Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB676 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.
OldNewDifferences
11 /(*,6/$785(2)1(%5$6.$
22 21(+81'5('1,17+/(*,6/$785(
33 ),5676(66,21
44 /(*,6/$7,9(%,//
55 b
66 ,QWURGXFHGE\ +DQVHQ
77 5HDGILUVWWLPH-DQXDU\
88 &RPPLWWHH
99 $%,//)25$1$&7UHODWLQJWRFHUWLILHGQXUVHPLGZLYHVWRDPHQGVHFWLRQV
1010        
1111  DQG  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND WR
1212 SURYLGH FKDQJH DQG HOLPLQDWH GHILQLWLRQV WR HOLPLQDWH SUDFWLFH
1313 DJUHHPHQWV WR FKDQJH DQG HOLPLQDWH SURYLVLRQV UHODWLQJ WR WKH
1414 DXWKRUL]HG VFRSH RI SUDFWLFH WR SURYLGH IRU DSSOLFDELOLW\ RI WKH
1515 1HEUDVND +RVSLWDO0HGLFDO /LDELOLW\ $FW WR KDUPRQL]H SURYLVLRQV WR
1616 UHSHDO WKH RULJLQDO VHFWLRQV DQG WR RXWULJKW UHSHDO VHFWLRQV
1717 DQG5HLVVXH5HYLVHG6WDWXWHVRI1HEUDVND
1818 %HLWHQDFWHGE\WKHSHRSOHRIWKH6WDWHRI1HEUDVND
1919 /%
2020 
2121 /%
2222 
2323  6HFWLRQ  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
2424 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
2525 b7KHERDUGVKDOO
2626   (VWDEOLVK VWDQGDUGV IRU LQWHJUDWHG SUDFWLFH DJUHHPHQWV EHWZHHQ
2727 FROODERUDWLQJSK\VLFLDQVDQGFHUWLILHGQXUVHPLGZLYHV
2828     0RQLWRU WKH VFRSH RI SUDFWLFH E\ FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLYHV
2929 FHUWLILHG UHJLVWHUHG QXUVH DQHVWKHWLVWV FOLQLFDO QXUVH VSHFLDOLVWV DQG
3030 QXUVHSUDFWLWLRQHUV
3131     5HFRPPHQG GLVFLSOLQDU\ DFWLRQ UHODWLQJ WR OLFHQVHV RI
3232 DGYDQFHG SUDFWLFH UHJLVWHUHG QXUVHV FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLYHV FHUWLILHG
3333 UHJLVWHUHG QXUVH DQHVWKHWLVWV FOLQLFDO QXUVH VSHFLDOLVWV DQG QXUVH
3434 SUDFWLWLRQHUV
3535     (QJDJH LQ RWKHU DFWLYLWLHV QRW LQFRQVLVWHQW ZLWK WKH
3636 $GYDQFHG 3UDFWLFH 5HJLVWHUHG 1XUVH 3UDFWLFH $FW WKH &HUWLILHG 1XUVH
3737 0LGZLIHU\ 3UDFWLFH $FW WKH &HUWLILHG 5HJLVWHUHG 1XUVH $QHVWKHWLVW
3838 3UDFWLFH $FW WKH &OLQLFDO 1XUVH 6SHFLDOLVW 3UDFWLFH $FW DQG WKH 1XUVH
3939 3UDFWLWLRQHU3UDFWLFH$FWDQG
4040     $GRSW UXOHV DQG UHJXODWLRQV WR LPSOHPHQW WKH $GYDQFHG
4141 3UDFWLFH 5HJLVWHUHG 1XUVH 3UDFWLFH $FW WKH &HUWLILHG 1XUVH 0LGZLIHU\
4242 3UDFWLFH $FW WKH &HUWLILHG 5HJLVWHUHG 1XUVH $QHVWKHWLVW 3UDFWLFH $FW
4343 WKH &OLQLFDO 1XUVH 6SHFLDOLVW 3UDFWLFH $FW DQG WKH 1XUVH 3UDFWLWLRQHU
4444 3UDFWLFH $FW IRU SURPXOJDWLRQ E\ WKH GHSDUWPHQW DV SURYLGHG LQ VHFWLRQ
4545  6XFK UXOHV DQG UHJXODWLRQV VKDOO DOVR LQFOXGH D  $SSURYHG
