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

LB 859: Provide for county conflict counsel to represent certain indigent persons when the public defender is unavailable

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 859 is a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Provide for county conflict counsel to represent certain indigent persons when the public defender is unavailable. Primary sponsor: Eliot Bostar (Nonpartisan). 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eliot BostarPrimary sponsorNonpartisanLegislature29

“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. Provisions/portions of LB859 amended into LB965 by AM3015
  3. Notice of hearing for February 11, 2026
  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  5. Kauth FA499 filed
  6. Date of introduction

Sources

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