LB 353 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

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
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Dan Lonowski
Dan Lonowski
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NE
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