Judiciary

Change provisions relating to guardians and conservators

Change provisions relating to nontestamentary transfers on death and provide a method for a beneficiary charitable organization to receive property or information

Change provisions relating to the rights of victims of certain crimes

Change a penalty in the State Electrical Act

Modernize language in a civil procedure statute

Provide for the award of costs and attorney's fees in certain actions involving political subdivisions

Provide for mobile homes in the Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act and change provisions relating to certificates of title for mobile homes

Change the administrator of the Financial Fraud Victims' Reimbursement Fund from the Attorney General to the Nebraska State Patrol

Change provisions relating to liens arising from child and spousal support orders

Designate certain substances as controlled substances under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Change notice requirements for a petition to change an individual's name

Designate bromazolam as a controlled substance under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, correct the spelling of certain controlled substances, and enhance penalties for certain controlled substance offenses involving fentanyl

Provide for adoption by a second adult person and change provisions relating to adoptions

Adopt the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats Act and the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, authorize the withholding of records relating to critical water infrastructure, and provide civil and criminal penalties

Provide training requirements for an adult protective services official under the Adult Protective Services Act

Change provisions relating to admissibility of evidence of past sexual assaults and the procedure for taking depositions of certain witnesses

Enhance penalties for motor vehicle homicide and motor vehicle homicide of an unborn child caused by wireless communication device violations

Require the state to pay expenses for probation services

Provide for civil actions for conduct relating to obscene material, child sexual abuse material, and child sexual exploitation devices

Constitutional amendment to provide for certain rights of persons with disabilities

Prohibit sale of electronic smoking devices without a child safety feature

Adopt the Child Placement Services Preservation Act

Prohibit agreements by state agencies relating to immigration enforcement without legislative approval and change provisions relating to the use of state prisons

Prohibit sexual abuse by a law enforcement officer

Require defendants convicted of sexual offenses against children to pay a fee for electronic devices seized during prosecution

Require law enforcement agencies, jails, and the Nebraska State Patrol to receive approval prior to entering into agreements to enforce immigration law

Prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings or disguises and require them to wear appropriate identification

Enhance penalties for certain controlled substance offenses involving fentanyl

Provide for certain claims relating to sewer systems under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act

Change provisions relating to civil actions under the Parental Rights in Social Media Act

Require appointment of counsel for juveniles and provide duties for juvenile courts

Provide a cause of action for deprivation of constitutional rights by a law enforcement officer, eliminate the defense of qualified immunity as prescribed, and change provisions of the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and State Tort Claims Act

Change requirements for a report by the Department of Correctional Services and Board of Parole

Prohibit assault on a court operations officer

Change provisions relating to the habitual criminal enhancement for theft offenses

Provide a cause of action against certain adults for allowing a minor to possess a handgun and create an offense of leaving a loaded firearm in a location accessible to a minor

Provide for county conflict counsel to represent certain indigent persons when the public defender is unavailable

Change provisions of the Legal Education for Public Service and Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Act and provide for a transfer from the State Settlement Cash Fund

Provide for recognition and enforcement of parentage of children conceived by assisted reproduction

Change provisions relating to recovery under the Consumer Protection Act, provide a termination date for the State Settlement Cash Fund and for distribution of money in the fund, and change provisions relating to the State Settlement Trust Fund

Require persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence or subject to domestic abuse protection orders to surrender firearms for a period of time

Provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting and eliminate the requirement that courts impose probation for Class IV felonies

Require both parties to be eighteen years of age or older for a marriage license

Increase and provide for inflation adjustments for amounts exempt from judicial enforcement and the homestead and exempt property allowances

Prohibit political subdivisions from enacting certain ordinances relating to landlords

Provide for use of unsworn declarations in civil proceedings, change related criminal provisions, and change provisions of the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act

Change provisions of the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act relating to good time and parole eligibility

Require the Department of Correctional Services to construct barriers around certain facilities near residential properties

Adopt the Gender Transition Malpractice Accountability Act, provide an exemption to the time limitation to commence certain actions relating to professional negligence, require insurance coverage for certain treatments and procedures arising as a result of a gender-altering procedure, and change provisions relating to civil actions under the Let Them Grow Act

Exempt certain gatherings of members of the Board of Parole from the Open Meetings Act

Provide an exclusion from the hearsay rule for a statement offered against a party that wrongfully caused the declarant's unavailability

Change provisions relating to penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation

Eliminate elected clerks of the district court, provide for consolidation of duties of court clerks and clerk magistrates, and change certain county employees to state employees

Clarify provisions relating to motions for a new trial in a criminal case

Provide for enforcement of red light violations using automatic license plate reader systems

Create the offense of assault on a sports official and provide a penalty under the Nebraska Criminal Code

Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Rules of the Road and the Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act

Change provisions relating to distribution of aid under the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program

Adopt the Neighborhood Revitalization Act and authorize certain civil actions relating to real property

Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status

Provide immunity from liability for distribution of donated menstrual products

Require the State Court Administrator to develop a form to be included by landlords in residential eviction notices concerning resources for tenants

Create the offense of commercial sexual exploitation, require registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act for certain solicitation and trafficking offenses, provide for a grant program for law enforcement, and require the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct education and awareness campaigns

Create the offense of organized retail crime and provide penalties under the Nebraska Criminal Code

Redefine a term under the Nebraska Juvenile Code

Change juvenile court jurisdiction relating to habitual truancy and provisions relating to compulsory school attendance

Adopt the Landlord and Tenant Radon Awareness Act

Redefine a term under the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act

Change provisions relating to unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited juvenile offender and sealed records

Adopt the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program Act, provide for videoconferencing of hearings under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act and the Sex Offender Commitment Act, provide for detention of certain persons at mental health beds in jails, and change provisions relating to hearings and rights of confrontation

Prohibit kratom as a controlled substance

Provide restrictions on the regulation of political signs by homeowners associations

Prohibit conduct relating to hemp other than cannabidiol products and change provisions of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Require the Department of Correctional Services to provide committed offenders with access to their individual files

Prohibit assault on a pharmacist and clarify provisions relating to assault on officers, emergency responders, certain employees, and health care professionals

Allow persons eighteen years of age to make health care decisions and persons under nineteen years of age in correctional facilities to consent to medical and mental health care

Allow eligible aliens to receive law enforcement officer training and certification and authorize such aliens and their dependents to receive public benefits relating to employment as a law enforcement officer

Provide a penalty for the offense of interference with railroad infrastructure, equipment, and personnel

Adopt the Municipal Police Oversight Act, require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists, ban no-knock warrants, and change requirements on law enforcement officer records

Provide for setting aside convictions and expunging records for convictions and adjudications for concealed weapon offenses, provide a private cause of action for violations of the Security, Privacy, and Dissemination of Criminal History Information Act, waive sovereign immunity, and provide for retroactivity

Require the establishment of a program to provide second chance relief for eligible committed offenders

Provide enhanced penalties for certain offenses committed in a disaster area during an emergency period

Remove a requirement for a minimum term of post-release supervision for Class III and IIIA felonies

Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act

Prohibit certain restrictions on solar energy devices and pollinator gardens and provide a cause of action

Change provisions relating to garnishment of wages for medical debt

Allow the use of deadly force without retreating when lawfully present in a motor vehicle

Prohibit conduct involving computer-generated child pornography

Provide for damages for defendants who are found not guilty or whose cases are dismissed or overturned

Provide a right to trial by jury under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions relating to marriage and marriage licenses

Include certain hospital and health clinic employees within statutes protecting health care professionals from assault

Prohibit certain fees by residential landlords and require notices and disclosures of consumer reports

Change the statute of limitations on certain civil actions for sexual assault of a child

Adopt the Nebraska Consumable Hemp Control Act

Provide immunity for administration of naloxone or other federally approved opioid antagonists

Provide for dismissal of certain civil actions involving commercial motor vehicles

Require medical facilities and mortuaries to comply with requests for blood draws relating to certain deceased persons

Interim study to examine the use of juvenile restrictive housing and room confinement in Nebraska

Change and eliminate provisions relating to handgun purchase requirements

Eliminate the Division of Parole Supervision and the position of Director of Supervision and Services, transfer powers and duties to the Department of Correctional Services, and change provisions relating to correctional system overcrowding emergencies

Adopt the Parental Rights in Social Media Act, rename the Child Pornography Prevention Act, and prohibit conduct involving computer-generated child pornography

Change provisions relating to interventions in paternity proceedings

Change provisions relating to service of garnishment summons, continuing liens, and notices upon corporate garnishees

Adopt the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program Act, provide for a pilot program related to mental health, prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status, and change and eliminate provisions relating to garnishment, liens, post-release supervision, sexual abuse by school workers, criminal mischief, discovery in criminal cases, habitual sentencing enhancements, veterans justice programs, paternity proceedings, handgun purchase requirements, correctional system overcrowding emergencies, the Division of Parole Services, the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, and the Sex Offender Commitment Act

Change penalties for motor vehicle homicide of an unborn child

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

Change membership provisions relating to the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee

Change provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act

Change provisions relating to the review and modification of an incarcerated parent’s child support order

Provide for attorneys to make unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury in lieu of sworn declarations

Change provisions relating to the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Interim study to examine the current structure, function, and authority of the Board of Parole

