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NE LB1145

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Dan Lonowski

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires public bodies (except second class cities, villages, and rural/suburban fire districts) to publish meeting notice at least twice yearly in a legal newspaper of general circulation, including regular meeting schedule, location, and notification method

  • Exempts governing bodies of second class cities, villages, their advisory committees, and rural/suburban fire protection districts from the twice-yearly newspaper publication requirement

  • Establishes that failure to comply with the newspaper publication requirement does not void or make voidable any motions, resolutions, rules, regulations, ordinances, or formal actions taken at public body meetings

  • Removes previous alternative notice methods that allowed posting to newspaper websites or statewide notice repositories, simplifying notice requirements to focus on legal newspaper publication

  • Amends Section 84-1411 of the Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, with sponsors Lonowski (District 33), Andersen (District 49), and Sanders (District 45)

Legislative Description

Change provisions relating to notice requirements for a meeting of a public body under the Open Meetings Act

Last Action

Notice of hearing for February 05, 2026

1/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs1/22/2026

Full Bill Text

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