Nebraska 2025 Session Status: To Executive

LB140 — The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Last action — Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Legislature
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on May 14, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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

Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Date of introduction

  2. Referred to Education Committee

  3. Hardin name added

  4. Notice of hearing for February 04, 2025

  5. Placed on General File with AM203

  6. Education AM203 filed

  7. Conrad name added

  8. Education AM203 adopted

  9. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  10. Placed on Select File

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  12. Placed on Final Reading

  13. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0

  14. President/Speaker signed

  15. Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025

  16. Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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.

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"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.

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Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does LB140 do?
Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students
Who sponsors LB140?
LB140 is sponsored by Rita Sanders.
What is the current status of LB140?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 13, 2025. It awaits signature.
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