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NE LB 784

enacted

Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for sheriffs and deputies, and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers

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

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 784 pass?

Yes. NE LB 784 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

What is NE LB 784 about?

NE LB 784 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for sheriffs and deputies, and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers”.

Who sponsors NE LB 784?

Hallstrom is the primary sponsor of NE LB 784.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Hallstromprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-10

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  3. 2026-04-10

    Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-04-09

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  5. 2026-04-09

    Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    passage

  6. 2026-03-30

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  7. 2026-03-23

    Enrollment and Review ER152 adopted

  8. 2026-03-23

    Kauth FA413 withdrawn

  9. 2026-03-23

    Hallstrom AM2682 adopted

  10. 2026-03-23

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  11. 2026-03-20

    Placed on Select File with ER152

    filing

  12. 2026-03-20

    Enrollment and Review ER152 filed

    filing

  13. 2026-03-18

    Hallstrom AM2682 filed

    filing

  14. 2026-03-17

    Judiciary AM2236 adopted

  15. 2026-03-17

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  16. 2026-02-25

    Placed on General File with AM2236

    committee-passage

  17. 2026-02-25

    Judiciary AM2236 filed

    filing

  18. 2026-02-03

    Notice of hearing for February 11, 2026

  19. 2026-01-09

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-01-08

    Kauth FA413 filed

    filing

  21. 2026-01-07

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary AM2236 adopted

    2026-03-17 · fail · 34-0

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

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-03-17 · pass · 34-0

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

  • Hallstrom AM2682 adopted

    2026-03-23 · fail · 39-0

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

  • Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    2026-04-09 · pass · 48-0

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

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=62813

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