Interim study to examine necessary reforms to Nebraska's criminal and prison systems in light of the Supreme Court decision in State ex rel. Hilgers v. Evnen

Interim study to consider whether Nebraska should adopt the Uniform Law Commission's 2017 Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act

Interim study to examine issues regarding LB600, 2025, relating to speeding-related safety problems in highway work zones in Nebraska

Interim study to examine the establishment and recognition of tribal customary adoptions for Native American children in Nebraska

Interim study to examine children's access to legal counsel in juvenile proceedings in Nebraska

Interim study to consider revisions to LB222, 2025, and to existing statutes or regulations to minimize the use of racial profiling or racial disparity in traffic stops

Require independent confirmatory testing of potential items of contraband or drugs in prisons

Adopt the Nebraska Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act

Provide for electronic delivery of notices and documents under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act

Eliminate provisions relating to jeweler’s liens

Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Provide for powers and duties of county attorneys and deputy county attorneys in certain counties to be performed by district attorneys and deputy district attorneys appointed by the Attorney General

Provide for transfer of duties of clerks of the district court to clerk magistrates

Adopt the Nebraska Cannabis Legalization and Revenue Allocation Act and the Cannabis Conviction Relief Act

Allow claims involving death, child abuse, or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and State Tort Claims Act and change provisions of the Consumer Protection Act and Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act relating to civil penalties

Change provisions of the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act and the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Provide for use of tribal enrollment cards for certain firearm and alcohol laws, provide for recognition of tribal mental health and dangerous sex offender commitment orders, and provide for transportation and commitment of persons civilly committed under tribal law

Prohibit assisted-living facilities from requiring a third-party guarantee of payment

Change provisions relating to grants for providers of free civil legal services

Transfer the Division of Parole Supervision to the Department of Correctional Services and change provisions relating to the release of certain prisoners

Provide that certain conduct relating to depictions of sexually explicit or obscene material or material harmful to minors is a deceptive trade practice under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Authorize acceptance of cession or retrocession of federal jurisdiction for juvenile matters and provide for concurrent jurisdiction

Allow the use of tribal enrollment cards for proof of age and identity for certain firearm and alcohol laws

Change provisions relating to the Board of Parole, eligibility for parole, reentry services, post-release supervision, grant programs, and prisons, adopt the Community Work Release and Reentry Centers Act, provide for performance metrics, Parole School, book donations, and reentry career planning, and transfer the Division of Parole Supervision to the Department of Correctional Services

Adopt the Reentry Housing Network Act and provide a duty for the Department of Correctional Services and the Board of Parole

Allow claims involving child abuse or sexual assault of a child under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act

Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

Prohibit camping on certain property owned by political subdivisions

Change terminology and eliminate obsolete provisions relating to correctional services

Change provisions relating to standing to file a petition for a declaratory judgment

Change provisions relating to when a juvenile detained or placed in an alternative to detention must be released

Provide for youth renewal centers for high-risk youth

Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to enact laws providing for a minimum term of life imprisonment for certain offenses against first responders

Change the termination date of the Nebraska Sentencing Reform Task Force

Change a requirement for the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit of the Department of Health and Human Services

Change provisions of the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act to allow certain claims by prisoners, detainees, and children in the custody, care, or control of a government entity

Change the offense of obstructing a peace officer

Adopt the Consumer and Employment Arbitration Data Reporting Act

Require hearings regarding juveniles in detention in certain counties and require payment of certain costs by the Office of Probation Administration

Provide for postconviction relief for a claim of actual innocence and for exceptions from time limitations and procedural defaults

Provide an exception under the Preborn Child Protection Act to allow an abortion after twelve weeks in the case of a fatal fetal anomaly and change and eliminate certain penalty provisions relating to abortions

Change provisions relating to commitment of mentally incompetent defendants

Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers

Eliminate obsolete provisions and reorganize provisions of the Nebraska Juvenile Code and change certain filing deadlines

Adopt the Protection Orders Act

Create a task force to study reparations for slavery and change permitted uses of a tax imposed on marijuana

Require programs for inmates related to compensation and employment and require minimum wage for inmates of jails and Department of Correctional Services facilities and state and political subdivision employees

Provide for duties and procedures relating to plea agreements and sentencing

Provide for adoption by a second adult person and change provisions relating to adoptions

Constitutional amendment to require the Legislature to enact laws providing for life imprisonment for sex or labor trafficking of a minor and certain sex offenses involving minors

Require an annual report on active cases by the Department of Correctional Services, the Office of Probation Administration, and the Division of Parole Supervision

Provide for carrying out the death penalty by nitrogen hypoxia

Require the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Probation Administration to make reports under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act

Prohibit kratom as a controlled substance

Change provisions relating to trafficking offenses and the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Fund

Require certain documents, information, and materials be provided to children before leaving foster care

