Katie Pitts

Welcome to the final week of the 2026 Nebraska legislative session, which is scheduled to end this Friday, April 17.  Last week: Several bills passed on Final Reading Last week, several important bills passed on Final Reading and are awaiting the governor’s signature to be officially signed into law: ✅ LB304 helps parents afford the

The 2026 Legislative Session is wrapping up with its last full week this week!  Follow along: You can livestream all legislative happenings through Nebraska Public Media. 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

We’re in the final days of the 2026 Legislative Session! Follow along: You can livestream all legislative happenings through Nebraska Public Media. Yesterday: LB304 advanced to select file! Last night, ✅ LB304 advanced to select file. This bill helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to

With only 11 legislative days left, senators will continue all-day debate over the next couple of weeks until we hit Day 60. Debate typically takes place from 9am-12pm and begins again at 1pm. Last week started the session’s late night schedule, which will continue through the end of session.  Budget Bill Negotiations Continue Last week,

With just 16 days left in the 2026 Legislative Session, senators will continue their all-day debate on Speaker and personal priority bills. Debate typically takes place from 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-5pm, with the potential to go later into the evening starting this week. LB304 (Child Care Subsidies) Included in Budget Bill Last week, the Legislature’s Appropriations

We are officially over 2/3rds of the way through the 2026 Legislative Session! This Week: Budget Deficit and Priority Bill Debate This week, senators will focus on the budget and continue to debate priority bills. Debate typically takes place from 9am-12pm and 1:30pm-5pm, with the potential to go later into the evening starting next week. (Learn more

The Legislature is officially done with bill hearings and moved into all-day debate this week.  Debate will focus exclusively on priority bills and will typically take place from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm CT, with the potential to go later into the evening starting the week of March 17.

We are officially more than halfway through the 2026 Legislative Session! Last week, senators and committees finalized and designated their personal priority bills for the session. We are excited to share that several Appleseed priority bills have been prioritized, and we’ll be sure to share updates as these bills move through the legislative process.  Here