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

LB 838 — Change provisions relating to the financial exploitation of vulnerable or senior adults, rules and codes of procedure, decedents' estates, inheritance taxes, deceptive trade practices, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, the Equipment Business Regulation Act, the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, and the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code and provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts

Last action — Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 17, 2026.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to LB 838 update the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act and various legal provisions related to finance and consumer protections. Notably, the changes clarify definitions and introduce an excise tax on certain remittance transfers, which could affect how money is sent and received, particularly for vulnerable adults. These adjustments are important because they aim to enhance regulatory oversight and protect consumers engaging in financial transactions.

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ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 E AND R AMENDMENTS TO LB 838   Introduced by Guereca, 7, Chairman Enrollment and Review 1.
LB838 LB838 2026 LEGISLATIVE BILL 838 Approved by the Governor April 14, 2026   Introduced by Jacobson, 42;
Strike the original sections and all amendments thereto and insert the following new sections:
von Gillern, 4;
Section 1.
Hallstrom, 1.
  A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to law;
to amend sections 8-2901, 25-2701, 30-2301, 30-2302, 30-2322, 30-2323, 30-2325, 30-3803, 30-38,103, 77-3503, 87-704, 87-706, and 87-709, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 30-3801 and 77-2004, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 8-2701, 8-2702, 8-2711, 8-2742, 8-2903, 87-302, 87-1301, 87-1302, 87-1304, 87-1305, 87-1306, and 87-1308, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025;
to change provisions relating to the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult, rules and codes of civil and criminal procedure, decedents' estates, the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, certifications of trust, inheritance taxes, deceptive trade practices, the Equipment Business Regulation Act, and the Age- Appropriate Online Design Code Act;
to impose an excise tax on certain remittance transfers;
to provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts;
to provide operative dates;
to provide severability;
to repeal the original sections;
and to declare an emergency.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1.
8-2701 Sections 8-2701 to 8-2742 and sections 5 to 8 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act.
8-2701 Sections 8-2701 to 8-2742 and sections 5 to 10 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act.
(5) Closed loop stored value means stored value that is redeemable by the issuer of such stored value only for goods or services provided by the issuer or affiliates of such issuer or franchisees of the issuer or affiliates of such franchisees, except to the extent the stored value is -1- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 required by applicable law to be redeemable in cash for the cash value of the stored value;
(5) Closed loop stored value means stored value that is redeemable by the issuer of such stored value only for goods or services provided by the issuer or affiliates of such issuer or franchisees of the issuer or affiliates of such franchisees, except to the extent the stored value is required by applicable law to be redeemable in cash for the cash value of the stored value;
(b) For purposes of determining the percentage of a person controlled by any other person, the person's interest shall be aggregated with the interest of any other immediate family member, including the person's spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers-in-law, fathers-in- law, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law, and any other person who shares such person's residence;
(b) For purposes of determining the percentage of a person controlled by any other person, the person's interest shall be aggregated with the interest of any other immediate family member, including the person's spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, sons-in-law, daughters-in- law, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law, and any other person who shares such person's residence;
In the event that ratings differ among eligible rating services, the highest rating shall apply when -2- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 determining whether a security bears an eligible rating.
In the event that ratings differ among eligible rating services, the highest rating shall apply when determining whether a security bears an eligible rating.
(10) Eligible rating service means any nationally recognized statistical rating organization approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other organization designated by the director by rule or order;
(10) Eligible rating service means any nationally recognized statistical -1- LB838 LB838 2026 rating organization approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other organization designated by the director by rule or order;
For a transaction requested electronically or by telephone, the provider of money transmission may determine if the person requesting the transaction is in this state by relying on other information provided by such person regarding the location of the individual's residential address or the entity's principal place of business or other physical address location and any records associated with such person that the provider of money transmission may have that indicate the location of the individual's residential address or the entity's principal place of business or other -3- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 physical address location, including, but not limited to, an address associated with an account;
For a transaction requested electronically or by telephone, the provider of money transmission may determine if the person requesting the transaction is in this state by relying on other information provided by such person regarding the location of the individual's residential address or the entity's principal place of business or other physical address location and any records associated with such person that the provider of money transmission may have that indicate the location of the individual's residential address or the entity's principal place of business or other physical address location, including, but not limited to, an address associated with an account;
(19) (17) Model Money Transmission Modernization Act means the Model Money Transmission Modernization Act approved for state adoption by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Board of Directors that sets nationwide standards, including net worth, surety bond, and permissible -4- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 investments requirements, to modernize the supervision and regulation of money transmitters;
(19) (17) Model Money Transmission Modernization Act means the Model Money Transmission Modernization Act approved for state adoption by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Board of Directors that sets nationwide standards, including net worth, surety bond, and permissible investments requirements, to modernize the supervision and regulation of money transmitters;
(24) (22) Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry means the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, also known as the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, developed by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators and owned and operated by the State Regulatory Registry LLC, or any successor or affiliated entity, for the licensing and registration of persons in financial services industries;
