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Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names

LB596 · Nebraska Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

LB596NEBRASKA · 109TH LEGISLATUREINTRODUCED 01/22/2025SEN. SANDERSDISTRICT 45 · SPONSORYea: 46 of 49 (Vote Record)Nay: 3 of 49 (Vote Record)46-3-0(VOTE RECORD)

latest roll call: Passed on Final Reading 46-3*-0 · 04/10/2026 · Yea 46 · Nay 3 · Not voting/absent 0 (Vote Record)

SponsorSen. Rita Sanders (District 45) (Introduced 01/22/2025)
Sponsor RankingNebraska's Legislature is officially nonpartisan, and no published ideology measurement of its members is in our database - so none is shown. This page shows how members voted, never where anyone places them.
CommitteesReferred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Latest Action04/17/2026 Provisions/portions of LB923 amended into LB596 by AM2282
Roll Call Votes6
Sourceview on nebraskalegislature.gov →
IntroducedCommitteeGeneral FileSelect FileFinal ReadingTo GovernorSigned into Law

Text (4)

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All Actions (41)

DateActorAll Actions
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB923 amended into LB596 by AM2282
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB919 amended into LB596 by AM2282
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB898 amended into LB596 by AM2282
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB896 amended into LB596 by AM2282
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB869 amended into LB596 by AM2428
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB739 amended into LB596 by FA1027
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB1159 amended into LB596 by AM2730
04/17/2026legislatureProvisions/portions of LB1145 amended into LB596 by AM2282
04/17/2026executiveApproved by Governor on April 14, 2026
04/17/2026executivePresented to Governor on April 10, 2026
04/10/2026legislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
04/10/2026legislaturePresident/Speaker signed
04/10/2026legislaturePassed on Final Reading 46-3*-0
04/07/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ST79 recorded
04/07/2026legislaturePlaced on Final Reading with ST79
04/07/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ST79 filed
03/31/2026legislatureLonowski AM2730 adopted
03/31/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER140 adopted
03/31/2026legislatureDover AM2987 not germane
03/31/2026legislatureDover AM2987 not further considered
03/31/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
03/30/2026legislatureDover AM2987 filed
03/18/2026legislatureLonowski AM2730 filed
03/11/2026legislaturePlaced on Select File with ER140
03/11/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER140 filed
03/05/2026legislatureRountree FA1027 adopted
03/05/2026legislaturePoint of order on germaneness of AM2405 withdrawn
03/05/2026legislatureLonowski AM2405 withdrawn
03/05/2026legislatureGovernment, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 adopted
03/05/2026legislatureDeKay AM2428 adopted
03/05/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
03/05/2026legislatureRountree FA1027 filed
03/04/2026legislatureDeKay AM2428 to AM2282 filed
03/03/2026legislatureLonowski AM2405 to AM2282 filed
03/03/2026legislatureGovernment, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 filed
03/03/2026legislaturePlaced on General File with AM2282
02/12/2026legislatureGovernment, Military and Veterans Affairs priority bill
01/07/2026legislatureTitle printed. Carryover bill
03/03/2025legislatureNotice of hearing for March 13, 2025
01/24/2025legislatureReferred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
01/22/2025legislatureDate of introduction

Votes (6)

04/10/2026 · Passed on Final Reading 46-3*-0 · 46-3-0 · Passed

Yea (46): Andersen, Arch, Armendariz, Ballard, Bosn, Bostar, Brandt, Cavanaugh, J., Clements, Clouse, DeBoer, DeKay, Dorn, Dover, Dungan, Fredrickson, Guereca, Hallstrom, Hansen, Hardin, Holdcroft, Hughes, Ibach, Jacobson, Juarez, Kauth, Lippincott, Lonowski, McKinney, Meyer, F., Meyer, G., Moser, Murman, Prokop, Quick, Raybould, Riepe, Rountree, Sanders, Sorrentino, Spivey, Storer, Storm, Strommen, von Gillern, Wordekemper

Nay (3): Cavanaugh, M.*, Conrad*, Hunt

03/31/2026 · Lonowski AM2730 adopted · 29-1-19 · Failed

Yea (29): Andersen, Arch, Ballard, Bosn, Brandt, Clements, Clouse, DeKay, Dorn, Dover, Hallstrom, Hardin, Holdcroft, Jacobson, Lippincott, Lonowski, Meyer, F., Meyer, G., Moser, Murman, Prokop, Raybould, Sanders, Sorrentino, Storer, Storm, Strommen, von Gillern, Wordekemper

