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Read. Follow. Verify.Nebraska Bill allows tort claims for child sexual assault in school settings
Last action · April 17, 2026: Indefinitely postponed
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What This Bill Proposed
This measure allows s under the State Tort Claims Act and s Tort Claims Act specifically for the sexual assault of children in school settings.
School districts and the state government face potential legal liability and financial claims regarding child sexual assault cases within educational environments.
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.
School children
Children gain the legal right to file tort claims under the State Tort Claims Act and Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act for sexual assaults occurring in school settings.
School districts and political subdivisions
School districts and political subdivisions are subject to potential tort claims and legal liability for sexual assaults of children in school settings.
Key Facts
- The measure permits tort claims under the State Tort Claims Act for sexual assaults of children in school settings.
- The measure permits tort claims under the Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act for sexual assaults of children in school settings.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
10 actions- Apr 17, 2026Nebraska LegislatureIndefinitely postponed
- Jan 7, 2026Nebraska LegislatureTitle printed. Carryover bill
- Mar 14, 2025Nebraska LegislatureConrad priority bill
- Feb 6, 2025Nebraska LegislatureNotice of hearing for March 26, 2025
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureReferred to Judiciary Committee
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureRaybould name added
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- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDover name added
- Jan 15, 2025Nebraska LegislatureFredrickson name added
- Jan 14, 2025Nebraska LegislatureMurman name added
- Jan 13, 2025Nebraska LegislatureDate of introduction
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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