LB 904 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to Chinese military companies under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act

Nebraska's LB 904 amends the state's lobbying disclosure law to require lobbyists and consultants working for Chinese military companies to explicitly disclose that these entities are "foreign adversaries of the United States." The bill directly affects individuals or firms representing Chinese military companies in Nebraska, mandating they include this acknowledgment in all registration forms and communications. Key provisions include adding specific disclosure requirements to registration applications (Section 49-1480) and defining "influencing activity" to cover all forms of lobbying contact. Violations carry civil penalties starting at $100,000 per offense, increasing for repeated violations. The law aims to increase transparency about foreign influence in Nebraska's legislative process.
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 8, 2026 Signed Apr 7, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Final Reading · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text shows a formatting update where the 'Final Reading' status was added at the top, while the body of the text was truncated. A significant portion of the penalty distribution instructions was removed, specifically the directive that collected penalties be sent to the State Treasurer. This change prevents the current version from specifying how penalty funds are distributed.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's financial enforcement mechanism was reduced because the instructions for distributing collected penalties were deleted.
TECHNICAL

Added 'Final Reading' header and blank lines to indicate the bill's current legislative status.

FISCAL

Deleted the sentence directing that all collected penalties be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution.

Floor votes · Legislature Apr 2, 2026

How they voted

450
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Apr 2, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
45 Yea 4
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Apr 7, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026
executive
Apr 2, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 2, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4
legislature
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
legislature
Jan 8, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of John Arch
John Arch
NNonpartisan
NE
14