Nay (1): Spivey

Not voting (19): Armendariz, Bostar, Cavanaugh, J., Cavanaugh, M., Conrad, DeBoer, Dungan, Fredrickson, Guereca, Hansen, Hughes, Hunt, Ibach, Juarez, Kauth, McKinney, Quick, Riepe, Rountree

03/05/2026 · Rountree FA1027 adopted · 37-0-12 · Failed

Yea (37): Arch, Ballard, Bosn, Brandt, Cavanaugh, J., Cavanaugh, M., Clements, DeBoer, DeKay, Dorn, Dover, Fredrickson, Guereca, Hallstrom, Hansen, Holdcroft, Hughes, Hunt, Ibach, Jacobson, Juarez, Lonowski, McKinney, Meyer, F., Meyer, G., Moser, Murman, Prokop, Quick, Riepe, Rountree, Sanders, Sorrentino, Spivey, Storm, von Gillern, Wordekemper

Not voting (12): Andersen, Armendariz, Bostar, Clouse, Conrad, Dungan, Hardin, Kauth, Lippincott, Raybould, Storer, Strommen

03/05/2026 · Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 adopted · 39-0-10 · Failed

Yea (39): Andersen, Arch, Ballard, Bosn, Bostar, Brandt, Cavanaugh, J., Cavanaugh, M., Clements, DeBoer, DeKay, Dorn, Dover, Fredrickson, Guereca, Hallstrom, Hansen, Holdcroft, Hughes, Hunt, Ibach, Jacobson, Juarez, Lonowski, McKinney, Meyer, F., Meyer, G., Moser, Murman, Prokop, Quick, Riepe, Rountree, Sanders, Sorrentino, Spivey, Storm, von Gillern, Wordekemper

Not voting (10): Armendariz, Clouse, Conrad, Dungan, Hardin, Kauth, Lippincott, Raybould, Storer, Strommen

03/05/2026 · DeKay AM2428 adopted · 32-0-17 · Failed

Yea (32): Arch, Ballard, Bosn, Bostar, Brandt, Cavanaugh, J., Clements, DeBoer, DeKay, Dorn, Dover, Guereca, Hallstrom, Hansen, Holdcroft, Hughes, Hunt, Juarez, Lonowski, Meyer, F., Meyer, G., Moser, Murman, Prokop, Quick, Riepe, Rountree, Sanders, Sorrentino, Spivey, von Gillern, Wordekemper

Not voting (17): Andersen, Armendariz, Cavanaugh, M., Clouse, Conrad, Dungan, Fredrickson, Hardin, Ibach, Jacobson, Kauth, Lippincott, McKinney, Raybould, Storer, Storm, Strommen

03/05/2026 · Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial · 40-1-8 · Passed

Yea (40): Andersen, Arch, Ballard, Bosn, Bostar, Brandt, Cavanaugh, J., Cavanaugh, M., Clements, DeBoer, DeKay, Dorn, Dover, Fredrickson, Guereca, Hallstrom, Hansen, Holdcroft, Hunt, Ibach, Jacobson, Juarez, Kauth, Lonowski, McKinney, Meyer, F., Meyer, G., Moser, Murman, Prokop, Quick, Riepe, Rountree, Sanders, Sorrentino, Spivey, Storer, Storm, von Gillern, Wordekemper

Nay (1): Conrad

Not voting (8): Armendariz, Clouse, Dungan, Hardin, Hughes, Lippincott, Raybould, Strommen

Every roll call as the Legislature recorded it, with each member's vote by name.

Sponsors (1)

Amendments (6)

AmendmentDateOutcomeDescription
AM2405not adoptedLonowski AM2405
AM2987not adoptedDover AM2987
AM2405adoptedGovernment, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 Rountree FA1027 DeKay AM2428 Lonowski AM2405
AM2428adoptedDeKay AM2428
AM2730adoptedLonowski AM2730
FA1027adoptedRountree FA1027

Fiscal Notes & Statements (4)

The Legislature's own companion documents; each link opens the official copy.

Committees (1)

CommitteeReferred
Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee01/24/2025

Related Bills (0)

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