Nebraska 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB97 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 01/29/2025

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One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025
Introducer€s Statement of Intent
LB97
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Chairperson: Senator Mike Moser
Committee: Transportation and Telecommunications
Date of Hearing: February 03, 2025
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The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be
accomplished thereby:
LB97 is a clean-up and harmonization bill for the Department of Motor Vehicles including:
 Exempts Commercial Driver‚s License holders from deferred judgments and will prevent masking of the
offense from the CDL holder‚s driver‚s record to protect federal highway money.
 Allow email addresses and phone numbers to be protected from release to the public and classified as
sensitive personal information under the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act.
 Adds a new definition of amphibious vehicle and exempts these vehicles from requiring duplicate
registrations under both the State Boat Act and the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act.
 Corrects an omission of the Breast Cancer Plate from the list of specialty plates in NRS 60-393 and
60-396.
 Changes the definition of minibike to accommodate for electric bikes and amends the definition of junk
vehicle to harmonize with the federal definition.
 Allows the DMV to charge the same inspection fee as other certified law enforcement agencies.
 Allows the release of a lien when issuing a bonded title after proper notification to the lender.
 Corrects an omission which occurred when the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act was recodified to
exempt fertilizer trailers from being titled.
 Allows for the issuance of an Ignition Interlock Permit for persons who have not held a Class O or M
license and allows for reciprocity to accept another state‚s equivalent order for issuance of an Ignition
Interlock Permit.
 Cleans up language to eliminate the word ƒsurcharge„ from the license security fee.
 Changes language on distribution of fees collected under the International Fuel Tax Agreement.
 Eliminates the United States Government Certificate of Release from being exempt from vehicle
inspections for titles and waives the fee for the inspection.
 Prohibits altering the design of license plate.
 Allows the DMV to receive monies paid directly to the DMV.€
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Principal Introducer:________________________________
Senator John Fredrickson
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