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LB1261

Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities

Passed

Introduced by Barry DeKay, District 40

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities

Where it stands

Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Unicameral votes

16 recorded votes · each counted separately

Unicameral votes

16 recorded votes · each counted separately

UnicameralStage: Passed on Final Reading 33-16*-0 · April 10, 2026

33

Yes

16

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

SenatorDistrictVote
Robert Hallstrom1Yes
Robert Clements2Yes
Victor Rountree3No
Brad Von Gillern4Yes
Margo Juarez5No
Machaela Cavanaugh6No
Dunixi Guereca7No
Megan Hunt8No
John Cavanaugh9No
Wendy DeBoer10No

Bill history

  1. Date of introduction

  2. DeKay FA926 filed

  3. Referred to Natural Resources Committee

  4. Notice of hearing for February 05, 2026

  5. DeKay FA968 filed

  6. Conrad MO406 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed

  7. Conrad MO407 Bracket until April 16, 2026 filed

  8. Conrad MO408 Recommit to the Natural Resources Committee filed

  9. Conrad MO409 Bracket until April 16, 2026 filed

  10. Conrad MO410 Recommit to the Natural Resources Committee filed

  11. Conrad MO411 Indefinitely postpone filed

  12. Juarez AM2083 filed

  13. Conrad AM2110 filed

  14. Conrad AM2111 filed

  15. Conrad AM2115 filed

  16. Conrad AM2116 filed

  17. Conrad AM2119 filed

  18. Conrad AM2120 filed

  19. Conrad AM2123 filed

  20. Juarez AM2132 filed

  21. Juarez AM2133 filed

  22. Moser priority bill

  23. Placed on General File with AM2086

  24. Natural Resources AM2086 filed

  25. DeKay FA1000 filed

  26. DeKay AM2665 filed

  27. DeKay AM2666 filed

  28. DeKay AM2667 filed

  29. Conrad MO406 pending

  30. DeKay AM2662 to AM2086 filed

  31. DeKay AM2663 to AM2086 filed

  32. DeKay AM2664 to AM2086 filed

  33. Conrad MO406 pending

  34. Conrad MO406 withdrawn

  35. Conrad MO407 withdrawn

  36. Conrad MO408 withdrawn

  37. DeKay FA1000 withdrawn

  38. DeKay AM2662 withdrawn

  39. DeKay AM2663 withdrawn

  40. DeKay AM2664 withdrawn

  41. Natural Resources AM2086 adopted

  42. DeKay FA926 withdrawn

  43. DeKay FA926 refiled

  44. Juarez AM2083 withdrawn

  45. Juarez AM2083 refiled

  46. Conrad AM2110 withdrawn

  47. Conrad AM2110 refiled

  48. Conrad AM2111 adopted

  49. Conrad AM2115 adopted

  50. Conrad AM2116 withdrawn

  51. Conrad AM2116 refiled

  52. Conrad AM2119 withdrawn

  53. Conrad AM2119 refiled

  54. Conrad AM2120 withdrawn

  55. Conrad AM2120 refiled

  56. Conrad AM2123 withdrawn

  57. Conrad AM2123 refiled

  58. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  59. DeKay AM2851 filed

  60. Placed on Select File

  61. Conrad MO409 withdrawn

  62. Conrad MO410 withdrawn

  63. DeKay FA968 withdrawn

  64. Conrad MO411 failed

  65. DeKay AM2665 withdrawn

  66. DeKay AM2666 withdrawn

  67. DeKay AM2851 adopted

  68. DeKay FA926 withdrawn

  69. Juarez AM2132 lost

  70. Juarez AM2133 withdrawn

  71. Juarez AM2083 withdrawn

  72. Conrad AM2123 lost

  73. Conrad AM2120 withdrawn

  74. Conrad AM2119 lost

  75. Conrad AM2110 withdrawn

  76. Conrad AM2116 lost

  77. Conrad AM2772 filed

  78. Fredrickson FA1143 to AM2772 filed

  79. Fredrickson FA1143 lost

  80. Conrad AM2772 pending

  81. Conrad AM2772 lost

  82. Conrad AM2794 filed

  83. Conrad AM2794 lost

  84. Conrad AM2801 filed

  85. Conrad AM2801 withdrawn

  86. Conrad AM2796 filed

  87. Conrad AM2796 lost

  88. DeKay AM2667 withdrawn

  89. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  90. Placed on Final Reading

  91. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  92. Passed on Final Reading 33-16*-0

  93. President/Speaker signed

  94. Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

  95. Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

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