Historic Nebraska Statutory Law

Welcome to my library of historic Nebraska statutory law! Linked digitized law books include territorial and state session laws, with public and some private acts, compiled laws, and topical compilations.

Also see my Nebraska Case Law Digests page, the Nebraska Legal Periodicals page, and the blog post that I wrote introducing the Nebraska law series.

Nebraska Territorial Laws, 1854–1867

Year and Volume

Title/Description

Statutory Law Online

1854 A Bill to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas and the Report of the Committee on Territories Google Books
1854 An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas Google Books
1855 Laws, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Regular Session of the First General Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1856 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Second Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1857 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Third Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1858 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Fourth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1859 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Fifth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1860 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Sixth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1861 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Seventh Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1862 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Eighth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1864 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Ninth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1865 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Tenth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1866 11th Session: No Session Laws, per Nebraska Blue Book (1922) No session laws this session
1866 The Revised Statutes of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books
1867 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Twelfth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska Google Books

Nebraska Session Laws, Compiled Laws, and Topical Compilations

Year and Volume

Session/Description

Statutory Law Online

1867 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the First, Second and Third Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1869 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Fourth and Fifth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1869 An Act to Establish a System of Public Instruction for the State of Nebraska Google Books
1871 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Sixth and Seventh Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1871 Private, Local, and Temporary Laws, Passed at the Sixth and Seventh Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1871 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Eighth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1872 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Eighth (Adjourned) Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1873 Private, Local, and Temporary Laws, Passed at the Ninth and Tenth Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1873 The General Statutes of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1875 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Eleventh Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1875 Constitution of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1876 12th (Special) Session: No Session Laws, per Nebraska Blue Book (1922) No session laws this session
1876 13th (Special) Session: No Session Laws, per Nebraska Blue Book (1922) No session laws this session
1877 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Fourteenth Session of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1879 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Fifteenth Session Google Books
1881 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Sixteenth Session Google Books
1881 The Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1881 The Annotated Statutes of the State of Nebraska, 1881 Google Books
1882 Laws Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Seventeenth Session (Extra) Google Books
1883 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Eighteenth Session Google Books
1885 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Nineteenth Session Google Books
1887 Laws, Joint Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twentieth Session Google Books
1889 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-First Session Google Books
1891 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Second Session Google Books
1891 The Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska, 1881 (Fifth Edition), with Amendments 1882 to 1891 Google Books
1891 Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska, 1891 Google Books
1891 The School Laws of Nebraska Google Books
1893 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Third Session Google Books
1893 Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska, 1893 Google Books
1894 Corporation Law of Nebraska Google Books
1895 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Fourth Session Google Books
1895 The Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska, 1881 (Seventh Edition), with Amendments 1882 to 1895 Google Books
1895 District and General Irrigation Law of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1897 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Fifth Session Google Books
1897 Election Laws of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1897 A Concise Compilation of Nebraska Laws of Special Interest to Women Internet Archive
1899 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Sixth Session Google Books
1899 Game Laws Nebraska Internet Archive
1899 Election Laws of the State of Nebraska Internet Archive
1899 The School Laws and School Land Laws of Nebraska Google Books
1901 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Seventh Session Google Books
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1903 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Eighth Session Google Books