Allow individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status to receive law enforcement officer training and certification

Provide for powers and duties of county attorneys and deputy county attorneys to be performed by district attorneys and deputy district attorneys appointed by the Attorney General

Provide for mentorship programs for individuals under supervision by probation and parole officers

Adopt the Bed Bug Detection and Treatment Act

Eliminate a requirement to obtain a handgun purchase certificate and change provisions on criminal history record checks for firearms and explosives

Provide for additional rights of notification, information, and preservation of evidence under the Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act

Change provisions relating to controlled substances under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act

Adopt the Abandoned Mobile Home Act and change provisions relating to abandoned vehicles

Change provisions of the Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act

Prohibit possession of deadly weapons in the State Capitol or on State Capitol grounds

Change provisions and penalties relating to arson, trespass, and graffiti

Create the Nebraska Integrated Juvenile Data Governing Body and the Nebraska Integrated Juvenile Data and Information System

Provide for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice to create a victim advocate grant program

Provide an enhanced penalty for damage to certain infrastructure facilities resulting in serious bodily injury or death

Adopt the Cannabis Control Act and the Cannabis Conviction Clean Slate Act

Authorize mental health professionals and practitioners to take persons into emergency protective custody and provide for a training and certification process

Create a grant program to operate a safe and secure treatment center for youth

Change provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act

Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement

Require state correctional employees to complete mental health training

Create pilot programs for doula services at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center and the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women

Change provisions relating to an action for possession under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

Change provisions relating to arraignment and hearings for certain juveniles

Change the business records hearsay exception and provide for additional self-authenticating items of evidence

Prohibit assault on a public transportation driver and clarify provisions relating to assault on officers, emergency responders, certain employees, and health care professionals

Adopt the Suicide Risk Protection Order Act

Provide for court appointed parental advisers

Change provisions relating to obscenity

Change provisions relating to the determination of damages as a result of eminent domain

Change provisions relating to catalytic converters

Provide for confidentiality of prosecutions and adjudications of minors, extend jurisdiction under the Nebraska Juvenile Code, provide requirements for custodial interrogations of juveniles and young adults, prohibit use of certain statements, prohibit sending juveniles out of state, provide for use and reimbursement of reporting centers, and establish a family resource and juvenile assessment center pilot program

Provide for a leadership academy for law enforcement professionals

Increase and eliminate limits on medical malpractice liability and change provisions relating to proof of financial responsibility and the Excess Liability Fund

Change provisions relating to pretrial release, sentencing, failure to appear, revocation and sanctions under probation and parole, and suspension of licenses under the License Suspension Act

Provide for transfer of duties of clerks of the district court to clerk magistrates

Create the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights

Adopt the Municipal Police Oversight Act, require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists, restrict usage of no-knock warrants, prohibit collection of data on gang membership, require a bachelor’s degree for law enforcement certification, change requirements on law enforcement records, and eliminate the offense of unlawful membership recruitment into an organization

Change provisions relating to small estate affidavits under the Uniform Probate Code

Provide for adoption by two persons jointly and change provisions relating to adoptions

Provide for creation of a veteran justice program

Prohibit discrimination based on lawful source of income under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act and create the Landlord Guarantee Program

Change reporting requirements for child abuse and neglect

Prohibit tampering with electronic monitoring devices required by court order or as a condition of parole

Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity

Change the caseload ratio for the Public Guardian

Provide requirements for depositions of certain children

Create the offense of digital grooming and prohibit using an electronic communication device or social media to engage in certain conduct with minors

Change potential conditions of pretrial release and provide for a pretrial risk assessment services pilot project

Create the offense of digital grooming of a vulnerable adult and prohibit using an electronic communication device or social media to engage in certain conduct with vulnerable adults

Provide for a penalty enhancement for a controlled substances violation resulting in serious bodily injury or death

Change provisions relating to solar energy and wind energy, declare certain instruments void and unenforceable, and provide for a civil cause of action

Change dollar amount thresholds for criminal penalty classifications

Change provisions relating to child abuse and neglect under the Child Protection and Family Safety Act and the Nebraska Juvenile Code

Allow persons eighteen years of age to make health care decisions and persons under nineteen years of age in correctional facilities to consent to medical and mental health care

Repeal provisions stating that surrogate parenthood contracts are void and unenforceable

Decriminalize use and possession of marijuana

Change provisions of the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act and provide for certificates of title and liens for abandoned mobile homes

Interim study to consider changes to the juvenile justice system to address impacted juveniles who have mental health and substance use diagnoses

Interim study to review landlord-tenant law to determine whether legislative reforms can be enacted to further protect and empower victims and survivors of domestic violence or sexual violence and their dependents

Interim study to examine a respondent's right to a trial by jury under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

