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Nebraska Legislature Bill LB428

Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB428 Compare Versions

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83- PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
84-THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within LB 428 was passed by the One Hundred Ninth
85-Legislature of Nebraska at its First Session on the ........................................................ day
86-of ................................................................... 20.............
87-CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
88-Approved:
89-.......................................................................... 20.........., ................. o€clock ...............M.
90-GOVERNOR
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