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NE LB 203

enacted

Change powers and duties of health directors in certain local public health departments and provide requirements relating to community-wide directed health measures

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

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 203 pass?

Yes. NE LB 203 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026

What is NE LB 203 about?

NE LB 203 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change powers and duties of health directors in certain local public health departments and provide requirements relating to community-wide directed health measures”.

Who sponsors NE LB 203?

Kauth is the primary sponsor of NE LB 203.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kauthprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-18

    Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-02-12

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. 2026-02-12

    Passed on Final Reading 35-12*-2

    passage

  4. 2026-02-12

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  5. 2026-02-12

    Presented to Governor on February 12, 2026

    executive-receipt

  6. 2026-02-10

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  7. 2026-02-05

    Enrollment and Review ER103 adopted

  8. 2026-02-05

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  9. 2026-01-29

    Placed on Select File with ER103

    filing

  10. 2026-01-29

    Enrollment and Review ER103 filed

    filing

  11. 2026-01-26

    Health and Human Services AM611 adopted

  12. 2026-01-26

    Fredrickson AM1754 withdrawn

  13. 2026-01-26

    Fredrickson AM1781 adopted

  14. 2026-01-26

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  15. 2026-01-23

    Health and Human Services AM611 pending

  16. 2026-01-23

    Fredrickson AM1781 filed

    filing

  17. 2026-01-21

    Fredrickson AM1754 filed

    filing

  18. 2026-01-07

    Title printed. Carryover bill

  19. 2025-03-18

    Placed on General File with AM611

    committee-passage

  20. 2025-03-18

    Health and Human Services AM611 filed

    filing

  21. 2025-01-24

    Notice of hearing for February 07, 2025

  22. 2025-01-16

    Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-01-14

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Health and Human Services AM611 adopted

    2026-01-26 · fail · 34-3

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Hunt: no
    • Juarez: no
    • Raybould: no
    • Jacobson: excused
    • von Gillern: excused
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Guereca: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Bostar: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain
    • Brandt: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Quick: abstain

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-01-26 · pass · 28-13

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Brandt: no
    • Hunt: no
    • Quick: no
    • Spivey: no
    • Cavanaugh, J.: no
    • Juarez: no
    • Raybould: no
    • Cavanaugh, M.: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Riepe: no
    • Dungan: no
    • Prokop: no
    • Rountree: no
    • Dover: excused
    • Jacobson: excused
    • von Gillern: excused
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Guereca: abstain
    • Bostar: abstain
    • Fredrickson: abstain

  • Fredrickson AM1781 adopted

    2026-01-26 · fail · 43-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Dover: excused
    • Jacobson: excused
    • von Gillern: excused
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Bostar: abstain
    • Brandt: abstain

  • Passed on Final Reading 35-12*-2

    2026-02-12 · pass · 35-12

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Brandt: no
    • Dungan: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Raybould: no
    • Cavanaugh, J.: no
    • Guereca: no
    • Prokop: no
    • Riepe: no
    • DeBoer*: no
    • Juarez: no
    • Quick: no
    • Spivey: no
    • Cavanaugh, M.: excused
    • Hunt: excused

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=58780

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