Interim study to determine whether Nebraska statutes should be changed to accommodate official recognition of customary adoptions

Interim study to examine the frequency of claims brought under the Political Subdivisions Torts Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act and the frequency of tort claims brought against other states

Interim study to examine the status of laws relating to consent and campus sexual assault in Nebraska

Interim study to conduct a comprehensive examination of Nebraska's county jails

Change provisions relating to election, appointment, qualifications, and training of county sheriffs

Change the jurisdictional amount of the Small Claims Court

Adopt the Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act and change provisions relating to court jurisdiction

Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Change judges' salaries, judgeships in county courts and the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, and provisions relating to the Supreme Court and the College of Law

Provide for an award of attorney’s fees in appeals and change and modernize third-party practice provisions

Change provisions under the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act

Require protective vests and safety training for correctional officers and allow Department of Health and Human Services employees to use justified force in defense of self or others

Change provisions relating to the Board of Pardons’ powers and duties and required notices to crime victims

Allow petitioners to proceed in forma pauperis in change of name proceedings

Change provisions relating to limitations for a postconviction relief action

Change number of county judges in Buffalo and Hall counties

Change provisions relating to domestic abuse protection orders

Interim study to examine guardianship in Nebraska

Interim study to investigate whether the Office of Public Guardian is able to serve the State of Nebraska effectively

Interim study to examine transitional housing for parolees or justice-involved individuals in Nebraska

Interim study to examine juvenile detention costs and necessary updates to the juvenile detention facility standards or the Nebraska Juvenile Code

Interim study to review juvenile justice involvement for youth who are excessively absent or truant from school

Interim study to examine circumstances regarding an individual's release from covered correctional facilities

Interim study to review applicable court precedent related to the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act to determine whether a legislative response is appropriate to clarify the law

Interim study to examine mental health and addiction issues within the Nebraska criminal and juvenile justice systems and options to increase services and alternatives to current responses of the criminal and juvenile justice systems

Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

Interim study to review efforts to evaluate the classification system of the Department of Correctional Services and the delivery of clinical and nonclinical programs to its incarcerated population

Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties

Adopt the Law Enforcement Attraction and Retention Act

Adopt the Medicinal Cannabis Act

Provide for civil actions against law enforcement officers who commit misconduct and exempt such actions from the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and the State Tort Claims Act

Provide for recognition of tribal mental health and dangerous sex offender commitment orders and for transportation of and commitment of persons civilly committed under tribal law

Change provisions relating to appointment of guardians and conservators

Require confidentiality for victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking in criminal proceedings prior to the filing of charges and change provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act

Change provisions and terminology relating to determinations of paternity and parentage, birth certificates, and related matters

Change provisions relating to limitations for a postconviction relief action

Change provisions relating to good time, parole eligibility, and service of a sentence of incarceration outside of a department facility and require eighty percent of eligible committed offenders to be placed in community corrections or transitional housing

Change provisions relating to conservation or preservation easements and property tax exemptions relating to such easements

Change provisions relating to duties of the Attorney General to defend the Nebraska State Patrol

Change provisions relating to small estate affidavits under the Nebraska Probate Code

Provide for setting aside convictions and expunging records for convictions and adjudications for concealed weapon offenses

Authorize courts to conduct proceedings using virtual conferencing

Adopt the Unlawful Restrictive Covenant Modification Act

Provide requirements on contracts for telecommunications services for jails

Change provisions relating to sale of catalytic converters to secondary metals recyclers and change a penalty

Create the offense of stolen valor and provide a penalty

Adopt the Domestic Abuse Death Review Act

Change provisions relating to child abuse and neglect under the Child Protection and Family Safety Act and the Nebraska Juvenile Code

Authorize mental health professionals and practitioners to take persons into emergency protective custody and provide for a training and certification process

Change dollar amount thresholds for criminal penalty classifications

Change criminal justice provisions including offenses, sentencing, set asides, restitution, pretrial diversion, and parole; provide for benefits under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act; create criminal justice pilot programs; terminate an oversight committee; and create a task force

Provide medicaid enrollment assistance to inmates prior to release from incarceration

Adopt the Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act and change provisions relating to court jurisdiction

Prohibit manipulation of elections under the Election Act and provide a penalty

Change provisions relating to judges, jury commissioners, child support, and the Risk Management Program, prohibit criminal trespass by electronic device and criminal impersonation by stolen valor, and exempt the Judicial Resources Commission from the Open Meetings Act

Change and provide requirements for program evaluation under the Nebraska Treatment and Corrections Act

Prohibit use of deception by peace officers in questioning juveniles

Provide requirements for commissaries in detention facilities and adult correctional facilities

Prohibit certain providers of health care and medical services from taking certain debt collection actions against victims of sexual assault, domestic assault, and child abuse

Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules

Provide for caregiver diversion programs and conditional release of pregnant and postpartum inmates

Require confidentiality of prosecutions of minors tried as adults and change and provide requirements regarding custody and interrogation of a juvenile

Redefine terms relating to recreational liability to include private airstrips or runways and noncommercial aviation activities

Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit and prohibit regulation of such carrying by cities, villages, and counties

Prohibit causing sexual contact when a condom has been removed without consent

Require collection of certain data upon commitment to the Department of Correctional Services

Change requirements regarding law enforcement records and require maintenance of Brady and Giglio lists

Recognize the people of Legislative District 34 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

Recognize the people of Legislative District 38 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

Recognize the people of Legislative District 17 (Wayne County) as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

Recognize the people of Legislative District 47 as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

Recognize the people of Legislative District 17 (Thurston County) as supporters of the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States

Change provisions relating to placement and commitment of juveniles

Adopt the Nebraska Racial Justice Act and provide grounds for postconviction relief

Provide caseload limits for high-risk offenders supervised by probation officers and parole officers

Provide for earned time credit reductions to the minimum terms of sentences of offenders at facilities of the Department of Correctional Services

Change provisions relating to truancy, juvenile courts, the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program, the Commission Grant Program, and compulsory education

Provide for a gender neutral designation on operator's licenses and state identification cards and provide for amendment of a birth certificate

Change and provide qualifications for and duties relating to certification of law enforcement officers, require accreditation of law enforcement agencies, prohibit chokeholds in law enforcement, require policies on excessive force, and create a public data base of law enforcement officer misconduct

Adopt the Organized Consumer Product Theft Protection Act

Require the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice to create a mental health indicator in a criminal justice information system to alert emergency dispatch operators

Provide immunity from arrest and prosecution for certain drug and alcohol offenses for witnesses and victims of sexual assaults

Adopt the Agricultural Equipment Right-To-Repair Act

Adopt the Social Media Fairness Act

Limit use of restrictive housing and solitary confinement

Require law enforcement agencies to maintain records regarding officer discipline and create a public data base of law enforcement officer misconduct

Change requirements for peace officers taking juveniles into custody or interrogating juveniles and prohibit use of statements taken in violation of such requirements

Adopt the Uniform Powers of Appointment Act

Change the termination date of the long-term restrictive housing work group within the Department of Correctional Services

Adopt the Marijuana Conviction Clean Slate Act, decriminalize possessory marijuana and synthetic cannabinoid offenses and drug paraphernalia offenses, and change related provisions

Change provisions relating to credit against jail terms

Provide for a new felony classification and change penalties for certain theft offenses

Require appointment of counsel in eviction proceedings and provide for a filing fee

Adopt the Public Health Emergency Housing Protection Act and change deadlines for trials in actions for possession and forcible entry and detainer

Adopt the Personal Privacy Protection Act

Define and redefine terms relating to sexual assault offenses

Create the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights

Constitutional amendment to remove provisions regarding marriage from the Constitution of Nebraska

Change provisions relating to possession of an electronic communications device in Department of Correctional Services facilities

Change provisions relating to retaliatory conduct by a landlord under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

Change penalties for theft offenses

Prohibit contractual criminal enforcement of certain offenses related to animals

Eliminate a requirement that the physician be physically present in the same room when an abortion is performed

Change provisions relating to rental deposits, damages, and overdue rent under the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act

Change provisions of the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act

Change landlord's right of access under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

Change drug schedules and penalties and adopt federal drug provisions under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

Change provisions relating to justification for the use of force

Authorize a civil action for damages sustained by public safety officers

Change provisions relating to adoptions

Provide for enhanced penalties and a civil action for crimes committed because of a victim's gender identity or association with a person of a certain gender identity

Change provisions relating to applicability of forcible entry and detainer and actions for possession under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act

Prohibit discrimination in public accommodations and under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity

Change definition of sexual penetration for purposes of sexual offenses

Adopt the Face Surveillance Privacy Act

Change provisions relating to the offense of criminal child enticement

Increase the indigent defense court filing fee

Prescribe requirements for public colleges and universities regarding criminal history and juvenile court record information

Prohibit discrimination based on lawful source of income under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act

Change provisions relating to unpaid periodic rent under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

Change provisions relating to carrying a concealed weapon

Authorize punitive damages as prescribed and provide for distribution

Change provisions relating to minimum sentences

Change voice analysis examiner and voice stress analyzer provisions under the Licensing of Truth and Deception Examiners Act

Provide for Class ICA and IDA felony classifications and change penalties

Provide immunity from arrest and prosecution for witnesses and victims of violent crimes

Change provisions relating to handgun transfer certificates and require suicide prevention training and informational materials

