---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to judicial nominating commissions"
description: "Change provisions relating to judicial nominating commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 388"
citation: "Nebraska LB 388 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeBoer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/beb1a53a-3598-4823-8226-9793665a4b4f"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2025"
source_hash: "2c895f09851c4b7c2776cd8823a3921bef059dfd868fca2255a4868a471138ac"
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 388 (109) — Change provisions relating to judicial nominating commissions

## 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/LB388.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB388.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB388.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **39–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DeBoer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Approved by Governor on April 29, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-25** Presented to Governor on April 25, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-25** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2025-04-22** Enrollment and Review ST21 recorded
- **2025-04-22** Enrollment and Review ST21 filed `filing`
- **2025-04-22** Placed on Final Reading with ST21 `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2025-04-03** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2025-03-17** Speaker priority bill
- **2025-03-11** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-06** Notice of hearing for February 21, 2025
- **2025-01-22** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17** 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/beb1a53a-3598-4823-8226-9793665a4b4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).