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NE LB977
NE LB977Provide requirements under the Nebraska Rules of the Road relating to motorists encountering certain animals being led, herded, or driven on or along highways
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Introduced
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
In Committee
01/14/2026
01/14/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
109th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Nebraska Rules of the Road; to amend sections 60-6,111, 60-6,193, and 60-6,376, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 60-676.01 and 60-6,378.02, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025; to redefine vulnerable road user; to change provisions relating to certain animals being led, herded, or driven on or along highways; to prohibit certain individuals from traveling on certain roadways; to provide for operators of electric personal assistive mobility devices to yield to vulnerable road users; to change provisions relating to vulnerable road users; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original sections.
AI Summary
This bill amends Nebraska's Rules of the Road to provide clearer guidelines for motorists encountering animals on highways and to redefine "vulnerable road user" to include individuals leading, herding, or driving livestock. Specifically, it requires drivers to exercise caution, stop if signaled by a person herding livestock, and yield to livestock being moved along the highway, unless doing so would cause an accident. The bill also clarifies that operators of electric personal assistive mobility devices, which are devices like electric scooters or Segways, must yield to vulnerable road users and give an audible signal before passing them. Additionally, it prohibits certain individuals from traveling on roadways with posted minimum speed limits of twenty miles per hour or more if they are leading, herding, or driving livestock.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Placed on General File (on 02/12/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63281 |
| Analysis - Committee Statement | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/CS/LB977.pdf |
| Fiscal Note for LB977 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/FN/LB977_20260130-123625.pdf |
| Analysis - Statement of Intent | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/SI/LB977.pdf |
| Kauth FA633 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA633.pdf |
| BillText | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB977.pdf |
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