NE LB 246

enacted

Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice

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

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 246 pass?

Yes. NE LB 246 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-21): Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

What is NE LB 246 about?

NE LB 246 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Prohibit cultivated-protein food products under the Nebraska Pure Food Act and provide a deceptive trade practice”.

Who sponsors NE LB 246?

DeKay is the primary sponsor of NE LB 246, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: 2025-01-14
Latest action: 2025-05-21 — Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-21
Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025
executive-signature
2025-05-14
Dispensing of reading at large approved
2025-05-14
Passed on Final Reading 38-11-0
passage
2025-05-14
President/Speaker signed
passage
2025-05-14
Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025
executive-receipt
2025-04-30
Placed on Final Reading Second with ST28
reading-3
2025-04-30
Enrollment and Review ST28 filed
filing
2025-04-30
Enrollment and Review ST28 recorded
2025-04-25
DeKay MO199 prevailed
2025-04-25
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
2025-04-24
DeKay MO199 Pursuant to Rule 6, Section 8(b)(1), recommit to Enrollment and Review to correct an error and for reengrossment filed
filing
2025-04-23
Placed on Final Reading
reading-3
2025-04-22
Conrad AM882 lost
2025-04-22
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
2025-04-17
Enrollment and Review ER38 adopted
2025-04-17
Conrad AM882 pending
2025-04-08
Placed on Select File with ER38
filing
2025-04-08
Enrollment and Review ER38 filed
filing
2025-04-03
Conrad AM882 filed
filing
2025-03-31
Agriculture AM226 adopted
2025-03-31
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2025-03-17
Placed on General File with AM226
committee-passage
2025-03-17
Agriculture AM226 filed
filing
2025-03-14
Agriculture priority bill
2025-02-03
Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025
2025-01-16
Referred to Agriculture Committee
referral-committee
2025-01-15
Brandt name added
2025-01-14
Date of introduction
introduction

Versions

Enrollment and Review ER38Compare
Agriculture AM226Compare
Slip LawCompare
Final ReadingCompare
IntroducedCompare
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Documents

Votes

Agriculture AM226 adopted
2025-03-31 · fail · 33-1
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Storer: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storm: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Juarez: no
- Bostar: abstain
- Dover: abstain
- Ibach: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- McKeon: abstain
- Rountree: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
- Clements: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Quick: abstain
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2025-03-31 · pass · 33-4
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Storer: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dover: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storm: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Guereca: yes
- McKeon: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Conrad: no
- Hunt: no
- Juarez: no
- Raybould: no
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Ibach: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
- Rountree: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Quick: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
Conrad AM882 lost
2025-04-22 · fail · 12-24
Member-level votes (49)
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Dungan: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Quick: yes
- Rountree: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Armendariz: no
- Dorn: no
- Kauth: no
- Sorrentino: no
- Bosn: no
- Dover: no
- Lippincott: no
- Storer: no
- Brandt: no
- Hallstrom: no
- McKeon: no
- Storm: no
- Clements: no
- Hardin: no
- Meyer: no
- Strommen: no
- Clouse: no
- Holdcroft: no
- Moser: no
- von Gillern: no
- DeKay: no
- Jacobson: no
- Murman: no
- Wordekemper: no
- Guereca: excused
- Juarez: excused
- Sanders: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- Bostar: abstain
- Hughes: abstain
- Prokop: abstain
- Arch: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Ibach: abstain
- Ballard: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Lonowski: abstain
DeKay MO199 prevailed
2025-04-25 · fail · 39-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Quick: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hansen: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Storm: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Dover: excused
- McKeon: excused
- Sanders: excused
- Ibach: excused
- Raybould: excused
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Rountree: abstain
- Clouse: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
Passed on Final Reading 38-11-0
2025-05-14 · pass · 38-11
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dover: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- McKeon: yes
- Storm: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clements: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Quick: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: no
- Dungan: no
- Juarez: no
- Riepe: no
- Cavanaugh, M.: no
- Fredrickson: no
- McKinney: no
- Rountree: no
- Conrad: no
- Hunt: no
- Raybould: no

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