4646 FHUWLILFDWLRQ RUJDQL]DWLRQV DQG DSSURYHG FHUWLILFDWLRQ SURJUDPV DQG E 
4747 SURIHVVLRQDOOLDELOLW\LQVXUDQFH
4848 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
4949 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
5050  6HFWLRQV  WR  DQG VHFWLRQ   RI WKLV DFW VKDOO EH
5151 NQRZQDQGPD\EHFLWHGDVWKH&HUWLILHG1XUVH0LGZLIHU\3UDFWLFH$FW
5252 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
5353 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
5454 /%
5555 
5656 /%
5757 
5858   )RU SXUSRVHV RI WKH &HUWLILHG 1XUVH 0LGZLIHU\ 3UDFWLFH $FW
5959 DQG HOVHZKHUH LQ WKH 8QLIRUP &UHGHQWLDOLQJ $FW XQOHVV WKH FRQWH[W
6060 RWKHUZLVH UHTXLUHV WKH GHILQLWLRQV IRXQG LQ VHFWLRQV     WR
6161  DQGVHFWLRQ   RIWKLVDFWDSSO\
6262 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
6363 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
6464  $SSURYHG FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIHU\ HGXFDWLRQ SURJUDP PHDQV D
6565 FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIHU\ HGXFDWLRQ SURJUDP DSSURYHG E\ WKH ERDUG 7KH
6666 ERDUG PD\ UHTXLUH VXFK SURJUDP WR EH DFFUHGLWHG E\ WKH $FFUHGLWDWLRQ
6767 &RPPLVVLRQIRU0LGZLIHU\(GXFDWLRQ $PHULFDQ&ROOHJHRI1XUVH0LGZLYHV
6868 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
6969 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
7070  &HUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH PHDQV D SHUVRQ FHUWLILHG E\ D ERDUG
7171 DSSURYHG FHUWLI\LQJ ERG\ DQG OLFHQVHG XQGHU WKH $GYDQFHG 3UDFWLFH
7272 5HJLVWHUHG 1XUVH 3UDFWLFH $FW WR SUDFWLFH FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIHU\ LQ
7373 WKH 6WDWH RI 1HEUDVND 1RWKLQJ LQ WKH &HUWLILHG 1XUVH 0LGZLIHU\ 3UDFWLFH
7474 $FW LV LQWHQGHG WR UHVWULFW WKH SUDFWLFH RI RWKHU KHDOWK FDUH SURYLGHUV
7575 UHJLVWHUHGQXUVHV
7676 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
7777 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
7878  &ROODERUDWLRQ PHDQV D SURFHVV DQG UHODWLRQVKLS LQ ZKLFK D
7979 FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH ZRUNV WRJHWKHU  ZLWK RWKHU KHDOWK FDUH SURYLGHUV
8080 SURIHVVLRQDOV  WR GHOLYHU KHDOWK FDUH ZLWKLQ WKH VFRSH RI SUDFWLFH RI
8181 FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIHU\ DV SURYLGHG LQ WKH &HUWLILHG 1XUVH 0LGZLIHU\
8282 3UDFWLFH $FW 7KH FROODERUDWLYH UHODWLRQVKLS EHWZHHQ WKH SK\VLFLDQ DQG
