New Nebraska laws taking effect July 1, 2026
5 laws take effect July 1, 2026.
Of the 364 bills enacted since 2025, 364 have an effective date and 0 don't yet (pending). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 7:05 p.m. EDT.
Government (2)
LB905 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
Change and eliminate provisions relating to boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and funds that terminate
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (act).
This act becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
LB952 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
Create the Supreme Court Operations Cash Fund and terminate the Supreme Court Reports Cash Fund and the Court Appointed Special Advocate Fund
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (act).
This act becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Education (1)
LB956 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (act).
This act becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Mining and Drilling (1)
LB1001 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
Change and eliminate provisions relating to licensed racetrack enclosures, licenses and wagering on horseracing, assistance to problem gamblers, bingo, lotteries, raffles, gift enterprises, the Nebraska Commission on Problem Gambling, the Charitable Gaming Division of the Department of Revenue, keno at licensed racetrack enclosures, and the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (act).
This act becomes operative on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Taxes (1)
LB901 · 2025 Regular SessionStated
Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, change provisions related to the confidentiality of shared information, the distribution of certain tax revenue, contracts between the Tax Commissioner and collection agencies, the collection and enforcement of delinquent income tax claims, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Kratom Consumer Protection Act, the Mechanical Amusement Device Tax Act, and the Nebraska Advantage Research and Development Act, provide for fees, provide an excise tax on kratom, eliminate certain personal property and sales and use tax exemptions and a tax credit, and terminate the Department of Revenue Miscellaneous Receipts Fund
How we got this date
The date of the act's main provisions (Sections 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 36, 37, 38, 40, and 43).
Sections 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 36, 37, 38, 40, and 43: Sections 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 36, 37, 38, 40, and 43 of this act become operative on July 1, 2026.
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.