(24) (22) Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry means the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, also known as the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry, developed by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators and owned and operated by the State Regulatory Registry LLC, or any successor or affiliated entity, for the licensing and registration of persons -2- LB838 LB838 2026 in financial services industries;
-5- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (25)(a) (23)(a) Outstanding money transmission obligation means:
(25)(a) (23)(a) Outstanding money transmission obligation means:
(27) (25) Payroll processing services means receiving money for transmission pursuant to a contract with a person to deliver wages or -6- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 salaries, make payment of payroll taxes to state and federal agencies, make payments relating to employee benefit plans, or make distributions of other authorized deductions from wages or salaries.
(27) (25) Payroll processing services means receiving money for transmission pursuant to a contract with a person to deliver wages or salaries, make payment of payroll taxes to state and federal agencies, make payments relating to employee benefit plans, or make distributions of other authorized deductions from wages or salaries.
8-2711 (1) Applicants for a license shall apply in a form and in a -7- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 medium as prescribed by the director.
8-2711 (1) Applicants for a license shall apply in a form and in a medium as prescribed by the director.
(b) A list of any criminal conviction of the applicant and any material litigation in which the applicant has been involved in the ten- year period next preceding the submission of the application;
(b) A list of any criminal conviction of the applicant and any material litigation in which the applicant has been involved in the ten-year period next preceding the submission of the application;
(i) The name and address of any federally insured depository financial institution through which the applicant plans to conduct money transmission;
(i) The name and address of any federally insured depository financial -3- LB838 LB838 2026 institution through which the applicant plans to conduct money transmission;
and -8- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (j) A certification that the applicant is not a foreign adversary person, along with sufficient information to enable the director to verify the veracity of the certification;
and (j) A certification that the applicant is not a foreign adversary person, along with sufficient information to enable the director to verify the veracity of the certification;
(f) A copy of audited financial statements of the applicant for the most recent fiscal year and for the two-year period preceding the submission of the application or, if determined to be acceptable to the director, certified unaudited financial statements for the most recent -9- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 fiscal year or any other period acceptable to the director;
(f) A copy of audited financial statements of the applicant for the most recent fiscal year and for the two-year period preceding the submission of the application or, if determined to be acceptable to the director, certified unaudited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year or any other period acceptable to the director;
5311 -10- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 et seq., and the implementing regulations of such act, as such act and regulations existed on January 1, 2025;
5311 et seq., and the implementing regulations of such act, as such act and regulations existed on January 1, 2025;
1 et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2025;
et seq., as such act existed on January 1, 2025;
(12) (11) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C.
(12) (11) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 means the Securities Exchange -4- LB838 LB838 2026 Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C.
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(8) In November 2025, the White House produced a security memo asserting that a Chinese technology company shares its customers' data, including customers' payment records, with the Chinese government and -12- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 concurrently the Pentagon sent a letter to Congress indicating intent to list that Chinese technology company as a Chinese military company;
(8) In November 2025, the White House produced a security memo asserting that a Chinese technology company shares its customers' data, including customers' payment records, with the Chinese government and concurrently the Pentagon sent a letter to Congress indicating intent to list that Chinese technology company as a Chinese military company;
(1)(a) For purposes of section 8-2713, if an applicant or any key individual or person in control of the applicant fails to establish that such applicant, key individual, or person in control is not a foreign adversary person, the director shall presume that the character and general fitness of such applicant, key individual, or person in control indicates that it is not in the interest of the public to permit the applicant to engage in money transmission.
 (1)(a) For purposes of section 8-2713, if an applicant or any key individual or person in control of the applicant fails to establish that such applicant, key individual, or person in control is not a foreign adversary person, the director shall presume that the character and general fitness of such applicant, key individual, or person in control indicates that it is not in the interest of the public to permit the applicant to engage in money transmission.
(b) For purposes of section 8-2716, if a person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to acquire control of a licensee or if any key individual or person that would be in control of a licensee after acquisition of control fails to establish that such person, group, or key individual is not a foreign adversary person, the director shall presume that the character and general fitness of such person, group, or key -13- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 individual indicates that it is not in the interest of the public to permit the person, group of persons acting in concert, or key individual to control the licensee.
(b) For purposes of section 8-2716, if a person, or group of persons acting in concert, seeking to acquire control of a licensee or if any key individual or person that would be in control of a licensee after acquisition of control fails to establish that such person, group, or key individual is not a foreign adversary person, the director shall presume that the character and general fitness of such person, group, or key individual indicates that it is not in the interest of the public to permit the person, group of persons acting in concert, or key individual to control the licensee.
(d) For purposes of section 8-2735, if an authorized delegate or a person in control of the authorized delegate fails to establish that such delegate or person in control is not a foreign adversary person, the director shall presume that the character and general fitness of such delegate or person in control indicates that it is not in the interest of the public to permit the authorized delegate to provide money transmission.
(d) For purposes of section 8-2735, if an authorized delegate or a person in control of the authorized delegate fails to establish that such delegate or person in control is not a foreign adversary person, the director shall presume that the character and general fitness of such delegate or person in control -5- LB838 LB838 2026 indicates that it is not in the interest of the public to permit the authorized delegate to provide money transmission.
