Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-301 (2026)

Repeal of statutes; pending actions not affected

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Whenever a statute shall be repealed, such repeal shall in no manner affect pending actions founded thereon, nor causes of action not in suit that accrued prior to any such repeal, except as may be provided in such repealing statute.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1935–2025 · leading case: State ex rel. Hilgers v. Evnen, 318 Neb. 803 (Neb. 2025).
State ex rel. Hilgers v. Evnen, 318 Neb. 803 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 10× “50, as shown by his decision to continue pursuing rather than dismiss this appeal.” 52 Next, the Attorney General argues that despite the repeal of § 84-215, he can rely on other statutory and common-law authority to bring a declara- tory judgment action challenging the…”
State Ex Rel. City of Grand Island v. Union Pac. R.R., 42 N.W.2d 867 (Neb. 1950). · cites it 17× “” Neither in the title nor in the body of the repealing act was there any provision that the general saving clause, section 49-301, R. S. 1943, should not apply.”
United States v. United States Coin & Currency, 401 U.S. 715 (1971). · cites it 2× “§ 43-514 (1961); Nebraska: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-301 (1968); Nevada: Nev.”
Denver Wood Prods. Co. v. Frye, 275 N.W.2d 67 (Neb. 1979). · cites it 4× “Defendants also assert that the door involved in this case was not delivered to the site nor used in the building until many weeks after the claim of lien was filed on September 29, 1975.”
Davis v. Gen. Motors Acceptance Corp., 127 N.W.2d 907 (Neb. 1964). · cites it 4× “Section 2 of the act now appears as section 49-301, R. R. S. 1943, and provides that the repeal of a statute shall not affect pending actions *873 founded thereon, nor causes of action not in.”
Holthaus v. Parsons, 469 N.W.2d 536 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 2× “2d 67 (1979); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-301 (Reissue 1988). Generally, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, Neb.”
State v. Randolph, 183 N.W.2d 225 (Neb. 1971). · cites it 2× “Section 49-301, R. R. S. 1943, provides that repeal of a statute shall not in any manner affect pending actions nor causes of action accrued prior to any such repeal except as may be provided in the repealing statute.”
Lindgren v. Sch. Dist. of Bridgeport in Morrill Cty., 102 N.W.2d 599 (Neb. 1960). · cites it 4× “Admittedly, the procedure followed in procuring a bill of exceptions after September 28, 1959, was in accordance with the new statute and the rules of this court authorized thereby. The plaintiffs assert that the statute in force when the decree was rendered must be followed.”
Dairyland Power Coop. v. State Bd. of Equalization & Assessment, 472 N.W.2d 363 (Neb. 1991). · cites it 2× “However, Nebraska has enacted a general saving statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-301 (Reissue 1988), which provides that the repeal of a statute “shall in no manner affect pending actions founded thereon.”
Farmland Enter., Inc. v. Schueman, 322 N.W.2d 665 (Neb. 1982). · cites it 4× “Section 49-301 provides: “Whenever a statute shall be repealed, such repeal shall in no manner affect pending actions founded thereon, nor causes of action not in suit that accrued prior to any such repeal, except as may be *348 provided in such repealing statute.”
Schall v. Anderson's Implement, Inc., 484 N.W.2d 86 (Neb. 1992). · cites it 2× “2d 536 (1991); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-301 (Reissue 1988). The UFCA, in effect at the time of the transaction, controls the disposition of this case.”
Schilke v. Sch. Dist. No. 107, 299 N.W.2d 527 (Neb. 1980). · cites it 2× “However, that case merely stands for the proposition that a pending petition before an administrative board is not a “pending action” within the meaning of the general savings statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. §49-301 (Reissue 1978). That case indicated that the statute in effect at the…”
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