Bill Commons

NE LB 296

enacted

Require the State Department of Education to create a centralized education records system and employ registrars relating to students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and change provisions relating to graduation requirements and the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund

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

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 296 pass?

Yes. NE LB 296 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-03-12): Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025

What is NE LB 296 about?

NE LB 296 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Require the State Department of Education to create a centralized education records system and employ registrars relating to students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and change provisions relating to graduation requirements and the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund”.

Who sponsors NE LB 296?

Arch is the primary sponsor of NE LB 296, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-03-12 — Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Archprimary
  • Cavanaugh, M.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-03-12

    Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-03-06

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. 2025-03-06

    Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    passage

  4. 2025-03-06

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  5. 2025-03-06

    Presented to Governor on March 6, 2025

    executive-receipt

  6. 2025-03-04

    Placed on Final Reading with ST7

    reading-3

  7. 2025-03-04

    Enrollment and Review ST7 filed

    filing

  8. 2025-03-04

    Enrollment and Review ST7 recorded

  9. 2025-02-25

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  10. 2025-02-19

    Placed on Select File

    filing

  11. 2025-02-10

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  12. 2025-02-10

    Cavanaugh, M. name added

  13. 2025-02-05

    Placed on General File

    committee-passage

  14. 2025-01-21

    Notice of hearing for January 28, 2025

  15. 2025-01-17

    Referred to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-01-15

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-02-10 · pass · 43-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: 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
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Bosn: excused
    • Juarez: excused
    • Bostar: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Riepe: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain

  • Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    2025-03-06 · pass · 48-0

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

Related bills

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Official source

https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=58947

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