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NE LB93
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires prosecutors to disclose the names, qualifications, and complete opinion statements of expert witnesses they plan to call, including the basis and reasons for those opinions
- Expands defendant discovery rights to include electronic communication devices, computers, and digital information such as text messages, social media communications, screenshots, and historical/archival files
- Allows courts to order prosecutors to make digital evidence available to defendants for independent testing and analysis by defense experts
- Bars admission of prosecution's digital evidence tests if the underlying evidence was lost due to prosecutorial neglect or intentional alteration (beyond what was necessary for initial testing)
- Clarifies and restructures the continuing duty to disclose, requiring parties to promptly notify the court and opposing party when additional discoverable evidence is found before or during trial
Legislative Description
Change provisions relating to discovery of information contained in electronic devices and to expert witnesses in criminal cases
Last Action
Provisions/portions of LB93 amended into LB150 by AM1617
6/6/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/14/2025
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