NE LB 140

enacted

Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students

Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature

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Did NE LB 140 pass?

Yes. NE LB 140 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-21): Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

What is NE LB 140 about?

NE LB 140 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students”.

Who sponsors NE LB 140?

Sanders is the primary sponsor of NE LB 140, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-01-13
Latest action: 2025-05-21 — Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-21
Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
executive-signature
2025-05-14
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0
passage
2025-05-14
President/Speaker signed
passage
2025-05-14
Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025
executive-receipt
2025-04-11
Placed on Final Reading
reading-3
2025-04-08
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
2025-03-10
Placed on Select File
filing
2025-03-03
Education AM203 adopted
2025-03-03
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2025-02-18
Conrad name added
2025-02-11
Placed on General File with AM203
committee-passage
2025-02-11
Education AM203 filed
filing
2025-01-28
Notice of hearing for February 04, 2025
2025-01-21
Hardin name added
2025-01-15
Referred to Education Committee
referral-committee
2025-01-13
Date of introduction
introduction

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Documents

Votes

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2025-03-03 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- McKeon: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hansen: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Storer: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Quick: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Clements: excused
- Guereca: excused
- Hunt: excused
- Meyer: excused
- Dover: abstain
Education AM203 adopted
2025-03-03 · fail · 42-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKeon: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Storm: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Clements: excused
- Guereca: excused
- Hunt: excused
- Meyer: excused
- Dover: abstain
- Ibach: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0
2025-05-14 · pass · 48-1
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Quick: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dover: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- McKeon: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hansen: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Storer: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.*: no

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