(c) The exempted individual or person has established a relationship -14- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 with an auditor organized within, and with its primary place of business within, the United States that will verify, through an external compliance audit or similar process conducted at least quarterly and in compliance with all applicable auditing standards, whether any information is shared by the exempted individual or person with a foreign adversary person during the duration of the license or at any point within three years after the expiration of the license;
(c) The exempted individual or person has established a relationship with an auditor organized within, and with its primary place of business within, the United States that will verify, through an external compliance audit or similar process conducted at least quarterly and in compliance with all applicable auditing standards, whether any information is shared by the exempted individual or person with a foreign adversary person during the duration of the license or at any point within three years after the expiration of the license;
 (1) On the operative date of this section, the changes made by this legislative bill shall apply to all existing and future licenses and applications for license under the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act.
(1) On the operative date of this section, the changes made by this legislative bill shall apply to all existing and future licenses and applications for license under the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act.
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The Department of Banking and Finance shall, as requested, provide to the Department of Revenue the data of money transmitters as necessary to meet the responsibilities of the Department of Revenue under the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, to the extent the Department of Banking and Finance collects such information.
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The Department of Revenue may, as requested by the director, share information with the Department of Banking and Finance as necessary to enforce the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act.
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 (1) For purposes of this section:
(a) Active duty member of the armed forces means a person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty as defined in 10 U.S.C.
101(d)(1), as such section existed on January 1, 2026, or a member of the Nebraska National Guard in active service of the state;
(b) Credit card has the same meaning as in 15 U.S.C.
1693o-2, as such section existed on January 1, 2026;
(c) Debit card has the same meaning as in 15 U.S.C.
1693o-2, as such section existed on January 1, 2026, except that debit card shall not include a general-use prepaid card as defined in 15 U.S.C.
1693l-1, as such section existed on January 1, 2026;
(d) Dependent means a spouse or any other person for whom an active duty member of the armed forces provided more than one-half of that person's support during the previous calendar year;
(e) Designated recipient has the same meaning as in section 919 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C.
1693o–1, as such section existed on January 1, 2026;
(f) Foreign adversary country means any country listed in 15 C.F.R.
791.4, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2026;
(g) Remittance transfer has the same meaning as in section 919 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C.
1693o–1, as such section existed on January 1, 2026, except that it shall only apply where the sender provides cash, a money order, a cashier's check, or any other similar physical instrument to the remittance transfer provider;
(h) Remittance transfer provider has the same meaning as in section 919 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C.
1693o-1, as such section existed on January 1, 2026;
and (i) Sender has the same meaning as in section 919 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C.
1693o–1, as such section existed on January 1, 2026.
(2) There is hereby imposed an excise tax of twenty-five percent on any remittance transfer by a licensee or authorized delegate to a resident of a foreign adversary country, with the exception of Cuba and Venezuela.
(3)(a) The tax imposed by this section shall not apply to a remittance -6- LB838 LB838 2026 transfer:
(i) If the sender or designated recipient of such transfer is an active duty member of the armed forces or a dependent of such member;
or (ii) For which the funds being transferred are:
(A) Withdrawn from an account held in or by a financial institution:
(I) Described in 31 U.S.C.
5312(a)(2)(A) through (H), as such section existed on January 1, 2026;
and (II) That is subject to the requirements of 31 U.S.C.
Chapter 53, Subchapter II, as such subchapter existed on January 1, 2026;
or (B) Funded with a debit card or credit card issued in the United States.
(b) To qualify for the exemption under subdivision (3)(a)(i) of this section, the sender or designated recipient shall present a valid United States Department of Defense Common Access Card or other valid military identification to the remittance transfer provider at the time of the transaction.
(4)(a) The sender of a remittance transfer shall pay the tax imposed by this section on such transfer.
(b) If any tax imposed by this section is not paid at the time a transfer is made, then to the extent that such tax is not paid, the remittance transfer provider of such transfer shall pay the tax.
(c) The remittance transfer provider of a remittance transfer shall collect the amount of the tax imposed by this section on such transfer from the sender and remit such tax to the Department of Revenue quarterly.
(5) Sections 77-2707 to 77-2711 shall apply to the tax imposed by this section as if such tax were a sales or use tax imposed by the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967.
(6) The Department of Revenue may share any information related to the tax imposed by this section with the Department of Banking and Finance.
(7)(a) No refund of the tax imposed by this section shall be allowed unless a claim for such refund is filed within the required period for a refund of sales taxes.
(b) The Department of Revenue shall establish an expedited refund process for any active duty member of the armed forces or dependent who was charged the tax in error.
(c) To be eligible for the expedited refund process described in subdivision (7)(b) of this section, an active duty member of the armed forces or dependent who was charged in error shall submit proof of military status to the Department of Revenue.
(8) The Department of Revenue may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to prescribe any and all forms and supporting documentation necessary for the payment, collection, and reporting of the tax imposed by this section and to establish the expedited refund process described in subdivision (7)(b) of this section.
(9) The Department of Revenue may use electronic funds transfer to collect the tax imposed by this section or to pay any refund of such tax.
(10) The use of any electronic filing of documents or electronic funds transfer shall not alter the rights of any party from the rights of such party if a different method of filing or payment was used.
(11) All taxes received by the Department of Revenue pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the General Fund.
(12) Upon request from the Department of Revenue, the Department of Banking and Finance may make a claim against the surety bond of a licensee for payment of any tax imposed by this section on such licensee.
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(5) (4) Financial institution means a bank, savings bank, building -16- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 and loan association, savings and loan association, or credit union, whether chartered by the Department of Banking and Finance, the United States, or a foreign state agency;
(5) (4) Financial institution means a bank, savings bank, building and -7- LB838 LB838 2026 loan association, savings and loan association, or credit union, whether chartered by the Department of Banking and Finance, the United States, or a foreign state agency;
