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AI Laws in Nebraska
As of 2026-08-12, AI Laws USA tracks 11 AI rules in Nebraska: 7 state-level rules and 4 county or city rules. Federal AI protections apply statewide on top of these — see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.
Nebraska state-level AI rules (7)
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Enacted (not yet in effect)
Nebraska LB 525 (AI chatbot disclosure & crisis protocol)
Nebraska · Effective 2027-07-01 · Neb. Laws 2026, LB 525, Secs. 12-18 (Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act)
Nebraska's Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act regulates publicly available AI chatbots that simulate human conversation. When a reasonable person would be misled into thinking they are talking to a human, the operator must clearly disclose that they are interacting with AI, and minors must always be told they are interacting with AI. Operators must adopt a protocol for responding to messages about suicidal thoughts or self-harm by referring users to crisis services, and must not program the service to claim it provides professional mental or behavioral health care.
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In effect
Nebraska Gov. Pillen EO rescinding ImagiNE Act data center incentives for new applications
Nebraska · Effective 2026-07-20 · Nebraska Executive Order (Gov. Jim Pillen, July 20, 2026) — Rescinding ImagiNE Act data center tax incentives for new applications
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order on July 20, 2026 rescinding data centers' access to tax incentives under the ImagiNE Nebraska Act for all new applications. Existing approved data center projects are not affected. The order also establishes a Data Center Task Force through the Department of Water, Energy and Environment to evaluate incoming major data center proposals and assess their impact on Nebraska's land, water, and public power system. Pillen stated the order is not a moratorium on data centers, and local governments retain authority over construction decisions. Nebraska data centers had received approximately $519 million in property tax exemptions since 2021 under the ImagiNE Act. Nebraska is also the only U.S. state where 100 percent of electricity is provided by publicly owned utilities. In June 2026, Pillen had signed LB 1261, which prevents new data centers from depending on power built and funded by Nebraska ratepayers.
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In effect
Nebraska LB 383 (AI/computer-generated CSAM)
Nebraska · Effective 2025-09-03 · Neb. Laws 2025, LB 383 (amending Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1463.05)
Nebraska renamed its child pornography statutes the Child Sexual Abuse Material Prevention Act and expanded the definition of illegal material to cover computer-generated and AI-created depictions. An obscene image that depicts a child, a computer-generated person who would appear to a reasonable person to be a child, or a person shown with the physical features of a child now qualifies as child sexual abuse material. The law defines 'computer-generated' to include visual depictions created or altered using a computer, a digital process, or artificial intelligence.
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In effect
NE Synthetic NCII Civil Remedy
Nebraska · Effective 2025-05-30 · Neb. LB 371, 109th Leg., 1st Sess. (2025), approved May 30, 2025
Nebraska extended its existing civil remedies act for unauthorized disclosure of intimate images to explicitly cover computer-generated or digitally manipulated depictions, including AI deepfakes. Victims can sue civilly when AI-fabricated intimate imagery is shared without consent. The bill passed 49-0.
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In effect
Nebraska NDPA
Nebraska · Effective 2025-01-01 · Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 87-901 et seq. (LB 1074, 108th Leg., 2024), eff. Jan. 1, 2025
Nebraska's comprehensive consumer privacy law gives residents the right to access, correct, delete, and port their personal data and to opt out of targeted advertising, data sales, and automated profiling used in decisions with significant legal or financial effects. The Attorney General enforces with fines up to $7,500 per violation with no private right of action.
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In effect
NE DOI AI Bulletin
NE · Effective 2024-06-11 · Nebraska Insurance Guidance Document IGD-H1 (2024-06-11)
The NE Department of Insurance adopted the NAIC Model Bulletin on Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers. Insurers licensed in NE must maintain a written AI program with governance, risk-management, testing, third-party-AI oversight, and documentation controls. The bulletin operationalizes existing unfair-trade-practice and unfair-discrimination law as applied to insurers' AI use cases — underwriting, pricing, claims, fraud detection, and marketing.
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In effect
NE LB 989 (2018 AV)
Nebraska · Effective 2018-04-25 · Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-3,201 et seq.
Nebraska's Driverless-Capable Vehicle Act explicitly allows fully driverless operation on Nebraska public roads, treats the automated driving system as the driver for traffic-law purposes, sets minimum insurance ($5 million for on-demand AV networks), and preempts local regulation.
County and city AI rules in Nebraska (4)
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In effect
Otoe County NE Up-to-One-Year Data Center Moratorium
Otoe County, NE · Effective 2026-05-23 · Moratorium of up to one year suspending data-center permits
On May 19, 2026, Otoe County (NE) commissioners adopted a moratorium of up to one year suspending permits needed for new data-center construction in the county. Board Chairman Jerad Sornson appointed a zoning review committee (including Commissioner Chuck Cole) to examine the issue and revise existing regulations. Otoe was among the first Nebraska counties to enact such a measure; Madison County NE already had special permit requirements and Gage County had a moratorium hearing scheduled for June 2026.
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In effect
12-month moratorium on data center construction, permits, an
Seward County, NE · Effective 2026-06-30 · 12-month moratorium on data center construction, permits, and special use conditions
Seward County commissioners unanimously approved a 12-month moratorium on all data center construction, permits, and special use conditions to allow time to develop regulations before new projects proceed.
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In effect
One-year moratorium on new data center permits (Interim Ordi
Otoe County, NE · Effective 2026-05-20 · One-year moratorium on new data center permits (Interim Ordinance 26-2)
Otoe County commissioners adopted a one-year moratorium suspending permits needed for new data centers to give officials time to update the county's comprehensive development plan.
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Proposed / pending
Planning and Zoning Commission recommends 18-month data cent
Gage County, NE · Planning and Zoning Commission recommends 18-month data center moratorium
The Gage County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended an 18-month moratorium halting conditional and special use permits for data centers, sending it to the County Board of Supervisors for final approval.
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