Below is a summary of the bills that we have taken a position on for the 2026 legislative session:
| Bill Number | Introducer | Committee | Status | Position | Description | |
| LR 22CA | Dungan | Natural Resources | In committee | Support | Constitutional amendment to provide the right to a clean and healthy natural environment and that the state and political subdivisions serve as trustee of the natural resources of Nebraska | |
| LR297CA | M. Cavanaugh | Executive Board | In committee | Support | Constitutional amendment to change provisions related to amending, repealing, modifying, or impairing a law enacted by initiative petition | |
| LR 298CA | Brandt | Natural Resources | In committee | Support | Constitutional amendment to create requirements for the use of the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund | |
| LR 305CA | Lippencott | Government | In committee | Oppose | Constitutional amendment to authorize the recall of the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the Attorney General, the Auditor of Public Accounts, and members of the Legislature | |
| LR 311 CA | J . Cavanaugh | Executive Board | In committee | Support | Constitutional amendment to create a Commission on Redistricting and provide requirements drawing election districts | |
| LB 503 | Bosn | Revenue | In committee | Support | Authorize the designation of American energy friendly counties and change provisions relating to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and the nameplate capacity tax | |
| LB 663 | Storer | Government | General File | Oppose | Provide for required education for members of county planning commissions and county boards and change provisions relating to conditional use or special exception determinations by county planning commissions and county boards | |
| LB 759 | Brandt | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Change provisions relating to water wells, the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, the Perkins County Canal Project Act, and the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund | |
| LB 761 | Brandt | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Create a fund and change provisions relating to water well fees, use of funds, and powers and duties of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment | |
| LB 794 | DeKay | Agriculture | General File | Support | Change powers and duties of the Department of Agriculture and eliminate provisions relating to the Healthy Soils Task Force and obsolete fund transfers | |
| LB 800 | Urban Affairs | Urban Affairs | In committee | Support | Adopt updates to building and energy codes | |
| LB 801 | Urban Affairs | Urban Affairs | In committee | Support | Adopt updates to building and energy codes | |
| LB 807 | Ibach | Agriculture | In committee | Neutral | Change the administration of the Noxious Weed Control Act from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment and change provisions of the Noxious Weed Control Act and the Water Resources Cash Fund | |
| LB 827 | DeKay | Natural Resources | In committee | Support | Provide for natural resources districts to create soil and water programs | |
| LB 905 | Arch | Government | In committee | Oppose | Change and eliminate provisions relating to boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and funds that terminate | |
| LB 916 | Meyer | Natural Resources | In committee | Support | Provide requirements for the transport of carbon dioxide and change provisions relating to eminent domain and the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act | |
| LB 951 | Ballard | Government | In committee | Oppose | Include extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction in municipal elections and districts | |
| LB 953 | von Gillern | Banking & Commerce | In committee | Oppose | Change provisions related to eligible activities for and requirements for assistance from the Site and Building Development Fund | |
| LB 1003 | Meyer | Banking & Commerce | In committee | Oppose | Adopt the Renewable Energy Consumer Protection Act and provide a deceptive trade practice | |
| LB 1010 | Brandt | Natural Resources | In committee | Neutral | Provide for eminent domain of electrical energy storage property, storage of electric energy under the Electric Cooperative Corporation Act, and energy storage resources and change application, notice, filing, exemption, and violation provisions relating to electric suppliers | |
| LB 1021 | Ibach | Revenue | In committee | Neutral | Change provisions related to penalties, proceeds, and distributed revenue of the nameplate capacity tax | |
| LB 1026 | Storm | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Prohibit retirement, shutdown, cessation of operation, and alteration of operation of certain energy generation facilities | |
| LB 1027 | Storm | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Eliminate certain exemptions applicable to privately developed renewable energy generation facilities and change requirements for the construction of privately developed renewable energy generation facilities | |
| LB 1028 | Juarez | Natural Resources | In committee | Support | Provide requirements for nutrient management plans and the application of livestock waste or litter | |
| LB 1064 | Bostar | Natural Resources | In Committee | Support | Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act | |
| LB 1071 | Arch | Appropriations | In committee | Oppose | Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027 | |
| LB 1072 | Arch | Appropriations | In committee | Oppose | Provide for and change transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to fees, funds, fund transfers, agency powers and duties, and various statutory programs | |