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8-2903 (1) When a financial institution, or an employee of a financial institution, reasonably believes, or has received information from the department or a law enforcement agency demonstrating that it is reasonable to believe, that financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult -17- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 or senior adult may have occurred, may have been attempted, is occurring, or is being attempted, the financial institution may, but is not required to:
8-2903 (1) When a financial institution, or an employee of a financial institution, reasonably believes, or has received information from the department or a law enforcement agency demonstrating that it is reasonable to believe, that financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult may have occurred, may have been attempted, is occurring, or is being attempted, the financial institution may, but is not required to:
-18- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (ii) A third party reasonably associated with a vulnerable adult or senior adult includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(ii) A third party reasonably associated with a vulnerable adult or senior adult includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(4) The authority granted the financial institution under subsection (1) of this section expires upon the sooner of:
(4) The authority granted the financial institution under subsection (1) -8- LB838 LB838 2026 of this section expires upon the sooner of:
or (c) upon -19- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 termination by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
or (c) upon termination by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
A financial institution, when acting in a reasonable manner, shall be immune from any civil, criminal, or administrative liability that may otherwise exist for -20- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 any actions or omissions related to the administration of such a program.
A financial institution, when acting in a reasonable manner, shall be immune from any civil, criminal, or administrative liability that may otherwise exist for any actions or omissions related to the administration of such a program.
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Section 30-2301, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is -21- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 amended to read:
Section 30-2301, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, is amended to read:
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(2) if there is no surviving issue but the decedent is survived by a parent or parents, the first one hundred fifty thousand dollars, plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate;
(2) if there is no surviving issue but the decedent is survived by a -9- LB838 LB838 2026 parent or parents, the first one hundred fifty thousand dollars, plus one-half of the balance of the intestate estate;
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30-2322 A surviving spouse of a decedent who was domiciled in this state is entitled to a homestead allowance of seven thousand five hundred -22- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 dollars for a decedent who dies before January 1, 2011, and twenty thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2027, and twenty-five thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2027.
30-2322 A surviving spouse of a decedent who was domiciled in this state is entitled to a homestead allowance of seven thousand five hundred dollars for a decedent who dies before January 1, 2011, and twenty thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2027, and twenty-five thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2027.
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(2) If encumbered chattels are selected and if the value in excess -23- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 of security interests, plus that of other exempt property, is less than the amount allowed under subsection (1) of this section, or if there is not that amount worth of exempt property in the estate, the spouse or children are entitled to other assets of the estate, if any, to the extent necessary to make up the amount allowed under subsection (1) of this section.
(2) If encumbered chattels are selected and if the value in excess of security interests, plus that of other exempt property, is less than the amount allowed under subsection (1) of this section, or if there is not that amount worth of exempt property in the estate, the spouse or children are entitled to other assets of the estate, if any, to the extent necessary to make up the amount allowed under subsection (1) of this section.
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30-2325 If the estate is otherwise sufficient, property specifically devised is not used to satisfy rights to homestead and exempt property.
30-2325 If the estate is otherwise sufficient, property specifically devised is not used to satisfy rights to homestead and exempt property.
After giving such notice as the court may require in a proceeding initiated under the provisions of section 30-2405, the personal representative may make these selections if the surviving spouse, the children or the guardians of the minor children are unable or fail to do so within a reasonable time or if -24- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 there are no guardians of the minor children.
After giving such notice as the court may require in a proceeding initiated under the provisions of section 30-2405, the personal representative may make these selections if the surviving spouse, the children or the guardians of the minor children are unable or fail to do so within a reasonable time or if there are no guardians of the minor children.
The personal representative may determine the family allowance in a lump sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars for a decedent who dies before January 1, 2011, and twenty thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2027, and twenty-five thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2027, or periodic installments not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars per month for one year for a decedent who dies before January 1, 2011, and one thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents per month for one year for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2027, and two thousand eighty-three dollars and thirty- three cents per month for one year for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2027.
The personal representative may determine the family allowance in a lump sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars for a decedent who dies before January 1, 2011, and twenty thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2027, and twenty-five thousand dollars for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2027, or periodic installments not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars per month for one year for a decedent who dies before January 1, 2011, and one thousand six hundred sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents per month for one year for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2027, and two thousand eighty-three dollars and thirty-three cents per month for one year for a decedent who dies on or after January 1, 2027.
The personal representative may disburse funds of the estate in payment of the family allowance and any part of the homestead allowance payable in cash.
The personal representative -10- LB838 LB838 2026 may disburse funds of the estate in payment of the family allowance and any part of the homestead allowance payable in cash.
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-25- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 30-3801 (UTC 101) Sections 30-3801 to 30-38,115 and sections 19 to 21 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code.
