NebraskaNebraska law lists bromazolam and sets fentanyl penalties
Nebraska law lists bromazolam as a controlled substance and sets felony penalty levels for certain fentanyl offenses based on the amount involved.
What it does
Nebraska law lists bromazolam as a Schedule I controlled substance. The listing covers products containing any amount, subject to stated exceptions.
For certain fentanyl offenses, amounts from 10 to under 28 grams carry a Class ID felony; 28 to under 140 grams, Class IC; and 140 grams or more, Class IB.
Argument forListing bromazolam as a controlled substance could help law enforcement address offenses involving the drug.
Argument againstPeople convicted of certain fentanyl offenses could face serious felony penalties, with higher levels for larger amounts.
More detail
Nebraska law lists bromazolam as a Schedule I controlled substance. It covers materials, compounds, mixtures, or preparations containing any amount of bromazolam. The listing applies unless bromazolam is specifically excepted or listed in another schedule.
Nebraska law sets felony penalty levels for certain fentanyl offenses based on the amount involved. The levels cover fentanyl, mixtures or substances with a detectable amount of fentanyl, and specified fentanyl relatives. The offense must be a knowing or intentional violation involving manufacturing, distributing, delivering, dispensing, or possessing a controlled substance with intent to do those acts.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 17Provisions/portions of LB817 amended into LB795 by AM2092Latest
- Mar 3Presented to Governor on February 27, 2026To Governor
- Mar 3Approved by Governor Jim Pillen on March 3, 2026Became Law
- Feb 27Conrad MO423 failed
- Vote recorded Passed on Final Reading 32-14-3. Result: pass.Legislature
- Vote recorded Conrad MO423 failed. Result: fail.Legislature
- Feb 27Motion to return to Select File withdrawnMinor
- Feb 27Conrad FA977 not considered
- Feb 27Conrad FA978 withdrawn
- Feb 27Conrad FA979 withdrawn
- Feb 27Conrad FA981 withdrawn
- Feb 27Conrad FA982 withdrawn
- Feb 27Dispensing of reading at large approved
- Feb 27Passed on Final Reading 32-14-3Passed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 27President/Speaker signedPassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 24Placed on Final Reading with ST55Minor
- Feb 24Enrollment and Review ST55 filedMinor
- Feb 24Enrollment and Review ST55 recorded
- Feb 19DeKay MO434 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filedMinor
- Vote recorded DeKay MO434 prevailed. Result: pass.Legislature
- Vote recorded Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment. Result: pass.Legislature
- Vote recorded Conrad FA980 lost. Result: fail.Legislature
- Vote recorded Storer AM2092 adopted. Result: pass.Legislature
- Feb 19DeKay MO434 prevailed
- Feb 19Conrad FA980 lost
- Feb 19Storer AM2092 adopted
- Feb 19Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- Feb 19Dungan MO412 not considered
- Feb 19Dungan MO413 not considered
- Feb 18Dungan MO421 failed
- Vote recorded Dungan MO422 failed. Result: fail.Legislature
- Vote recorded McKinney MO415 failed. Result: fail.Legislature
- Vote recorded Dungan MO421 failed. Result: fail.Legislature
- Feb 18McKinney MO415 failed
- Feb 18Dungan MO422 Reconsider the vote taken on MO415 filedMinor
- Feb 18Dungan MO422 failed
- Feb 18Kauth FA424 withdrawn
- Feb 18Storer AM2092 pending
- Feb 18Conrad FA980 filedMinor
- Feb 18Conrad FA980 pending
- Feb 18Conrad MO423 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filedMinor
- Feb 18Conrad FA977 filedMinor
- Feb 18Conrad FA978 filedMinor
- Feb 18Conrad FA979 filedMinor
- Feb 18Conrad FA981 filedMinor
- Feb 18Conrad FA982 filedMinor
- Feb 17McKinney MO414 failed
- Vote recorded McKinney MO414 failed. Result: fail.Legislature
- Feb 17Dungan MO421 Reconsider the vote taken on MO414 filedMinor
- Feb 17Dungan MO421 pending
- Feb 12Storer AM2092 filedMinor
- Feb 12Dungan MO412 Bracket filedMinor
- Feb 12Dungan MO413 Indefinitely postpone filedMinor
- Feb 12McKinney MO414 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filedMinor
- Feb 12McKinney MO415 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filedMinor
- Feb 5Placed on Select FileMinor
- Jan 30Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- Vote recorded Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial. Result: pass.Legislature
- Jan 28Placed on General FileMinor
- Jan 14Notice of hearing for January 22, 2026
- Jan 9Referred to Judiciary CommitteeMinor
- Jan 8Kauth FA424 filedMinor
- Jan 7Date of introductionIntroduced
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