1903 Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes of Nebraska in Two Volumes, Volume 1 Google Books
1903 Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes of Nebraska in Two Volumes, Volume 2 Google Books
1903 The School Laws and School Land Laws of Nebraska Google Books
1905 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Twenty-Ninth Session Hathi Trust
1905 Election Laws of the State of Nebraska, Revision of 1905 Google Books
1905 The Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska, 1881 (Twelfth Edition), with Amendments 1882 to 1905 Google Books
1905 Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes of Nebraska, Supplement of 1905 Google Books
1907 Laws, Joint Resolutions, and Memorials, Passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Nebraska at its Thirtieth Session Hathi Trust
1907 Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes of Nebraska in Two Volumes, Edition 1907, Volume 1 Google Books
1907 Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes of Nebraska in Two Volumes, Edition 1907, Volume 2 Google Books
1907 School Laws of Nebraska Google Books
1909 Laws, Joint Resolutions, Appropriations and Memorials, Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at its Thirty-First Session Hathi Trust
1909 The Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska, 1881 (Fourteenth Edition) Google Books
1909 Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes of Nebraska, Edition 1909 Google Books
1909 Revenue Laws of the State of Nebraska Internet Archive
ca 1909 Laws of Nebraska Relating to Railroads and Other Common Carriers Hathi Trust
1911 Laws, Joint Resolutions, Appropriations and Memorials, Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at its Thirty-Second Session Hathi Trust
1911 Cobbey’s Annotated Statutes of Nebraska, Edition 1911 Google Books
1911 Revenue Laws of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1911 Manual of the Nebraska Food, Drug and Dairy Laws and Rules and Regulations Internet Archive
1911 The Nebraska School Laws Internet Archive
1913 Laws, Joint Resolutions, Appropriations and Memorials, Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at its Thirty-Third Session Hathi Trust
1913 General Election Laws of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1915 Laws, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Thirty-Fourth Session Google Books
1915 Nebraska School Laws Internet Archive
1917 Laws, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Thirty-Fifth Session Google Books
1918 Laws and Resolutions Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Thirty-Sixth (Extraordinary) Session Hathi Trust
ca 1918 General Election Laws of the State of Nebraska Internet Archive
1919 Laws, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Thirty-Seventh Session Google Books
1919 The School Laws of Nebraska Internet Archive
1920 Nebraska Constitutions of 1866, 1871 & 1875, and Proposed Amendments Submitted to the People September 21, 1920 Google Books
1921 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the 38th and 39th Special Sessions, 1919 and the 40th Session, 1921 Hathi Trust
1922 Compiled Statutes of the State of Nebraska Google Books
1923 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Forty-Second Session, 1923, Also Laws Passed by the Special (Forty-First) Session, 1922 Hathi Trust
1925 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Forty-Third Session, 1925 Hathi Trust
1927 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Forty-Fourth Session, 1927 Hathi Trust
1929 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Forty-Fifth Session, 1929 Hathi Trust
1931 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Forty-Seventh Session, 1931, and the Forty-Eighth (Special) Session, 1931 Hathi Trust
1935 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Fifty-First Session (Extraordinary), 1935 Hathi Trust
1937 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Fifty-Second Session, 1937 Hathi Trust
1939 Session Laws, Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska at the Fifty-Third Session, 1939 Hathi Trust
1941 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Fifty-Fifth Session, 1941 Hathi Trust
1943 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Fifty-Sixth Session, 1943 Hathi Trust
1945 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Fifty-Eighth Session, 1945 Hathi Trust
1947 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Sixtieth Session, 1947 Hathi Trust
1949 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Sixty-First Session, 1949 Hathi Trust
1951 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Sixty-Second Session, 1951 Hathi Trust
1953 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Sixty-Fifth Session, 1953 Hathi Trust
1957 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Sixty-Eighth Session, 1957 Hathi Trust
1965 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Seventy-Fifth Session, 1965 Hathi Trust
1969 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Eightieth Session, 1969, Vol. 1 Hathi Trust
1969 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Eightieth Session, 1969, Vol. 2 Hathi Trust
1970 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Eighty-First (Extraordinary) Session, 1970 Hathi Trust
1972 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Eighty-Second Legislature, Second Session, 1972 Hathi Trust
1974 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Eighty-Third Legislature, Second Session, 1974 Hathi Trust
1976 Laws Passed by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, Eighty-Fourth Legislature, Second Session, 1976 Hathi Trust
1995 Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Reissue of Volume 2 Internet Archive
1997 Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Reissue of Volume 1 Internet Archive
2003 Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Reissue of Volume 5 Internet Archive
2004 Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Reissue of Volume 3 Internet Archive
1999–Current Bills and Resolutions, Revised Statutes Nebraska State Legislature
1855–1922 Nebraska Blue Book (1922), p. 133. Table showing session dates, and if there were printed journals and session laws for each session. Google Books