LB 894 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to the Grain Dealer Act and the Grain Warehouse Act

LB 894 updates Nebraska's Grain Dealer Act by changing annual licensing fees and security requirements for grain dealers. It sets an annual license fee at $100 (capped at $1,500 per license) and requires grain dealers to provide security of $35,000 to $1,000,000, calculated based on their direct grain purchases. The bill redefines "grain dealer" to clarify who is covered (excluding certain warehouse licensees) and "grain" to include specific agricultural commodities like organic products. These changes directly affect businesses buying grain from producers for resale or acting as marketing agents, aiming to modernize oversight while protecting producers' interests.
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 8, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER129 Final Reading · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from a draft version to the final reading, incorporating corrections to the sponsor list, session details, and specific statutory language. The substantive policy content regarding grain dealer fees, security requirements, and definitions remains consistent between the two versions.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it continues to regulate grain dealers in Nebraska.
TECHNICAL

The sponsor list was updated to reflect the final committee assignments and co-sponsors.

Header information was corrected to show the correct legislative session and final reading status.

Minor text corrections were made to fix repeated words and formatting inconsistencies within the statutory sections.

Floor votes · Legislature Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

310
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
31 Yea 18
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB895 amended into LB894 by AM2004
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
executive
Apr 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 44-3*-2
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Cavanaugh, M. AM2467 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER129 adopted
legislature
Feb 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Agriculture AM2004 adopted
legislature
Feb 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
DeKay AM2138 adopted
legislature
Feb 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM2004
legislature
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Agriculture Committee
legislature
Jan 8, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Barry DeKay
Barry DeKay
NNonpartisan
NE
40