NE LB 538
deadRequire the State Board of Education to develop a model policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, require school boards to adopt a policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, and provide for Title VI coordinators
Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature
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Quick answers
Did NE LB 538 pass?
No. NE LB 538 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Indefinitely postponed
What is NE LB 538 about?
NE LB 538 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, require school boards to adopt a policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, and provide for Title VI coordinators”.
Who sponsors NE LB 538?
Hardin is the primary sponsor of NE LB 538.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-04-17 — Indefinitely postponed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Hardinprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-17
Indefinitely postponed
committee-failure
2026-02-06
Enrollment and Review ER112 adopted
2026-02-06
Hardin AM1972 filed
filing
2026-02-06
Hardin FA955 filed
filing
2026-02-06
Hardin FA955 adopted
2026-02-06
Hunt AM2009 to AM1972 filed
filing
2026-02-06
Hunt AM2009 lost
2026-02-06
Hardin AM1972 adopted
2026-02-06
Hughes FA957 filed
filing
2026-02-06
Hughes FA957 adopted
2026-02-06
Hardin FA960 filed
filing
2026-02-06
Hardin FA960 adopted
2026-02-06
Cavanaugh, M. MO398 Reconsider the vote taken on FA960 filed
filing
2026-02-06
Cavanaugh, M. MO398 pending
2026-02-06
Kauth AM2014 filed
filing
2026-02-06
Cavanaugh, M. MO398 pending
2026-02-06
Passed over
passage
2026-02-06
Cavanaugh, M. MO399 Indefinitely postpone filed
filing
2026-02-04
Placed on Select File with ER112
filing
2026-02-04
Enrollment and Review ER112 filed
filing
2026-01-30
McKinney AM1866 lost
2026-01-30
Cavanaugh, M. MO385 Reconsider the vote taken on AM1866 filed
filing
2026-01-30
Cavanaugh, M. MO385 failed
2026-01-30
Conrad AM1861 adopted
2026-01-30
Education AM1385 adopted
2026-01-30
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-01-29
Education AM1385 pending
2026-01-29
Hardin MO322 withdrawn
2026-01-29
Hardin MO324 withdrawn
2026-01-29
Hardin MO325 withdrawn
2026-01-29
Hardin FA330 withdrawn
2026-01-29
Hardin FA331 withdrawn
2026-01-29
Hardin FA332 withdrawn
2026-01-29
McKinney AM1866 to AM1385 filed
filing
2026-01-29
McKinney AM1866 pending
2026-01-29
Conrad AM1861 to AM1385 filed
filing
2026-01-21
Sanders priority bill
2026-01-07
Title printed. Carryover bill
2025-05-28
Hardin FA330 to AM1385 filed
filing
2025-05-28
Hardin FA331 to AM1385 filed
filing
2025-05-28
Hardin FA332 to AM1385 filed
filing
2025-05-28
Hardin MO322 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed
filing
2025-05-28
Hardin MO324 Recommit to the Education Committee filed
filing
2025-05-28
Hardin MO325 Indefinitely postpone filed
filing
2025-05-21
Placed on General File with AM1385
committee-passage
2025-05-21
Education AM1385 filed
filing
2025-03-14
Strommen priority bill
2025-01-27
Notice of hearing for February 03, 2025
2025-01-24
Referred to Education Committee
referral-committee
2025-01-22
Date of introduction
introduction
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Votes
Conrad AM1861 adopted
2026-01-30 · fail · 41-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Ibach: 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
- Spivey: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Moser: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Murman: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Prokop: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- Strommen: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
- von Gillern: abstain
- Clements: abstain
- Lonowski: abstain
- Sorrentino: abstain
McKinney AM1866 lost
2026-01-30 · fail · 15-25
Member-level votes (49)
- Bostar: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Spivey: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Quick: yes
- Andersen: no
- DeKay: no
- Jacobson: no
- Murman: no
- Arch: no
- Dorn: no
- Kauth: no
- Sorrentino: no
- Armendariz: no
- Hallstrom: no
- Lippincott: no
- Storm: no
- Ballard: no
- Hardin: no
- Lonowski: no
- Strommen: no
- Brandt: no
- Holdcroft: no
- Meyer, F.: no
- Clements: no
- Hughes: no
- Meyer, G.: no
- Clouse: no
- Ibach: no
- Moser: no
- Dover: excused
- Bosn: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Sanders: abstain
- von Gillern: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Storer: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
Cavanaugh, M. MO385 failed
2026-01-30 · fail · 15-23
Member-level votes (49)
- Bostar: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Quick: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Andersen: no
- Dorn: no
- Jacobson: no
- Moser: no
- Armendariz: no
- Hallstrom: no
- Kauth: no
- Murman: no
- Ballard: no
- Hardin: no
- Lippincott: no
- Riepe: no
- Brandt: no
- Holdcroft: no
- Lonowski: no
- Storm: no
- Clements: no
- Hughes: no
- Meyer, F.: no
- Strommen: no
- Clouse: no
- Ibach: no
- Meyer, G.: no
- Dover: excused
- Arch: absent
- Sorrentino: absent
- Spivey: absent
- von Gillern: absent
- Bosn: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Storer: abstain
- DeKay: abstain
- Sanders: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
Education AM1385 adopted
2026-01-30 · fail · 40-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Quick: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dover: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Strommen: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- Clements: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Hallstrom: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-01-30 · pass · 42-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dover: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Moser: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Murman: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Strommen: excused
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Juarez: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
Hunt AM2009 lost
2026-02-06 · fail · 8-26
Member-level votes (49)
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Hunt: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Andersen: no
- Dorn: no
- Lippincott: no
- Sorrentino: no
- Ballard: no
- Hallstrom: no
- Lonowski: no
- Storer: no
- Bosn: no
- Hansen: no
- Meyer, F.: no
- Storm: no
- Brandt: no
- Hardin: no
- Meyer, G.: no
- Strommen: no
- Clements: no
- Holdcroft: no
- Moser: no
- von Gillern: no
- Clouse: no
- Ibach: no
- Murman: no
- DeKay: no
- Kauth: no
- Sanders: no
- Armendariz: excused
- Bostar: excused
- Dover: excused
- Prokop: excused
- Arch: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- Quick: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Hughes: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
Hardin AM1972 adopted
2026-02-06 · fail · 34-3
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Arch: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: no
- Juarez: no
- McKinney: no
- Armendariz: excused
- Bostar: excused
- Dover: excused
- Prokop: excused
- Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Rountree: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- Raybould: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
Hardin FA955 adopted
2026-02-06 · fail · 35-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Arch: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storer: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clements: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Quick: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: excused
- Dover: excused
- Bostar: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Brandt: abstain
- DeKay: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Dorn: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
Hardin FA960 adopted
2026-02-06 · fail · 32-1
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clements: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- McKinney: no
- Armendariz: excused
- Dover: excused
- Andersen: absent
- Bosn: absent
- Jacobson: absent
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Juarez: abstain
- Rountree: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Guereca: abstain
- Quick: abstain
- Spivey: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
Hughes FA957 adopted
2026-02-06 · fail · 39-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Clements: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- Strommen: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Quick: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Armendariz: excused
- Dover: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- McKinney: abstain
- Bosn: abstain
- Conrad: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- Rountree: abstain
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