Nebraska's LB 525, the Agricultural Data Privacy Act, requires businesses collecting farm-related data to obtain explicit written consent from agricultural producers before using or sharing their information. It prohibits denying services, benefits, or rewards to farmers who decline to share data and bans selling or sharing farm data without authorization. The law defines "agricultural data" broadly - including crop yields, GPS equipment data, financial records, and livestock transactions - and mandates that businesses delete such data within 30 days if a farmer revokes consent. The Attorney General enforces the law, with penalties for violations, while excluding data owned by farmers themselves (e.g., when farmers use their own data). This act directly affects Nebraska farmers and ag-tech companies processing farm data, ensuring greater control over sensitive agricultural information.
LB 31 requires Nebraska school districts to adopt policies governing the use of student monitoring and tracking technology (like digital hall passes, cameras, or anti-vaping devices) by May 2026. It mandates schools to inventory all such tools, disclose vendor details, costs, data practices, and privacy protections, and allow parents to opt their children out. The bill also requires schools to explain data sharing with law enforcement and ensure accommodations for students with disabilities. These policies must be posted online and align with a model policy developed by the State Board of Education by December 2025.
LB 288 creates a new financing mechanism allowing Nebraska municipalities to establish "clean energy assessment districts" that let property owners fund energy efficiency, grid resilience, and renewable energy projects through annual property assessments. It directly affects residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial property owners who choose to participate in these districts, covering costs for projects like solar panels, insulation, smart grid technology, and backup power systems. The bill requires municipalities to define eligible projects and sets repayment terms tied to the project's useful life, with property owners paying back through their property tax bills over time. This replaces previous financing rules under Nebraska's Property Assessed Clean Energy Act and related housing laws.
Nebraska's LB 371 expands legal protection for individuals whose intimate images are created or altered using AI or digital manipulation without consent. The bill amends Nebraska's Uniform Civil Remedies Act to explicitly include computer-generated or digitally manipulated images under the definition of "intimate image" and "private" images. It creates a legal cause of action for people harmed by the intentional disclosure of such images when they were created without consent and the individual was identifiable. This directly affects anyone whose intimate images are generated or altered via AI without permission, providing them a legal path to seek remedies for unauthorized sharing. The law applies to both existing intimate images and new AI-generated content.
LB 504 would require large online platforms operating in Nebraska to avoid design features that encourage excessive use by minors under 18. It targets companies with over $25 million in annual revenue that handle data of 50,000+ users or derive 50% of revenue from data sales, prohibiting features like infinite scrolling, push notifications, in-game purchases, and appearance-altering filters when platforms know a user is a minor. The law also bans manipulative "dark pattern" interfaces that subvert user choice, as defined by the Federal Trade Commission. Platforms with fewer than 2% minor users are exempt from these requirements.
LB 80A is a funding bill that allocates $20,000 from the Supreme Court Automation Cash Fund for the 2025-26 fiscal year to support the Supreme Court's Program 570. This funding specifically helps implement provisions from Legislative Bill 80, which relates to court automation. The bill prohibits using these funds for salaries or per diems for state employees. It directly affects the Supreme Court's operations by providing targeted financial support for its automation program. The bill was approved by the governor on May 20, 2025.
LB 609 adopts the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act, requiring businesses operating kiosks for digital assets (like cryptocurrency) to obtain a license, report to Nebraska's Department of Banking and Finance, and provide clear fraud warnings to customers. The bill mandates that kiosk operators disclose specific scam examples (e.g., fake bank alerts or "job offer" scams) and state that transactions are irreversible. It also includes changes to search warrant procedures, though the primary focus is on preventing fraud in digital asset transactions. This directly affects kiosk operators and customers using these services in Nebraska.
LB 51 adopts the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact (34 U.S.C. 40316) to establish a standardized framework for sharing Nebraska's criminal history records with other states for non-criminal justice purposes, such as employment background checks. The Nebraska State Patrol will serve as the central repository for these records, and the Superintendent of Law Enforcement will act as the state's compact officer to administer the process. The bill clarifies that this adoption does not change existing state laws governing public access to criminal records or the Nebraska State Patrol's responsibilities under current privacy and security laws. It specifically ensures that the compact only applies to authorized interstate exchanges for non-criminal justice uses, with no impact on law enforcement record-sharing procedures.
