PREPARED BY: Scott Danigole
LB 525 DATE PREPARED: January 29, 2025
PHONE: 402-471-0055
Revision: 00
FISCAL NOTE
LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ANALYST ESTIMATE
ESTIMATE OF FISCAL IMPACT – STATE AGENCIES (See narrative for political subdivision estimates)
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS $184,298 $187,752
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS $184,298 $187,752
Any Fiscal Notes received from state agencies and political subdivisions are attached following the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Estimate.
LB 525 is the Agricultural Data Privacy Act. The purpose of the act is to protect the privacy of agricultural producers and the agriculture
industry in Nebraska.
Section 3 provides definitions for the act.
Under LB 525, a controller shall not:
• Require submission to any processing of a person’ s agricultural data without written consent;
• Provide any difference in any service, good, benefit, or reward to any person who does not consent to the collection or
possession of agricultural data; and,
• Sell, provide, or use the agricultural data without authorization
A controller shall delete the agricultural data if a written notice rescinding authorization is provided.
The Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce the act and may bring an action against any controller or process or to seek
injunctive relief or recover a civil penalty in an unspecified (“XXXX”) dollar amount for each separate violation. Any such civil penalties
shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska (to the
Permanent School Fund).
The Attorney General estimates the need for 1.0 Assistant Attorney General and related operating costs to administer the provisions of
the act. $30,000 in expenditure authority is estimated to update the website and database. Additionally, $10,000 per year is estimated
for hosting, managing, and maintaining the database.
There is no basis to disagree with these estimates.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES STATE BUDGET DIVISION: REVIEW OF AGENCY & POLT. SUB. RESPONSE
LB: 525 AM: AGENCY/POLT. SUB: Attorney General
REVIEWED BY: Joe Massey DATE: 1/30/2025 PHONE: (402) 471-4181
COMMENTS: No basis to disagree with the Attorney General assessment of fiscal impact from LB 525
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State Agency OR Political Subdivision Name:
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Attorney General
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(3) Bebe Strnad Date Prepared:
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ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
184,298 187,752
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
184,298 187,752
Explanation of Estimate:
LB525 requires the Attorney General handle data privacy matters on an individual reporting basis. The
Attorney General does not have a dedicated or funded data privacy practice. The Attorney General
requires at least one full-time attorney to manage its growing data privacy duties and mandates. Further,
website updates will cause the Attorney General to incur $30K in expenses to update its website and
database, as well as $10K in expenses the years following for hosting, managing, and maintaining the
database.
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BREAKDOWN BY MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE
Personal Services:
POSITION TITLE
NUMBER OF POSITIONS
25-26 2 6-27
2025-26
EXPENDITURES
2026-27
EXPENDITURES
Assistant Attorney General 1.0 1.0 100,000 103,000
Benefits………………………………...…… 44,298 44,752
Operating…………………………...………. 40,000 40,000
Travel………………………………………..
Capital outlay…………………...…………..
Aid…………………………………………...
Capital improvements……………………...
TOTAL……………………………… ..... 184,298 187,752