and employees covered under these arrangements.
This bill amends Nebraska tax law to clarify how the Tax Commissioner shares sales and use tax data with local governments. It requires verification of tax reporting accuracy during audits and harmonizes disclosure rules across multiple statutes. The changes directly affect municipalities that receive tax revenue allocations and the Tax Commissioner's office managing data sharing. The bill updates existing procedures to streamline how local governments access collected tax information.
This bill allocates $164,210 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2025-26 and $50,800 for 2026-27 to the Department of Revenue’s Program 102. The funds are designated to support implementation of Legislative Bill 707 (a prior bill from the 2025 session), with spending limits of $37,000 for salaries/per diems in 2025-26 and $38,200 in 2026-27. It is a funding measure, not a policy change, directly affecting state budget operations rather than citizens or specific programs.
LB 177A appropriates $233,030 from the General Fund and $135,750 from the Nebraska State Patrol Cash Fund for fiscal year 2025-26 to the Nebraska State Patrol for Program 100. This funding supports the implementation of Legislative Bill 177 (passed in the same session) by providing resources for specific state patrol operations. The bill caps total salary and per diem expenses at $179,591 for 2025-26 and allocates no funds for 2026-27. It is a straightforward funding measure with no new policy changes, solely providing financial support for an existing legislative initiative.
LB 707 amends three related bills: the sales tax rate provisions, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act. It primarily changes deadlines from "July" to "October" for certain funding decisions and clarifies financial terms like "refunds" and "reductions from allocated amounts" in project funding. The bill directly affects local economic development projects and their funding mechanisms under these acts. These are technical adjustments to existing law, not new policy changes.
LB 177 amends Nebraska's Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act to clarify licensing requirements for businesses operating games that pay out cash or redeemable prizes (like arcade machines). It redefines key terms (such as "cash device" to include gift cards) and requires all operators to undergo a one-time background check with fingerprinting and criminal history review before obtaining or renewing a license. Businesses denied licenses include those with felony convictions related to gambling, fraud, or prior violations of the act. This bill directly affects operators, distributors, and manufacturers of mechanical amusement devices in Nebraska, tightening oversight of these businesses.
LB 530A is an appropriation bill that allocates $134,000 from the Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund for fiscal year 2025-26 to the Nebraska Supreme Court. The funds are specifically designated for "Program 570" to support the implementation of Legislative Bill 530 (a separate bill from the same legislative session). The bill restricts these funds from covering permanent or temporary state employee salaries and per diems. This is a procedural funding measure, not a policy change, and directly affects the Supreme Court's budget for a specific program.
LB 150A is a funding bill that allocates $146,056 in federal funds for fiscal year 2025-26 and $147,609 for 2026-27 to the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. These funds are specifically designated for Program 155 to support the implementation of Legislative Bill 150 (the parent bill). The bill does not create new policy but provides the necessary financial resources to carry out the Commission’s existing responsibilities under LB 150. This funding supports state law enforcement and criminal justice operations without changing eligibility or services for the public.
LB 166 requires county treasurers to keep the residential addresses confidential for law enforcement officers, Nebraska National Guard members, and judges who apply. It also makes judicial retention election filings non-public records (though the Secretary of State must publish a list of names and districts). The bill updates candidate filing forms to include a sworn statement about election laws and an optional email field. These changes affect law enforcement, National Guard members, judges, judicial candidates, and all political candidates filing in Nebraska.
LB 136 updates Nebraska's civil procedure rules for garnishment cases. It requires creditors to serve garnishment notices on corporate garnishees (like businesses) through their registered agent in Nebraska, rather than directly to the company. The bill also clarifies that a "continuing lien" on a debtor's wages - allowing ongoing wage withholding - lasts 90 days (with a possible 90-day extension) and automatically ends under specific conditions like full judgment payment or the debtor leaving employment. This directly affects creditors seeking to collect judgments, debtors with wages subject to garnishment, and corporate entities serving as garnishees.
