LB839
Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and provide requirements for projects under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act
Introduced by Victor Rountree, District 3
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and provide requirements for projects under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act
Where it stands
Communication
April 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
Unicameral votes
9 recorded votes · each counted separately
Unicameral votes
9 recorded votes · each counted separately
UnicameralStage: Rountree MO584 failed · April 17, 2026
19
Yes
28
No
2
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 | No |
| Robert Clements | 2 | No |
| Victor Rountree | 3 | Yes |
| Brad Von Gillern | 4 | No |
| 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 FA479 filed
Referred to Urban Affairs Committee
Notice of hearing for January 27, 2026
Rountree priority bill
Placed on General File with AM1865
Urban Affairs AM1865 filed
Urban Affairs AM1865 pending
Urban Affairs AM1865 adopted
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Placed on Select File
Rountree AM2471 filed
Kauth FA479 withdrawn
Dover FA1133 to AM2471 filed
Rountree AM2471 divided
Rountree FA1134 filed
Rountree FA1135 filed
Rountree FA1136 filed
Dover FA1133 pending
Rountree FA1134 pending
Dover FA1133 adopted
Rountree FA1139 to FA1134 filed
Rountree FA1139 adopted
Rountree FA1134 adopted
Rountree FA1135 adopted
Rountree FA1136 adopted
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
Placed on Final Reading with ST78
Enrollment and Review ST78 filed
Enrollment and Review ST78 recorded
Passed on Final Reading 34-15*-0
President/Speaker signed
Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026
Rountree MO584 That LB839 becomes law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor filed
Rountree MO584 failed
Failed to become law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 19-28-2
Communication
Verify the information
- Official page on the Nebraska Legislature website
- Kauth FA479 (amendment)
- Urban Affairs AM1865 (amendment)
- Rountree AM2471 (amendment)
- Rountree FA1134 (amendment)
- Dover FA1133 (amendment)
- Rountree FA1137 (amendment)
- Rountree FA1135 (amendment)
- Rountree FA1136 (amendment)
- Rountree FA1139 (amendment)
- Enrollment and Review ST78 (amendment)
- Rountree MO584 (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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