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NE LB660

Bill

Status

Passed

5/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bob Andersen

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes the State Building Construction Alternatives Act allowing the Department of Correctional Services, Department of Transportation, Military Department, and state building division to use design-build and construction manager-general contractor contracts for state building projects, with construction manager contracts limited to projects exceeding $30 million

  • Creates the Secure Drone Purchasing Act prohibiting state agencies from purchasing drones not on the Division of Aeronautics' "List of Secure Drones Authorized for Purchase" effective January 1, 2027, targeting security concerns related to China and hostile actors; the list must be published by January 1, 2026

  • Requires all state agencies to submit federal funding inventories to the Director of Administrative Services by September 15 of each even-numbered year, including total federal expenditures, state match requirements, and operating plans for potential 10% funding reductions

  • Mandates five-year review cycles for all agency rules and regulations beginning January 1, 2026, with agencies reporting findings to the Legislature by June 30 annually on whether rules are essential, cost-effective, and properly authorized

  • Modifies public art requirements for state buildings by raising the threshold for new construction triggering the 1% art acquisition requirement from current law to $1.5 million, capping art expenditures at $300,000 per project, and expanding exemption categories

Legislative Description

Adopt the State Building Construction Alternatives Act and the Secure Drone Purchasing Act, require agencies to submit a federal funding inventory, and change provisions relating to agency rules and regulations, state buildings, and works of art for state buildings

Last Action

Provisions/portions of LB664 amended into LB660 by AM1008

6/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs1/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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