LB1256 Vetoed, Emergency Management Act Term Redefinition Fails
Summary
Nebraska Legislative Bill LB1256, which sought to redefine a term under the Emergency Management Act, has failed to become law. Governor signed veto April 10, 2026; override motion MO585 failed 23-22-4 in the 109th Legislature.
What changed
Nebraska LB1256 was vetoed by the Governor and subsequently failed to become law after an override vote in the 109th Legislature fell short at 23-22-4. The bill, which passed Final Reading 49-0-0, would have redefined a term under the Emergency Management Act.
Affected parties include state agencies and local governments operating under emergency management frameworks; however, no changes to existing law result from this failed bill. No compliance obligations arise from this document.
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ChangeBridge / Nebraska / LB1256 Signed by Governor LB1256 LB Signed by Governor 2026-04-10
Redefine a term under the Emergency Management Act
Bill Details
State Nebraska
Session 109th Legislature
Chamber House
Official Source nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.ph...
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Sponsors
John Cavanaugh (Sen - N)
Action History
2026-04-17 L Communication 2026-04-17 L Failed to become law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor 23-22-4 2026-04-17 L Cavanaugh, J. MO585 failed 2026-04-17 L Cavanaugh, J. MO585 That LB1256 becomes law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor filed 2026-04-17 L Returned by Governor without approval on April 16, 2026 2026-04-10 L Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 2026-04-10 L President/Speaker signed 2026-04-09 L Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 2026-04-07 L Placed on Final Reading 2026-04-02 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment 2026-04-02 L Kauth FA916 withdrawn 2026-03-31 L Placed on Select File 2026-03-30 L Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial 2026-03-17 L Placed on General File 2026-02-17 L Notice of hearing for February 26, 2026 2026-01-23 L Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee 2026-01-22 L Kauth FA916 filed 2026-01-21 L Date of introduction
Votes
2026-03-30 Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-04-09 Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 Yea: 49 Nay: 0 2026-04-17 Cavanaugh, J. MO585 failed Yea: 23 Nay: 22
Committee Referrals
2026-01-23 L Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Amendments
2026-01-22 Kauth FA916 2026-04-17 Cavanaugh, J. MO585
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-21 Introduced 2026-04-07 Enrolled 2026-04-07 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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