---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require the issuance of teaching certificates and permits to military spouses"
description: "Require the issuance of teaching certificates and permits to military spouses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 389"
citation: "Nebraska LB 389 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sanders"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de413978-baab-4f5a-b7b6-4fed0fb9a55d"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "340534e66ef489a89c5e634d1565bd7e0c705c84d5c1d4140114d7ed577de85c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 389 (107) — Require the issuance of teaching certificates and permits to military spouses

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Intro/LB389.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB389.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB389.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Sanders — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-31** Approved by Governor on March 31, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-29** B. Hansen explanation of vote
- **2021-03-25** Presented to Governor on March 25, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-25** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-22** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-03-22** Enrollment and Review ER19 adopted
- **2021-03-12** Enrollment and Review ER19 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Placed on Select File with ER19 `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Murman name added
- **2021-03-09** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-02** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2021-02-08** Sanders priority bill
- **2021-02-01** Notice of hearing for February 08, 2021
- **2021-01-20** Gragert name added
- **2021-01-20** Referred to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Brewer name added
- **2021-01-14** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de413978-baab-4f5a-b7b6-4fed0fb9a55d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).