Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB1085: Change provisions relating to retail, bottle club, craft brewery, and microdistillery licenses, Nebraska Liquor Control Commission powers and duties, and penalties for violations under the Nebraska Liquor Control 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 LB1085 Chairperson: Senator Rick Holdcroft Committee: General Affairs The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: The intent of LB1085 is Harmonize and enhances the penalty for sale of alcohol at retail without a license to mirror the penalty of manufacturing alcohol without a license; Allows local governing bodies to consider for purposes of recommendation to the Liquor Control Commission the tax delinquency, if any, for retail applications; and, For retail applications, changes the burden of proof for applications receiving a denial recommendation from local governing bodies. Principal Introducer: ________________________________ Senator Stan Clouse
Sponsors
- Stanley Clouse (NP, 37) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Provisions/portions of LB1085 amended into LB1235 by AM2178
- : Indefinitely postponed
- : Notice of hearing for February 09, 2026
- : Referred to General Affairs Committee
- : Kauth FA744 filed
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LB1085?
- LB1085 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Change provisions relating to retail, bottle club, craft brewery, and microdistillery licenses, Nebraska Liquor Control Commission powers and duties, and penalties for violations under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act.
- What is the status of LB1085?
- Failed as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Provisions/portions of LB1085 amended into LB1235 by AM2178 (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB1085?
- Stanley Clouse (NP, 37).
- Where is the official record for LB1085?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63222
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