Redefine terms relating to reportable funding from a foreign adversarial source for colleges and universities
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LB 1029 — Redefine terms relating to reportable funding from a foreign adversarial source for colleges and universities
Last action — Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
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✓Passed Legislature
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5Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 10, 2026.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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In the most recent version of Bill LB 1029, a line was added indicating that the bill has reached its final reading stage. This means that the bill is now set to be voted on in its final form. This change is important because it signals that the legislative process is moving forward and it is closer to becoming law.
LB1029 LB1029 2026 LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE BILL 1029 FINAL READING Introduced by Conrad, 46.
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This bill amends the definition and reporting requirements related to funding from foreign adversarial sources for covered institutions in Nebraska.
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85-906
The original section 85-906, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is repealed.The original statute is being repealed as part of the amendment process.
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85-906
(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Contract means any agreement between a covered institution and a foreign adversarial source for the acquisition by purchase, lease, or barter of property or services, for the direct benefit or use of the foreign adversarial source either of the parties; (b) Covered institution means any public or private two-year or four-year college or university having a campus or place of business in Nebraska; (c) Foreign adversarial source means: (i) A foreign adversary government, including an agency of a foreign adversary government; (ii) A legal entity, governmental or otherwise, created solely under laws of a foreign adversary government; (iii) An individual who is a citizen or a national of a foreign adversary government; and (iv) An agent of any entity or individual described in subdivision (1)(c)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section, including a subsidiary or affiliate of a foreign adversarial legal entity acting on behalf of any such entity or individual; (d) Foreign adversary means a foreign adversary as determined pursuant to 15 C.F.R. 791.4, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2025; and (e) Reportable funding means revenue or the fair-market value of anything received as the result of any contract, gift, grant, endowment, award, scholarship, or donation, including a conditional or unconditional pledge of a contract, gift, grant, endowment, award, scholarship, or donation from a foreign adversarial source. Reportable funding does not include salary, wages, or compensation.
Definitions related to foreign adversarial sources and reportable funding are established for clarity in reporting requirements.
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85-906
(2)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection, each covered institution shall provide a report biannually to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, in a manner prescribed by the commission, detailing all reportable funding received by the covered institution. Unless the information is exempt or prohibited from disclosure or deemed confidential under federal or state law, the report shall include the following information: (i) The amount of the reportable funding and the date that such funding was received; (ii) A description of the type of reportable funding and the purpose for such funding, including whether the reportable funding is part of an ongoing relationship with the foreign adversarial source; (iii) A detailed description of the foreign adversarial source providing the reportable funding, including the name of the foreign adversarial source and, if not a foreign government, the country of citizenship, if known, and the country of principal residence or domicile of the foreign adversarial source; (iv) A copy of any contract, agreement, pledge, or memorandum of understanding associated with the funding.
Biannual reporting requirements for covered institutions regarding foreign funding are established.
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85-906
(2)(b) This section shall not require reporting of payments made to a covered institution by a natural person who would otherwise qualify as a foreign adversarial source for tuition or related fees to support an individual enrolled or planning to attend a covered institution.
Payments for tuition by individuals qualifying as foreign adversarial sources are excluded from reporting obligations.
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85-906
(2)(c) The Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education shall post the report on its public website.
The requirement for the Coordinating Commission to make the reports publicly available online is established.
Action History
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Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
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Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026
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Communication
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Passed on Final Reading 29-20*-0
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President/Speaker signed
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Placed on Final Reading
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Kauth FA685 withdrawn
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
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Placed on Select File
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Placed on General File
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Andersen name withdrawn
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Speaker priority bill
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Andersen name added
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Notice of hearing for February 09, 2026
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Referred to Education Committee
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Kauth FA685 filed
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Date of introduction
Sponsors
- Danielle Conrad · Primary
- Bob Andersen · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on · 20 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
- Bob Andersen Voted No
Not signed on (47)
47 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 41% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlei Spivey | — | Yea |
| Barry DeKay | — | Yea |
| Beau Ballard | — | Nay |
| Bob Andersen | — | Nay |
| Bob Hallstrom | — | Nay |
| Brian Hardin | — | Nay |
| Carolyn Bosn | — | Nay |
| Cavanaugh, J. | — | Yea |
| Cavanaugh, M. | — | Yea |
| Christy Armendariz | — | Nay |
| Dan Lonowski | — | Nay |
| Dan Quick | — | Yea |
| Danielle Conrad | — | Yea |
| Dave Murman | — | Yea |
| Dave Wordekemper | — | Yea |
| Dunixi Guereca | — | Yea |
| Eliot Bostar | — | Nay |
| George Dungan | — | Yea |
| Hansen, B. | — | Yea |
| Jana Hughes | — | Yea |
| Jane Raybould | — | Yea |
| Jared Storm | — | Nay |
| Jason Prokop | — | Yea |
| John Arch | — | Yea |
| John Fredrickson | — | Yea |
| Kathleen Kauth | — | Nay |
| Loren Lippincott | — | Nay |
| Margo Juarez | — | Yea |
| Megan Hunt | — | Yea |
| Merv Riepe | — | Yea |
| Meyer, F. | — | Nay |
| Meyer, G. | — | Nay |
| Mike Jacobson | — | Yea |
| Mike Moser | — | Nay |
| Myron Dorn | — | Yea |
| Paul Strommen | — | Nay |
| Rick Holdcroft | — | Nay |
| Rita Sanders | — | Yea |
| Robert Clements | — | Nay |
| Robert Dover | — | Yea |
| Stan Clouse | — | Yea |
| Tanya Storer | — | Nay |
| Teresa Ibach | — | Yea |
| Terrell McKinney | — | Yea |
| Tom Brandt | — | Yea |
| Tony Sorrentino | — | Nay |
| Victor Rountree | — | Yea |
| Wendy DeBoer | — | Yea |
| von Gillern | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 26 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 4% | 0% | 43% |
How each member voted (49)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LB 1029?
- LB 1029 is sponsored by Danielle Conrad and Bob Andersen.
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- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2026. It awaits signature.
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