---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit certain color additives in school meals"
description: "Prohibit certain color additives in school meals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 940"
citation: "Nebraska LB 940 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Murman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-09"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91f80f0a-8cba-4b97-9445-919043cb4374"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "4392c9041c01ba6858e27a3137c20160a7a0a0b4358da049ddd220bc7e4b44c3"
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 940 (109) — Prohibit certain color additives in school meals

## 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/LB940.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB940.pdf)
3. **Murman AM1817** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM1817.pdf)
4. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB940.pdf)

## Votes

- Murman AM1817 adopted — **32–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Murman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-17** Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Presented to Governor on April 9, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-09** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-02-20** Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 withdrawn
- **2026-02-20** Kauth FA566 withdrawn
- **2026-02-20** Murman FA568 withdrawn
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2026-02-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-02-10** Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 refiled `filing`
- **2026-02-10** Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 withdrawn
- **2026-02-10** Cavanaugh, M. AM2053 filed `filing`
- **2026-02-10** Murman AM1817 adopted
- **2026-02-09** Murman AM1817 pending
- **2026-02-09** Murman FA567 withdrawn
- **2026-01-29** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-29** Murman AM1817 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-13** Notice of hearing for January 20, 2026
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-09** Murman FA568 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-09** Murman FA567 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-09** Kauth FA566 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-09** 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/91f80f0a-8cba-4b97-9445-919043cb4374`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).