| LB 1076 | Brandt | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Change penalty provisions relating to the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act | |
| LB 1096 | Bostar | Judiciary | In committee | Neutral | Adopt the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act and the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, authorize the withholding of records relating to critical water infrastructure, and provide civil and criminal penalties | |
| LB 1098 | Juarez | Transportation | In committee | Support | Adopt the State Rail Plan Act | |
| LB 1108 | Clouse | Government | In committee | Oppose | Change provisions related to contracts entered into by and bidding requirements and exceptions for joint entities and public power districts | |
| LB 1111 | M Cavanaugh | Natural Resources | In committee | Support | Require an annual data center load report to the Nebraska Power Review Board, provide powers and duties for public power suppliers, allow and require regulation of data centers, and change provisions relating to regulation of cryptocurrency mining operations | |
| LB 1134 | Kauth | Urban Affairs | In committee | Oppose | Change and provide limitations on updates to state and local building codes, electrical codes, and energy codes | |
| LB 1141 | Spivey | Natural Resources | In committee | Support | Create the Nebraska Youth Pre-Apprentice Conservation Program, provide powers and duties to the Game and Parks Commission, and transfer funds from the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund | |
| LB 1172 | Holdcroft | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Provide requirements for electric suppliers relating to dispatchable electricity capacity | |
| LB 1186 | J. Cavanaugh | Revenue | In committee | Support | Adopt the Affordable American Energy and Jobs Act and change distribution provisions relating to the nameplate capacity tax | |
| LB 1193 | Prokop | Revenue | In committee | Support | Provide regulation of and requirements for energy storage resources and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax | |
| LB 1204 | Clouse | Natural Resources | In committee | Neutral | Adopt the Nameplate Capacity Tax Facility Standards Act and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax | |
| LB 1227 | Andersen | Urban Affairs | In committee | Oppose | Change provisions relating to local energy codes and local electrical codes | |
| LB 1232 | Strommen | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Provide for mountain lion hunting permits | |
| LB 1248 | Dover | Appropriations | In committee | Oppose | Change appropriations to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment | |
| LB 1255 | Bostar | Judiciary | In committee | Neutral | Prohibit public power suppliers from exercising the power of eminent domain | |
| LB 1259 | Hansen | Natural Resources | In committee | Oppose | Adopt the Grid Modernization Act |
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Below is a summary of the bills that we have taken a position on for the 2025 legislative session:
Click here to see our 2024 Priority Legislative Bills
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2021 Legislative session
Click here to see the final report for the 2021 Legislative Session from Al Davis, Chapter Lobbyist
Click here for more information about the AltEn environmental crisis in Mead, NE
Below is the document with additional information from the presentation given by our lobbyist, Al Davis on January 28, 2021. Click here to see a video of the presentation.
Links to the Nebraska Legislature webpage:
How to share your views with senators
Tips on Testifying at a Committee Hearing
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Contact:
David Corbin:dcorbin@cox.net
Al Davis:oloranch@gmail.com
2020 Legislative Session Overview
The Unicameral adjourned Sine Die (8/13/2020). Some of the bills of special interest to Sierra Club that were acted upon were:
LB283 PRO Pansing Brooks: Provide for a climate change study was indefinitely postponed on 8/13/2020.
LB632 ANTI Hughes: Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, the regulation of containers, and utility discontinuance and reconnection and to develop a state flood mitigation plan was presented to the governor on 8/13/2020. It contained LB933 PRO Crawford Change provisions relating to discontinuance of utility service. It also contained LB861 ANTI Change provisions of the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act with respect to consumer merchandise and containers
LB866 PRO: Wayne Adopt the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and the Middle-Income Workforce Housing Investment Act was presented to the Governor 8/13/2020.
The 2020 session of the Nebraska Unicameral’s 106th Legislature that recessed twice in March due to the covid-19 pandemic and then returned in August to complete the short 60-day session, adjourning sine die on August 13, 2020. 507 bills were introduced in the 60-day session; nearly 300 separate bills (ignoring that many were Christmas tree bills that contained multiple bills) were sent to the Governor. Because the Unicameral adjourned without a five-day gap between its 59th and 60th days the Governor will be able to pocket veto bills passed in the final days.
Click here for a complete summary of the legislative activity that we have been following.
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Click here for the 2019 Nebraska Legislative Summary
2019 Weekly Legislative Updates
Click on the link of the date that you are interested in to see that week's "Week in Review" summary:
January 21, 2019 - January 25, 201- February 1, 2019 - February 8, 2019 - February 15, 2019 - February 22, 2019 - March 1, 2019 - March 8, 2019 - March 15, 2019, March 22, 2019
2018 Final Summary
2017 Final Summary