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NE LB155
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Hardin
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AI Summary
- Eliminates the duty to retreat before using deadly force for individuals lawfully present in a motor vehicle, unless the person was the initial aggressor
- Extends existing "no duty to retreat" protections that currently apply to dwellings and places of work to now include motor vehicles
- Applies the same motor vehicle protection to third-party defense situations, allowing a person defending another to stand their ground in the other person's vehicle
- Adds "motor vehicle" as a defined term in Nebraska's use of force statutes, referencing the definition in section 28-109
- Amends sections 28-1406, 28-1409, and 28-1410 of the Nebraska Revised Statutes governing justification for use of force
Legislative Description
Allow the use of deadly force without retreating when lawfully present in a motor vehicle
Last Action
Title printed. Carryover bill
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/15/2025
Full Bill Text
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