The 2026 Legislative Session is wrapping up with its last full week this week!
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Today: Critical Bills up for Debate
Last week, several important bills advanced to select file, all of which are up for debate as soon as TODAY:
✅ LB304 helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this year. If this bill doesn’t pass this year, over 2,000 families will lose access to funding for child care.
- See how your senator voted last week.
- TAKE ACTION: Call or email your senator NOW and tell them to SUPPORT LB304.
✅ LB958 makes sure that Nebraskans with low incomes aren’t drowning in medical debt by protecting retroactive Medicaid coverage for new enrollees.
- See how your senator voted last week.
- TAKE ACTION: Call or email your senator NOW and tell them to to SUPPORT LB958.
✅ LB966, aka the Hunger-Free Schools Act, makes more students eligible for free school meals by making all reduced-price eligible student meals free.
- See how your senator voted last week.
- TAKE ACTION: Call or email your senator NOW and tell them to SUPPORT LB966.
✅ LB1032 recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring Native children can maintain their connections to their families, tribes, communities, and culture, while still finding permanency out of care.
- See how your senator voted last week.
- TAKE ACTION: Call or email your senator NOW and tell them to SUPPORT LB1032.
Thank you for making your voice heard!
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