LB1048
Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system
Introduced by John Arch, District 14
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system
Where it stands
Provisions/portions of LB997 amended into LB1048 by AM3075
April 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
Unicameral votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
Unicameral votes
5 recorded votes · each counted separately
UnicameralStage: Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0 · April 10, 2026
48
Yes
1
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
49 senators recorded in this Legislature vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Hallstrom | 1 | Yes |
| Robert Clements | 2 | Yes |
| Victor Rountree | 3 | Yes |
| Brad Von Gillern | 4 | Yes |
| Margo Juarez | 5 | Yes |
| Machaela Cavanaugh | 6 | Yes |
| Dunixi Guereca | 7 | Yes |
| Megan Hunt | 8 | Yes |
| John Cavanaugh | 9 | Yes |
| Wendy DeBoer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Date of introduction
Kauth FA707 filed
Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Notice of hearing for February 06, 2026
Placed on General File with AM1957
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 filed
Speaker priority bill
Lonowski AM2739 to AM1957 filed
Lonowski AM2739 adopted
Fredrickson AM2968 to AM1957 filed
Fredrickson AM2968 withdrawn
Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 adopted
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Placed on Select File with ER179
Enrollment and Review ER179 filed
Enrollment and Review ER179 adopted
Andersen AM3075 filed
Andersen AM3075 adopted
Kauth FA707 withdrawn
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
Placed on Final Reading with ST87
Enrollment and Review ST87 filed
Enrollment and Review ST87 recorded
Dispensing of reading at large approved
Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0
President/Speaker signed
Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
Provisions/portions of LB830 amended into LB1048 by AM2739
Provisions/portions of LB997 amended into LB1048 by AM3075
Verify the information
- Official page on the Nebraska Legislature website
- Kauth FA707 (amendment)
- Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1957 (amendment)
- Lonowski AM2739 (amendment)
- Fredrickson AM2968 (amendment)
- Enrollment and Review ER179 (amendment)
- Andersen AM3075 (amendment)
- Enrollment and Review ST87 (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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