---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students"
description: "Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 140"
citation: "Nebraska LB 140 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sanders"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d60ee88-a20e-4a20-8eff-1f514d605f63"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2025"
source_hash: "ea5337672b46de0e55ebc3c02482dc72a6af592104a306208c7f6587e098979f"
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 140 (109) — Require school policies relating to use of electronic communication devices by students

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB140.pdf)
2. **Education AM203** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM203.pdf)
3. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB140.pdf)
4. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB140.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0 — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- Education AM203 adopted — **42–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **44–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Sanders — primary (person)
- Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- Hardin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-21** Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-14** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2025-05-14** Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0 `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2025-03-10** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2025-03-03** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2025-03-03** Education AM203 adopted
- **2025-02-18** Conrad name added
- **2025-02-11** Education AM203 filed `filing`
- **2025-02-11** Placed on General File with AM203 `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-28** Notice of hearing for February 04, 2025
- **2025-01-21** Hardin name added
- **2025-01-15** Referred to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-13** 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/7d60ee88-a20e-4a20-8eff-1f514d605f63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).