LB1237 — The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Last action — Becomes law without Governor's signature
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Legislature
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4To Executive
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5Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 21, 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
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
6 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Prohibit bringing weapons or prohibited substances into the State Capitol
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read LB1237 on the official Nebraska source →Action History
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Date of introduction
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Kauth FA897 filed
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Referred to Executive Board
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Cavanaugh, J. name added
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Notice of hearing for February 02, 2026
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Placed on General File with AM2028
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Executive Board AM2028 filed
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Executive Board priority bill
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Executive Board AM2028 pending
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Conrad AM2266 to AM2028 filed
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Conrad AM2266 lost
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Conrad AM2267 to AM2028 filed
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Conrad AM2267 adopted
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Executive Board AM2028 adopted
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Conrad FA1018 filed
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Conrad FA1020 filed
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Placed on Select File with ER128
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Enrollment and Review ER128 filed
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Hansen AM2306 filed
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Enrollment and Review ER128 adopted
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Kauth FA897 withdrawn
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Conrad FA1018 withdrawn
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Conrad FA1020 withdrawn
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Hansen AM2306 adopted
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
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Placed on Final Reading
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Dispensing of reading at large approved
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Passed on Final Reading 45-4-0
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President/Speaker signed
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Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
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Message from Governor
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Becomes law without Governor's signature
Sponsors
- Executive Board · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 28 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Executive Board
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (48)
48 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 48 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 8% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 | — | Nay |
| Dave Murman | — | Yea |
| Dave Wordekemper | — | Yea |
| Dunixi Guereca | — | Yea |
| Eliot Bostar | — | Yea |
| Fred Meyer | — | Yea |
| George Dungan | — | Yea |
| Glen Meyer | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| Megan Hunt | — | Nay |
| Merv Riepe | — | Yea |
| Mike Jacobson | — | Yea |
| Mike Moser | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| Terrell McKinney | — | Yea |
| Tom Brandt | — | Yea |
| Tony Sorrentino | — | Yea |
| Victor Rountree | — | Yea |
| Wendy DeBoer | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 36 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 36 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 6% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 35 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 2% | 0% | 27% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 37 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 37 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 8% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 36 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 12% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 30 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 30 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 16% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 15 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 15 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 31% | 45% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (49)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does LB1237 do?
- Prohibit bringing weapons or prohibited substances into the State Capitol
- Who sponsors LB1237?
- LB1237 is sponsored by Executive Board.
- What is the current status of LB1237?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 21, 2026. It awaits signature.
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