Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act and Employment Law Amendments (LB847)

Nebraska Legislative Events

Published April 7th, 2026

Detected April 8th, 2026

Summary

Nebraska Governor signed LB847 into law on April 7, 2026, adopting the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act and amending multiple employment-related statutes including the Business Innovation Act, Contractor Registration Act, Employee Classification Act, Employment Security Law, and Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act. The legislation also transfers administration of student internships to the Department of Labor and modifies child labor provisions. Employers and workforce development programs will face updated compliance requirements under these amendments.

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What changed

LB847 enacts the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act and makes substantive amendments to several employment statutes. Key changes include new registration requirements for apprenticeship programs, modified child labor provisions affecting agricultural and other sectors, updated contractor registration requirements, changes to employee classification definitions, modifications to employment security law, and amendments to wage payment and collection rules. The bill also reassigns student internship administration from its current authority to the Department of Labor.

Employers, workforce development programs, contractors, and educational institutions in Nebraska must review updated compliance obligations under these amended statutes. The transfer of internship administration to the Department of Labor signals increased regulatory oversight of workforce development programs, while changes to employee classification and wage payment provisions may require updates to payroll and employment practices.

What to do next

Review apprenticeship program requirements under the new Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act
Update child labor compliance procedures to reflect amended provisions
Verify internship administration procedures align with Department of Labor transfer

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Nebraska / LB847 Signed by Governor LB847 LB Signed by Governor 2026-04-07

Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor

Bill Details

State Nebraska

Session 109th Legislature

Chamber House

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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 44-4*-1 2026-04-01 L Dispensing of reading at large approved 2026-03-30 L Enrollment and Review ST76 recorded 2026-03-30 L Enrollment and Review ST76 filed 2026-03-30 L Placed on Final Reading with ST76 2026-03-24 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-03-24 L Hughes FA1113 withdrawn 2026-03-24 L Cavanaugh, M. MO547 withdrawn 2026-03-24 L Cavanaugh, M. MO547 Bracket until April 10, 2026 filed 2026-03-24 L Hughes FA1113 filed 2026-03-24 L Kauth AM2875 adopted 2026-03-24 L Kauth FA487 withdrawn 2026-03-24 L Enrollment and Review ER135 adopted 2026-03-23 L Kauth AM2875 filed 2026-03-10 L Enrollment and Review ER135 filed 2026-03-10 L Placed on Select File with ER135 2026-03-04 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial 2026-03-04 L Business and Labor AM2141 adopted 2026-03-04 L Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 withdrawn 2026-03-04 L Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 to AM2141 filed 2026-03-04 L Kauth AM2450 adopted 2026-03-04 L Kauth AM2450 to AM2141 filed 2026-03-04 L Business and Labor AM2141 pending 2026-03-04 L Kauth AM2161 withdrawn 2026-03-03 L Kauth AM2161 to AM2141 filed 2026-02-26 L Business and Labor AM2141 filed 2026-02-26 L Placed on General File with AM2141 2026-02-17 L Business and Labor priority bill 2026-01-15 L Notice of hearing for January 26, 2026 2026-01-12 L Referred to Business and Labor Committee 2026-01-09 L Kauth FA487 filed 2026-01-08 L Date of introduction

Votes

2026-03-04 Kauth AM2450 adopted Yea: 25 Nay: 0 2026-03-04 Business and Labor AM2141 adopted Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-03-04 Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-24 Kauth AM2875 adopted Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1 Yea: 44 Nay: 4

Committee Referrals

2026-01-12 L Business and Labor

Amendments

2026-01-09 Kauth FA487 2026-02-26 Business and Labor AM2141 2026-03-03 Kauth AM2161 2026-03-04 Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 2026-03-04 Kauth AM2450 2026-03-10 Enrollment and Review ER135 2026-03-23 Kauth AM2875 2026-03-24 Cavanaugh, M. MO547 2026-03-24 Hughes FA1113 2026-03-30 Enrollment and Review ST76

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-08 Introduced 2026-03-30 Enrolled 2026-03-30 Engrossed 2026-04-07 Chaptered Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Named provisions

Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act Business Innovation Act Contractor Registration Act Employee Classification Act Employment Security Law Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act