LB 35 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to the requirements for certain exemptions for privately developed renewable energy generation facilities

LB 35 amends a regulation governing exemptions for privately developed renewable energy projects in Nebraska. It changes the reference from "7.4" to "791.4" as it existed on January 1, 2025, for facilities like rooftop solar or small wind installations seeking certain regulatory exemptions. This bill directly affects private developers of small-scale renewable energy generation who rely on these exemptions to avoid specific permitting or grid connection requirements. The change is procedural, updating which specific rule applies but not altering the exemption criteria or eligibility itself. The bill remains in the Natural Resources Committee with no further action taken as of the provided date.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Legislature Passage
Jan 2025
Legislature Passage
Jan 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Final Reading · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting adjustments and text corrections during its legislative review, with no substantive policy changes to the core requirements. The main modifications involve correcting spacing inconsistencies in the text and fixing a reference to a specific regulation number (changing 15 C.F.R. 7.4 to 15 C.F.R. 791.4).
TECHNICAL

Corrected a regulation reference from 15 C.F.R. 7.4 to 15 C.F.R. 791.4 regarding critical infrastructure protection requirements.

Fixed spacing and formatting inconsistencies throughout the document, including line breaks and indentation.

Removed duplicate page headers and footer information that appeared in the original version.

Floor votes · Legislature Jan 29, 2025

How they voted

410
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 49
Jan 29, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
41 Yea 8
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB35 amended into LB43 by AM215
legislature
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
Indefinitely postponed
legislature
Jan 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Natural Resources AM48 adopted
legislature
Jan 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM48
legislature
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources Committee
legislature
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tom Brandt
Tom Brandt
NNonpartisan
NE
32