Nebraska State Appropriations Biennium 2025-2027

Nebraska Legislative Events

Published April 7th, 2026

Detected April 8th, 2026

Summary

Nebraska Governor signed LB1071 into law on April 7, 2026. This biennial appropriations bill provides funding for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. The bill passed the 109th Legislature with emergency clause 35-13-1 following extensive amendment and debate.

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What changed

LB1071 establishes Nebraska's biennial state government appropriations for fiscal years 2025-2027. The legislation allocates funding across various state agencies and programs for the two-year budget period. State agencies and departments should review their appropriated amounts and any associated conditions or reporting requirements contained in the bill.

Affected parties include Nebraska state agencies, departments, and programs funded through state appropriations. Government contractors and entities receiving state funding should monitor allocation details to understand available funding for their operations or programs. The emergency clause designation indicates the legislation took effect immediately upon signature.

What to do next

Monitor for updates to appropriation allocations
Review agency-specific funding provisions

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Nebraska / LB1071 Signed by Governor LB1071 LB Signed by Governor 2026-04-07

Provide, change, and eliminate provisions related to appropriations for the expenses of Nebraska State Government for the biennium ending June 30, 2027

Bill Details

State Nebraska

Session 109th Legislature

Chamber House

Official Source nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.ph...

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Action History

2026-04-07 L Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026 2026-04-01 L Presented to Governor on April 1, 2026 2026-04-01 L President/Speaker signed 2026-04-01 L Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 35-13-1 2026-04-01 L Dispensing of reading at large approved 2026-03-30 L Enrollment and Review ST75 recorded 2026-03-30 L Enrollment and Review ST75 filed 2026-03-30 L Placed on Final Reading with ST75 2026-03-26 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-03-26 L Clements AM2748 adopted 2026-03-26 L Kauth FA730 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Armendariz AM2773 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Armendariz FA1067 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Armendariz FA1066 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Armendariz FA1065 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Armendariz FA1062 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Armendariz FA1061 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Armendariz FA1060 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Clements AM2944 withdrawn 2026-03-26 L Clements AM2941 adopted 2026-03-26 L Clements AM2920 withdrawn 2026-03-25 L Clements AM2944 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-25 L Clements AM2941 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-25 L Speaker Arch MO548 failed 2026-03-25 L Speaker Arch MO548 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed 2026-03-25 L Clements AM2748 pending 2026-03-25 L Clements AM2920 pending 2026-03-25 L Conrad AM2782 lost 2026-03-24 L Clements AM2920 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-19 L Armendariz AM2773 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-19 L Armendariz FA1067 filed 2026-03-19 L Armendariz FA1066 filed 2026-03-19 L Armendariz FA1065 filed 2026-03-19 L Armendariz FA1062 filed 2026-03-19 L Armendariz FA1061 filed 2026-03-19 L Armendariz FA1060 filed 2026-03-19 L Arch MO527 failed 2026-03-19 L Arch MO527 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2782 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2795 lost 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2795 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-19 L Hunt FA1064 lost 2026-03-19 L Hunt FA1064 filed 2026-03-19 L Hunt AM2571 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L DeBoer AM2820 adopted 2026-03-19 L DeBoer AM2820 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-19 L DeBoer AM2799 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L DeBoer AM2799 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-19 L Clements AM2748 pending 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2787 lost 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2787 to AM2748 filed 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2567 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2566 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L Brandt FA1045 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L Cavanaugh, M. FA1037 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2583 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L Conrad AM2580 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L Conrad FA945 withdrawn 2026-03-19 L Enrollment and Review ER143 adopted 2026-03-18 L Clements AM2748 filed 2026-03-17 L Enrollment and Review ER143 filed 2026-03-17 L Placed on Select File with ER143 2026-03-10 L Cavanaugh, M. FA1037 filed 2026-03-10 L Conrad AM2583 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-10 L Conrad AM2580 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-10 L Conrad AM2567 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-10 L Conrad AM2566 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-10 L Brandt FA1045 filed 2026-03-10 L Hunt AM2571 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-10 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial 2026-03-10 L Appropriations AM2162 adopted 2026-03-10 L Conrad AM2573 lost 2026-03-10 L Speaker Arch MO517 prevailed 2026-03-10 L Speaker Arch MO517 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed 2026-03-10 L Conrad AM2573 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-10 L Rountree FA1039 lost 2026-03-10 L Rountree FA1039 pending 2026-03-10 L Rountree FA1039 filed 2026-03-10 L Appropriations AM2162 pending 2026-03-10 L Appropriations AM2162 pending 2026-03-10 L Conrad FA1036 lost 2026-03-10 L Conrad FA1036 filed 2026-03-09 L Appropriations AM2162 pending 2026-03-09 L Hallstrom AM2522 adopted 2026-03-09 L Hallstrom AM2522 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-09 L Brandt AM2500 lost 2026-03-09 L Brandt AM2500 to AM2162 filed 2026-03-06 L Appropriations AM2162 filed 2026-03-06 L Placed on General File with AM2162 2026-03-05 L Speaker Major Proposal 2026-01-30 L Conrad FA945 filed 2026-01-26 L Notice of hearing for February 02, 2026 2026-01-20 L Referred to Appropriations Committee 2026-01-16 L Kauth FA730 filed 2026-01-15 L Date of introduction