8383 WKH QXUVH PLGZLIH VKDOO EH VXEMHFW WR WKH FRQWURO DQG UHJXODWLRQ RI WKH
8484 ERDUG
8585 6HF   &RQVXOWDWLRQ PHDQV D SURFHVV ZKHUHE\ D FHUWLILHG QXUVH
8686 PLGZLIHVHHNVWKHDGYLFHRURSLQLRQRIDSK\VLFLDQRUDQRWKHUKHDOWKFDUH
8787 SURYLGHU
8888 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
8989 /%
9090 
9191 /%
9292 
9393  DPHQGHGWRUHDG
9494  +HDOWK FDUH SURYLGHU PHDQV D KHDOWK FDUH SURIHVVLRQDO
9595 OLFHQVHGXQGHUWKH8QLIRUP&UHGHQWLDOLQJ$FW
9696 /LFHQVHG SUDFWLWLRQHU PHDQV DQ\ SK\VLFLDQ OLFHQVHG WR SUDFWLFH
9797 SXUVXDQW WR WKH 0HGLFLQH DQG 6XUJHU\ 3UDFWLFH $FW ZKRVH SUDFWLFH
9898 LQFOXGHVREVWHWULFV
9999 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
100100 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
101101  5HIHUUDO PHDQV D SURFHVV ZKHUHE\ D FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH
102102 GLUHFWV WKH SDWLHQW WR D SK\VLFLDQ RU RWKHU KHDOWK FDUH SURYLGHU IRU
103103 PDQDJHPHQW RI D SDUWLFXODU SUREOHP RU DVSHFW RI WKH SDWLHQWV FDUH
104104 6XSHUYLVLRQ PHDQV WKH UHDG\ DYDLODELOLW\ RI D FROODERUDWLQJ OLFHQVHG
105105 SUDFWLWLRQHU IRU FRQVXOWDWLRQ DQG GLUHFWLRQ RI WKH DFWLYLWLHV RI WKH
106106 FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH UHODWHG WR GHOHJDWHG PHGLFDO IXQFWLRQV DV
107107 RXWOLQHGLQWKHSUDFWLFHDJUHHPHQW
108108 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
109109 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
110110    $ FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH PD\ SURYLGH KHDOWK FDUH
111111 VHUYLFHV ZLWKLQ WKH PLGZLIHV VSHFLDOW\ DUHD $ FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH
112112 VKDOO IXQFWLRQ E\ HVWDEOLVKLQJ FROODERUDWLYH FRQVXOWDWLYH DQG UHIHUUDO
113113 QHWZRUNV DV DSSURSULDWH ZLWK RWKHU KHDOWK FDUH SURIHVVLRQDOV $ FHUWLILHG
114114 QXUVHPLGZLIHVKDOOUHIHUDSDWLHQWZKRUHTXLUHVFDUHEH\RQGWKHVFRSHRI
115115 SUDFWLFH RI WKH FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH WR DQ DSSURSULDWH KHDOWK FDUH
116116 SURYLGHU
117117   7KH SUDFWLFH RI D FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH PD\ LQFOXGH EXW LV
118118 QRWOLPLWHGWR
119119 D  3URYLGLQJ SUHFRQFHSWLRQ SUHQDWDO LQWUDSDUWXP DQG SRVWSDUWXP
120120 FDUH
121121 E 3URYLGLQJJ\QHFRORJLFDOVHUYLFHV
122122 F 3URYLGLQJSULPDU\FDUHIRUIHPDOHV
123123 G  3URYLGLQJ FDUH IRU D QHZERUQ LPPHGLDWHO\ IROORZLQJ ELUWK WKURXJK
124124 /%
125125 
