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

LB 984: Require both parties to be eighteen years of age or older for a marriage license

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 984 is a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Require both parties to be eighteen years of age or older for a marriage license. Primary sponsor: Wendy DeBoer (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
Wendy DeBoerPrimary sponsorNonpartisanLegislature10
John CavanaughCo-sponsorNonpartisanLegislature9

“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. Cavanaugh, J. name added
  3. Notice of hearing for January 29, 2026
  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee
  5. Kauth FA640 filed
  6. Date of introduction

Sources

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