Nebraska Legislature advances slate of bills on final reading, sends measures to governor
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Summary
On Feb. 20, 2026 the Nebraska Legislature advanced a package of bills on final reading — including measures on professional regulation, building inspections and agriculture — and the clerk reported a group of bills were presented to the governor. Several bills passed unanimously or with large majorities.
The Nebraska Legislature on Feb. 20, 2026 voted to pass and forward a series of bills ranging from court- and safety-related statutory updates to agriculture and retirement-system changes.
Among bills read on final and announced as passed were LB103, LB202, LB320, LB397, LB441, LB663, LB717 (with emergency clause), LB718, LB719 (with emergency clause), LB794 and LB821. The clerk reported those bills were presented to the governor on Feb. 20, 2026 at 9:58 a.m.
Why it matters: The collection of bills affects a variety of state programs — from procedural evidence and court rules to construction inspection rules and agriculture regulation — and several carried emergency clauses, making parts effective immediately upon the governor’s signature.
Votes and outcomes: The transcript shows recorded tallies for multiple bills. Examples include LB103 (38 ayes, 8 nays, 3 excused), LB202 (45 ayes, 1 nay, 3 excused), LB320 (46 ayes, 1 nay), LB441 (47 ayes, 1 nay, 1 excused), and LB717 (48 ayes, 0 nays, 1 excused; passed with emergency clause). Multiple other bills were recorded as passed by voice or roll call during the session.
What happens next: The clerk announced the listed final-reading bills were delivered to the governor. For measures with emergency clauses, certain provisions would take effect the day after the governor signs them; other bills follow standard effective-date rules.
The session moved on after the final-reading sequence to consider bills on general and select file.
