Nebraska LB 1149 (2019) prohibits cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance regulating containers, including plastic bag bans or fees. Lincoln cannot impose a local bag ban or charge.
Nebraska Legislative Bill 1149, enacted in 2019, expressly preempts political subdivisions from regulating the use, disposition, sale, or imposition of fees on auxiliary containers including plastic bags, paper bags, cups, bottles, and other packaging. As a result, Lincoln has no plastic bag ban, no per-bag fee, and no local polystyrene-foam ban. The Lincoln City Council previously studied bag-fee proposals through the Sustainability Office but cannot enact them under LB 1149. Voluntary retailer programs and the city's recycling drop-off network remain the primary tools for reducing single-use plastic in Lincoln.
There is no local violation because no local ordinance exists. State preemption blocks any city enforcement.
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