CHILD WELFARE

✅ LB181, introduced by Senator Machaela Cavanaugh, would expand the Bridge to Independence (B2I) program to all young people aging out of foster care, regardless of their immigration status.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB275, introduced by Senator Megan Hunt, provides more transparency, opportunities for engagement, and access to benefits for young people in foster care receiving social security benefits.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB368, introduced by Senator Megan Hunt, helps young people understand and exercise their rights while navigating the foster care system by creating the Nebraska Youth in Care Bill of Rights.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB462, introduced by Senator Terrell McKinney, clarifies that certain reasonable childhood independence activities do not constitute neglect, and narrows who is required to report suspected child abuse and neglect to only include certain trained professionals.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

ECONOMIC SECURITY

✅ LB102, introduced by Senator Ashlei Spivey, puts money in the pockets of families who need it by annually adjusting the eligibility limit for Aid to Dependent Children (ADC), the direct cash assistance program funded by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant. This bill would also adjust the ADC eligibility and benefit level calculation to a level that actually helps families achieve economic mobility and self-sufficiency.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB157, introduced by Senator Danielle Conrad, helps families fight the rising cost of living by adopting the Child Tax Credit Act (CTC), which would create a fully refundable tax credit of $1,000 per child age 6 or under.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB304, introduced by Senator Wendy DeBoer, helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease in 2026.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB710, introduced by Senator Eliot Bostar, helps Nebraska families meet their basic needs by increasing Nebraska’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), from 10% to 20% of the federal EITC.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

FOOD & NUTRITION ACCESS

✅ LB14, introduced by Senator Machaela Cavanaugh, aka the Hunger-Free Schools Act, offers free school meals for all students in Nebraska, making sure kids get the food they need to learn and thrive.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB46, introduced by Senator Terrell McKinney, would help elderly, disabled, and homeless Nebraskans access food by having our state enact a Restaurant Meals Program through SNAP.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB192, introduced by 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 September unless the legislature acts now.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB319, introduced by Senator Victor Rountree, helps Nebraskans get the food they need by eliminating the lifetime ban on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for people with certain drug felony convictions.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

❌ LB656, introduced by Senator Bob Andersen, would make SNAP food benefits less accessible to thousands of Nebraskans. This bill would add harsh work requirements, cut people off from benefits, and increase hunger across our state.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Opposed

HEALTH CARE ACCESS

✅ LB96, introduced by Senator George Dungan, ensures healthier transitions for Nebraskans leaving correctional facilities by permitting Medicaid coverage for certain services prior to reentry.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB153, introduced by Senator Dunixi Guereca, ensures that postpartum health care is available to all women and people who need it, which is critical for keeping babies, families, and our communities healthy.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB174, introduced by Senator Jason Prokop, protects Nebraskans and their paychecks by limiting wage garnishment to repay medical debt.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB283, introduced by Senator Ashlei Spivey, saves Nebraska families time and resources by streamlining the enrollment process for Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program).
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB318, introduced by Senator Victor Rountree, ensures that young people in juvenile justice facilities have access to the health care they need by enrolling them in Medicaid when possible.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

HOUSING JUSTICE

✅ LB17, introduced by Senator John Cavanaugh, protects Nebraska renters by prohibiting landlords from charging predatory fees, ensuring reasonable late fees, and refunding screening fees for prospective tenants who are not offered a rental.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB101, introduced by Senator George Dungan, recognizes Nebraskans’ Constitutional right to a trial by jury in eviction cases. It also ensures that tenants are informed of their right to a trial by jury and protects against leases that would require tenants to waive that right.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB223, introduced by Senator Dunixi Guereca, protects Nebraskans’ ability to access housing, regardless of how they would pay their rent, by prohibiting discrimination based on lawful Source of Income (SOI) under the Nebraska Fair Housing Act.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

IMMIGRANTS & COMMUNITIES

✅ LB299, introduced by Senator Teresa Ibach, ensures that all work-authorized Nebraskans can access the unemployment insurance they have earned and their employers have already paid for by fixing a gap in state law.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

✅ LB301, introduced by Senator Teresa Ibach, would ensure that all work-authorized Nebraskans can pursue careers in law enforcement.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

RACE EQUITY & INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES

STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY

WORKER SAFETY, WAGES, & PROTECTIONS

❌ LB258, introduced by Senator Jane Raybould, would harm workers by severely weakening Nebraska’s minimum wage law – the same law that an overwhelming number of Nebraska voters enacted in 2022. This bill would carve out a subminimum wage for workers under the age of 18 AND restrict the cost of living increases that Nebraskans voted for.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Opposed

✅ LB522, introduced by Senator Dunixi Guereca, supports Nebraskans injured on the job by reducing Nebraska’s longest-in-the-nation waiting periods for workers’ compensation – the system that helps people recover from workplace injuries. The bill also protects workers compensation support by adding a cost of living adjustments that guard against inflation.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Support

❌ LB698, introduced by Senator Paul Strommen, would harm workers by severely weakening Nebraska’s paid sick leave law – the same law that nearly 75% of Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved just last November. This bill would exempt several groups of workers from receiving earned sick leave, including seasonal and temporary agricultural workers, and workers under the age of 16. LB698 also exempts businesses with 10 or less employees from having to provide paid sick leave. This bill also removes important protections for workers who face retaliation from their employers for using paid sick leave.
Nebraska Appleseed’s position: Opposed