Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB197 Compare Versions

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100+ PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
101+THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within LB 197 was passed by the One Hundred Ninth
102+Legislature of Nebraska at its First Session on the ........................................................ day
103+of ................................................................... 20.............
104+CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
105+Approved:
106+.......................................................................... 20.........., ................. o€clock ...............M.
107+GOVERNOR