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

LB 970: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to include a program of early literacy promotion and intervention in well-child visits under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services program

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 970 is a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to include a program of early literacy promotion and intervention in well-child visits under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services program. Primary sponsor: Dunixi Guereca (Nonpartisan). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dunixi GuerecaPrimary sponsorNonpartisanLegislature7
John CavanaughCo-sponsorNonpartisanLegislature9

“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. Guereca AM2229 filed
  3. Notice of hearing for February 20, 2026
  4. Cavanaugh, J. name added
  5. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
  6. Kauth FA626 filed
  7. Date of introduction

Sources

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