Nebraska Sports Betting Constitutional Amendment Prioritized After Key Committee Hearing
On March 10th there was a committee hearing on two sports wagering bills.
One was a constitutional amendment which would put the issue on the ballot in November ‘26. The other was enabling legislation that sets the structure for OSB.
The HoChunk tribe led with support for the bill and iDEA members DraftKings and GeoComply also testified. GeoComply presented data showing the volume of players leaving Nebraska to place bets in Iowa. Several groups also organized in opposition to the bill.
On Thursday, the constitutional amendment bill was given a priority designation, which means it will be cleared out of committee (early next week) and then be eligible for a floor vote.
Nebraska has a unicameral legislature (just the Senate) so passing on the floor would send the bill to the governor for signature.