More than 100 new laws taking effect in Nebraska

More than 100 new laws ranging from paid sick leave issues to regulations regarding trans athletes take effect in Nebraska Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Under the Nebraska Constitution, most bills passed by the Legislature take effect three months after the session ends. For the session that ended in early June, that’s Wednesday. Although some have delayed implementation dates.

Among the laws taking effect is one that will exempt businesses with 10 or fewer employees from having to provide paid sick leave. Voters approved sick leave for employees of all-sized businesses in 2024, but the Legislature changed that. The new law takes effect Oct. 1.

On one controversial social issue, transgender athletes in schools and colleges will now be prohibited from participating in sports on teams not corresponding to their sex at birth.

Also, minors under age 18 will now need parental permission to establish social media accounts. That takes effect next July 1. Meanwhile, that law could be challenged in court.

All the new laws taking effect Wednesday in Nebraska:

• LB7 - Change provisions relating to real estate and the Foreign-owned Real Estate National Security Act
• LB20 - Require the provision of electric service to customers that own an agricultural self-generation facility
• LB21 - Adopt the Uniform Unlawful Restrictions in Land Records Act
• LB22 - Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment for evidence-based nurse home-visitation servicesLB113 Change provisions relating to licensees under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act
• LB32 - Change provisions relating to disclaimers on political advertisements
• LB36 - Adopt the Safe Battery Collection and Recycling Act, provide for the Home Weatherization Clearinghouse and for mitigation of incidental taking of threatened or endangered species habitat, change provisions relating to the Water Recreation Enhancement Act, ground water allocation, and permits and stamps issued by the Game and Parks Commission, and create the Research Excellence Cash FundLB116 Change provisions of the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act and the Nebraska Visitors Development Act
• LB38 - Change provisions of the Geologists Regulation Act
• LB41 - Change provisions relating to blood tests for pregnant womenLB118 Change supervising authority for a pharmacist
• LB42 - Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disability facilitiesLB120 Provide an exception regarding release of a digital image under the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act
• LB48 - Establish a Family Resource and Juvenile Assessment Center Pilot Program
• LB50 - Change provisions relating to the distribution of the nameplate capacity tax
• LB51 - Adopt the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact
• LB52 - Provide additional offenses for which notification to crime victims is requiredLB123 Change provisions relating to withholding money due to noncompliance with budget limits, property tax request authority, and annual audits for certain political subdivisions
• LB59 - Provide for the disbursement of funds of a natural resources district by electronic payment systemsLB126 Change provisions relating to redemption of bonds of political subdivisions
• LB69 - Change provisions relating to the Commission on African American AffairsLB139 Change provisions relating to the Real Property Appraiser Act and the Nebraska Appraisal Management Company Registration Act
• LB72 - Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act
• LB78 - Adopt the Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Assistance Act, change provisions relating to sentencing juveniles, and change the rate and allocation of the documentary stamp tax
• LB80 - Adopt the Protection Orders Act, require reporting of child abuse and neglect involving military families, provide for domestic violence victims to change rental agreements and request the changing of locks, and change provisions related to landlords and tenants
• LB84 - Adopt the School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
• LB85 - Change requirements for collection of personal property of decedents' estates by affidavit
• LB89 - Adopt the Stand With Women Act
• LB90 - Change provisions relating to improvement districts in cities of the first class
• LB91 - Change provisions relating to the conveyance of electric distribution systems by public power districts or public power and irrigation districts to cities or villages
• LB143 - Change provisions relating to student enrollment
• LB144 - Change provisions relating to veterans preferences for employment
• LB160 - Change examination requirements for a license under the Barber Act
• LB166 - Require the county treasurer to maintain confidentiality of certain persons' residential addresses and change procedures for judicial officeholders to file for retention elections
• LB177 - Change provisions relating to certain licenses issued under the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act
• LB180 - Change requirements for public lettings and biddings and provide an exception for the Department of Natural Resources under the State Procurement Act
• LB182 - Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act and the Child Care Tax Credit Act
• LB183 - Change provisions relating to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act
• LB185 - Provide for electronic delivery of notices and documents under the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act
• LB192 - Change and eliminate provisions regarding eligibility for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and eliminate requirements for an evaluation and a report
• LB194 - Change provisions relating to a documentary stamp tax exemption
• LB195 - Provide immunity for administration of naloxone, nalmefene, or other federally approved opioid overdose reversal medications
• LB196 - Authorize the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles between the hours of sunset and sunrise if used for snow removal
• LB197 - Change provisions relating to disqualification for benefits, claim determinations, and claim redeterminations under the Employment Security Law
• LB208 - Change provisions relating to sales tax collection fees, confidentiality of sales tax information, the streamlined sales and use tax agreement, a sales tax database, and certain income tax credits
• LB229 - Exclude marketplace network contractors working for marketplace network platforms from the Employment Security Law
• LB231 - Adopt the Uniform Special Deposits Act
• LB246 - Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice
• LB248 - Exempt certain programs from child care licensing requirements
• LB250 - Change provisions relating to qualifications of the board of directors of a bank
• LB257 - Change licensure and scope of practice provisions regarding marriage and family therapy and occupational therapy and licensure requirements under the Child Care Licensing Act
• LB266 - Prohibit political subdivisions from enacting ordinances which have the effect of imposing rent controls on private property
• LB275 - Require the Department of Health and Human Services to screen state wards for social security benefit eligibility
• LB286 - Change provisions relating to application deadlines under the Nebraska Innovation Hub Act and the Nebraska Rural Projects Act
