Bill Commons

NE LB 596

enacted

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

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

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Did NE LB 596 pass?

Yes. NE LB 596 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

What is NE LB 596 about?

NE LB 596 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “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”.

Who sponsors NE LB 596?

Sanders is the primary sponsor of NE LB 596.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Sandersprimary

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 LB739 amended into LB596 by FA1027

  4. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB869 amended into LB596 by AM2428

  5. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB896 amended into LB596 by AM2282

  6. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB898 amended into LB596 by AM2282

  7. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB919 amended into LB596 by AM2282

  8. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB923 amended into LB596 by AM2282

  9. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB1145 amended into LB596 by AM2282

  10. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB1159 amended into LB596 by AM2730

  11. 2026-04-10

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  12. 2026-04-10

    Passed on Final Reading 46-3*-0

    passage

  13. 2026-04-10

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  14. 2026-04-07

    Placed on Final Reading with ST79

    reading-3

  15. 2026-04-07

    Enrollment and Review ST79 filed

    filing

  16. 2026-04-07

    Enrollment and Review ST79 recorded

  17. 2026-03-31

    Enrollment and Review ER140 adopted

  18. 2026-03-31

    Lonowski AM2730 adopted

  19. 2026-03-31

    Dover AM2987 not germane

  20. 2026-03-31

    Dover AM2987 not further considered

  21. 2026-03-31

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  22. 2026-03-30

    Dover AM2987 filed

    filing

  23. 2026-03-18

    Lonowski AM2730 filed

    filing

  24. 2026-03-11

    Placed on Select File with ER140

    filing

  25. 2026-03-11

    Enrollment and Review ER140 filed

    filing

  26. 2026-03-05

    Point of order on germaneness of AM2405 withdrawn

  27. 2026-03-05

    Lonowski AM2405 withdrawn

  28. 2026-03-05

    DeKay AM2428 adopted

  29. 2026-03-05

    Rountree FA1027 filed

    filing

  30. 2026-03-05

    Rountree FA1027 adopted

  31. 2026-03-05

    Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 adopted

  32. 2026-03-05

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  33. 2026-03-04

    DeKay AM2428 to AM2282 filed

    filing

  34. 2026-03-03

    Placed on General File with AM2282

    committee-passage

  35. 2026-03-03

    Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 filed

    filing

  36. 2026-03-03

    Lonowski AM2405 to AM2282 filed

    filing

  37. 2026-02-12

    Government, Military and Veterans Affairs priority bill

  38. 2026-01-07

    Title printed. Carryover bill

  39. 2025-03-03

    Notice of hearing for March 13, 2025

  40. 2025-01-24

    Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

    referral-committee

  41. 2025-01-22

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rountree FA1027 adopted

    2026-03-05 · fail · 37-0

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

  • Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 adopted

    2026-03-05 · fail · 39-0

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

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-03-05 · pass · 40-1

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

  • DeKay AM2428 adopted

    2026-03-05 · fail · 32-0

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

  • Lonowski AM2730 adopted

    2026-03-31 · fail · 29-1

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

  • Passed on Final Reading 46-3*-0

    2026-04-10 · pass · 46-3

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

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