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

LB 170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LB 170 is a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks. Primary sponsor: Tom Brandt (Nonpartisan). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2026): Indefinitely postponed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Nonpartisan 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom BrandtPrimary sponsorNonpartisanLegislature32
Dave MurmanCo-sponsorNonpartisanLegislature38

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Indefinitely postponed
  2. Title printed. Carryover bill
  3. Cavanaugh, M. MO116 failed
  4. Dungan MO260 Reconsider the vote taken on MO116 filed
  5. Dungan MO260 failed
  6. Cavanaugh, M. MO114 pending
  7. Cavanaugh, M. MO114 failed
  8. Dungan MO267 Reconsider the vote taken on MO114 filed
  9. Dungan MO267 failed
  10. Cavanaugh, M. MO115 failed
  11. Dungan MO271 Reconsider the vote taken on MO115 filed
  12. Dungan MO271 failed

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source