Nebraska Interior Design Registry Now Live

(Lincoln, NE) Qualified interior design professionals will now be able to voluntarily register to independently practice their profession in the State of Nebraska. This new registry will create an avenue to license and develop professional standards to allow highly educated commercial interior design professionals to operate independently of architects. The lack of professional recognition and restrictions has limited career pathways for many qualified designers.

The registry – found at https://treasurer.nebraska.gov/idr/ - will be maintained by Treasurer Tom Briese’s office.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, registrants will be issued a seal which will constitute certification that any work done was by the registrant or under their control. Registrants are required to have passed a technical examination as required by the Council for Interior Design Qualification.

Among other documents, registrants can provide schematics, plans, drawings and other diagnostics for the features of a registered interior design project. Registrants will not be allowed to engage in alteration of structural elements, including exteriors and rooftop construction, or work that involves mechanical, HVAC or fire safety systems.

“With the rapid increase in business construction and commercial interior design, I’m proud to help provide an avenue for experienced, educated interior designers to register to practice their chosen profession. This is just one more way we can help these growing small businesses – which are often women-led – and incentivize graduates in the field of Interior Design to stay in Nebraska to build their careers,” Briese said.

Legislation creating the registry was passed by the Unicameral and signed into law by Governor Jim Pillen last year. Nebraska is the 29th and latest state to establish or modernize legislation for registered interior designers, following Iowa in 2023, Illinois and Wisconsin in 2022, and North Carolina in 2021.