Bill Commons

NE LB 1048

enacted

Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system

Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 1048 pass?

Yes. NE LB 1048 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

What is NE LB 1048 about?

NE LB 1048 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system”.

Who sponsors NE LB 1048?

Arch is the primary sponsor of NE LB 1048.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Archprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

    executive-receipt

  2. 2026-04-17

    Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB830 amended into LB1048 by AM2739

  4. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB997 amended into LB1048 by AM3075

  5. 2026-04-10

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  6. 2026-04-10

    Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0

    passage

  7. 2026-04-10

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  8. 2026-04-07

    Placed on Final Reading with ST87

    reading-3

  9. 2026-04-07

    Enrollment and Review ST87 filed

    filing

  10. 2026-04-07

    Enrollment and Review ST87 recorded

  11. 2026-04-02

    Enrollment and Review ER179 adopted

  12. 2026-04-02

    Andersen AM3075 filed

    filing

  13. 2026-04-02

    Andersen AM3075 adopted

  14. 2026-04-02

    Kauth FA707 withdrawn

  15. 2026-04-02

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  16. 2026-04-01

    Placed on Select File with ER179

    filing

  17. 2026-04-01

    Enrollment and Review ER179 filed

    filing

  18. 2026-03-30

    Lonowski AM2739 adopted

  19. 2026-03-30

    Fredrickson AM2968 to AM1957 filed

    filing

  20. 2026-03-30

    Fredrickson AM2968 withdrawn

  21. 2026-03-30

    Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 adopted

  22. 2026-03-30

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  23. 2026-03-19

    Lonowski AM2739 to AM1957 filed

    filing

  24. 2026-02-20

    Speaker priority bill

  25. 2026-02-12

    Placed on General File with AM1957

    committee-passage

  26. 2026-02-12

    Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 filed

    filing

  27. 2026-01-28

    Notice of hearing for February 06, 2026

  28. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-15

    Kauth FA707 filed

    filing

  30. 2026-01-14

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-03-30 · pass · 45-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Lonowski: excused
    • Raybould: excused
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain

  • Lonowski AM2739 adopted

    2026-03-30 · fail · 38-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Lonowski: excused
    • Raybould: excused
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Rountree: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Hallstrom: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Conrad: abstain
    • Hunt: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain

  • Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 adopted

    2026-03-30 · fail · 41-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Lonowski: excused
    • Raybould: excused
    • Bostar: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Rountree: abstain
    • Conrad: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain

  • Andersen AM3075 adopted

    2026-04-02 · fail · 42-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Bostar: abstain
    • Conrad: abstain
    • Hallstrom: abstain
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Brandt: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain

  • Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0

    2026-04-10 · pass · 48-1

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Meyer, F.*: no

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