Provides Educational Services for Prisoners
Summary
Nebraska Governor signed LB1216 into law on April 10, 2026. The bill requires the state to provide educational services to prisoners in correctional facilities. The legislation passed unanimously in both chambers with a 49-0 vote on Final Reading.
What changed
LB1216 enacts new requirements for educational services in Nebraska correctional facilities. The bill, sponsored by Senator Terrell McKinney, passed through the Education Committee and was amended before unanimous passage.
Prison administrators and correctional facilities will need to implement educational programming for inmates as required under this new law. Educational institutions may see increased opportunities to partner with correctional facilities to deliver programming.
What to do next
- Prison administrators must ensure educational services are provided to incarcerated individuals
- State correctional facilities must implement the educational programming requirements under LB1216
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ChangeBridge / Nebraska / LB1216 Signed by Governor LB1216 LB Signed by Governor 2026-04-10
Provide for educational services for prisoners
Bill Details
State Nebraska
Session 109th Legislature
Chamber House
Official Source nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.ph...
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Sponsors
Terrell McKinney (Sen - N)
Action History
2026-04-10 L President/Speaker signed 2026-04-09 L Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 2026-04-07 L Placed on Final Reading 2026-04-02 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-04-02 L Kauth FA876 withdrawn 2026-04-02 L Enrollment and Review ER173 adopted 2026-03-31 L Enrollment and Review ER173 filed 2026-03-31 L Placed on Select File with ER173 2026-03-30 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial 2026-03-30 L Education AM2440 adopted 2026-03-12 L Education AM2440 filed 2026-03-12 L Placed on General File with AM2440 2026-02-19 L Notice of hearing for February 27, 2026 2026-01-23 L Referred to Education Committee 2026-01-22 L Kauth FA876 filed 2026-01-21 L Date of introduction
Votes
2026-03-30 Education AM2440 adopted Yea: 35 Nay: 0 2026-03-30 Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial Yea: 34 Nay: 0 2026-04-09 Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 Yea: 49 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-23 L Education
Amendments
2026-01-22 Kauth FA876 2026-03-12 Education AM2440 2026-03-31 Enrollment and Review ER173
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-21 Introduced 2026-04-07 Enrolled 2026-04-07 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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