NE LB 878
enrolledRequire paid parental leave for state employees
Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature
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Did NE LB 878 pass?
NE LB 878 passed both chambers and was enrolled, but its session adjourned long enough ago that the executive-action window has closed. Bill Commons did not capture the final signature or veto, so the outcome is unknown here — check the NE legislature's own record. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
What is NE LB 878 about?
NE LB 878 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Require paid parental leave for state employees”.
Who sponsors NE LB 878?
Guereca is the primary sponsor of NE LB 878, joined by 3 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-08
- Latest action
- 2026-04-17 — Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Guerecaprimary
- Conradcosponsor
- Spiveycosponsor
- Cavanaugh, J.cosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-17
Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-17
Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026
2026-04-17
Guereca MO587 That LB878 becomes law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor filed
filing
2026-04-17
Guereca MO587 failed
2026-04-17
Failed to become law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 21-27-1
failure
2026-04-17
Communication
2026-04-10
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-7*-1
passage
2026-04-10
President/Speaker signed
passage
2026-04-08
Guereca AM2980 withdrawn
2026-04-08
Guereca AM3135 filed
filing
2026-04-08
Guereca AM3135 adopted
2026-04-08
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
2026-04-08
Placed on Final Reading with ST95
reading-3
2026-04-08
Enrollment and Review ST95 filed
filing
2026-04-08
Enrollment and Review ST95 recorded
2026-04-07
Enrollment and Review ER154 adopted
2026-04-07
Kauth AM2751 filed
filing
2026-04-07
No objections to unanimous consent request to withdraw and substitute amendment
2026-04-07
Kauth FA518 withdrawn
2026-04-07
Kauth AM2751 not germane
2026-04-07
Guereca FA1057 withdrawn
2026-04-07
Guereca FA1106 withdrawn
2026-04-07
Guereca FA1107 withdrawn
2026-04-07
Guereca AM2980 filed
filing
2026-04-07
Kauth FA1185 to AM2980 filed
filing
2026-04-07
Kauth FA1185 adopted
2026-04-07
Cavanaugh, M. MO570 Reconsider the vote taken on FA1185 filed
filing
2026-04-07
Cavanaugh, M. MO570 prevailed
2026-04-07
Kauth FA1185 reconsidered
2026-04-07
Kauth FA1185 withdrawn
2026-04-07
Passed over
passage
2026-03-25
Placed on Select File with ER154
filing
2026-03-25
Enrollment and Review ER154 filed
filing
2026-03-23
Guereca FA1106 filed
filing
2026-03-23
Guereca FA1107 filed
filing
2026-03-18
Guereca FA1057 filed
filing
2026-03-17
Guereca FA462 withdrawn
2026-03-17
Kauth AM2715 filed
filing
2026-03-17
Kauth AM2715 adopted
2026-03-17
Cavanaugh, M. MO519 Reconsider the vote taken on AM2715 filed
filing
2026-03-17
Cavanaugh, M. MO519 failed
2026-03-17
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-03-03
Placed on General File
committee-passage
2026-02-19
Guereca priority bill
2026-01-23
Cavanaugh, J. name added
2026-01-20
Notice of hearing for January 30, 2026
2026-01-12
Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
referral-committee
2026-01-12
Spivey name added
2026-01-09
Kauth FA518 filed
filing
2026-01-09
Conrad name added
2026-01-08
Date of introduction
introduction
2026-01-08
Guereca FA462 filed
filing
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Votes
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2026-03-17 · pass · 29-5
Member-level votes (49)
- Ballard: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hansen: yes
- McKinney: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Murman: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Quick: yes
- Andersen: no
- Riepe: no
- Wordekemper: no
- Clements: no
- Storm: no
- Arch: excused
- Dungan: excused
- Sorrentino: excused
- Armendariz: excused
- Prokop: excused
- Strommen: excused
- Bostar: abstain
- Hardin: abstain
- Meyer, F.: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Holdcroft: abstain
- Moser: abstain
- Dover: abstain
- Lippincott: abstain
- Storer: abstain
Cavanaugh, M. MO519 failed
2026-03-17 · fail · 13-21
Member-level votes (49)
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Quick: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Andersen: no
- Dorn: no
- Kauth: no
- Storer: no
- Ballard: no
- Hallstrom: no
- Lippincott: no
- Storm: no
- Bosn: no
- Hansen: no
- Meyer, F.: no
- von Gillern: no
- Clements: no
- Holdcroft: no
- Meyer, G.: no
- Clouse: no
- Ibach: no
- Moser: no
- DeKay: no
- Jacobson: no
- Sanders: no
- Arch: excused
- Dungan: excused
- Sorrentino: excused
