Nebraska Votes

Updates Nebraska's motor-vehicle laws to align with federal standards, revises vehicle fees, adds Arbor Day license plates, and addresses railroad property acquisitions.

This bill is a broad environmental law that focuses on promoting "sustainability."

Would end the lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for people with certain drug felony convictions.

Mandates that each public-school district in Nebraska adopt a policy by the start of the 2026-27 school year to ensure parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers have access to school-library materials.

Prohibits cities, villages, and counties from enacting any local ordinance that effectively imposes rent control on privately owned residential property.

Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers and their affiliates from denying or restricting the acquisition of 340B drugs by contract pharmacies authorized by 340B entities, such as certain hospitals and clinics.

Appropriates $25 million to provide education scholarships for Nebraska students entering school at qualified schools, or transferring from public to private schools.

Updates eligibility for the federal Child Care Subsidy, raising the income limit to 185% of the federal poverty level until 2026.

Expands the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act and creates a government grant through the Inland Port Authority Fund.

Appropriates money from the General Fund to the University of Nebraska's Board of Regents for mandating insurance coverage for certain cancer screenings and treatments.

Repeals laws requiring county-issued amusement licenses for pool halls, bowling alleys, and amusement parks outside municipal limits, eliminating the $10 fee and related penalties.

Would let local governments set up syringe-services programs under the guise of reducing disease transmission and addressing substance-use disorders.

Expands "problem solving courts," approves "stream-lined parole contracts," establishes a "parole violation residential housing program," and terminates a legislative oversight committee.

Allocates lottery funds to education programs; requires public high school students to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid before graduation; and prohibits public colleges and universities from considering an applicant's criminal history, among other provisions.

Would amend LB514, which specifies voter identification requirements, to implement additional measures verifying U.S. citizenship and allow fewer exceptions regarding mail-in ballots and early voting.

Authorizes the concealed carry of firearms without a permit.

Would provide that a physician may not perform or induce an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in cases of sexual assault, incest, or medical emergency.

Would direct the Adjutant General of Nebraska to conduct a "command climate survey" of the Nebraska Army National Guard, performed by "an external team" and "pursuant to applicable United States Department of the Army" regulations.

Allows Nebraskans to carry firearms without a permit.

Bans abortion in Nebraska now that Row v. Wade is overturned.

Requires that employers must recognize medical and religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Cuts Nebraska's top individual income tax rate in several steps from the current 6.84 percent to 5.84 percent by tax year 2027.

Calls for a Convention of State to propose limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

Prevents students from being censored for what they write and report about on their college campus and media.