Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB240 Compare Versions

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133+ PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
134+THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within LB 240 was passed by the One Hundred Ninth
135+Legislature of Nebraska at its First Session on the ........................................................ day
136+of ................................................................... 20.............
137+CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
138+Approved:
139+.......................................................................... 20.........., ................. o€clock ...............M.
140+GOVERNOR