Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB1258: Rename the Livestock Brand Act as the Livestock Protection Act, eliminate the Nebraska Brand Committee, and change, provide, and eliminate provisions relating to livestock branding and livestock protection
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 LB1258 Chairperson: Senator Barry DeKay Committee: Agriculture The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: The Livestock Protection Act ("the Act") establishes a uniform, statewide brand registration, inspection, and investigative entity for Nebraska's cattle industry within the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. To ensure brand inspection remains available and fiscally stable, the Act eliminates the Nebraska Brand Committee and transfers its powers to a newly established Division of Brand Registration, Brand Inspection, and Livestock Theft Investigation within the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. It will be cash-funded by inspection fees and brand registration and renewal fees. To achieve competitive uniformity, the Act eliminates brand inspection areas dividing Nebraska's producers and removes mandatory brand inspection requirements to create a statewide voluntary, fee-based inspection system that operates upon request. To ensure a seamless transition, the Livestock Protection Act takes effect on January 1, 2027. This modernization effort strengthens and protects Nebraska's rich branding and inspection tradition. Principal Introducer: ________________________________ Senator Ben Hansen
Sponsors
- Ben Hansen (NP, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Indefinitely postponed
- : Notice of hearing for February 17, 2026
- : Storer FA925 filed
- : Referred to Agriculture Committee
- : Kauth FA918 filed
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LB1258?
- LB1258 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Rename the Livestock Brand Act as the Livestock Protection Act, eliminate the Nebraska Brand Committee, and change, provide, and eliminate provisions relating to livestock branding and livestock protection.
- What is the status of LB1258?
- Failed as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Indefinitely postponed (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB1258?
- Ben Hansen (NP, 16).
- Where is the official record for LB1258?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63334
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