Votes

2026-03-09 Brandt AM2500 lost Yea: 23 Nay: 17 2026-03-09 Hallstrom AM2522 adopted Yea: 34 Nay: 1 2026-03-10 Conrad FA1036 lost Yea: 8 Nay: 29 2026-03-10 Rountree FA1039 lost Yea: 12 Nay: 28 2026-03-10 Speaker Arch MO517 prevailed Yea: 35 Nay: 12 2026-03-10 Conrad AM2573 lost Yea: 12 Nay: 31 2026-03-10 Appropriations AM2162 adopted Yea: 34 Nay: 12 2026-03-10 Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial Yea: 32 Nay: 14 2026-03-19 Conrad AM2787 lost Yea: 17 Nay: 23 2026-03-19 DeBoer AM2820 adopted Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-03-19 Hunt FA1064 lost Yea: 8 Nay: 22 2026-03-19 Conrad AM2795 lost Yea: 16 Nay: 19 2026-03-19 Arch MO527 failed Yea: 19 Nay: 10 2026-03-25 Conrad AM2782 lost Yea: 12 Nay: 32 2026-03-25 Speaker Arch MO548 failed Yea: 27 Nay: 15 2026-03-26 Clements AM2941 adopted Yea: 32 Nay: 0 2026-03-26 Clements AM2748 adopted Yea: 36 Nay: 0 2026-03-26 Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment Yea: 34 Nay: 7 2026-04-01 Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 35-13-1 Yea: 35 Nay: 13

Committee Referrals

2026-01-20 L Appropriations

Amendments

2026-01-16 Kauth FA730 2026-01-30 Conrad FA945 2026-03-06 Appropriations AM2162 2026-03-09 Brandt AM2500 2026-03-09 Hallstrom AM2522 2026-03-10 Conrad FA1036 2026-03-10 Cavanaugh, M. FA1037 2026-03-10 Rountree FA1039 2026-03-10 Conrad AM2566 2026-03-10 Conrad AM2567 2026-03-10 Conrad AM2580 2026-03-10 Hunt AM2571 2026-03-10 Conrad AM2583 2026-03-10 Brandt FA1045 2026-03-10 Speaker Arch MO517 2026-03-10 Conrad AM2573 2026-03-17 Enrollment and Review ER143 2026-03-18 Clements AM2748 2026-03-19 Conrad AM2787 2026-03-19 Hunt FA1064 2026-03-19 Conrad AM2782 2026-03-19 Armendariz FA1060 2026-03-19 Armendariz FA1061 2026-03-19 Armendariz FA1062 2026-03-19 Armendariz FA1067 2026-03-19 Armendariz FA1066 2026-03-19 Armendariz FA1065 2026-03-19 DeBoer AM2799 2026-03-19 Conrad AM2795 2026-03-19 Armendariz AM2773 2026-03-19 DeBoer AM2820 2026-03-19 Arch MO527 2026-03-24 Clements AM2920 2026-03-25 Speaker Arch MO548 2026-03-25 Clements AM2941 2026-03-25 Clements AM2944 2026-03-30 Enrollment and Review ST75