Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and Motor Vehicle Act Amendments

State Bills: Nebraska

Published March 31st, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The Nebraska Legislature passed LB972, adopting the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and amending multiple motor vehicle and boat-related statutes. The bill modifies provisions related to handicapped parking, license revocations, vehicle registration, and the State Boat Act. The legislation was sponsored by Senator John Fredrickson and advanced through the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.

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What changed

LB972 enacts the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and makes substantive changes to Nebraska's motor vehicle regulatory framework, including modifications to the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, Motor Vehicle Registration Act, Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, Nebraska Rules of the Road, and State Boat Act. The bill also addresses parking space provisions for handicapped or disabled persons and certain license revocation procedures.

Regulated entities including recreational vehicle dealers, manufacturers, and motor vehicle industry participants should monitor for implementation requirements once the bill is signed into law. The bill advanced through multiple committee amendments (AM2260, AM2258, AM2288, FA1026) before reaching enrollment, indicating substantive modifications during the legislative process. Compliance obligations and any new licensing or registration requirements under the new Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act will become effective per the bill's provisions upon gubernatorial action.

What to do next

Monitor for gubernatorial signature and effective date announcement
Review recreational vehicle dealer and manufacturer licensing requirements under new Act
Verify compliance with updated handicapped parking space provisions

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Nebraska / LB972 Enrolled LB972 LB Enrolled 2026-03-31

Adopt the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and change provisions relating to parking spaces for handicapped or disabled persons, certain license revocations, the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, the Motor Vehicle Operatorâ€™s License Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, and the State Boat Act

Bill Details

State Nebraska

Session 109th Legislature

Chamber House

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Action History

2026-03-31 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-03-31 L Clouse AM2999 adopted 2026-03-31 L Clouse AM2999 filed 2026-03-31 L Moser AM2844 adopted 2026-03-31 L Ballard AM2720 adopted 2026-03-31 L Kauth FA628 withdrawn 2026-03-31 L Enrollment and Review ER132 adopted 2026-03-25 L Moser AM2844 filed 2026-03-18 L Ballard AM2720 filed 2026-03-11 L Enrollment and Review ER132 filed 2026-03-11 L Placed on Select File with ER132 2026-03-05 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial 2026-03-05 L Hansen FA994 withdrawn 2026-03-05 L Transportation and Telecommunications AM2260 adopted 2026-03-05 L Moser FA1026 adopted 2026-03-05 L Moser FA1026 filed 2026-03-05 L Sanders AM2288 adopted 2026-03-05 L Hansen AM2258 adopted 2026-03-03 L Sanders AM2288 to AM2260 filed 2026-03-03 L Hansen AM2258 to AM2260 filed 2026-03-03 L Transportation and Telecommunications AM2260 filed 2026-03-03 L Placed on General File with AM2260 2026-02-19 L Hansen FA994 filed 2026-02-19 L Transportation and Telecommunications priority bill 2026-01-16 L Notice of hearing for January 26, 2026 2026-01-14 L Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee 2026-01-13 L Kauth FA628 filed 2026-01-12 L Date of introduction

Votes

2026-03-05 Hansen AM2258 adopted Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-05 Sanders AM2288 adopted Yea: 35 Nay: 0 2026-03-05 Moser FA1026 adopted Yea: 35 Nay: 1 2026-03-05 Transportation and Telecommunications AM2260 adopted Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-03-05 Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-31 Ballard AM2720 adopted Yea: 38 Nay: 0 2026-03-31 Moser AM2844 adopted Yea: 31 Nay: 1 2026-03-31 Clouse AM2999 adopted Yea: 38 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-01-14 L Transportation and Telecommunications

Amendments

2026-01-13 Kauth FA628 2026-02-19 Hansen FA994 2026-03-03 Transportation and Telecommunications AM2260 2026-03-03 Hansen AM2258 2026-03-03 Sanders AM2288 2026-03-05 Moser FA1026 2026-03-11 Enrollment and Review ER132 2026-03-18 Ballard AM2720 2026-03-25 Moser AM2844 2026-03-31 Clouse AM2999

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-12 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Named provisions

Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act Motor Vehicle Registration Act Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act Nebraska Rules of the Road State Boat Act Handicapped Parking Spaces