Nebraska · Current officeholder
John Cavanaugh
Nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature (unicameral), District 9
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Sponsored legislation
76 bills in the current data (42 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR 311CA | Constitutional amendment to create a Commission on Redistricting and provide requirements for drawing district boundaries | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LR 22CA | Constitutional amendment to provide the right to a clean and healthy natural environment and that the state and political subdivisions serve as trustee of the natural resources of Nebraska | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 984 | Require both parties to be eighteen years of age or older for a marriage license | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 971 | Require insurance coverage for rescue and maintenance asthma inhalers | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| 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 | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 957 | Provide a cause of action against certain adults for allowing a minor to possess a handgun and create an offense of leaving a loaded firearm in a location accessible to a minor | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 938 | Adopt the First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act and provide for income tax adjustments | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 934 | Provide for the election of members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 933 | Provide immunity for health care practitioners under the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 932 | Provide an income tax adjustment for tip income and income received from overtime compensation | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 931 | Provide an income tax credit related to premium payments for a qualified health plan | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 930 | Provide an income tax deduction to retired firefighters and law enforcement officers for annual retirement benefits | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 880 | Prohibit residential landlords from prohibiting or charging extra fees for tenants' payments made by automated clearinghouse transfer | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 878 | Require paid parental leave for state employees | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 865 | Provide for exemption from sales tax for purchases of child care supplies, clothing, footwear, and school supplies for a prescribed period | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 855 | Adopt the Youth Early Intervention and Support Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 850 | Authorize the use of economic development programs for certain construction or rehabilitation of housing in cities of the metropolitan class and cities of the primary class under the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 849 | Provide a sales and use tax exemption for over-the-counter drugs | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 848 | Provide for exemption from sales tax for purchases of clothing, personal computers, and school supplies for a prescribed period | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 827 | Provide for natural resources districts to create soil and water programs | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 825 | Require training on domestic abuse for mental health practitioners under the Uniform Credentialing Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 805 | Require insurance coverage for infant cranial helmets | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 780 | Require insurance coverage of eating disorders | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 779 | Provide requirements for health care facilities and collection agencies relating to medical debt | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 773 | Eliminate a sunset date and change provisions of the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 762 | Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 756 | Change a motor vehicle tax exemption and a property tax exemption relating to certain disabled veterans | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 755 | Adopt the Emergency Service Peer Support Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 753 | Provide for recognition and enforcement of military protective orders under the Protection Orders Act | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 744 | Include public safety communications personnel in certain provisions relating to first responders in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the Critical Incident Stress Management Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 740 | Adopt the Housing First Supportive Services Act and require the Department of Health and Human Services to seek federal approval for coverage under the Medical Assistance Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 693 | Prohibit as a deceptive trade practice certain conduct relating to assistance or referrals in veterans benefits matters | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 616 | Provide for enforcement of red light violations using automatic license plate reader systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 615 | Prohibit distributing deepfakes under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 571 | Require cost-of-living adjustments for retirees for any public power district that operates a defined benefit plan | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 570 | Provide for scholarships for nursing students | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 447 | Provide certain requirements for redevelopment contracts under the Community Development Law | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 410 | Require insurance coverage of prosthetics and orthotics | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 409 | Change provisions relating to the membership of the Nebraska Power Review Board | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 407 | Provide for criminal proceedings against juveniles charged with felonies following unsuccessful juvenile court proceedings and provide for inadmissibility of certain statements | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 351 | Change requirements for priority of admission to state hospitals for the mentally ill | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 350 | Change provisions relating to commitment for restoration of competency to stand trial or for sentencing and require filing of certain documents with the court or appropriate tribal official under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act and the Sex Offender Commitment Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 24 | Change provisions relating to probation and waiver of probation fees | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 23 | Provide for grants for bike-sharing programs | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 19 | Change provisions relating to elections for cities of the metropolitan class | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 18 | Require certain determinations prior to utility pole installations under the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 17 | Prohibit certain fees by residential landlords and require notices and disclosures of consumer reports | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 16 | Adopt the Nebraska Consumable Hemp Control Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 152 | Create a homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 151 | Adopt the First-Time Homebuyers Savings Account Act and provide income tax adjustments | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1256 | Redefine a term under the Emergency Management Act | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1237 | Prohibit bringing weapons or prohibited substances into the State Capitol | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1217 | Authorize schools to maintain epinephrine for emergency first aid | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1215 | Adopt the Political Subdivision Contracting Transparency Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1186 | Adopt the Affordable American Energy and Jobs Act and change distribution provisions relating to the nameplate capacity tax | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1147 | Require the Auditor of Public Accounts to investigate impoundment of funds by the Governor and submit a quarterly report | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1097 | Adopt the State and Political Subdivisions Sexual Abuse Liability Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1088 | Require persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence or subject to domestic abuse protection orders to surrender firearms for a period of time | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1087 | Create the Nebraska-Ireland Commission | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 17, 2026 |
| LB 1017 | Provide a limit on contributions made to a candidate committee under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 17, 2026 |
| LR 492 | Congratulate Creighton University men's basketball head coach Greg McDermott on his retirement and his accomplishments at Creighton University and Wayne State College | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 8, 2026 |
| LR 376 | Recognize more than two hundred fifty years of the United States Postal Service and support the continued public mission to serve all Americans | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 30, 2026 |
| LR 371 | Interim study to determine whether Nebraska should amend the rules of evidence to mirror federal changes to the admissibility of expert testimony | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 30, 2026 |
| LB 956 | Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 17, 2026 |
| LR 337 | Congratulate Mama's Attic-African American History Center and Doll Museum for celebrating five years and recognize LaVon Stennis-Williams for her vision and leadership | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 9, 2026 |
| LR 226 | Interim study to examine the implementation of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | September 3, 2025 |
| LB 404 | Authorize the court to extend the term of probation on joint application of the probation officer and the probationer | Co-sponsor | In committee | June 6, 2025 |
| LR 273 | Congratulate the 1975 University of Nebraska at Omaha women's softball team on the fiftieth anniversary of their victory in the AIAW Women's College World Series | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 28, 2025 |
| LR 228 | Interim study to examine and assess the adequacy of compensation for higher education faculty who primarily engage in classroom instruction within Nebraska's public institutions | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 19, 2025 |
| LR 227 | Interim study to examine the recommendations presented to the Legislative Mental Health Care Capacity Strategic Planning Committee | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 19, 2025 |
| LB 414 | Establish a suicide mortality review team for the Department of Veterans' Affairs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| LR 95 | Congratulate the University of Nebraska at Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team on reaching its first NCAA Division I tournament in program history | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 8, 2025 |
| LR 73 | Congratulate the University of Nebraska at Omaha softball team on winning their second consecutive Summit League Tournament championship title | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 25, 2025 |
| LR 63 | Congratulate the University of Nebraska at Omaha Mavericks men's basketball team on their Summit League success | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 12, 2025 |
| LB 21 | Adopt the Uniform Unlawful Restrictions in Land Records Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| LB 20 | Require the provision of electric service to customers that own an agricultural self-generation facility | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 26, 2025 |