30-3801 (UTC 101) Sections 30-3801 to 30-38,115 and sections 21 to 23 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code.
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(10) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, -26- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government;
(10) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government;
(14) "Regulated financial-service institution" means a state- chartered or federally chartered financial institution in which the monetary deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(14) "Regulated financial-service institution" means a state-chartered or federally chartered financial institution in which the monetary deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
If more than one person creates or contributes property to a trust, each person is a settlor of the portion -27- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 of the trust property attributable to that person's contribution except to the extent another person has the power to revoke or withdraw that portion.
If more than one person creates or contributes property to a trust, each person is a settlor of the portion of the trust property attributable to that person's contribution except to the extent another person has the power to revoke or withdraw that portion.
or (ii) established by other evidence that would be admissible in a judicial proceeding;
or -11- LB838 LB838 2026 (ii) established by other evidence that would be admissible in a judicial proceeding;
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and -29- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (10) The form in which title to the assets of the trust is to be taken;
and (10) The form in which title to the assets of the trust is to be taken;
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-30- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (b) Any lineal descendant;
(b) Any lineal descendant;
(e) Any lineal descendant of a person described in subdivision (d) of this subsection;
-12- LB838 LB838 2026 (e) Any lineal descendant of a person described in subdivision (d) of this subsection;
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77-3503 Owner shall mean the owner of record or surviving spouse, the vendee in possession under a land contract or surviving spouse, one of the joint tenants or tenants in common or surviving spouse, or the beneficiary of a trust of which the trustee is the record title owner and the beneficiary-occupant (1) has a specific right to occupy the premises as stated in the trust instrument, (2) has the right to amend or revoke the trust to obtain such power of occupancy or of title, or (3) has the -31- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 power to withdraw the homestead premises from the trust and place the record title in such occupant's name.
77-3503 Owner shall mean the owner of record or surviving spouse, the vendee in possession under a land contract or surviving spouse, one of the joint tenants or tenants in common or surviving spouse, or the beneficiary of a trust of which the trustee is the record title owner and the beneficiary- occupant (1) has a specific right to occupy the premises as stated in the trust instrument, (2) has the right to amend or revoke the trust to obtain such power of occupancy or of title, or (3) has the power to withdraw the homestead premises from the trust and place the record title in such occupant's name.
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(6) Represents that goods or services do not have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits, or quantities that they have or that a person does not have a sponsorship, approval, -32- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 status, affiliation, or connection that he or she has;
(6) Represents that goods or services do not have sponsorship, approval, characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits, or quantities that they have or that a person does not have a sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection that he or she has;
(14) With respect to a sale or lease to a natural person of goods or -33- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 services purchased or leased primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes, uses or employs any referral or chain referral sales technique, plan, arrangement, or agreement;
(14) With respect to a sale or lease to a natural person of goods or -13- LB838 LB838 2026 services purchased or leased primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural purposes, uses or employs any referral or chain referral sales technique, plan, arrangement, or agreement;
-34- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (21) In connection with the solicitation of funds or other assets for any charitable purpose, or in connection with any solicitation which represents that funds or assets will be used for any charitable purpose, uses or employs any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, unfair practice, or concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact;
(21) In connection with the solicitation of funds or other assets for any charitable purpose, or in connection with any solicitation which represents that funds or assets will be used for any charitable purpose, uses or employs any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, unfair practice, or concealment, suppression, or omission of any material fact;
A violation under this subdivision (a) (22) shall be treated as a separate and distinct violation from any other offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was in violation of this section;
A violation under this subdivision (a)(22) shall be treated as a separate and distinct violation from any other offense arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was in violation of this section;
-35- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (C) Has not expressly and voluntarily consented to such person's depiction;
(C) Has not expressly and voluntarily consented to such person's depiction;
(26)(i) With respect to a social media platform that accepts payment, or any other form of compensation or thing of value, for advertising on its platform:
-14- LB838 LB838 2026 (26)(i) With respect to a social media platform that accepts payment, or any other form of compensation or thing of value, for advertising on its platform:
-36- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (II) Unlawful impersonation detection and mitigation program;
(II) An unlawful impersonation detection and mitigation program;
(B) After a fraudulent advertisement is reported either by a user or law enforcement, within seven days:
(B) After a fraudulent advertisement is reported by a user, fails to investigate and determine if such advertisement constitutes a fraudulent advertisement within five business days after such report;
(I) Fails to investigate and determine if such advertisement constitutes a fraudulent advertisement;
(C) After determining an advertisement to be a fraudulent advertisement, fails to remove such advertisement from its platform within five business days after such determination;
(II) If determined to be a fraudulent advertisement, fails to immediately remove the reported fraudulent advertisement from its platform;
(D) After a fraudulent advertisement is reported by law enforcement, fails to notify the submitter of the status of the submitter's report within five business days after receipt of such report;
or (III) If reported by law enforcement, regardless of action taken, fails to notify the submitter of the status of their report;
or (E) Knowingly permits fraudulent advertisement on its platform or ignores credible reports that content on its platform constitutes fraudulent advertisement.
or (C) Knowingly permit fraudulent advertisement on its platform or ignores credible reports that content on its platform constitutes fraudulent advertisement.
