LB 948 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions of the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act, change fees under the Pesticide Act, rename and change provisions of the Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Act, eliminate the Nebraska Poultry and Egg Resources Act, terminate a fund, and eliminate provisions relating to certain associations and societies

LB 948 renames Nebraska's Commercial Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Act to the Commercial Fertilizer and Beneficial Substances Act, broadening its scope to include "beneficial substances" while removing all references to soil conditioners. It eliminates the Nebraska Poultry and Egg Resources Act and terminates the associated Poultry and Egg Development, Utilization, and Marketing Fund, requiring all remaining funds to be transferred to the Nebraska Agricultural Products Marketing Cash Fund by December 31, 2026. The bill also removes provisions related to agricultural associations (like the Nebraska Poultry Improvement Association) and repeals outdated law sections, streamlining regulatory language without creating new programs.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2026
Legislature Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Mar 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER127 Final Reading · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was completely rewritten to update the Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Acts into the new Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Beneficial Substances Act. This change modernizes the law to include beneficial substances (like beneficial microbes) alongside traditional fertilizers, aligns the administrative funds, and removes obsolete references to specific agricultural associations and soil conditioners. The bill also repeals several outdated sections related to plant protection and pest control.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include 'beneficial substances' in the regulatory framework previously focused on fertilizers and soil conditioners, while removing specific references to certain agricultural associations and societies from the act's provisions.
SCOPE

Renamed the act to include 'Beneficial Substances,' expanding the regulatory scope to cover beneficial microbes and other non-traditional inputs alongside fertilizers.

FISCAL

Consolidated the 'Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners Administrative Fund' into the 'Fertilizers and Beneficial Substances Administrative Fund' to reflect the updated scope.

DEFINITION

Removed specific references to the Nebraska Dairymen's Association, State Horticultural Society, and other agricultural associations from the act's text.

Eliminated provisions related to 'soil conditioners' as a distinct category, merging them into the broader beneficial substances framework.

Deleted the 'Weed Book Cash Fund' and references to the Nebraska Poultry and Egg Resources Act.

REQUIREMENT

Repealed sections 2-2801 through 2-2812, which contained obsolete provisions regarding plant protection and pest control.

TECHNICAL

Updated the list of statutes amended to include new sections related to beneficial substances and removed references to repealed sections.

Floor votes · Legislature Feb 20, 2026

How they voted

341
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 49
Feb 20, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
34 Yea 1 Nay 14
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB947 amended into LB948 by AM1976
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on March 16, 2026
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 35-10*-4
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
DeKay AM2368 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER127 adopted
legislature
Feb 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Agriculture AM1976 adopted
legislature
Feb 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
DeKay AM2169 adopted
legislature
Feb 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM1976
legislature
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Agriculture Committee
legislature
Jan 9, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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