NE LB 397

enacted

Change and eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund

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

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Did NE LB 397 pass?

Yes. NE LB 397 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): Approved by Governor on February 24, 2026

What is NE LB 397 about?

NE LB 397 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change and eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund”.

Who sponsors NE LB 397?

Moser is the primary sponsor of NE LB 397.

Introduced: 2025-01-17
Latest action: 2026-02-25 — Approved by Governor on February 24, 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-02-25
Approved by Governor on February 24, 2026
executive-signature
2026-02-20
Dispensing of reading at large approved
2026-02-20
Passed on Final Reading 35-13-1
passage
2026-02-20
President/Speaker signed
passage
2026-02-20
Presented to Governor on February 20, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-02-17
Placed on Final Reading with ST51
reading-3
2026-02-17
Enrollment and Review ST51 filed
filing
2026-02-17
Enrollment and Review ST51 recorded
2026-02-09
Cavanaugh, J. FA964 to AM1945 filed
filing
2026-02-09
Cavanaugh, J. FA964 adopted
2026-02-09
Cavanaugh, J. AM1945 adopted
2026-02-09
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
2026-02-06
Cavanaugh, J. AM1945 pending
2026-02-05
Cavanaugh, J. AM1945 filed
filing
2026-02-05
Pending
2026-01-30
Placed on Select File
filing
2026-01-27
Pending
2026-01-27
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-01-26
Pending
2026-01-07
Title printed. Carryover bill
2025-06-06
Provisions/portions of LB397 amended into LB532 by AM692
2025-02-28
Placed on General File
committee-passage
2025-02-05
Notice of hearing for February 24, 2025
2025-01-22
Referred to Business and Labor Committee
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Date of introduction
introduction

Versions

Cavanaugh, J. FA964Compare
Cavanaugh, J. AM1945 Cavanaugh, J. FA964Compare
Slip LawCompare
Final ReadingCompare
IntroducedCompare
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Documents

Votes

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-01-27 · pass · 31-11
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dover: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Moser: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Murman: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: no
- Dungan: no
- Juarez: no
- Quick: no
- Cavanaugh, M.: no
- Guereca: no
- McKinney: no
- Rountree: no
- Conrad: no
- Hunt: no
- Prokop: no
- Hardin: excused
- Sanders: excused
- Bostar: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
Cavanaugh, J. AM1945 adopted
2026-02-09 · fail · 44-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Guereca: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Quick: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Dover: excused
- Ibach: excused
- Armendariz: abstain
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Kauth: abstain
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
2026-02-09 · pass · 42-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Quick: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Dover: excused
- Ibach: excused
- Armendariz: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Guereca: abstain
Cavanaugh, J. FA964 adopted
2026-02-09 · fail · 38-1
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Murman: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Meyer, G.: no
- Dover: excused
- Ibach: excused
- Armendariz: abstain
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Storer: abstain
- Bosn: abstain
- Hardin: abstain
- Kauth: abstain
- von Gillern: abstain
Passed on Final Reading 35-13-1
2026-02-20 · pass · 35-13
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dover: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: no
- Dungan: no
- Juarez: no
- Spivey: no
- Cavanaugh, M.: no
- Fredrickson: no
- Prokop: no
- Conrad: no
- Guereca: no
- Quick: no
- DeBoer: no
- Hunt: no
- Rountree: no
- McKinney: excused

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