(A) Advertiser means any person who pays, or provides compensation or a thing of value, to advertise, promote, or otherwise increase impressions of ads or content on a social media platform;
(A) Advertiser means any person who pays, or provides compensation or a thing of value, to advertise, promote, or otherwise increase impressions of advertisements or content on a social media platform;
(B) Fraudulent advertisement means an ad or content that misrepresents material facts or unlawfully impersonates another in order to induce a transaction or extract a benefit, and a social media platform accepts payment, or any other form of compensation or thing of value, to advertise, promote, or otherwise increase impressions of the ad or content on its platform;
(B) Fraudulent advertisement means an advertisement or content that misrepresents material facts or unlawfully impersonates another in order to induce a transaction or extract a benefit, and a social media platform accepts payment, or any other form of compensation or thing of value, to advertise, promote, or otherwise increase impressions of the advertisement or content on its platform;
and (C) Social media platform means an electronic medium, including a browser-based or application-based interactive computer service, Internet -37- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 website, telephone network, or data network, that allows an account holder to create, share, and view user-generated content for a substantial purpose of social interaction, sharing user-generated content, or personal networking.
and (C) Social media platform means an electronic medium, including a browser- based or application-based interactive computer service, Internet website, telephone network, or data network, that allows an account holder to create, share, and view user-generated content for the purpose of social interaction, sharing, or viewing user-generated content, or personal networking.
(XII) Providing or obtaining technical support for a platform, -38- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 product, or service;
(XII) Providing or obtaining technical support for a platform, product, or service;
(d) It shall not be considered a violation of any provision of antitrust laws for two or more entities to exchange or provide information on suspected fraudulent activity or suspicious transactions for purposes of identifying and enforcing against fraudulent advertisers or advertisements.
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(1) To require a dealer to accept delivery of equipment, repair parts, or attachments that the dealer has not voluntarily ordered;
-15- LB838 LB838 2026 (1) To require a dealer to accept delivery of equipment, repair parts, or attachments that the dealer has not voluntarily ordered;
This subdivision shall not apply if the dealer is in default of a -39- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 security agreement in effect with the supplier;
This subdivision shall not apply if the dealer is in default of a security agreement in effect with the supplier;
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or (ii) If twelve months have elapsed and the supplier has not notified a dealer of a surplus parts return program, the dealer may submit to the -40- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 supplier a request to return surplus parts and the supplier shall allow the dealer to return the parts within thirty days after receipt of the request;
or (ii) If twelve months have elapsed and the supplier has not notified a dealer of a surplus parts return program, the dealer may submit to the supplier a request to return surplus parts and the supplier shall allow the dealer to return the parts within thirty days after receipt of the request;
-41- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (g) The dealer shall be presumed to have purchased the returned parts from the supplier or the supplier's predecessor in interest, and the burden shall be on the supplier to prove otherwise;
(g) The dealer shall be presumed to have purchased the returned parts from the supplier or the supplier's predecessor in interest, and the burden shall be on the supplier to prove otherwise;
(3) The annual parts return provided for in subsection (2) of this section may be waived by a dealer.
-16- LB838 LB838 2026 (3) The annual parts return provided for in subsection (2) of this section may be waived by a dealer.
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-42- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 87-1301 Sections 87-1301 to 87-1309 and sections 31 and 32 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act.
87-1301 Sections 87-1301 to 87-1309 and sections 33 and 34 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act.
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-43- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (d) Gamification, or a design feature that emulates gameplay, including, but not limited to, a streak, badge, or reward that motivates or causes more frequent or more extensive use of an online service through incentives or frequency of use;
(d) Gamification, or a design feature that emulates gameplay, including, but not limited to, a streak, badge, or reward that motivates or causes more frequent or more extensive use of an online service through incentives or frequency of use;
-44- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (ii) Generates a majority of its annual revenue from online services;
(ii) Generates a majority of its annual revenue from online services;
(A) (iii) Has annual gross revenue in excess of twenty-five million dollars, adjusted every odd-numbered year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics for the two-year period preceding the adjustment date.
(A) (iii) Has annual gross revenue in excess of twenty-five million dollars, adjusted every odd-numbered year to reflect changes in the Consumer -17- LB838 LB838 2026 Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics for the two-year period preceding the adjustment date.
The amount shall be rounded to the next highest one- thousand-dollar amount;
The amount shall be rounded to the next highest one-thousand-dollar amount;
(c) A covered online service does not include (i) an online service with actual knowledge that fewer than two percent of its users are minors, provided that, in making such assessment, an online service shall not be required to collect personal data of users, and if an online -45- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 service collects personal data of users for such purpose, it shall not use such personal data for other purposes or (ii) a financial institution subject to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or any regulations adopted in accordance with such act and shall delete such personal data after using it to make the assessment;
(c) A covered online service does not include (i) an online service with actual knowledge that fewer than two percent of its users are minors, provided that, in making such assessment, an online service shall not be required to collect personal data of users, and if an online service collects personal data of users for such purpose, it shall not use such personal data for other purposes or (ii) a financial institution subject to Title V of the Gramm-Leach- Bliley Act or any regulations adopted in accordance with such act and shall delete such personal data after using it to make the assessment;
(12) Personalized recommendation system means a fully or partially automated system used to suggest, promote, or rank content, including -46- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 other users, hashtags, or posts, based on the personal data of users;
(12) Personalized recommendation system means a fully or partially automated system used to suggest, promote, or rank content, including other users, hashtags, or posts, based on the personal data of users;
