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NE LB287

Bill

Status

Passed

5/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Urban Affairs Committee

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Metropolitan class cities gain authority to require housing authorities to comply with city rental inspection and registration ordinances, code enforcement, and residential rental property inspections

  • Sanitary and improvement district board elections modified: resident property owner elections begin at year 4 (previously year 6), and full resident-majority elections begin at year 6 (previously year 8) after district creation

  • Housing agencies in metropolitan class cities must inspect units for bed bugs before renting, disclose infestations in adjacent units, and pay all investigation and remediation costs

  • Bed bug complaints require inspection within 10 days and remediation within 21 days; agencies must maintain records of complaints and pest control measures for two years

  • Housing agencies must submit semi-annual reports to the city and Legislature's Urban Affairs Committee covering pest control activities, eviction filings, complaints, vacancy rates, and board meeting updates

Legislative Description

Provide for regulation of housing authorities by ordinance, change provisions relating to sanitary and improvement districts, and provide requirements relating to bed bugs under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act

Last Action

Provisions/portions of LB514 amended into LB287 by AM608

6/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Urban Affairs1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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