---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for recognition and enforcement of tribal customary adoptions under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act and related laws"
description: "Provide for recognition and enforcement of tribal customary adoptions under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act and related laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 1032"
citation: "Nebraska LB 1032 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeBoer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c0d0b2c-acc0-4858-89ee-5eca5ec5d7a5"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "c23f3bb70ae9a52513ce8258d4f184f265e2afc66186d2843446e4f525efe1df"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 1032 (109) — Provide for recognition and enforcement of tribal customary adoptions under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act and related laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB1032.pdf)
2. **DeBoer AM2961** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2961.pdf)
3. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB1032.pdf)
4. **Judiciary AM2847 DeBoer AM2961** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2847.pdf)
5. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB1032.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **42–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM2847 adopted — **42–0** (fail) · legislature
- DeBoer AM2961 adopted — **42–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DeBoer — primary (person)
- Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- DeKay — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-17** Approved by Governor on April 16, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-17** Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-10** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2026-04-08** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-04-07** Kauth FA691 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2026-03-31** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-03-31** Judiciary AM2847 adopted
- **2026-03-31** DeBoer AM2961 adopted
- **2026-03-31** DeBoer AM2961 to AM2847 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-25** Judiciary AM2847 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on General File with AM2847 `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Conrad name added
- **2026-02-19** State-Tribal Relations priority bill
- **2026-02-17** DeKay name added
- **2026-02-03** Notice of hearing for February 12, 2026
- **2026-01-16** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Kauth FA691 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-14** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c0d0b2c-acc0-4858-89ee-5eca5ec5d7a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).