Change provisions relating to various offenses involving public safety

Prohibit discrimination based upon sexual orientation and gender identity

Change penalty for use of tobacco or nicotine products by a person under twenty-one years of age

Constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis for persons twenty-one and older and to require legislation

Provide for motions for new trial based on newly discovered evidence

Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers

Allow aggregation of pecuniary losses for criminal mischief offenses

Adopt the Clean Slate Act

Require jails and law enforcement agencies to provide public notice before entering into agreements to enforce federal immigration law

Adopt the Residential Tenant Clean Slate Act

Change provisions relating to adoptions

Change provisions relating to intentional tort claims under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act and State Tort Claims Act

Interim study to examine fentanyl distribution in Nebraska

Interim study to research the topic of home equity theft

Interim study to examine property rights issues

Interim study to determine whether the current arrangement of court appointment of attorneys is appropriate

Interim study to examine the judicial inefficiency and increased costs to the state arising from Nebraska's four separate statutory-based mechanisms for postconviction relief

Interim study to investigate laws and procedures pertaining to the use of emergency protective custody

Interim study to examine problem solving courts

Interim study to examine the organizational structure and funding of the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center

Change provisions relating to limitations for a postconviction relief action

Change provisions relating to landlords and tenants

Change provisions relating to controlled substances and firearms

Change provisions relating to qualifications, training, certification, accreditation, powers, and duties of certain law enforcement personnel

Change provisions relating to youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and provide for immediate changes of placement

Change provisions relating to county judges, clerk magistrates, and civil procedure

Interim study to examine methods of ending domestic and sexual violence in Nebraska

Interim study to examine the use of mediation as a supplement or alternative to residential eviction

Interim study to examine mental health and addiction issues within the Nebraska criminal justice system

Interim study to examine possible solutions to address conflicts between the child welfare system and custody decisions made in civil cases

Interim study to determine whether further revision to the Nebraska grand jury laws is necessary

Provide venue for prosecution of offenses committed using an electronic communication device

Change provisions relating to applications under the Nebraska Crime Victim's Reparations Act

Change judges' salaries

Change judges' salaries

Interim study to examine issues within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

Interim study to examine issues related to Nebraska's correctional system

Create the offense of sexual exploitation of a student

Adopt the Fair Sentencing Act and change provisions relating to mandatory minimums, the habitual criminal enhancement, and pretrial detention

Change provisions relating to the Office of Juvenile Services

Change provisions relating to probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings

Change provisions relating to grand jury transcripts

Create the offense of sexual assault by a school employee and provide notification to the Commissioner of Education

Change provisions relating to courts

Change requirements relating to forfeited recognizances, fines, and costs

Change provisions relating to age of majority and the administration of and eligibility for parole

Create the offense of sexual assault of a student and prohibit related enticement conduct by school officials

Provide for an acknowledgment of maternity

Change a provision regarding the sealing of juvenile records

Adopt the County Court Expedited Civil Actions Act and change certain procedures relating to civil actions

Change provisions relating to criminal and civil procedure

Change provisions related to decedents' estates

Provide requirements and restrictions on maintenance, release, and use of video recordings of forensic interviews of children

Prohibit sexual assault of a minor by an authority figure, change statute of limitations for failure to make a report of child abuse or neglect, and change provisions relating to sexual offenses

Provide duties for law enforcement and prosecutors regarding federal immigration forms relating to victims of certain crimes

Change provisions relating to child abuse or neglect

Change terminology related to disability in civil rights provisions

Change provisions under the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act

Change provisions relating to restrictive housing, immediate segregation, discipline, and other conditions of confinement in state correctional facilities

Provide for grandparent visitation when the parents of the child remain married

Authorize counties containing a city of the metropolitan class to establish juvenile justice programs and services

Adopt the Face Surveillance Privacy Act

Change provisions relating to payment for sexual assault forensic examinations

Change lien provisions on support order judgments

Increase the indigent defense court filing fee

Provide for class certification and removal to district court for certain cases under the Administrative Procedure Act

Change provisions relating to discrimination under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act

Adopt the Organ Transplant Fairness Act

Provide for county, city, and village jail reimbursement

Limit habitual criminal enhancement to violent felonies

Provide immunity for reliance upon acknowledged power of attorney

Change requirements for hearings before the Board of Pardons

Provide for a gender neutral designation on operator's licenses and state identification cards and provide for amendment of a birth certificate

Change provisions relating to the practice of law and admission to the Nebraska bar

Change arson, trespass, and graffiti provisions

Change provisions relating to adoptions

Provide for the ownership of an unfertilized human ovum

Change rental deposit, damage, and notice of termination provisions under the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act

