Nebraska 109th Legislature (2025-2026) Status: Enacted

LB 241 — Provide immunity from liability for cybersecurity events

Last action — Approved by Governor on March 17, 2025

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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on March 17, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 46 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill LB 241 has been updated to include a specific approval date from the Governor, which is March 17, 2025, indicating when the bill will take effect. Additionally, it has clarified definitions related to data privacy, including what constitutes a "cybersecurity event" and "nonpublic information." These changes are important as they provide clearer terms for understanding data privacy laws and outline the responsibilities of private entities, which can help in safeguarding personal information against threats.

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LB241 LB241 2025 LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE FIRST SESSION LEGISLATIVE BILL 241 FINAL READING   Introduced by Hallstrom, 1;
LB241 LB241 2025 LEGISLATIVE BILL 241 Approved by the Governor March 17, 2025   Introduced by Hallstrom, 1;
Read first time January 14, 2025 Committee:
  A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to data privacy;
Banking, Commerce and Insurance A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to data privacy;
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, -1- LB241 LB241 2025 Section 1.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1.
(d) Private entity means a corporation, religious or charitable organization, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other private business entity, whether organized for-profit or not-for-profit;
(d) Private entity means a corporation, religious or charitable organization, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other private business entity, whether organized for- profit or not-for-profit;
(2) A private entity shall not be liable in a class action resulting from a cybersecurity event unless the cybersecurity event was caused by -2- LB241 LB241 2025 willful, wanton, or gross negligence on the part of the private entity.
(2) A private entity shall not be liable in a class action resulting from a cybersecurity event unless the cybersecurity event was caused by willful, wanton, or gross negligence on the part of the private entity.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on March 17, 2025

  2. Passed on Final Reading 36-11*-2

  3. President/Speaker signed

  4. Presented to Governor on March 13, 2025

  5. Placed on Final Reading

  6. Cavanaugh, J. AM474 filed

  7. Cavanaugh, J. AM474 lost

  8. Cavanaugh, M. MO55 Reconsider the vote taken on AM474 filed

  9. Cavanaugh, M. MO55 failed

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  11. Placed on Select File

  12. Conrad AM246 lost

  13. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  14. Conrad AM246 filed

  15. Conrad AM246 pending

  16. Placed on General File

  17. Notice of hearing for February 03, 2025

  18. Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee

  19. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 42 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Passed on Final Reading 36-11*-2

Passed 36 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 361102
Total 361102
% of votes cast 73%22%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Nay
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Paul Strommen — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 299011
Total 299011
% of votes cast 59%18%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Nay
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Nay
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Cavanaugh, M. MO55 failed

Failed 7 Yea · 28 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 728014
Total 728014
% of votes cast 14%57%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Cavanaugh, J. AM474 lost

Failed 9 Yea · 26 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 926014
Total 926014
% of votes cast 18%53%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 33 Yea · 9 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33907
Total 33907
% of votes cast 67%18%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Nay
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 — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Nay
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Nay
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
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 — Not Voting
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Conrad AM246 lost

Failed 14 Yea · 30 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 143005
Total 143005
% of votes cast 29%61%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Not Voting
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Subjects

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