Allow public school employees to join or terminate membership in a labor organization
This bill (LB 353) allows public school employees in Nebraska to join or leave labor unions at any time, without restrictions imposed by existing contracts. It revises a law governing union dues deductions by requiring written authorization from employees that can be revoked at any time, and removes language that previously bound employees to dues deductions. The bill repeals the old version of the law to align with these changes, ensuring employees retain full control over their union membership status. It directly affects all public school employees covered by collective bargaining agreements in Nebraska.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Jan 2026
Legislature Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Apr 17, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Legislature by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Indefinitely postponed
legislature
Jan 27, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed over
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor Committee
legislature
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Lonowski
NNonpartisan
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