Change and eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund
LB 397 repeals Nebraska's requirements for employers to establish workplace safety committees and implement safety programs (sections 48-443 to 48-445). It also terminates a related fund and removes related eligibility criteria from workers' compensation rules. Employers previously required to maintain safety committees or comply with safety program standards will no longer face these mandates. The bill eliminates these specific provisions without creating new requirements or changing other workers' compensation rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2026
Legislature Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed Feb 25, 2026
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This bill updates the legislative session from the First to Second Session and changes the year from 2025 to 2026, indicating the bill is now in its final reading stage. The substantive content regarding labor safety committees and program termination remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the bill text.
TIMELINE
Updated legislative session designation from First Session to Second Session and changed year from 2025 to 2026
TECHNICAL
Added 'FINAL READING' designation to the bill header
Minor formatting adjustments to bill text spacing and line breaks throughout the document
Floor votes · Legislature Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Feb 9, 2026
N
Nonpartisan49
89% Yea
Vote distribution
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 25, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on February 24, 2026
executive
Feb 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Feb 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 35-13-1
legislature
Feb 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Cavanaugh, J. AM1945 adopted
legislature
Feb 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Cavanaugh, J. FA964 adopted
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB397 amended into LB532 by AM692
legislature
Feb 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor Committee
legislature
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Moser
NNonpartisan
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