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Read. Follow. Verify.Legislature considers bill to change admissibility of safety belt evidence in court proceedings
Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed
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What This Bill Proposed
This measure proposes changes to the admissibility of evidence regarding the use or nonuse of an or a three-point safety belt system in legal proceedings.
Determines whether evidence regarding safety belt use or nonuse can be presented in court cases, potentially affecting legal liability and damage claims.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
motorists
Their legal liability or claims in traffic-related lawsuits could be impacted by rules governing the admissibility of safety belt evidence.
Key Facts
- The measure relates to the admissibility of evidence concerning occupant protection systems or safety belts.
- LB132 was introduced during the 109th Legislature session and ultimately died in committee.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Apr 17, 2026Nebraska LegislatureIndefinitely postponed
- Mar 20, 2026Nebraska LegislaturePlaced on General File with AM2732
- Mar 20, 2026Nebraska LegislatureJudiciary AM2732 filed
- Jan 7, 2026Nebraska LegislatureTitle printed. Carryover bill
- Jan 28, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for February 05, 2025
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Judiciary Committee
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- Jan 13, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
Version history
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Evidence Rule Modification
The measure seeks to alter how safety belt use can be presented as evidence in legal proceedings.
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nebraskalegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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