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LB965

Prohibit sexual abuse of a probationer or problem solving court participant and sexual abuse by a conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem, or child welfare service provider; change provisions relating to protection orders, certain offenses, attorney's fees, and victim notification requirements; and provide requirements for immunity for probation employees, Brady-Giglio disclosures, confidentiality for certain officers, registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, county conflict counsel, and determinations of the best interest of the child

Passed

Introduced by Eliot Bostar, District 29

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Prohibit sexual abuse of a probationer or problem solving court participant and sexual abuse by a conservator, guardian, guardian ad litem, or child welfare service provider; change provisions relating to protection orders, certain offenses, attorney's fees, and victim notification requirements; and provide requirements for immunity for probation employees, Brady-Giglio disclosures, confidentiality for certain officers, registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, county conflict counsel, and determinations of the best interest of the child

Where it stands

Provisions/portions of LB1123 amended into LB965 by AM3014

April 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

Unicameral votes

17 recorded votes · each counted separately

Unicameral votes

17 recorded votes · each counted separately

UnicameralStage: Passed on Final Reading 39-10-0 · April 10, 2026

39

Yes

10

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 Cavanaugh9Yes
Wendy DeBoer10Yes

Bill history

  1. Date of introduction

  2. Kauth FA621 filed

  3. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  4. Notice of hearing for January 23, 2026

  5. Notice of hearing for January 23, 2026 (cancel)

  6. Notice of hearing for January 28, 2026

  7. Judiciary priority bill

  8. Conrad MO470 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed

  9. Conrad MO472 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed

  10. Conrad MO473 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed

  11. Conrad MO474 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed

  12. Conrad MO475 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed

  13. Conrad MO476 Indefinitely postpone filed

  14. Conrad MO477 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed

  15. Hallstrom name added

  16. Placed on General File with AM2846

  17. Judiciary AM2846 filed

  18. DeBoer FA1115 to AM2846 filed

  19. DeBoer FA1116 to AM2846 filed

  20. DeBoer FA1117 to AM2846 filed

  21. DeBoer FA1118 to AM2846 filed

  22. DeBoer FA1119 to AM2846 filed

  23. Bosn AM2950 to AM2846 filed

  24. Conrad MO470 withdrawn

  25. Judiciary AM2846 divided

  26. Judiciary AM3009 filed

  27. Judiciary AM3010 filed

  28. Judiciary AM3016 filed

  29. Judiciary AM3015 filed

  30. Judiciary AM3012 filed

  31. Judiciary AM3013 filed

  32. Judiciary AM3014 filed

  33. DeBoer FA1117 withdrawn

  34. DeBoer FA1119 withdrawn

  35. DeBoer FA1116 withdrawn

  36. Dungan AM3007 to AM3009 filed

  37. Dungan AM3007 lost

  38. Judiciary AM3009 adopted

  39. Judiciary AM3010 adopted

  40. Judiciary AM3016 adopted

  41. Judiciary AM3015 adopted

  42. DeBoer FA1115 withdrawn

  43. Dungan AM3002 to AM2846 filed

  44. Dungan AM3002 lost

  45. Judiciary AM3012 adopted

  46. Judiciary AM3013 pending

  47. DeBoer FA1118 withdrawn

  48. Judiciary AM3013 adopted

  49. Bosn AM2950 withdrawn

  50. Bosn AM3004 to AM2846 filed

  51. Bosn AM3004 pending

  52. Judiciary AM3014 pending

  53. Bosn AM3004 withdrawn

  54. Cavanaugh, J. AM3039 to AM3014 filed

  55. Cavanaugh, J. AM3039 adopted

  56. Conrad MO472 withdrawn

  57. Conrad MO473 withdrawn

  58. Judiciary AM3014 adopted

  59. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  60. Placed on Select File with ER180

  61. Enrollment and Review ER180 filed

  62. Conrad FA1175 filed

  63. Enrollment and Review ER180 adopted

  64. Conrad MO474 withdrawn

  65. Conrad MO475 withdrawn

  66. Bosn AM3139 filed

  67. No objections to unanimous consent request to withdraw and substitute amendment

  68. Kauth FA621 withdrawn

  69. Bosn FA1193 to AM3139 filed

  70. Bosn FA1193 adopted

  71. Bosn AM3139 adopted

  72. Conrad MO476 withdrawn

  73. Conrad FA1175 withdrawn

  74. Dungan AM3038 filed

  75. Dungan AM3038 adopted

  76. Dungan AM3140 filed

  77. Dungan AM3140 adopted

  78. Dungan AM3125 filed

  79. Dungan AM3125 adopted

  80. Conrad MO477 withdrawn

  81. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  82. Placed on Final Reading with ST100

  83. Enrollment and Review ST100 filed

  84. Enrollment and Review ST100 recorded

  85. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  86. Passed on Final Reading 39-10-0

  87. President/Speaker signed

  88. Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

  89. Approved by Governor on April 16, 2026

  90. Provisions/portions of LB785 amended into LB965 by AM3016

  91. Provisions/portions of LB818 amended into LB965 by AM3013

  92. Provisions/portions of LB859 amended into LB965 by AM3015

  93. Provisions/portions of LB908 amended into LB965 by AM3010

  94. Provisions/portions of LB965 amended into LB965 by AM3009

  95. Provisions/portions of LB1000 amended into LB965 by AM3012

  96. Provisions/portions of LB1123 amended into LB965 by AM3014

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