LB 429 — Provide requirements and restrictions for school boards relating to professional employees’ organizations
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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✓To Executive
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 17, 2026.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
38 added · 7 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to Bill LB 429 clarify and enhance the rights of professional employees' organizations in Nebraska's education sector. Key additions allow these organizations to access certificated employees' mailboxes and to display recruitment information at school events, ensuring that all such organizations have equal opportunities to connect with potential members. These updates are important because they strengthen the ability of employee organizations to advocate for their members and foster a more informed workforce within schools.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to education;
to provide requirements, powers, and restrictions relating to professional employees' organizations;
and to define terms.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1.
(1) For purposes of this section:
(a) Certificated employee has the same meaning as in section 79-824;
and (b) Professional employees' organization means any organization that engages in one or more of the following activities:
Providing liability protection or collective bargaining on behalf of certificated employees.
(2) A school board shall grant access upon a request made by a professional employees' organization to the physical or electronic mailbox of any certificated employee.
(3) A professional employees' organization, in an effort to recruit new members, is permitted to display information at or send a representative who either is an employee of the school district or represents an employee of the school district to attend a certificated employee meeting or event, including, but not limited to, a certificated employee orientation meeting.
(4) If a professional employees' organization is allowed to create and post signage or materials in a school such as an information board, a bulletin board, a poster, or a pamphlet, any other professional employees' organization shall also be granted permission to create and post signage and materials in an equal manner.
(5) A school board shall not designate any day or break in the school calendar by naming or referring to the day or break using the name of any professional employees' organization.
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to, modify, supersede, or affect in any way the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act, section 48-842, or any rights, duties, procedures, or obligations established pursuant to such act or section, including, but not limited to, any matters relating to collective bargaining, industrial disputes, certification of bargaining agents, prohibited practices, or jurisdiction of the Commission of Industrial Relations.
View plain text versions (5)
- Chaptered Slip Law Current pdf
- Enrolled Enrollment and Review ER116 pdf
- Final Reading View text pdf
- Cavanaugh, J. AM2100 View text pdf
- Introduced View text pdf
Action History
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Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
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President/Speaker signed
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Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
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Passed on Final Reading 47-2*-0
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Placed on Final Reading with ST62
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Enrollment and Review ST62 filed
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Enrollment and Review ST62 recorded
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Enrollment and Review ER116 adopted
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Guereca MO400 withdrawn
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Guereca MO401 withdrawn
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Guereca MO402 withdrawn
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Cavanaugh, J. AM2100 adopted
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
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Cavanaugh, J. AM2100 filed
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Placed on Select File with ER116
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Enrollment and Review ER116 filed
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Guereca MO400 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed
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Guereca MO401 Recommit to the Education Committee filed
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Guereca MO402 Indefinitely postpone filed
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Hardin name added
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Placed on General File
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Title printed. Carryover bill
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Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025
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Referred to Education Committee
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Date of introduction
Sponsors
- Dave Murman · Primary
- Brian Hardin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
Not signed on (47)
47 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 47 →"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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 4% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | Yea |
| Dave Wordekemper | — | Yea |
| Dunixi Guereca | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| 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 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 30 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 0% | 0% | 39% |
How each member voted (49)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LB 429?
- LB 429 is sponsored by Dave Murman and Brian Hardin.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2025. Enacted.
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