Nebraska 2026 Session Status: Introduced

LB1124 — The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Last action — Indefinitely postponed

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

This bill has been introduced in the Legislature. Introduced January 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 10% · moderate confidence
  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Increase the cigarette tax and state intent and change provisions relating to the distribution of cigarette tax proceeds

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Date of introduction

  2. Kauth FA784 filed

  3. Referred to Revenue Committee

  4. Notice of hearing for February 04, 2026

  5. Cavanaugh, M. name added

  6. Hughes priority bill

  7. Placed on General File with AM2253

  8. Revenue AM2253 filed

  9. Conrad MO485 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed

  10. Conrad MO485 pending

  11. Conrad MO485 failed

  12. Revenue AM2253 pending

  13. Conrad MO486 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed

  14. Conrad MO486 pending

  15. Hallstrom AM2395 filed

  16. Conrad MO486 withdrawn

  17. Revenue AM2253 adopted

  18. Conrad MO487 Recommit to the Revenue Committee filed

  19. Conrad MO487 pending

  20. Conrad MO487 failed

  21. Conrad MO488 Reconsider the vote taken on MO487 filed

  22. Conrad MO488 pending

  23. Conrad MO488 failed

  24. Hughes AM2447 filed

  25. Hughes AM2447 adopted

  26. Sorrentino MO489 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed

  27. Sorrentino MO489 failed

  28. Cavanaugh, M. name withdrawn

  29. Indefinitely postponed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 42 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

Passed 31 Yea · 10 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 311008
Total 311008
% of votes cast 63%20%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Nay
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

AM 2447 Hughes

Passed 33 Yea · 9 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33907
Total 33907
% of votes cast 67%18%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Nay
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

Failed 12 Yea · 27 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1227010
Total 1227010
% of votes cast 24%55%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Nay
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Nay
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Failed 8 Yea · 19 Nay · 22 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 819022
Total 819022
% of votes cast 16%39%0%45%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
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 — Yea
Jason Prokop — Nay
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

Official roll call →

AM 2253 Revenue

Passed 29 Yea · 9 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 299011
Total 299011
% of votes cast 59%18%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

Failed 13 Yea · 24 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1324012
Total 1324012
% of votes cast 27%49%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Nay
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Yea
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does LB1124 do?
Increase the cigarette tax and state intent and change provisions relating to the distribution of cigarette tax proceeds
Who sponsors LB1124?
LB1124 is sponsored by Tony Sorrentino.
What is the current status of LB1124?
This bill has been introduced in the Legislature. Introduced January 20, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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