LB 596 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names

This Nebraska bill (LB 596) updates how legal notices and publications required by law must be distributed. It allows notices to be published online via digital news platforms (without print options) and adds a new requirement: all such notices must also be posted on a statewide website repository maintained by Nebraska newspapers, starting October 1, 2022. The bill keeps existing newspaper publication rules in place but mandates the online posting as an additional step. It directly affects government entities, courts, and businesses that must publish legal notices, as well as newspapers and digital platforms that distribute them. The change ensures notices are accessible both through traditional media and a centralized online system.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Apr 17, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER140 Final Reading · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from an Enrollment and Review version to a Final Reading version, changing the sponsor from Guereca to Sanders and updating the legislative session details. The core text of the bill remains largely the same, though some formatting and line breaks were adjusted during the transition.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it continues to govern county warrant issuance, discharge records, and inventory management.
TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to reflect the Final Reading stage, changing the sponsor name from Guereca to Sanders and updating the session information.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text layout and line breaks, but no substantive policy language was altered.

Floor votes · Legislature Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

401
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 49
Mar 5, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
40 Yea 1 Nay 8
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
8
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1159 amended into LB596 by AM2730
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1145 amended into LB596 by AM2282
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB923 amended into LB596 by AM2282
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB919 amended into LB596 by AM2282
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB898 amended into LB596 by AM2282
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB896 amended into LB596 by AM2282
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB869 amended into LB596 by AM2428
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB739 amended into LB596 by FA1027
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 46-3*-0
legislature
Mar 31, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Lonowski AM2730 adopted
legislature
Mar 31, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER140 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2282 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Rountree FA1027 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
DeKay AM2428 adopted
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM2282
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Rita Sanders
Rita Sanders
NNonpartisan
NE
45