(17) Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to an individual when the advertisement is selected based on personal data -47- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 obtained or inferred from that individual's activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict the individual's preferences or interest.
(17) Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to an individual when the advertisement is selected based on personal data obtained or inferred from that individual's activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict the individual's preferences or interest.
(c) Advertisements directed to an individual in response to the individual's request for information or feedback;
-18- LB838 LB838 2026 (c) Advertisements directed to an individual in response to the individual's request for information or feedback;
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-48- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 87-1304 (1) A covered online service shall provide each covered minor with accessible and easy-to-use tools that accomplish the following with respect to covered design features:
87-1304 (1) A covered online service shall provide each covered minor with accessible and easy-to-use tools that accomplish the following with respect to covered design features:
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87-1305 (1) A covered online service shall only collect and use the -49- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 minimum amount of a covered minor's personal data necessary to provide the specific elements of an online service with which the covered minor has knowingly engaged.
87-1305 (1) A covered online service shall only collect and use the minimum amount of a covered minor's personal data necessary to provide the specific elements of an online service with which the covered minor has knowingly engaged.
(9) If a covered online service allows parental monitoring, the covered online service shall provide an obvious signal to a covered minor -50- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 when such minor is being monitored.
(9) If a covered online service allows parental monitoring, the covered online service shall provide an obvious signal to a covered minor when such minor is being monitored.
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Section 87-1306, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is amended to read:
Section 87-1306, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is amended to -19- LB838 LB838 2026 read:
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87-1308 (1) A covered online service is prohibited from facilitating advertisements for prohibited products, such as narcotic drugs, tobacco products, gambling, and alcohol, to covered minors.
87-1308 (1) A covered online service is prohibited from facilitating advertisements for prohibited products, such as narcotic drugs, tobacco products, gambling, and alcohol, to covered minors.
-51- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 (2) A covered online service is prohibited from using dark patterns to subvert or impair covered minor autonomy, decisionmaking, or choice.
(2) A covered online service is prohibited from using dark patterns to subvert or impair covered minor autonomy, decisionmaking, or choice.
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(3) Any person rounding under this section shall use either (a) the method of rounding under this section that uses the total cash -52- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 transaction amount, including any taxes, fees, surcharges, assessments, and other governmental charges, or (b) the method of rounding under this section that uses the final cash amount paid out or returned to a customer or employee for all transactions by such person at any single premise and shall not use both methods at such premise.
(3) Any person rounding under this section shall use either (a) the method of rounding under this section that uses the total cash transaction amount, including any taxes, fees, surcharges, assessments, and other governmental charges, or (b) the method of rounding under this section that uses the final cash amount paid out or returned to a customer or employee for all transactions by such person at any single premise and shall not use both methods at such premise.
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including section 77-1737, any rounding under this section shall be considered an administrative settlement of the physical payment and shall not be construed as a release, discharge, remission, or commutation of any tax, fee, or assessment within the meaning of Article VIII, section -53- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 4, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including -20- LB838 LB838 2026 section 77-1737, any rounding under this section shall be considered an administrative settlement of the physical payment and shall not be construed as a release, discharge, remission, or commutation of any tax, fee, or assessment within the meaning of Article VIII, section 4, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
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Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 39 of this act become operative three calendar months after the adjournment of this legislative session.
Sections 9 and 10 of this act become operative on July 1, 2026.
Sections 27 and 42 of this act become operative on January 1, 2027.
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 43 of this act become operative three calendar months after the adjournment of this legislative session.
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Original sections 8-2901, 25-2701, 30-2301, 30-2302, 30-2322, 30-2323, 30-2325, 30-3803, 30-38,103, 77-3503, 87-704, 87-706, and 87-709, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 30-3801 and 77-2004, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 8-2701, 8-2702, 8-2711, 8-2742, 8-2903, 87-302, 87-1301, 87-1302, 87-1304, 87-1305, 87-1306, and 87-1308, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, are repealed.
If any section in this act or any part of any section is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the declaration shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions.
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Original section 87-302, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, is repealed.
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Original sections 8-2901, 25-2701, 30-2301, 30-2302, 30-2322, 30-2323, 30-2325, 30-3803, 30-38,103, 77-3503, 87-704, 87-706, and 87-709, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 30-3801 and 77-2004, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 8-2701, 8-2702, 8-2711, 8-2742, 8-2903, 87-1301, 87-1302, 87-1304, 87-1305, 87-1306, and 87-1308, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, are repealed.
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On page 1, strike beginning with "banking" in line 1 through line 5 and insert "law;
to amend sections 8-2901, 25-2701, 30-2301, 30-2302, 30-2322, 30-2323, 30-2325, 30-3803, 30-38,103, 77-3503, 87-704, 87-706, and 87-709, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 30-3801 and 77-2004, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 8-2701, 8-2702, 8-2711, 8-2742, 8-2903, 87-302, 87-1301, 87-1302, 87-1304, 87-1305, 87-1306, and 87-1308, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025;
to change provisions relating to the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult, rules and codes of civil and criminal procedure, decedents' estates, the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code, certifications of trust, inheritance taxes, -54- ER141 ER141 LB838 LB838 MLU - 03/11/2026 MLU - 03/11/2026 deceptive trade practices, the Equipment Business Regulation Act, and the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act;
to provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts;
to provide operative dates;
to repeal the original sections;
and to declare an emergency.".
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Action History

