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NE LB80

Bill

Status

Passed

5/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Hallstrom

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Creates the Protection Orders Act consolidating domestic abuse, harassment, and sexual assault protection orders into a unified framework, extending initial protection order periods from one year to one to two years at the court's discretion

  • Establishes tiered penalties for protection order violations: Class I misdemeanor (first offense) and Class IV felony (subsequent offenses) for domestic abuse and sexual assault orders; Class II misdemeanor (first offense) and Class I misdemeanor (subsequent offenses) for harassment orders

  • Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to notify military installations when a child abuse or neglect report involves a member of a military family, and mandates memoranda of understanding with military installations having family advocacy programs

  • Grants domestic violence victims the right to have perpetrators removed from rental agreements and excluded from premises, or to require landlords to change locks within 24 hours upon providing documentation of a protection order or domestic violence certification

  • Amends multiple statutes to harmonize references to the new Protection Orders Act, including provisions on firearm possession by prohibited persons, warrantless arrests, captured license plate data disclosure, and child support referee jurisdiction

Legislative Description

Adopt the Protection Orders Act, require reporting of child abuse and neglect involving military families, provide for domestic violence victims to change rental agreements and request the changing of locks, and change provisions related to landlords and tenants

Last Action

Provisions/portions of LB267 amended into LB80 by AM801

6/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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