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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-804 (2026)

Appropriations; validity; requirements

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An appropriation shall only exist when the following criteria have been met:

(1) There shall be included the phrase there is hereby appropriated;

(2) A specific fund type shall be identified and the fund shall be appropriated;

(3) The amount to be appropriated from such fund shall be identified;

(4) A specific budget program or a specific statement reflecting the purpose for expending such funds shall be identified; and

(5) The time period during which such funds shall be expended shall be identified.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2018–2024 · leading case: Christensen v. Gale, 917 N.W.2d 145 (Neb. 2018).
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Christensen v. Gale, 917 N.W.2d 145 (Neb. 2018). · cites it 5× “onstitution ; (2) the initiative failed to contain a sworn statement containing the names and addresses of every person, corporation, or association sponsoring the petition, as required by § 32-1405(1) ; (3) the proposed amendment constituted an unconstitutional delegation of…”
Christensen v. Gale, 301 Neb. 19 (Neb. 2018). · cites it 5× “19 criteria set forth in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-804 (Reissue 2010), for appropriations.”
State ex rel. Collar v. Evnen, 10 N.W.3d 900 (Neb. 2024). · cites it 4× “1402A—an act against which the power of referendum has not been invoked—that contained the necessary language 32 and made the specific appropriation to carry out the provisions of L.”
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