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Nebraska · 109th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LB 579: Prohibit charging a fee for public records requests by members of the Legislature

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LB 579 is a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibit charging a fee for public records requests by members of the Legislature. Primary sponsor: Machaela Cavanaugh (Nonpartisan). Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2026): Indefinitely postponed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Nonpartisan 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Machaela CavanaughPrimary sponsorNonpartisanLegislature6

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Indefinitely postponed
  2. Title printed. Carryover bill
  3. Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025
  4. Referred to Executive Board
  5. Date of introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source