LB940 — The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Last action — Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Legislature
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4To Executive
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5Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 09, 2026. It awaits signature.
Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 09, 2026.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Prohibit certain color additives in school meals
Bill Text
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Read LB940 on the official Nebraska source →Action History
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Date of introduction
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Kauth FA566 filed
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Murman FA567 filed
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Murman FA568 filed
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Referred to Education Committee
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Notice of hearing for January 20, 2026
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Murman AM1817 filed
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Placed on General File
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Murman FA567 withdrawn
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Murman AM1817 pending
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Murman AM1817 adopted
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Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 filed
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Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 withdrawn
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Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 refiled
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Placed on Select File
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Murman FA568 withdrawn
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Kauth FA566 withdrawn
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Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 withdrawn
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
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Placed on Final Reading
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Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2
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President/Speaker signed
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Presented to Governor on April 9, 2026
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Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
Sponsors
- Dave Murman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (48)
48 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 48 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ashlei Spivey | — | Yea |
| Barry DeKay | — | Yea |
| Beau Ballard | — | Yea |
| Ben Hansen | — | Yea |
| Bob Andersen | — | Yea |
| Bob Hallstrom | — | Yea |
| Brian Hardin | — | Yea |
| Carolyn Bosn | — | Yea |
| Christy Armendariz | — | Yea |
| Dan Lonowski | — | Yea |
| Dan Quick | — | Yea |
| Danielle Conrad | — | Yea |
| Dave Murman | — | Not Voting |
| Dave Wordekemper | — | Yea |
| Dunixi Guereca | — | Yea |
| Eliot Bostar | — | Yea |
| Fred Meyer | — | Yea |
| George Dungan | — | Yea |
| Glen Meyer | — | Yea |
| Jana Hughes | — | Yea |
| Jane Raybould | — | Yea |
| Jared Storm | — | Yea |
| Jason Prokop | — | Yea |
| John Arch | — | Yea |
| John Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| John Fredrickson | — | Yea |
| Kathleen Kauth | — | Yea |
| Loren Lippincott | — | Yea |
| Machaela Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| Margo Juarez | — | Yea |
| Megan Hunt | — | Yea |
| Merv Riepe | — | Yea |
| Mike Jacobson | — | Yea |
| Mike Moser | — | Yea |
| Myron Dorn | — | Yea |
| Paul Strommen | — | Yea |
| R. Brad von Gillern | — | Yea |
| Rick Holdcroft | — | Yea |
| Rita Sanders | — | Yea |
| Robert Clements | — | Yea |
| Robert Dover | — | Not Voting |
| Stan Clouse | — | Yea |
| Tanya Storer | — | Yea |
| Teresa Ibach | — | Yea |
| Terrell McKinney | — | Yea |
| Tom Brandt | — | Yea |
| Tony Sorrentino | — | Yea |
| Victor Rountree | — | Yea |
| Wendy DeBoer | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 0% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 0% | 0% | 35% |
How each member voted (49)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does LB940 do?
- Prohibit certain color additives in school meals
- Who sponsors LB940?
- LB940 is sponsored by Dave Murman.
- What is the current status of LB940?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 09, 2026. It awaits signature.
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