Bill Commons

NE LB 940

enacted

Prohibit certain color additives in school meals

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

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 940 pass?

Yes. NE LB 940 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

What is NE LB 940 about?

NE LB 940 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Prohibit certain color additives in school meals”.

Who sponsors NE LB 940?

Murman is the primary sponsor of NE LB 940.

Introduced
2026-01-09
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Murmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-09

    Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2

    passage

  3. 2026-04-09

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  4. 2026-04-09

    Presented to Governor on April 9, 2026

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-03

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  6. 2026-02-20

    Murman FA568 withdrawn

  7. 2026-02-20

    Kauth FA566 withdrawn

  8. 2026-02-20

    Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 withdrawn

  9. 2026-02-20

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  10. 2026-02-18

    Placed on Select File

    filing

  11. 2026-02-10

    Murman AM1817 adopted

  12. 2026-02-10

    Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 filed

    filing

  13. 2026-02-10

    Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 withdrawn

  14. 2026-02-10

    Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 refiled

    filing

  15. 2026-02-10

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  16. 2026-02-09

    Murman FA567 withdrawn

  17. 2026-02-09

    Murman AM1817 pending

  18. 2026-01-29

    Murman AM1817 filed

    filing

  19. 2026-01-29

    Placed on General File

    committee-passage

  20. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Education Committee

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-01-13

    Notice of hearing for January 20, 2026

  22. 2026-01-09

    Date of introduction

    introduction

  23. 2026-01-09

    Kauth FA566 filed

    filing

  24. 2026-01-09

    Murman FA567 filed

    filing

  25. 2026-01-09

    Murman FA568 filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Murman AM1817 adopted

    2026-02-10 · fail · 32-0

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 36-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Meyer, F.: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Meyer, G.: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Bostar: excused
    • Hunt: excused
    • Sanders: excused
    • Dover: excused
    • Raybould: excused
    • Conrad: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Riepe: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Dorn: abstain
    • Guereca: abstain
    • Rountree: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
  • Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2

    2026-04-09 · pass · 47-0

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

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