Bill Commons

NE LB 794

enacted

Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Healthy Soils Task Force, require the Department of Agriculture to submit related documentation, and provide powers to natural resources districts regarding soil and water practices

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

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Did NE LB 794 pass?

Yes. NE LB 794 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Provisions/portions of LB827 amended into LB794 by AM2019

What is NE LB 794 about?

NE LB 794 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change and eliminate provisions relating to the Healthy Soils Task Force, require the Department of Agriculture to submit related documentation, and provide powers to natural resources districts regarding soil and water practices”.

Who sponsors NE LB 794?

DeKay is the primary sponsor of NE LB 794.

Introduced
2026-01-07
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Provisions/portions of LB827 amended into LB794 by AM2019
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • DeKayprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB827 amended into LB794 by AM2019

  2. 2026-02-25

    Approved by Governor on February 24, 2026

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-02-20

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  4. 2026-02-20

    Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    passage

  5. 2026-02-20

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  6. 2026-02-20

    Presented to Governor on February 20, 2026

    executive-receipt

  7. 2026-02-17

    Placed on Final Reading with ST53

    reading-3

  8. 2026-02-17

    Enrollment and Review ST53 filed

    filing

  9. 2026-02-17

    Enrollment and Review ST53 recorded

  10. 2026-02-09

    Kauth FA423 withdrawn

  11. 2026-02-09

    DeKay AM2019 filed

    filing

  12. 2026-02-09

    DeKay AM2019 adopted

  13. 2026-02-09

    Storer FA966 to AM2019 filed

    filing

  14. 2026-02-09

    Storer FA966 adopted

  15. 2026-02-09

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  16. 2026-01-30

    Placed on Select File

    filing

  17. 2026-01-27

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  18. 2026-01-21

    Placed on General File

    committee-passage

  19. 2026-01-13

    Notice of hearing for January 20, 2026

  20. 2026-01-09

    Referred to Agriculture Committee

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-01-08

    Kauth FA423 filed

    filing

  22. 2026-01-07

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-01-27 · pass · 43-0

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

  • Storer FA966 adopted

    2026-02-09 · fail · 33-0

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

  • DeKay AM2019 adopted

    2026-02-09 · fail · 35-0

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

  • Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    2026-02-20 · pass · 48-0

    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
    • Meyer, F.: 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
    • McKinney: excused

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=62733

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