STATE BILLNE LB 596PASSED

Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names

State of Nebraska

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 17, 2026; 209 days ago
Current chamber: Legislature
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

NE LB 596 · PassedApr 17

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Bill details

Last action: Provisions/portions of LB1159 amended into LB596 by AM2730 · Apr 17, 2026

Sponsor

RSRita SandersSenator · N · SD-045Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB1159 amended into LB596 by AM2730Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB1145 amended into LB596 by AM2282Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB923 amended into LB596 by AM2282Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB919 amended into LB596 by AM2282Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB898 amended into LB596 by AM2282Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB896 amended into LB596 by AM2282Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB869 amended into LB596 by AM2428Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Provisions/portions of LB739 amended into LB596 by FA1027Legislature

Show 33 earlier actions

Apr 17, 2026Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026Legislature

Apr 17, 2026Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026Legislature

Apr 10, 2026President/Speaker signedLegislature

Apr 10, 2026Passed on Final Reading 46-3*-0Legislature

Apr 10, 2026Dispensing of reading at large approvedLegislature

Apr 7, 2026Enrollment and Review ST79 recordedLegislature

Apr 7, 2026Enrollment and Review ST79 filedLegislature

Apr 7, 2026Placed on Final Reading with ST79Legislature

Mar 31, 2026Advanced to Enrollment and Review for EngrossmentLegislature

Mar 31, 2026Dover AM2987 not further consideredLegislature

Mar 31, 2026Dover AM2987 not germaneLegislature

Mar 31, 2026Lonowski AM2730 adoptedLegislature

Mar 31, 2026Enrollment and Review ER140 adoptedLegislature

Mar 30, 2026Dover AM2987 filedLegislature

Mar 18, 2026Lonowski AM2730 filedLegislature

Mar 11, 2026Enrollment and Review ER140 filedLegislature

Mar 11, 2026Placed on Select File with ER140Legislature

Mar 5, 2026Advanced to Enrollment and Review InitialLegislature

Mar 5, 2026Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 adoptedLegislature

Mar 5, 2026Rountree FA1027 adoptedLegislature

Mar 5, 2026Rountree FA1027 filedLegislature

Mar 5, 2026DeKay AM2428 adoptedLegislature

Mar 5, 2026Lonowski AM2405 withdrawnLegislature

Mar 5, 2026Point of order on germaneness of AM2405 withdrawnLegislature

Mar 4, 2026DeKay AM2428 to AM2282 filedLegislature

Mar 3, 2026Lonowski AM2405 to AM2282 filedLegislature

Mar 3, 2026Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 filedLegislature

Mar 3, 2026Placed on General File with AM2282Legislature

Feb 12, 2026Government, Military and Veterans Affairs priority billLegislature

Jan 7, 2026Title printed. Carryover billLegislature

Mar 3, 2025Notice of hearing for March 13, 2025Legislature

Jan 24, 2025Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs CommitteeLegislature

Jan 22, 2025Date of introductionLegislature

Recorded votes

DeKay AM2428 adoptedMar 5, 2026 · Legislature · 32 yea · 0 nayPassed

Rountree FA1027 adoptedMar 5, 2026 · Legislature · 37 yea · 0 nayPassed

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 adoptedMar 5, 2026 · Legislature · 39 yea · 0 nayPassed

Advanced to Enrollment and Review InitialMar 5, 2026 · Legislature · 40 yea · 1 nayPassed

Lonowski AM2730 adoptedMar 31, 2026 · Legislature · 29 yea · 1 nayPassed

Passed on Final Reading 46-3*-0Apr 10, 2026 · Legislature · 46 yea · 3 nayPassed

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