LB 646 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act

LB 646 amends Nebraska's Livestock Brand Act to exempt certain cattle from physical brand inspections. Specifically, it removes inspection requirements for registered feedlot cattle shipped directly to slaughter or terminal markets. The bill also establishes electronic inspection options for cattle identified by approved nonvisual identifiers, with fees capped at $1.50 per head (currently $0.85 through June 2023). These changes primarily affect livestock owners, feedlots, and the Nebraska Brand Committee, streamlining inspections for specific cattle movements while setting standardized fee structures for both physical and electronic inspections.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER41 Final Reading · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from a draft version to its final reading, changing the sponsor list and formalizing the text for the 109th Legislature. The core policy content, including fee structures, inspection rules, and definitions, remains substantively unchanged from the previous version, though minor formatting corrections were made to the text.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the Livestock Brand Act and related sections of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
TECHNICAL

The bill's title page was updated to reflect the final reading status, the 109th Legislature, and the correct list of sponsors (Ibach, Clouse, DeKay, etc.), replacing the previous draft sponsor (Guereca) and placeholder text.

Minor formatting and line-break corrections were applied throughout the text to ensure the bill is ready for final printing and signing, but no substantive policy, fee, or date changes were made.

Floor votes · Legislature Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

312
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 49
Apr 2, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
31 Yea 2 Nay 16
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Indefinitely postponed
legislature
May 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Jacobson AM1558 adopted
legislature
May 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Ibach FA271 adopted
legislature
May 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER41 adopted
legislature
Apr 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Agriculture AM638 adopted
legislature
Apr 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Ibach AM829 adopted
legislature
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Objection to unanimous consent request to substitute amendment
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM638
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture Committee
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Teresa Ibach
Teresa Ibach
NNonpartisan
NE
44