LB1236A is an appropriation bill that provides funding to the Legislative Council for Program 122 to carry out the provisions of Legislative Bill 1226 from the 109th Legislature, Second Session. The bill appropriates money from the Nebraska Statutes Distribution Cash Fund for fiscal year 2025-26 and fiscal year 2026-27, and it specifies that no expenditures for permanent or temporary salaries or per diems for state employees may be made from the funds appropriated in this section.
The bill also declares an emergency, which means it takes effect immediately upon passage and approval rather than waiting for the normal effective date. As an appropriations measure, its primary function is to authorize spending authority for implementation of another enacted bill rather than to create a broad new regulatory program on its own.
Impact
LB1236A amends state spending authority by directing money from the Nebraska Statutes Distribution Cash Fund to the Legislative Council for implementation of LB1226. It affects state budget administration and limits the use of the appropriated funds by prohibiting them from being used for permanent or temporary salaries or per diems for state employees. The bill’s practical effect is to ensure funding is available for the related legislative program while constraining how those funds may be spent.
Sentiment
The available voting history shows strong and unanimous support for the bill. It advanced 39-0 and then passed final reading 49-0 with the emergency clause, indicating no recorded opposition in either chamber vote. The absence of committee transcript material also suggests there was little publicly documented controversy around the measure.
Contention
There is no recorded substantive contention in the provided materials. The only notable policy feature is the restriction on using the appropriation for state employee salaries or per diems, but no opposition is shown in the votes or discussion snippets. The bill appears to have been treated as a routine funding measure tied to implementation of LB1226 rather than a disputed policy change.