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NE LB525

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Jacobson

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates the Agricultural Data Privacy Act to protect Nebraska agricultural producers' privacy, covering 18 categories of farm data including GPS coordinates, crop yields, irrigation practices, financial standings, marketing strategies, and equipment maintenance records

  • Requires written consent from agricultural producers before any controller can process, sell, or share their agricultural data, with producers able to rescind consent at any time via written notice

  • Prohibits controllers from denying services or providing different treatment to producers who refuse to consent to data collection, and mandates deletion of producer data within 30 days of consent rescission

  • Grants exclusive enforcement authority to the Nebraska Attorney General, who may seek injunctive relief or civil penalties of [XXXX] dollars per violation (amount not specified in bill text)

  • Bars private lawsuits under the act and voids any contract provisions that waive or limit the data privacy protections

Legislative Description

Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act

Last Action

Jacobson AM2444 to AM2221 filed

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Banking, Commerce and Insurance1/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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