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NE LB1084
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/15/2026
Primary Sponsor
Tanya Storer
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AI Summary
- Convicted sex offenders taken into emergency protective custody must be admitted to a jail or Department of Correctional Services facility rather than a medical facility, unless a medical or psychiatric emergency requires treatment at a medical facility
- Non-convicted sex offenders in emergency protective custody shall be admitted to appropriate medical facilities, or alternatively to jails with mental health beds under the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program until a medical facility becomes available
- Corrects an internal reference in section 71-1203 of the Sex Offender Commitment Act, changing a subdivision citation from "(2)(c)" to "(2)(b)"
- Declared an emergency measure, taking effect immediately upon passage and approval rather than following the standard effective date
Legislative Description
Change provisions relating to persons taken into emergency protective custody
Last Action
Placed on General File
2/27/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/20/2026
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