LB 525 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act

Nebraska's LB 525, the Agricultural Data Privacy Act, requires businesses collecting farm-related data to obtain explicit written consent from agricultural producers before using or sharing their information. It prohibits denying services, benefits, or rewards to farmers who decline to share data and bans selling or sharing farm data without authorization. The law defines "agricultural data" broadly - including crop yields, GPS equipment data, financial records, and livestock transactions - and mandates that businesses delete such data within 30 days if a farmer revokes consent. The Attorney General enforces the law, with penalties for violations, while excluding data owned by farmers themselves (e.g., when farmers use their own data). This act directly affects Nebraska farmers and ag-tech companies processing farm data, ensuring greater control over sensitive agricultural information.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER166 Final Reading · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an enrollment version to a final reading version, changing the header to indicate it is the 'Final Reading' of the 109th Legislature. The substantive legal content, including the Agricultural Data Privacy Act definitions and the request for the Governor's signature, remains identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the 'Final Reading' status and the specific legislative session (109th Legislature, Second Session), while the bill number and date remain consistent.

Floor votes · Legislature Mar 24, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 49
Mar 24, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
35 Yea 14
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1185 amended into LB525 by AM2444
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
executive
Apr 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
Apr 1, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER166 adopted
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2221 adopted
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Cavanaugh, J. AM2849 adopted
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Jacobson AM2444 adopted
legislature
Feb 23, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM2221
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mike Jacobson
Mike Jacobson
NNonpartisan
NE
42