  1. Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

  2. Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

  3. Provisions/portions of LB837 amended into LB838 by AM2326

  4. Provisions/portions of LB875 amended into LB838 by AM2326

  5. Provisions/portions of LB1063 amended into LB838 by AM2326

  6. Provisions/portions of LB1118 amended into LB838 by AM2463

  7. Provisions/portions of LB1118 amended into LB838 by AM2635

  8. Provisions/portions of LB1119 amended into LB838 by AM2463

  9. Provisions/portions of LB1160 amended into LB838 by AM2326

  10. Provisions/portions of LB1174 amended into LB838 by AM2658

  11. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  12. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-3*-0

  13. President/Speaker signed

  14. Placed on Final Reading with ST70

  15. Enrollment and Review ST70 filed

  16. Enrollment and Review ST70 recorded

  17. Enrollment and Review ER141 adopted

  18. McKinney MO499 withdrawn

  19. McKinney MO500 withdrawn

  20. McKinney MO501 withdrawn

  21. Jacobson FA1031 withdrawn

  22. No objections to unanimous consent request to withdraw and substitute amendment

  23. Kauth FA478 withdrawn

  24. Raybould FA1058 filed

  25. Raybould FA1058 adopted

  26. Kauth AM2658 adopted

  27. Bosn AM2635 adopted

  28. Conrad AM2637 lost

  29. Conrad AM2672 adopted

  30. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  31. Bosn AM2635 filed

  32. Conrad AM2637 filed

  33. Conrad AM2672 filed

  34. Kauth AM2658 filed

  35. Placed on Select File with ER141

  36. Enrollment and Review ER141 filed

  37. McKinney MO499 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed

  38. McKinney MO500 Recommit to the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee filed

  39. McKinney MO501 Indefinitely postpone filed

  40. Jacobson FA1031 filed

  41. Hallstrom name added

  42. Bosn AM2463 to AM2326 filed

  43. Bosn AM2463 adopted

  44. Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2326 adopted

  45. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  46. Placed on General File with AM2326

  47. Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2326 filed

  48. Banking, Commerce and Insurance priority bill

  49. von Gillern name added

  50. Notice of hearing for January 27, 2026

  51. Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee

  52. Kauth FA478 filed

  53. Date of introduction

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Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-3*-0

Passed 46 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46300
Total 46300
% of votes cast 94%6%0%0%
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 — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
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 — 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 — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Conrad AM2637 lost

Failed 22 Yea · 6 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 226021
Total 226021
% of votes cast 45%12%0%43%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Not Voting
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Kauth AM2658 adopted

Failed 33 Yea · 3 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 333013
Total 333013
% of votes cast 67%6%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
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
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Raybould FA1058 adopted

Failed 25 Yea · 4 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 254020
Total 254020
% of votes cast 51%8%0%41%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Not Voting
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Not Voting
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Not Voting
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Bosn AM2635 adopted

Failed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 340015
Total 340015
% of votes cast 69%0%0%31%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Conrad AM2672 adopted

Failed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46003
Total 46003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
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 — Not Voting
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 350014
Total 350014
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2326 adopted

Failed 34 Yea · 2 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 342013
Total 342013
% of votes cast 69%4%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Bosn AM2463 adopted

Failed 35 Yea · 1 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 351013
Total 351013
% of votes cast 71%2%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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