Nebraska Bars Eminent Domain for Private Electric Generation Under LB1261
Summary
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed LB1261 into law on April 14, 2026 (effective April 17, 2026). The bill prohibits the use of eminent domain to acquire privately owned electric generation facilities in the state. The legislation passed the Nebraska Legislature on Final Reading by a vote of 33-16 on April 10, 2026, after extensive committee markup including the Natural Resources Committee AM2086 and multiple floor amendments.
“Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities”
What changed
LB1261 enacts a statutory prohibition on the use of eminent domain authority to acquire privately owned electric generation facilities in Nebraska. The bill was substantially amended during committee markup, with several competing amendments offered by senators Conrad, Juarez, and Fredrickson either withdrawn or rejected before final passage.
Energy companies developing electric generation projects in Nebraska should review their site-control strategies, as the bill removes eminent domain as a potential tool for acquiring privately developed facilities. Property owners with interests in sites suitable for electric generation facilities may benefit from enhanced protections against involuntary seizure.
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ChangeBridge / Nebraska / LB1261 Signed by Governor LB1261 LB Signed by Governor 2026-04-17
Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities
Bill Details
State Nebraska
Session 109th Legislature
Chamber House
Official Source nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.ph...
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Sponsors
Barry DeKay (Sen - N)
Action History
2026-04-17 L Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026 2026-04-17 L Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 2026-04-10 L President/Speaker signed 2026-04-10 L Passed on Final Reading 33-16*-0 2026-04-10 L Dispensing of reading at large approved 2026-04-07 L Placed on Final Reading 2026-04-01 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-04-01 L DeKay AM2667 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2796 lost 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2796 filed 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2801 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2801 filed 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2794 lost 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2794 filed 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2772 lost 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2772 pending 2026-04-01 L Fredrickson FA1143 lost 2026-04-01 L Fredrickson FA1143 to AM2772 filed 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2772 filed 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2116 lost 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2110 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2119 lost 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2120 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Conrad AM2123 lost 2026-04-01 L Juarez AM2083 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Juarez AM2133 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Juarez AM2132 lost 2026-04-01 L DeKay FA926 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L DeKay AM2851 adopted 2026-04-01 L DeKay AM2666 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L DeKay AM2665 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Conrad MO411 failed 2026-04-01 L DeKay FA968 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Conrad MO410 withdrawn 2026-04-01 L Conrad MO409 withdrawn 2026-03-25 L Placed on Select File 2026-03-24 L DeKay AM2851 filed 2026-03-18 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2123 refiled 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2123 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2120 refiled 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2120 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2119 refiled 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2119 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2116 refiled 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2116 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2115 adopted 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2111 adopted 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2110 refiled 2026-03-18 L Conrad AM2110 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Juarez AM2083 refiled 2026-03-18 L Juarez AM2083 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L DeKay FA926 refiled 2026-03-18 L DeKay FA926 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Natural Resources AM2086 adopted 2026-03-18 L DeKay AM2664 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L DeKay AM2663 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L DeKay AM2662 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L DeKay FA1000 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad MO408 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad MO407 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad MO406 withdrawn 2026-03-18 L Conrad MO406 pending 2026-03-17 L DeKay AM2664 to AM2086 filed 2026-03-17 L DeKay AM2663 to AM2086 filed 2026-03-17 L DeKay AM2662 to AM2086 filed 2026-03-17 L Conrad MO406 pending 2026-03-17 L DeKay AM2667 filed 2026-03-17 L DeKay AM2666 filed 2026-03-17 L DeKay AM2665 filed 2026-02-19 L DeKay FA1000 filed 2026-02-19 L Natural Resources AM2086 filed 2026-02-19 L Placed on General File with AM2086 2026-02-17 L Moser priority bill 2026-02-17 L Juarez AM2133 filed 2026-02-17 L Juarez AM2132 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad AM2123 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad AM2120 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad AM2119 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad AM2116 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad AM2115 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad AM2111 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad AM2110 filed 2026-02-12 L Juarez AM2083 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad MO411 Indefinitely postpone filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad MO410 Recommit to the Natural Resources Committee filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad MO409 Bracket until April 16, 2026 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad MO408 Recommit to the Natural Resources Committee filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad MO407 Bracket until April 16, 2026 filed 2026-02-12 L Conrad MO406 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed 2026-02-11 L DeKay FA968 filed 2026-01-29 L Notice of hearing for February 05, 2026 2026-01-29 L Referred to Natural Resources Committee 2026-01-28 L DeKay FA926 filed 2026-01-27 L Date of introduction
Votes
2026-03-18 Natural Resources AM2086 adopted Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-03-18 Conrad AM2111 adopted Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-18 Conrad AM2115 adopted Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-03-18 Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial Yea: 34 Nay: 7 2026-04-01 Conrad MO411 failed Yea: 9 Nay: 23 2026-04-01 DeKay AM2851 adopted Yea: 34 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Juarez AM2132 lost Yea: 15 Nay: 32 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2123 lost Yea: 15 Nay: 27 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2119 lost Yea: 13 Nay: 24 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2116 lost Yea: 11 Nay: 19 2026-04-01 Fredrickson FA1143 lost Yea: 12 Nay: 20 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2772 lost Yea: 12 Nay: 18 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2794 lost Yea: 10 Nay: 18 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2796 lost Yea: 13 Nay: 20 2026-04-01 Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment Yea: 32 Nay: 13 2026-04-10 Passed on Final Reading 33-16*-0 Yea: 33 Nay: 16
Committee Referrals
2026-01-29 L Natural Resources
Amendments
2026-01-28 DeKay FA926 2026-02-11 DeKay FA968 2026-02-12 Conrad MO406 2026-02-12 Conrad MO411 2026-02-12 Conrad MO410 2026-02-12 Conrad MO409 2026-02-12 Conrad MO408 2026-02-12 Conrad MO407 2026-02-12 Juarez AM2083 2026-02-12 Conrad AM2110 2026-02-12 Conrad AM2111 2026-02-12 Conrad AM2115 2026-02-12 Conrad AM2116 2026-02-12 Conrad AM2119 2026-02-12 Conrad AM2120 2026-02-12 Conrad AM2123 2026-02-17 Juarez AM2132 2026-02-17 Juarez AM2133 2026-02-19 Natural Resources AM2086 2026-02-19 DeKay FA1000 2026-03-17 DeKay AM2662 2026-03-17 DeKay AM2663 2026-03-17 DeKay AM2664 2026-03-17 DeKay AM2665 2026-03-17 DeKay AM2666 2026-03-17 DeKay AM2667 2026-03-24 DeKay AM2851 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2772 2026-04-01 Fredrickson FA1143 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2801 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2794 2026-04-01 Conrad AM2796
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-27 Introduced 2026-04-07 Enrolled 2026-04-07 Engrossed 2026-04-17 Chaptered Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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