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NE LB 985

enacted

Change provisions relating to guardians and conservators

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

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Did NE LB 985 pass?

Yes. NE LB 985 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

What is NE LB 985 about?

NE LB 985 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change provisions relating to guardians and conservators”.

Who sponsors NE LB 985?

DeBoer is the primary sponsor of NE LB 985.

Introduced
2026-01-12
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • DeBoerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB1178 amended into LB985 by AM2117

  3. 2026-04-09

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  4. 2026-04-09

    Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0

    passage

  5. 2026-04-09

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  6. 2026-04-09

    Presented to Governor on April 9, 2026

    executive-receipt

  7. 2026-03-17

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-12

    Enrollment and Review ER137 adopted

  9. 2026-03-12

    Kauth FA641 withdrawn

  10. 2026-03-12

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  11. 2026-03-10

    Placed on Select File with ER137

    filing

  12. 2026-03-10

    Enrollment and Review ER137 filed

    filing

  13. 2026-03-04

    DeBoer AM2424 adopted

  14. 2026-03-04

    Judiciary AM2117 adopted

  15. 2026-03-04

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  16. 2026-03-03

    DeBoer AM2424 to AM2117 filed

    filing

  17. 2026-02-20

    Speaker priority bill

  18. 2026-02-19

    Placed on General File with AM2117

    committee-passage

  19. 2026-02-19

    Judiciary AM2117 filed

    filing

  20. 2026-01-22

    Notice of hearing for January 29, 2026

  21. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-01-13

    Kauth FA641 filed

    filing

  23. 2026-01-12

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Judiciary AM2117 adopted

    2026-03-04 · fail · 37-0

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

  • DeBoer AM2424 adopted

    2026-03-04 · fail · 39-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Lippincott: 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
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Dorn: excused
    • Hunt: excused
    • Prokop: excused
    • Hardin: excused
    • Kauth: excused
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-03-04 · pass · 39-0

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

  • Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0

    2026-04-09 · pass · 49-0

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

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63416

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