Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB1044: Change provisions of the Business Innovation Act
Status: Failed, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
One Hundred Ninth Legislature - Second Session - 2026 Introducer's Statement of Intent LB1044 Chairperson: Senator Mike Jacobson Committee: Banking, Commerce and Insurance The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB 1044 proposes changes to the Nebraska Business Innovation Act and two specific programs within the Act: the Prototype Program which is an early-stage, proof-of-concept grant and the Seed Innovation Program which is a commercialization program to accelerate products/processes to market leveraging private capital. Principal Introducer: ________________________________ Senator Jason Prokop
Sponsors
- Jason Prokop (NP, 27) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Provisions/portions of LB1044 amended into LB847 by AM2450
- : Indefinitely postponed
- : Riepe name added
- : Placed on General File
- : Notice of hearing for February 02, 2026
- : Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
- : Kauth FA703 filed
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LB1044?
- LB1044 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Change provisions of the Business Innovation Act.
- What is the status of LB1044?
- Failed as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Provisions/portions of LB1044 amended into LB847 by AM2450 (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB1044?
- Jason Prokop (NP, 27).
- Where is the official record for LB1044?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63123
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