Nebraska
Nebraska has 12 tracked bills, 6 news records, and 0 public figures; leading categories are AI governance, government use of AI, and data-center energy policy, the stage mix is 6 committee and 5 enacted, and facility matching found 1 matched data center with 189 MW of reported capacity, 44 matched power plants totaling 11,361 MW, 2 local policy areas and 2 local actions.
Legislation
- EnactedConcerningLB1010
Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers
Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers is tracked in Nebraska at the Enacted stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and tax incentives, and associated with Tom Brandt. The record date is 2026-04-10.
Updated Apr 10, 2026Source - EnactedConcerningLB525
Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act
Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act is tracked in Nebraska at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to data privacy, ai safety, and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Michael Jacobson. The record date is 2026-04-10.
Updated Apr 10, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningLB1185
Adopt the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act
Adopt the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act is tracked in Nebraska at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to ai safety, algorithmic transparency, and child safety, and associated with Eliot Bostar. The record date is 2026-01-21.
Updated Jan 21, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningLB1111
Require an annual data center load report to the Nebraska Power Review Board, provide powers and duties for public power suppliers, allow and require regulation of data centers, and change provisions relating to regulation of cryptocurrency mining operations
Require an annual data center load report to the Nebraska Power Review Board, provide powers and duties for public power suppliers, allow and require regulation of data centers, and change provisions relating to regulation of cryptocurrency mining operations is tracked in Nebraska at the Committee stage. It is classified under data-center energy policy, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to grid capacity, energy rates, and carbon emissions, and associated with Machaela Cavanaugh. The record date is 2026-01-16.
Updated Jan 16, 2026Source - In committeeConcerningLB1083
Adopt the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, create a fund, and change provisions relating to records which may be withheld from the public
Adopt the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, create a fund, and change provisions relating to records which may be withheld from the public is tracked in Nebraska at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency, ai safety, and data privacy, and associated with Tanya Storer. The record date is 2026-01-15.
Updated Jan 15, 2026Source - DeadRestrictiveLB729
Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law
Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law is tracked in Nebraska at the Dead stage. It is classified under AI use in criminal justice, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency and data privacy, and associated with Kathleen Kauth. The record date is 2026-01-09.
Updated Jan 9, 2026Source - EnactedLB376
Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles
Change and eliminate programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, eliminate various reporting requirements, and change and eliminate powers and duties of the Board of Emergency Medical Services, the Division of Children and Family Services, the Nebraska State Patrol, and the Director of Motor Vehicles is tracked in Nebraska at the Enacted stage. It is classified under government use of AI and associated with Health and Human Services Committee. The record date is 2025-06-06.
Updated Jun 6, 2025Source - EnactedLB48
Establish a Family Resource and Juvenile Assessment Center Pilot Program
Establish a Family Resource and Juvenile Assessment Center Pilot Program is tracked in Nebraska at the Enacted stage. It is classified under government use of AI and associated with Terrell McKinney. The record date is 2025-06-06.
Updated Jun 6, 2025Source - EnactedConcerningLB613
Change provisions relating to the disclosure of tax information to municipalities
Change provisions relating to the disclosure of tax information to municipalities is tracked in Nebraska at the Enacted stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, and associated with Bob Andersen. The record date is 2025-06-06.
Updated Jun 6, 2025Source - In committeeConcerningLB642
Adopt the Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Act
Adopt the Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Act is tracked in Nebraska at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI governance, tagged with a concerning policy posture, linked to algorithmic transparency, ai safety, and data privacy, and associated with Eliot Bostar. The record date is 2025-01-22.
Updated Jan 22, 2025Source - In committeeRestrictiveLB204
Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law
Adopt the Biometric Autonomy Liberty Law is tracked in Nebraska at the Committee stage. It is classified under data privacy, tagged with a restrictive policy posture, linked to data privacy and algorithmic transparency, and associated with Kathleen Kauth. The record date is 2025-01-14.
Updated Jan 14, 2025Source - In committeeLB210
Provide for fees and assessments for participation and use of the prescription drug monitoring program and the designated health information exchange
Provide for fees and assessments for participation and use of the prescription drug monitoring program and the designated health information exchange is tracked in Nebraska at the Committee stage. It is classified under AI in health care, linked to data privacy, and associated with Merv Riepe. The record date is 2025-01-14.
Updated Jan 14, 2025Source
Recent news
Nebraska Legislature Passes Chatbot Disclosure Bill
Troutman Privacy + Cyber + AI Blog · Apr 10, 2026
Nebraska Passes LB585 Covering Ag Data Privacy and AI Rules
Unicameral Update (Nebraska Legislature) · Apr 10, 2026
Nebraska Passes LB1261 Allowing Private Power Plants for Data Centers
Nebraska Public Media · Mar 26, 2026
Nebraska Senators Advance LB1261 After Google Proposal Revealed
Nebraska Public Media · Mar 18, 2026
Google Proposes Massive Nebraska Data Center Contingent on LB1261
Flatwater Free Press / Grist · Mar 13, 2026
Nebraska LB939 and LB1185 Introduced to Restrict AI for Minors
Transparency Coalition AI · Feb 9, 2026
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