Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB41 Compare Versions

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66+ PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
67+THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within LB 41 was passed by the One Hundred Ninth
68+Legislature of Nebraska at its First Session on the ........................................................ day
69+of ................................................................... 20.............
70+CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
71+Approved:
72+.......................................................................... 20.........., ................. o€clock ...............M.
73+GOVERNOR