126126 /%
127127 
128128  WZHQW\HLJKWGD\VRIDJH
129129 H  $VVHVVLQJ SDWLHQWV RUGHULQJ GLDJQRVWLF WHVWV DQG WKHUDSHXWLF
130130 WUHDWPHQWV V\QWKHVL]LQJ DQG DQDO\]LQJ GDWD DQG DSSO\LQJ DGYDQFHG
131131 QXUVLQJSULQFLSOHV
132132 I  'LVSHQVLQJ VDPSOH PHGLFDWLRQV WKDW DUH SURYLGHG E\ WKH
133133 PDQXIDFWXUHUDQGDUHSURYLGHGDWQRFKDUJHWRWKHSDWLHQW
134134 J  3UHVFULELQJ WKHUDSHXWLF PHDVXUHV DQG PHGLFDWLRQV UHODWLQJ WR
135135 KHDOWK FRQGLWLRQV ZLWKLQ WKH VFRSH RI SUDFWLFH RI D FHUWLILHG QXUVH
136136 PLGZLIHDQG
137137 K  3URQRXQFLQJ GHDWK DQG FRPSOHWLQJ DQG VLJQLQJ D GHDWK FHUWLILFDWH
138138 DQGDQ\RWKHUIRUPLIVXFKDFWLYLWLHVDUHZLWKLQWKHVFRSHRISUDFWLFHRI
139139 WKHFHUWLILHGQXUVHPLGZLIHDQGDUHQRWRWKHUZLVHSURKLELWHGE\ODZ
140140 $ FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH PD\ XQGHU WKH SURYLVLRQV RI D SUDFWLFH
141141 DJUHHPHQW   DWWHQG FDVHV RI QRUPDO FKLOGELUWK   SURYLGH SUHQDWDO
142142 LQWUDSDUWXP DQG SRVWSDUWXP FDUH   SURYLGH QRUPDO REVWHWULFDO DQG
143143 J\QHFRORJLFDO VHUYLFHV IRU ZRPHQ DQG   SURYLGH FDUH IRU WKH QHZERUQ
144144 LPPHGLDWHO\ IROORZLQJ ELUWK 7KH FRQGLWLRQV XQGHU ZKLFK D FHUWLILHG QXUVH
145145 PLGZLIH LV UHTXLUHG WR UHIHU FDVHV WR D FROODERUDWLQJ OLFHQVHG
146146 SUDFWLWLRQHUVKDOOEHVSHFLILHGLQWKHSUDFWLFHDJUHHPHQW
147147 6HF  6HFWLRQ  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI 1HEUDVND LV
148148 DPHQGHGWRUHDG
149149 b +HDOWK FDUH SURYLGHU PHDQV   $ SK\VLFLDQ   D FHUWLILHG
150150 UHJLVWHUHG QXUVH DQHVWKHWLVW   D FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLIH   DQ
151151 LQGLYLGXDO SDUWQHUVKLS OLPLWHG OLDELOLW\ FRPSDQ\ FRUSRUDWLRQ
152152 DVVRFLDWLRQ IDFLOLW\ LQVWLWXWLRQ RU RWKHU HQWLW\ DXWKRUL]HG E\ ODZ WR
153153 SURYLGH SURIHVVLRQDO PHGLFDO VHUYLFHV E\ SK\VLFLDQV   RU  FHUWLILHG
154154 UHJLVWHUHG QXUVH DQHVWKHWLVWV  RU FHUWLILHG QXUVH PLGZLYHV     D
155155 KRVSLWDO RU     D SHUVRQDO UHSUHVHQWDWLYH DV GHILQHG LQ VHFWLRQ
156156  ZKR LV VXFFHVVRU RU DVVLJQHH RI DQ\ KHDOWK FDUH SURYLGHU
157157 GHVLJQDWHGLQVXEGLYLVLRQV  WKURXJK    RIWKLVVHFWLRQ
158158 6HF   2ULJLQDO VHFWLRQV     
159159 /%
160160 
161161 /%
162162 
163163      DQG  5HLVVXH 5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV RI
164164 1HEUDVNDDUHUHSHDOHG
165165 6HF   7KH IROORZLQJ VHFWLRQV DUH RXWULJKW UHSHDOHG 6HFWLRQV
166166 DQG5HLVVXH5HYLVHG6WDWXWHVRI1HEUDVND
167167 /%
168168 
169169 /%
170170 
171171