Provide requirements under the Nebraska Rules of the Road for motorists and electric personal assistive mobility device operators encountering certain animals being led, herded, or driven on or along highways
This bill amends Nebraska's traffic laws to clarify rules for motorists encountering livestock and animal herders. It redefines "vulnerable road user" to explicitly include people leading, herding, or driving livestock on highways (Section 60-6,193). The key provision prohibits livestock herders from traveling on roadways with minimum speed limits of 20 mph or higher, requiring them to use lower-speed roads instead. This directly affects ranchers, farmers, and others who lead or herd animals on public roads. The change aims to improve safety by reducing conflicts between slow-moving livestock and faster-moving traffic on higher-speed roadways.
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 12, 2026
Signed Apr 17, 2026
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The document header was updated to reflect the bill's current procedural status as 'Final Reading', and the introduction date was recorded as January 12, 2026.
Floor votes · Legislature Apr 9, 2026
How they voted
49–0
Passed
Total votes 49
Apr 9, 2026
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Nonpartisan49
100% Yea
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Actions timeline
Total actions
15
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 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee
legislature
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
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Tanya Storer
NNonpartisan
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