Adopt the Nebraska Anti-Terrorism Act

Prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status

Provide for information and training on firearm safety and suicide prevention and place restrictions and requirements on certain transfers of firearms

Authorize persons eighteen years of age or older to buy and sell stocks and bonds

Allow for the combination or aggregation of cocaine, base cocaine, heroin, amphetamine or methamphetamine amounts for two or more controlled substance violations

Eliminate certain notice requirements relating to construction liens

Adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act

Change a penalty for controlled substance possession as prescribed

Prohibit the denial or delay of a remedy by due course of law as prescribed

Prohibit discrimination by a seller or landlord on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or citizenship status in any real estate transaction or lease

Change funding provisions for the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program

Remove cannabidiol from list of controlled substances

Prohibit executive director of Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from taking certain disciplinary actions

Eliminate a termination date relating to the Medical Cannabidiol Pilot Study

Change applicability of Sex Offender Registration Act to certain out-of-state juvenile adjudications

Authorize punitive damages as prescribed

Adopt the Limited Immigration Inquiry Act

Provide for venue of legal proceedings challenging laws regarding redistricting

Eliminate requirement that physician be physically present in same room when an abortion is performed

Change human trafficking civil damage provisions

Consolidate offices of clerk of the district court and clerk magistrates

Designate Nebraska State Patrol as agency to investigate criminal activity within Department of Correctional Services facilities and the Lincoln Regional Center

Change provisions relating to retaliatory conduct by a landlord

Provide a procedure for consolidation of related civil actions in multiple judicial districts

Provide for adoption by two adults

Change landlord and tenant provisions relating to continuances and rental deposits

Change landlord's power of possession provisions in cases of domestic violence

Change provisions relating to termination of parental rights

Require jails, law enforcement agencies, and the Nebraska State Patrol to provide public notice before entering into agreements to enforce federal immigration law and to allow audits of noncomplying entities

Change provisions relating to the Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, and the Office of Probation Administration

Provide for voidability of certain releases from liability

Change provisions relating to racial profiling and require law enforcement training

Provide immunity from civil liability for entering a vehicle to remove a child

Interim study to examine the terms used to refer to law enforcement officers in Nebraska statutes

Interim study to conduct a comprehensive review of systemic and institutional racism in Nebraska

Interim study to examine the racial and ethnic disproportionality that exists in Nebraska's foster care system, including specifically, for youth committed to the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers

Interim study to examine the various age requirements in the Nebraska statutes related to minors and the age of majority

Interim study to investigate the advertisement and use of unproven stem cell injections as a therapy for health disorders

Interim study to examine the issue of reentry housing utilized by people exiting the Nebr. Dept. of Correctional Services and requiring post-release supervision

Change death and disability-related prima facie evidence provisions relating to emergency responders

Change provisions relating to stolen firearms

Interim study to examine the feasibility of adopting a Prosecutor Transparency Act in Nebraska

Interim study to conduct a comprehensive study of due process for inmates in restrictive housing

Interim study to examine issues under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee

Authorize issuance of ignition interlock permits to persons who caused serious bodily injury while driving under the influence

Adopt the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act

Adopt the Healthy Pregnancies for Incarcerated Women Act

Change provisions relating to harassment protection orders, sexual assault protection orders, and domestic abuse protection orders

Prohibit sexual abuse of a detainee and change provisions relating to sexual abuse of an inmate or parolee

Change landlord and tenant provisions relating to three-day notice to quit and to create a right of redemption for tenants

Change terminology relating to legitimacy of children

Interim study to examine strategies to prevent suicide by youth involved in the Nebraska juvenile justice system

Interim study to assess the rehabilitation and other needs of inmates while in the custody of the Dept. of Correctional Services and while transitioning into the community

Interim study to examine whether continuity of care and safety for individuals and the public can be enhanced by allowing mental health providers to coordinate with law enforcement

Interim study to analyze and assess the arrangement for chemical testing of items seized pursuant to arrests for controlled substances

Interim study to assess the readiness of the Dept. of Correctional Services to implement Laws 2018, LB258, by its operative date of July 1, 2020, regarding obtaining a state identification card or renewing a driver's license

Interim study to examine the civil legal service needs of low-income residents

Interim study to examine matters related to adoption procedures in Nebraska

Interim study to examine the impact of lowering the age of majority from 19 years of age to 18 years of age for making health care decisions

Interim study to examine issues related to unfunded mandates to county governments for the administration of judicial proceedings

Interim study to examine the Office of Public Guardian

Prohibit evidence of a minor's consent in any civil proceeding involving certain alleged sex offenses

Change bad check provisions to include obtaining child support credit and spousal support credit

Require the Department of Correctional Services to allow committed offenders reasonable access to their attorneys

Change provisions relating to sealing of juvenile records