Nebraska 2026 Session Status: To Executive

LB878 — The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Last action — Communication

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Legislature
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 08, 2026. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 10, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    6 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Require paid parental leave for state employees

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Date of introduction

  2. Guereca FA462 filed

  3. Kauth FA518 filed

  4. Conrad name added

  5. Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

  6. Spivey name added

  7. Notice of hearing for January 30, 2026

  8. Cavanaugh, J. name added

  9. Guereca priority bill

  10. Placed on General File

  11. Guereca FA462 withdrawn

  12. Kauth AM2715 filed

  13. Kauth AM2715 adopted

  14. Cavanaugh, M. MO519 Reconsider the vote taken on AM2715 filed

  15. Cavanaugh, M. MO519 failed

  16. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  17. Guereca FA1057 filed

  18. Guereca FA1106 filed

  19. Guereca FA1107 filed

  20. Placed on Select File with ER154

  21. Enrollment and Review ER154 filed

  22. Enrollment and Review ER154 adopted

  23. Kauth AM2751 filed

  24. No objections to unanimous consent request to withdraw and substitute amendment

  25. Kauth FA518 withdrawn

  26. Chair ruled AM2751 not germane

  27. Guereca FA1057 withdrawn

  28. Guereca FA1106 withdrawn

  29. Guereca FA1107 withdrawn

  30. Guereca AM2980 filed

  31. Kauth FA1185 to AM2980 filed

  32. Kauth FA1185 adopted

  33. Cavanaugh, M. MO570 Reconsider the vote taken on FA1185 filed

  34. Cavanaugh, M. MO570 prevailed

  35. Kauth FA1185 reconsidered

  36. Kauth FA1185 withdrawn

  37. Passed over

  38. Guereca AM2980 withdrawn

  39. Guereca AM3135 filed

  40. Guereca AM3135 adopted

  41. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  42. Placed on Final Reading with ST95

  43. Enrollment and Review ST95 filed

  44. Enrollment and Review ST95 recorded

  45. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-7*-1

  46. President/Speaker signed

  47. Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

  48. Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026

  49. Guereca MO587 That LB878 becomes law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor filed

  50. Guereca MO587 failed

  51. Failed to become law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 21-27-1

  52. Communication

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 44 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

MOTION TO OVERRIDE

Failed 21 Yea · 27 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 212701
Total 212701
% of votes cast 43%55%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Nay
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Final Reading

Passed 41 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41701
Total 41701
% of votes cast 84%14%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

AM 3135 Guereca

Passed 43 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43006
Total 43006
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Not Voting
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

AM 2980 Guereca - FA 1185 Kauth - MO 570 Cavanaugh, M. - RECONSIDER

Passed 44 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44005
Total 44005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

AM 2980 Guereca - FA 1185 Kauth

Passed 25 Yea · 16 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251608
Total 251608
% of votes cast 51%33%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Not Voting
Dunixi Guereca — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Nay
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Nay
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Nay
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Nay
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

Official roll call →

ADVANCE TO E&R INITIAL

Passed 29 Yea · 5 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 295015
Total 295015
% of votes cast 59%10%0%31%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Not Voting
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Not Voting
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

AM 2715 Kauth - MO 519 Cavanaugh, M. - RECONSIDER

Failed 13 Yea · 21 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1321015
Total 1321015
% of votes cast 27%43%0%31%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Dave Wordekemper — Not Voting
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Nay
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Nay
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Tony Sorrentino — Not Voting
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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AM 2715 Kauth

Passed 27 Yea · 9 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 279013
Total 279013
% of votes cast 55%18%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Nay
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Tony Sorrentino — Not Voting
Victor Rountree — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does LB878 do?
Require paid parental leave for state employees
Who sponsors LB878?
LB878 is sponsored by Dunixi Guereca.
What is the current status of LB878?
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