Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB196 Compare Versions

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132+ PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
133+THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within LB 196 was passed by the One Hundred Ninth
134+Legislature of Nebraska at its First Session on the ........................................................ day
135+of ................................................................... 20.............
136+CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
137+Approved:
138+.......................................................................... 20.........., ................. o€clock ...............M.
139+GOVERNOR