LB878
Require paid parental leave for state employees
Introduced by Dunixi Guereca, District 7
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Require paid parental leave for state employees
Where it stands
Communication
April 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
Unicameral votes
8 recorded votes · each counted separately
Unicameral votes
8 recorded votes · each counted separately
UnicameralStage: Guereca MO587 failed · April 17, 2026
21
Yes
27
No
1
Absent or Not Voting
49 senators recorded in this Legislature vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Hallstrom | 1 | No |
| Robert Clements | 2 | No |
| Victor Rountree | 3 | Yes |
| Brad Von Gillern | 4 | Yes |
| Margo Juarez | 5 | Yes |
| Machaela Cavanaugh | 6 | Yes |
| Dunixi Guereca | 7 | Yes |
| Megan Hunt | 8 | Yes |
| John Cavanaugh | 9 | Yes |
| Wendy DeBoer | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Date of introduction
Guereca FA462 filed
Kauth FA518 filed
Conrad name added
Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Spivey name added
Notice of hearing for January 30, 2026
Cavanaugh, J. name added
Guereca priority bill
Placed on General File
Guereca FA462 withdrawn
Kauth AM2715 filed
Kauth AM2715 adopted
Cavanaugh, M. MO519 Reconsider the vote taken on AM2715 filed
Cavanaugh, M. MO519 failed
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Guereca FA1057 filed
Guereca FA1106 filed
Guereca FA1107 filed
Placed on Select File with ER154
Enrollment and Review ER154 filed
Enrollment and Review ER154 adopted
Kauth AM2751 filed
No objections to unanimous consent request to withdraw and substitute amendment
Kauth FA518 withdrawn
Kauth AM2751 not germane
Guereca FA1057 withdrawn
Guereca FA1106 withdrawn
Guereca FA1107 withdrawn
Guereca AM2980 filed
Kauth FA1185 to AM2980 filed
Kauth FA1185 adopted
Cavanaugh, M. MO570 Reconsider the vote taken on FA1185 filed
Cavanaugh, M. MO570 prevailed
Kauth FA1185 reconsidered
Kauth FA1185 withdrawn
Passed over
Guereca AM2980 withdrawn
Guereca AM3135 filed
Guereca AM3135 adopted
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
Placed on Final Reading with ST95
Enrollment and Review ST95 filed
Enrollment and Review ST95 recorded
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-7*-1
President/Speaker signed
Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026
Guereca MO587 That LB878 becomes law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor filed
Guereca MO587 failed
Failed to become law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 21-27-1
Communication
Verify the information
- Official page on the Nebraska Legislature website
- Guereca FA462 (amendment)
- Kauth FA518 (amendment)
- Cavanaugh, M. MO519 (amendment)
- Kauth AM2715 (amendment)
- Guereca FA1057 (amendment)
- Guereca FA1106 (amendment)
- Guereca FA1107 (amendment)
- Enrollment and Review ER154 (amendment)
- Kauth AM2751 (amendment)
- Kauth FA1172 (amendment)
- Guereca AM2980 (amendment)
- Kauth FA1185 (amendment)
- Cavanaugh, M. MO570 (amendment)
- Guereca AM3135 (amendment)
- Enrollment and Review ST95 (amendment)
- Guereca MO587 (amendment)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Engrossed (text)
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