Last week the Legislature began all-day floor debate, which will continue until session adjourns in June.
ICYMI: Click here for an update on what we’ll be fighting for – and against – for the rest of this legislative session.
Last Week: LB192 and LB258 Advanced to Select File
Two of Appleseed’s 2025 priority bills advanced to select file last week:
✅ LB192 (Senator Dan Quick) preserves access to food for thousands of Nebraska families by maintaining the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)’s income eligibility level, which will decrease in October unless the legislature acts now.
- Find out how your senator voted here. (Find your senator.)
- If they voted YES on LB192, please thank them for championing food security in Nebraska!
- If they were PRESENT NOT VOTING, please ask them to SUPPORT this bill next time it’s up for debate.
❌ LB258 (Sen. Jane Raybould) would harm workers by severely weakening Nebraska’s minimum wage law through carving out a subminimum wage for workers under the age of 20 AND restricting the cost of living increases that Nebraskans voted for.
- Find out how your senator voted here. (Find your senator.)
- If they voted NO on LB258, please thank them for respecting the will of Nebraska voters – and for standing up for working Nebraskans.
- If they voted YES on LB258, please ask them to OPPOSE this bill next time it’s up for debate. We want a minimum wage that values our labor – regardless of age – AND ensures that Nebraska wages do not once again fall behind cost of living increases.
Take Action: Sign the Petition to OPPOSE LB415
Nearly 75% of Nebraskans supported paid sick leave at the ballot box last November. Voters understood that working families are the engine of our economy, and that all Nebraskans should be able to earn paid sick leave, regardless of age, sector, workforce status, or business size.
❌ LB415 removes paid sick leave protections from 140,000 hardworking Nebraskans – including people working at small businesses, seasonal and temporary agricultural workers, and workers under the age of 16. LB415 also exempts businesses with 10 or fewer employees from having to provide paid sick leave, and removes protections for workers who face retaliation for using or are wrongly denied access to paid sick leave.
Our work is not done yet. Sign our petition to tell senators to oppose LB415.
Voters spoke loudly and clearly last November: Nebraska workers should not have to choose between their health and their paycheck. The Legislature should honor that vote.
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