Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB667 Compare Versions

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181- PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
182-THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the within LB 667 was passed by the One Hundred Ninth
183-Legislature of Nebraska at its First Session on the ........................................................ day
184-of ................................................................... 20.............
185-CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
186-Approved:
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188-GOVERNOR
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