Brian Hardin
NE · Nebraska State Senator, District 48
Gering business consultant and former pastor and rancher, first elected in 2022, with degrees from Chadron State College and Denver Seminary. He works on new markets for agriculture and better-paying jobs in western Nebraska.
Where Brian Hardin stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Limit Foreign Influence (1 record)
Opposes
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (4 records), Civil Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (2 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Nebraska LB383, which began as Senator Brian Hardin's LB172, was signed into law on May 20, 2025; it prohibited AI-generated child sexual-abuse material and added felony penalties.
May 20, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: ago.nebraska.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Legislative Bill 203, which requires elected officials' written approval before a local health director issues a community-wide order. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 35-12, and it became law.
February 12, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 9, which extends nicotine product rules to lab-made stand-ins that act like nicotine. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 34-10, and it became law.
April 25, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted for Legislative Bill 258, which slows future minimum wage increases and adds two lower wage rates. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 33-16, and it became law.
February 5, 2026Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 4 oppose
Voted for Legislative Bill 397, which ends the workplace safety committee rule for private employers. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 35-13, and it became law.
February 20, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 258, which slows future minimum wage increases and adds two lower wage rates. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 33-16, and it became law.
February 5, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 415, which narrows the voter-approved paid sick leave law, dropping contractors and seasonal farm workers. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 33-16, and it became law.
May 28, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 229, which takes app-based gig workers out of Nebraska's unemployment system. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 33-15, and it became law.
March 10, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for Legislative Bill 795, which raises the penalties for dealing in fentanyl and bans the sedative bromazolam. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 32-14, and it became law.
February 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Nebraska LB383, which began as Senator Brian Hardin's LB172, was signed into law on May 20, 2025; it prohibited AI-generated child sexual-abuse material and added felony penalties.
May 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ago.nebraska.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Legislative Bill 1067, which raises the property sale stamp tax by $1 per $1,000 to pay for workforce housing. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 36-13, and it became law.
April 9, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 266, which bars local governments from limiting rents. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 37-10, and it became law.
April 3, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support · 2 oppose
Voted for Legislative Bill 966, which pays for school meals for students who now pay a reduced price, through a 2032 pilot. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 38-11, and it became law.
April 10, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 415, which narrows the voter-approved paid sick leave law, dropping contractors and seasonal farm workers. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 33-16, and it became law.
May 28, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 319, a bill to restore food assistance to most people with drug felony convictions. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 32-17, but the governor vetoed it and the override vote failed 24-24.
May 14, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 229, which takes app-based gig workers out of Nebraska's unemployment system. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 33-15, and it became law.
March 10, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Limit Foreign Influence
Limit Foreign Influence · 1 support
Voted against Legislative Bill 1029, a bill to narrow what public colleges must report about money from hostile foreign governments. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 29-20, the Governor vetoed it, the Legislature did not vote to override, and it did not become law.
April 10, 2026Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for Legislative Bill 89, which limits school and college sports teams by sex. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 33-16, and it became law.
May 28, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 oppose
Voted for Legislative Bill 397, which ends the workplace safety committee rule for private employers. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 35-13, and it became law.
February 20, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Legislative Bill 241, which shields companies from class action lawsuits over data breaches unless grossly negligent. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 36-10, and it became law.
March 13, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted against Legislative Bill 929, a bill to let Medicaid managed care companies pay a patient's copay for them. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 31-18, but the governor vetoed it and the override vote failed 22-26.
April 10, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Legislative Bill 275, which protects the Social Security money of children in state care. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 29-19, and it became law.
May 30, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Legislative Bill 48, which sets up a five-year pilot center in Omaha to keep young people out of the justice system. The Nebraska Legislature passed it 27-21, and it became law.
May 30, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Brian Hardin ran in:
- For Member of the Legislature · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 48; Nebraska · incumbent