LB 781 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change civil penalties against certain motor carriers

This bill primarily updates Nebraska's handicapped parking regulations to align with federal standards. It modifies Section 18-1737 to require parking signs to conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act as they existed on January 1, 2025 (noting the typo in the bill text). The bill also updates references to federal law in several motor vehicle statutes but does not change civil penalties for motor carriers as its title incorrectly suggests. The core changes affect parking facility owners, enforcement officers, and drivers who misuse handicapped parking spaces. The bill's actual focus is on parking enforcement, not motor carrier regulations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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Introduced Final Reading · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill updated the effective date for provisions related to the Nebraska Rules of the Road from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2025. This change moves the implementation of these traffic laws forward by one year, allowing them to take effect sooner than originally planned.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability expanded temporally by one year, as the new rules will now apply to a wider range of dates in the past compared to the original text.
TIMELINE

The effective date for the referenced traffic laws was changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2025, accelerating when the new rules become active.

Floor votes · Legislature Apr 10, 2026

How they voted

490
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 10, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
49 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
2
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 with Emergency Clause 49-0-0
legislature
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee
legislature
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Beau Ballard
Beau Ballard
NNonpartisan
NE
21