• LB289 - Change provisions relating to cities, villages, and boards of adjustment and redefine qualifying business under the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act
• LB290 - Change provisions relating to grant funding for a business park under the Economic Recovery Act
• LB293 - Change provisions of the Professional Employer Organization Registration Act
• LB296 - Require the State Department of Education to create a centralized education records system and employ registrars relating to students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and change provisions relating to graduation requirements and the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund
• LB312 - Include nurse anesthesia practice and dietitian nutrition practice under the Rural Health Systems and Professional Incentive Act
• LB323 - Change requirements for certain road and building construction projects for the Department of Transportation
• LB325 - Change provisions relating to qualifications and requirements for the board of directors of an insurance corporation
• LB326 - Change provisions relating to the Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act, the Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance Guaranty Association Act, and mutual insurance holding companies and eliminate the provisions of the Health Insurance Access Act and the Health Care Purchasing Pool Act
• LB335 - Redefine child under the In the Line of Duty Dependent Education Act
• LB341 - Adopt the Nebraska Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act
• LB346 - Provide for termination of boards, commissions, committees, councils, funds, groups, panels, and task forces and change and eliminate funds and powers and duties of departments and agencies
• LB357 - Change provisions relating to the State Racing and Gaming Commission, the Nebraska Racetrack Gaming Act, racetrack enclosures, and racing and gaming funds
• LB362 - Transfer and eliminate provisions of the Emergency Telephone Communications Systems Act and the Enhanced Wireless 911 Services Act and change provisions of the 911 Service System Act
• LB364 - Change provisions relating to legislative approval of an indication of intent to incorporate land into the state park system
• LB371 - Provide liability for computer-generated images under the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act
• LB373 - Change provisions relating to section lines and vacation or abandonment of public roads
• LB376 - Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles
• LB377 - Change term limits for the Game and Parks Commission
• LB380 - Change provisions regarding program integrity, ground emergency medical transport, and mental health and substance use disorder services under the Medical Assistance Act and provide duties for the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care
• LB382 - Provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund to reimburse designated area agencies on aging and state intent regarding appropriations
• LB385 - Change provisions relating to the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act
• LB388 - Change provisions relating to judicial nominating commissions
• LB390 - Require each school board to adopt a policy relating to access by a parent, guardian, or educational decisionmaker to certain school library information
• LB391 - Adopt the Give to Enable Scholarship Act and provide for certain income tax adjustments
• LB396 - Change provisions relating to the form and filing of public power district budgets and audits with the Nebraska Power Review Board
• LB414 - Establish a suicide mortality review team for the Department of Veterans' Affairs
• LB415 - Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law
• LB419 - Change provisions relating to admission to veterans homes and veterans aid
• LB422 - Change provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act
• LB428 - Change provisions relating to school policies on the involvement of parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers in schools
• LB453 - Change requirements for background checks for guardians and conservators
• LB454 - Change provisions relating to regional behavioral health authorities and the Behavioral Health Services Fund
• LB457 - Require anaphylaxis policies for school districts and licensed child care facilities and provide a limit on the amount an insured is required to pay by an insurance policy or benefit plan for epinephrine injectors
• LB470 - Provide for attorneys to make unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury in lieu of sworn declarations
• LB478 - Provide for an auction permit and a wholesalers shipping license and change other provisions of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act
• LB490 - Change provisions of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act
• LB499 - Change membership provisions relating to the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee
• LB519 - Require independent confirmatory testing of potential items of contraband or drugs in prisons
• LB530 - Change provisions relating to motor vehicle homicide, motor vehicle homicide of an unborn child, tampering with an electronic monitoring device, controlled substances violations, adult and juvenile probation, detention of juveniles, motorists passing stopped vehicles or vulnerable road users, and speed limits
• LB558 - Create the Infrastructure Review Task Force for the state highway system
• LB559 - Provide for offenses relating to skimmer devices and criminal enterprises involving financial offenses
• LB560 - Change provisions relating to innovative tourism grants
• LB592 - Change provisions relating to the achieving a better life experience program
• LB593 - Update references relating to automotive spark-ignition engine fuel
• LB608 - Change insurance provisions relating to firefighters and include correctional officers, youth detention officers, certain disabled persons, and their children in the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act
• LB609 - Adopt the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act, require notice of potential fraud for purchasers of gift certificates and gift cards, and change provisions relating to search warrants
• LB613 - Change provisions relating to the disclosure of tax information to municipalities
• LB614 - Provide for exemptions from regulatory authority of cities of the first and second class and villages for certain farm buildings
• LB635 Authorize the regulation of professional bare-knuckle mixed martial arts, professional mixed martial arts on ice, professional muay thai, amateur muay thai, and amateur kickboxing by the State Athletic Commissioner
• LB640 - Change calculation of a sentence reduction for good behavior during confinement in a jail
• LB641 - Change provisions relating to medicaid estate recovery
• LB667 - Change provisions of the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act
• LB696 - Change, provide, and eliminate provisions of the Professional Landscape Architects Act
• LB704 - Change provisions relating to the review and modification of an incarcerated parent's child support order
• LB707 - Change provisions relating to the sales tax rate, the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, and the Good Life District Economic Development Act