- Armendariz: excused
- Prokop: excused
- Strommen: excused
- Bostar: absent
- Dover: absent
- Hardin: absent
- Brandt: abstain
- Lonowski: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Hughes: abstain
- Murman: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
Kauth AM2715 adopted
2026-03-17 · fail · 27-9
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- Dover: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Murman: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Storer: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Moser: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: no
- Hunt: no
- Raybould: no
- Conrad: no
- Juarez: no
- Rountree: no
- Guereca: no
- McKinney: no
- Spivey: no
- Arch: excused
- Dungan: excused
- Sorrentino: excused
- Armendariz: excused
- Prokop: excused
- Strommen: excused
- Bostar: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Brandt: abstain
- DeBoer: abstain
- Quick: abstain
Kauth FA1185 adopted
2026-04-07 · fail · 25-16
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- Dover: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Storer: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Moser: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Murman: yes
- Armendariz: no
- Dungan: no
- Juarez: no
- Raybould: no
- Cavanaugh, J.: no
- Fredrickson: no
- McKinney: no
- Rountree: no
- Conrad: no
- Guereca: no
- Prokop: no
- Spivey: no
- DeBoer: no
- Hunt: no
- Quick: no
- von Gillern: no
- Arch: abstain
- Brandt: abstain
- Hughes: abstain
- Strommen: abstain
- Bostar: abstain
- Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
- Riepe: abstain
- Wordekemper: abstain
Cavanaugh, M. MO570 prevailed
2026-04-07 · fail · 44-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Andersen: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Quick: yes
- Arch: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dover: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clements: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Bostar: abstain
- Ibach: abstain
- Raybould: abstain
- Fredrickson: abstain
- Jacobson: abstain
Guereca AM3135 adopted
2026-04-08 · fail · 43-0
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Riepe: yes
- Armendariz: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Lippincott: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Lonowski: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Guereca: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Clements: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Moser: yes
- Storm: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Murman: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Prokop: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Quick: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Jacobson: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Bosn: excused
- Bostar: excused
- Dover: excused
- Juarez: excused
- Andersen: abstain
- Hansen: abstain
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-7*-1
2026-04-10 · pass · 41-7
Member-level votes (49)
- Arch: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Ballard: yes
- Dungan: yes
- Kauth: yes
- Sorrentino: yes
- Bosn: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Bostar: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Meyer, F.: yes
- Storer: yes
- Brandt: yes
- Hallstrom: yes
- Meyer, G.: yes
- Storm: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Moser: yes
- Strommen: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Hardin: yes
- Murman: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Clouse: yes
- Holdcroft: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- DeKay: yes
- Ibach: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Andersen: no
- Dover*: no
- Lippincott: no
- Riepe: no
- Clements: no
- Jacobson: no
- Lonowski: no
- Armendariz: excused
Guereca MO587 failed
2026-04-17 · fail · 21-27
Member-level votes (49)
- Brandt: yes
- Dungan: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Spivey: yes
- Cavanaugh, J.: yes
- Fredrickson: yes
- Moser: yes
- von Gillern: yes
- Cavanaugh, M.: yes
- Guereca: yes
- Prokop: yes
- Wordekemper: yes
- Conrad: yes
- Hughes: yes
- Quick: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Raybould: yes
- Dorn: yes
- Juarez: yes
- Rountree: yes
- Andersen: no
- DeKay: no
- Jacobson: no
- Riepe: no
- Arch: no
- Dover: no
- Kauth: no
- Sanders: no
- Armendariz: no
- Hallstrom: no
- Lippincott: no
- Sorrentino: no
- Ballard: no
- Hansen: no
- Lonowski: no
- Storer: no
- Bosn: no
- Hardin: no
- Meyer, F.: no
- Storm: no
- Clements: no
- Holdcroft: no
- Meyer, G.: no
- Strommen: no
- Clouse: no
- Ibach: no
- Murman: no
- Bostar: abstain
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