LB 759 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change fees and funding for solid waste management, water wells, livestock regulation, hazardous waste management, clean water regulation, and litter reduction and recycling, change membership of a board, provide penalties and enforcement provisions for geologic storage of carbon dioxide, provide for entry upon property for the Perkins County Canal, correct references to and change jurisdiction of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, and require local governments to regulate operation of swimming pools, recreation camps, and mobile home parks

LB 759 updates Nebraska's water well licensing and management systems. It adds a new representative category for municipal/industrial water well contractors to the Water Well Standards Board and adjusts board composition requirements. The bill also clarifies the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment's authority to manage the Perkins County Canal Project, including land acquisition and dispute resolution. Additionally, it changes how funds from the Nebraska Litter Reduction and Recycling Fund are allocated and distributed. These changes directly affect water well contractors, the Department, and recipients of litter reduction funds.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 7, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER126 Final Reading · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reorganized to reflect its final reading after committee review, updating the sponsor information and legislative history. The substantive policy content regarding fees, fund allocations, and statutory amendments remains unchanged from the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to show 'Final Reading' instead of 'Enrollment and Review' and changed the sponsor name from Guereca to Brandt.

Removed the detailed list of specific sections being amended from the introductory summary paragraph.

Reformatted the bill text to remove line numbers and indentation markers used during the committee review process.

Floor votes · Legislature Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

261
Passed · 22 other
Total votes 49
Feb 19, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
26 Yea 1 Nay 22
53% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1076 amended into LB759 by AM1939
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB761 amended into LB759 by AM2182
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB761 amended into LB759 by AM1939
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB760 amended into LB759 by AM1939
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026
executive
Apr 1, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 1, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 36-12*-1
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Brandt FA1025 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER126 adopted
legislature
Feb 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Brandt AM2182 adopted
legislature
Feb 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Natural Resources AM1939 adopted
legislature
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM1939
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources Committee
legislature
Jan 7, 2026
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