LB815
Provide for a tax on diesel fuels, change provisions relating to refunds for motor fuel taxes, the petroleum release remedial action fee, and the Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, change and eliminate provisions of the Ethanol Development Act, and eliminate the Ethanol Production Incentive Cash Fund
Introduced by Tom Brandt, District 32
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provide for a tax on diesel fuels, change provisions relating to refunds for motor fuel taxes, the petroleum release remedial action fee, and the Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, change and eliminate provisions of the Ethanol Development Act, and eliminate the Ethanol Production Incentive Cash Fund
Where it stands
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
April 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
Unicameral votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Unicameral votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
UnicameralStage: Passed on Final Reading 35-14*-0 · April 10, 2026
35
Yes
14
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.
What do people think?
Citizen Voice
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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 | No |
| Dunixi Guereca | 7 | Yes |
| Megan Hunt | 8 | No |
| John Cavanaugh | 9 | No |
| Wendy DeBoer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Date of introduction
Kauth FA444 filed
Referred to Revenue Committee
Rereferred to Agriculture Committee
Notice of hearing for February 03, 2026
Ibach priority bill
Brandt FA1015 filed
Placed on General File with AM2131
Agriculture AM2131 filed
Agriculture AM2131 adopted
Brandt FA1015 withdrawn
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Placed on Select File with ER168
Enrollment and Review ER168 filed
Enrollment and Review ER168 adopted
Kauth FA444 withdrawn
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
Placed on Final Reading
Dispensing of reading at large approved
Passed on Final Reading 35-14*-0
President/Speaker signed
Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
Verify the information
- Official page on the Nebraska Legislature website
- Kauth FA444 (amendment)
- Brandt FA1015 (amendment)
- Agriculture AM2131 (amendment)
- Enrollment and Review ER168 (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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