Nebraska Legislature Bill 538

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Nonpartisan
Status: Failed on April 17 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-17 - Indefinitely postponed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, require school boards to adopt a policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, and provide for Title VI coordinators

Require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, require school boards to adopt a policy regarding discrimination and antisemitism, and provide for Title VI coordinators

Sen. Brian Hardin [N]

2026-02-06 - Legislature - Hardin FA960 adopted (Y: 32 N: 1 NV: 11 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-06 - Legislature - Hughes FA957 adopted (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-06 - Legislature - Hardin AM1972 adopted (Y: 34 N: 3 NV: 8 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-06 - Legislature - Hunt AM2009 lost (Y: 8 N: 26 NV: 11 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2026-02-06 - Legislature - Hardin FA955 adopted (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - Legislature - Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - Legislature - Education AM1385 adopted (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - Legislature - Conrad AM1861 adopted (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-30 - Legislature - Cavanaugh, M. MO385 failed (Y: 15 N: 23 NV: 6 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2026-01-30 - Legislature - McKinney AM1866 lost (Y: 15 N: 25 NV: 8 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-17	Legislature	Indefinitely postponed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Cavanaugh, M. MO399 Indefinitely postpone filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Passed over
2026-02-06	Legislature	Cavanaugh, M. MO398 pending
2026-02-06	Legislature	Kauth AM2014 filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Cavanaugh, M. MO398 pending
2026-02-06	Legislature	Cavanaugh, M. MO398 Reconsider the vote taken on FA960 filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hardin FA960 adopted
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hardin FA960 filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hughes FA957 adopted
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hughes FA957 filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hardin AM1972 adopted
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hunt AM2009 lost
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hunt AM2009 to AM1972 filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hardin FA955 adopted
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hardin FA955 filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Hardin AM1972 filed
2026-02-06	Legislature	Enrollment and Review ER112 adopted
2026-02-04	Legislature	Enrollment and Review ER112 filed
2026-02-04	Legislature	Placed on Select File with ER112
2026-01-30	Legislature	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-01-30	Legislature	Education AM1385 adopted
2026-01-30	Legislature	Conrad AM1861 adopted
2026-01-30	Legislature	Cavanaugh, M. MO385 failed
2026-01-30	Legislature	Cavanaugh, M. MO385 Reconsider the vote taken on AM1866 filed
2026-01-30	Legislature	McKinney AM1866 lost
2026-01-29	Legislature	Conrad AM1861 to AM1385 filed
2026-01-29	Legislature	McKinney AM1866 pending
2026-01-29	Legislature	McKinney AM1866 to AM1385 filed
2026-01-29	Legislature	Hardin FA332 withdrawn
2026-01-29	Legislature	Hardin FA331 withdrawn
2026-01-29	Legislature	Hardin FA330 withdrawn
2026-01-29	Legislature	Hardin MO325 withdrawn
2026-01-29	Legislature	Hardin MO324 withdrawn
2026-01-29	Legislature	Hardin MO322 withdrawn
2026-01-29	Legislature	Education AM1385 pending
2026-01-21	Legislature	Sanders priority bill
2026-01-07	Legislature	Title printed. Carryover bill
2025-05-28	Legislature	Hardin MO325 Indefinitely postpone filed
2025-05-28	Legislature	Hardin MO324 Recommit to the Education Committee filed
2025-05-28	Legislature	Hardin MO322 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed
2025-05-28	Legislature	Hardin FA332 to AM1385 filed
2025-05-28	Legislature	Hardin FA331 to AM1385 filed
2025-05-28	Legislature	Hardin FA330 to AM1385 filed
2025-05-21	Legislature	Education AM1385 filed
2025-05-21	Legislature	Placed on General File with AM1385
2025-03-14	Legislature	Strommen priority bill
2025-01-27	Legislature	Notice of hearing for February 03, 2025
2025-01-24	Legislature	Referred to Education Committee
2025-01-22	Legislature	Date of introduction

Type	Source
Summary	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59360
Text	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB538.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM1385.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA330.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA331.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA332.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO322.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO324.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO325.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM1866.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM1861.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO385.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/ER112.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM1972.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2009.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA955.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA957.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO398.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/FA960.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/MO399.pdf
Amendment	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2014.pdf
Supplement	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/SI/LB538.pdf
Supplement	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/FN/LB538_20250131-124101.pdf
Supplement	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/CS/LB538.pdf
Supplement	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/FN/LB538_20260114-100808.pdf
Supplement	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/FN/LB538_20260205-170528.pdf
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13154
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13155
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13156
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13157
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13158
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13222
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13225
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13226
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13227
Roll Call	https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_votes.php?KeyID=13228