NE LB 70
enactedProvide for adoption by a second adult person and change provisions relating to adoptions
Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature
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Quick answers
Did NE LB 70 pass?
Yes. NE LB 70 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-03): Presented to Governor on February 27, 2026
What is NE LB 70 about?
NE LB 70 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Provide for adoption by a second adult person and change provisions relating to adoptions”.
Who sponsors NE LB 70?
DeBoer is the primary sponsor of NE LB 70, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-09
- Latest action
- 2026-03-03 — Presented to Governor on February 27, 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- DeBoerprimary
- Raybouldcosponsor
- Conradcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-03
Presented to Governor on February 27, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-03
Approved by Governor on March 3, 2026
executive-signature
2026-02-27
Dispensing of reading at large approved
2026-02-27
Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1
passage
2026-02-27
President/Speaker signed
passage
2026-02-24
Placed on Final Reading
reading-3
2026-02-19
Enrollment and Review ER118 adopted
2026-02-19
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
2026-02-10
Placed on Select File with ER118
filing
2026-02-10
Enrollment and Review ER118 filed
filing
2026-02-04
Judiciary AM1660 adopted
2026-02-04
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-01-29
Placed on General File with AM1660
committee-passage
2026-01-29
Judiciary AM1660 filed
filing
2026-01-07
Title printed. Carryover bill
2025-01-16
Notice of hearing for January 24, 2025
2025-01-15
Conrad name added
2025-01-14
Raybould name added
2025-01-13
Referred to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-01-09
Date of introduction
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-02-04 · pass · 32-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- Storm: yes
- Dover: excused
- Wordekemper: excused
- Armendariz: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Storer: abstain
- Bostar: abstain
- Hardin: abstain
- Lonowski: abstain
- Strommen: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Holdcroft: abstain
- Murman: abstain
- von Gillern: abstain
- Hallstrom: abstain
- Hunt: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Clouse: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Arch: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Quick: yes
- Ballard: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Bosn: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Dorn: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Moser: yes
Judiciary AM1660 adopted
2026-02-04 · fail · 32-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Quick: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Dover: excused
- Wordekemper: excused
- Armendariz: abstain
- Dungan: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
- Storer: abstain
- Bostar: abstain
- Hallstrom: abstain
- Lonowski: abstain
- Strommen: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
- Murman: abstain
- von Gillern: abstain
- Clements: abstain
- Hardin: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1
2026-02-27 · pass · 47-1
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dover: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Storm: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- Murman*: no
- Moser: excused
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