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Nebraska LB 266 (2025) — Statewide Rent-Control Preemption (NE)

Tracked preemption from the Nebraska overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2025-08-30
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:NE
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Primary-source summary
LB 266 (2025) — Rent-Control Preemption

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

always true

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
rent_control_ordinanceswaive—Field preemption of mandatory municipal rent control
affordable_housing_incentive_programspreservelocalAffordable-housing incentive programs and voluntary participation programs are not preempted

Citation

Authority source
LB 266 (2025 regular session)
§ LB 266 (Rent-control preemption)
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_number.php

Research notes

Field preemption of municipal rent control with affordability-incentive carve-outs. Local affordability programs tied to incentives or voluntary participation are not preempted; only mandatory rent-cap ordinances of general applicability. No Nebraska city had enacted rent control prior to LB 266; the statute forecloses the option statewide.