Nebraska · 109th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LB 596: Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names

Enacted Last action April 17, 2026: Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

Plain-language summary

LB 596 is a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names. Primary sponsor: Rita Sanders (Nonpartisan). Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2026): Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Rita Sanders (Nonpartisan).