LB 548 — Authorize certain cities and villages that own or operate natural gas systems to contract with industrial consumers of natural gas
Last action — Presented to Governor on February 27, 2026
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Legislature
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✓To Executive
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5Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on March 03, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
35 added · 6 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments to Bill LB 548 clarify the conditions under which cities and villages in Nebraska can contract with industrial users for the sale of natural gas. Notably, the bill specifies that industrial consumers must require a substantial amount of natural gas and cannot be customers of another competitive provider at the time of contracting. These changes are important because they aim to promote local economic development by encouraging investments in natural gas supply while ensuring fair competition in the market.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to natural gas systems;
to provide for cities of the first and second classes and villages to contract with industrial users of natural gas;
and to provide requirements for such contracts.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1.
(1) The Legislature declares that the purpose of this section is to allow certain cities and villages that own and operate natural gas systems to engage in tax-exempt natural gas supply transactions as described in section 148(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and 26 C.F.R.
1.148-1(e)(2) (iii), as such section and regulation existed on January 1, 2024, that benefit the cities and villages and their taxpayers as well as the counterparty to the transactions and the people of Nebraska by incentivizing private investment and economic development.
(2) On or before January 1, 2027, any city of the first or second class or village which owns and operates a natural gas system may enter into a contract to sell natural gas to any industrial consumer of natural gas whose facilities are located in the State of Nebraska, are within one hundred miles of such city or village, and, at the time the parties enter into the transaction, require at least three billion British thermal units of natural gas per day based on an annual average.
The contract term shall be for at least two years and may include renewal and extension terms.
At the time the parties enter into the contract, the industrial consumer shall not be a consumer of any competitive natural gas provider.
The contract shall provide for the consumer to receive natural gas, directly or indirectly, through a competitive natural gas provider registered in Nebraska.
Prior to entering into a contract with an industrial consumer, the city council or village board of trustees shall adopt a resolution stating that the contract does not pose an unreasonable financial risk to the city or village or its taxpayers.
Such industrial consumer shall not, within five years prior to the contract's execution, have received gas service from any investor-owned or governmentally owned gas system.
The consumer's facilities shall be considered within the service area of the natural gas distribution system of the city or village.
Action History
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Presented to Governor on February 27, 2026
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Approved by Governor on March 3, 2026
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Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1
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President/Speaker signed
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Placed on Final Reading with ST54
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Enrollment and Review ST54 filed
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Enrollment and Review ST54 recorded
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Enrollment and Review ER108 adopted
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Lippincott AM1969 withdrawn
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Lippincott AM2007 withdrawn
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Lippincott AM2072 adopted
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
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Lippincott AM2072 filed
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Lippincott AM2007 filed
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Passed over
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Lippincott AM1969 filed
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Placed on Select File with ER108
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Enrollment and Review ER108 filed
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Natural Resources AM664 pending
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Natural Resources AM664 adopted
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Meyer, G. name added
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Raybould name added
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Lippincott priority bill
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Title printed. Carryover bill
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Placed on General File with AM664
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Natural Resources AM664 filed
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Notice of hearing for February 19, 2025
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Referred to Natural Resources Committee
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Date of introduction
Sponsors
- Loren Lippincott · Primary
- Jane Raybould · Cosponsor
- Glen Meyer · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (2)
Not signed on (46)
46 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 46 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlei Spivey | — | Yea |
| Barry DeKay | — | Yea |
| Beau Ballard | — | Yea |
| Ben Hansen | — | Yea |
| Bob Andersen | — | Yea |
| Bob Hallstrom | — | Yea |
| Brian Hardin | — | Yea |
| Carolyn Bosn | — | Yea |
| Christy Armendariz | — | Yea |
| Dan Lonowski | — | Yea |
| Dan Quick | — | Yea |
| Danielle Conrad | — | Yea |
| Dave Murman | — | Yea |
| Dave Wordekemper | — | Yea |
| Dunixi Guereca | — | Nay |
| Eliot Bostar | — | Yea |
| Fred Meyer | — | Yea |
| George Dungan | — | Yea |
| Glen Meyer | — | Yea |
| Jana Hughes | — | Yea |
| Jane Raybould | — | Yea |
| Jared Storm | — | Yea |
| Jason Prokop | — | Yea |
| John Arch | — | Yea |
| John Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| John Fredrickson | — | Yea |
| Kathleen Kauth | — | Yea |
| Loren Lippincott | — | Yea |
| Machaela Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| Margo Juarez | — | Yea |
| Megan Hunt | — | Yea |
| Merv Riepe | — | Yea |
| Mike Jacobson | — | Yea |
| Mike Moser | — | Not Voting |
| Myron Dorn | — | Yea |
| Paul Strommen | — | Yea |
| R. Brad von Gillern | — | Yea |
| Rick Holdcroft | — | Yea |
| Rita Sanders | — | Yea |
| Robert Clements | — | Yea |
| Robert Dover | — | Yea |
| Stan Clouse | — | Yea |
| Tanya Storer | — | Yea |
| Teresa Ibach | — | Yea |
| Terrell McKinney | — | Yea |
| Tom Brandt | — | Yea |
| Tony Sorrentino | — | Yea |
| Victor Rountree | — | Yea |
| Wendy DeBoer | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 0% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 25 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 25 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 18% | 0% | 31% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 28 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 28 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 2% | 0% | 41% |
How each member voted (49)
Subjects
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- Who sponsors LB 548?
- LB 548 is sponsored by Loren Lippincott, Jane Raybould, and Glen Meyer.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.
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