Bill Commons

NE LB 38

enacted

Change provisions of the Geologists Regulation Act

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

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Did NE LB 38 pass?

Yes. NE LB 38 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-02-26): Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025

What is NE LB 38 about?

NE LB 38 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change provisions of the Geologists Regulation Act”.

Who sponsors NE LB 38?

Jacobson is the primary sponsor of NE LB 38.

Introduced
2025-01-09
Latest action
2025-02-26 — Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jacobsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-26

    Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-02-21

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. 2025-02-21

    Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    passage

  4. 2025-02-21

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  5. 2025-02-21

    Presented to Governor on February 21, 2025

    executive-receipt

  6. 2025-02-18

    Placed on Final Reading with ST4

    reading-3

  7. 2025-02-18

    Enrollment and Review ST4 filed

    filing

  8. 2025-02-18

    Enrollment and Review ST4 recorded

  9. 2025-02-07

    Enrollment and Review ER2 adopted

  10. 2025-02-07

    Jacobson AM141 adopted

  11. 2025-02-07

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  12. 2025-02-05

    Jacobson AM141 filed

    filing

  13. 2025-02-04

    Placed on Select File with ER2

    filing

  14. 2025-02-04

    Enrollment and Review ER2 filed

    filing

  15. 2025-01-30

    Natural Resources AM17 adopted

  16. 2025-01-30

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  17. 2025-01-27

    Placed on General File with AM17

    committee-passage

  18. 2025-01-27

    Natural Resources AM17 filed

    filing

  19. 2025-01-16

    Notice of hearing for January 23, 2025

  20. 2025-01-13

    Referred to Natural Resources Committee

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-01-09

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-01-30 · pass · 42-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Conrad: excused
    • Dover: excused
    • Hunt: excused
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain
  • Natural Resources AM17 adopted

    2025-01-30 · fail · 39-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Conrad: excused
    • Dover: excused
    • Hunt: excused
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Riepe: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Lippincott: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
  • Jacobson AM141 adopted

    2025-02-07 · fail · 34-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Bostar: excused
    • Dungan: excused
    • Juarez: excused
    • Spivey: excused
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Conrad: abstain
    • Lonowski: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Hallstrom: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain
    • Wordekemper: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Hansen: abstain
    • Prokop: abstain
  • Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

    2025-02-21 · 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

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