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NE LB1072

NE LB1072
Provide for and change transfers from the Cash Reserve Fund and provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to fees, funds, fund transfers, agency powers and duties, and various statutory programs


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Introduced
01/15/2026
In Committee
01/20/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
109th Legislature

Bill Summary

A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to government; to amend sections 1-111, 2-2701, 2-2703.01, 2-2705, 2-2706, 3-126, 9-1002, 9-1004, 9-1005, 9-1006, 9-1204, 13-2041, 29-2262.07, 37-327.01, 47-632, 48-3004, 48-3008, 54-857, 57-1406, 66-733, 66-734, 66-735, 68-1604, 71-17,112, 71-3525, 71-3526, 72-2009, 79-303, 79-1035.01, 79-1063, 80-401, 81-2,173, 81-1201.22, 81-1202, 81-1204, 81-1209, 81-1210.02, 81-1230, 81-12,218, 81-1429.03, 81-1463, 81-1505.05, 81-1607.01, 81-1835, 81-2504, 82-108.03, 82-316, 82-331, 82-332, 83-915.01, 84-321, 84-512, 84-721, 85-1401, 85-1539, 85-1920, and 85-3112, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 9-812, 19-5707, 37-327.02, 38-157, 38-2121, 43-1318, 43-2404.01, 43-2404.02, 44-116, 48-101.01, 48-145, 48-621, 58-703, 68-1206, 68-1724, 71-5306, and 74-1317, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, sections 9-1,101, 9-1107, 37-811, 60-6,211.05, 66-1519, 68-911, 68-996, 69-1317, 71-24,106, 71-7611, 72-1001, 77-1420, 77-27,144, 77-4025, 81-1203, 81-1239, 81-12,110, 81-12,241, 81-15,120, 81-15,174, 81-15,180, 84-612, 85-1412, 85-1654, and 86-1063, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, Laws 2025, , section 306, and Laws 2025, , sections 8, 69, and 70; to provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to funds and fund transfers; to create funds; to provide for fees for medical cannabis regulation; to require the payment of the State Treasurer's salary from the Unclaimed Property Cash Fund; to provide for transfer of investment earnings from certain funds; to change the distribution of the permanent school fund, the Municipal Equalization Fund, the Charitable Gaming Operations Fund, and the Nebraska racetrack gaming tax; to change the disposition of workers' compensation self-insurer payments; to provide for an additional use of the Davis Scholarship Trust Fund, the Administrative Cash Fund, the Auditor of Public Accounts Cash Fund, the Commercial Feed Administration Cash Fund, the Victim's Compensation Fund, and the 911 Service System Fund; to eliminate the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling and transfer the Gamblers Assistance Program to the Division of Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; to change provisions relating to the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund, the Commission Grant Program, the Community-based Juvenile Services Aid Program, federal Child Care Subsidy program, reimbursement for work- related child care expenses, state employees health insurance coverage, the Teleworker Job Creation Act, the Major Oil Pipeline Safety Act, motor fuel taxes, and the Law Enforcement Attraction and Retention Act; to eliminate provisions relating to tractor testing fees, apiary certificate fees, job training grants, youth outdoor education camp grants, the Bioscience Innovation Program, and the Family Resource and Juvenile Assessment Center Pilot Program; to provide for termination of the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund, the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund, the Superfund Cost Share Cash Fund, and the Nebraska Cultural Preservation Endowment Fund; to eliminate the Tractor Permit Cash Fund, the Small Watersheds Flood Control Fund, the State Apiary Cash Fund, the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Fund, the Nuclear and Hydrogen Development Act, the Family Home Visitation Act, the Nursing Faculty Student Loan Cash Fund, the Nebraska Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory Act, the Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory Cash Fund, the Job Training Cash Fund, the Nebraska Training and Support Cash Fund, the Intern Nebraska Cash Fund, the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Cash Fund, the Public Service Commission Pipeline Regulation Fund, the Economic Development Cash Fund, the Youth Outdoor Education Innovation Fund, the Nebraska Mental Health First Aid Training Act, the Customized Job Training Cash Fund, the Panhandle Improvement Project Cash Fund, the Sector Partnership Program Fund, the Nebraska Film Office Fund, the Innovation Hub Cash Fund, the Bioscience Innovation Cash Fund, the Violence Prevention Cash Fund, the Foster Care Review Office Cash Fund, the Community College Aid Fund, the Nebraska Community College Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Fund, the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education Trust Fund, the Capitol Commission Revolving Fund, and the State Treasurer's Land Sales Distributive Fund; to eliminate obsolete provisions; to harmonize provisions; to provide operative dates; to provide severability; to repeal the original sections; to outright repeal sections 2-1502, 2-1503.01, 2-1503.02, 2-1503.03, 2-2705.01, 2-3101, 2-3102, 2-3103, 2-3104, 2-3105, 2-3106, 2-3107, 2-3108, 2-3109, 2-3110, 9-1003, 9-1007, 71-17,112, 71-17,113, 71-17,116, 71-3001, 71-3002, 71-3003, 71-3004, 71-3006, 71-3007, 72-2205.01, 72-2211.01, 81-2,174, 81-1213.03, 81-1213.04, 81-1220, 81-12,114, 81-12,155.01, 81-12,163.01, 81-1451, 81-2011, 81-2509, 81-2510, 81-2511, 81-2513, 81-2514, 81-2515, 85-1420, 85-1540, 85-2235, and 90-248, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 43-1321, 66-2302, 66-2303, 66-2304, 66-2305, 66-2306, 66-2307, and 77-3132, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, sections 42-1401, 42-1402, 42-1403, 42-1404, 42-1405, 42-1406, 42-1407, 42-1408, 42-1409, 42-1410, 42-1411, 48-622.02, 48-3405, 57-1411, 66-2308, 68-2301, 68-2302, 68-2303, 68-2304, 68-2305, 68-2306, 68-2307, 68-2308, 68-2309, 81-1201.21, 81-1210.04, 81-1211, 81-1213.02, 81-1213.05, and 81-1216, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, and Laws 2025, , section 74; and to declare an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill enacts significant changes to various state funds and agency powers, primarily by directing the State Treasurer to transfer substantial amounts from numerous cash funds and trust funds to the General Fund by June 30, 2026, and in some cases, 2027. It also eliminates several funds, such as the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund and the Nebraska Cultural Preservation Endowment Fund, and transfers programs, like the Gamblers Assistance Program, from the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling to the Division of Behavioral Health within the Department of Health and Human Services. Additionally, the bill establishes new funds, including the 988 Emergency Lifeline Cash Fund and the Correctional Services Insurance Proceeds Fund, and modifies provisions related to fees for medical cannabis regulation, the distribution of certain fund earnings, and the use of specific trust funds. The bill also repeals numerous sections of existing statutes to harmonize and update the laws.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Appropriations Hearing (13:30:00 2/2/2026 Room 1524) (on 02/02/2026)

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