Jane Michele Raybould

LB398 Federal Law Alignment (Passed 45 to 4 on 5/28/2025). Updates Nebraska’s motor-vehicle laws to align with federal standards, revises vehicle fees, adds Arbor Day license plates, and addresses railroad property acquisitions. 

LB36 Environmental Protection (Passed 43 to 6 on 5/14/2025). This bill is a broad environmental law that focuses on promoting "sustainability."

LB319 SNAP Expansion (Passed 32 to 17 on 5/14/2025). Would end the lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for people with certain drug felony convictions.

LB390 School Transparency and Parental Rights (Passed 34 to 14 on 4/10/2025). Mandates that each public-school district in Nebraska adopt a policy by the start of the 2026-27 school year to ensure parents, guardians, and educational decisionmakers have access to school-library materials.

LB266 Rent-control Ban (Passed 37 to 10 on 4/3/2025). Prohibits cities, villages, and counties from enacting any local ordinance that effectively imposes rent control on privately owned residential property.

LB168 340B Protection (Passed 42 to 5 on 4/3/2025). Prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers and their affiliates from denying or restricting the acquisition of 340B drugs by contract pharmacies authorized by 340B entities, such as certain hospitals and clinics.

LB1402 Education Scholarships (Passed 32 to 15 on 4/18/2024). Appropriates $25 million to provide education scholarships for Nebraska students entering school at qualified schools, or transferring from public to private schools.

LB856 Subsidized Childcare (Passed 38 to 7 on 4/11/2024). Updates eligibility for the federal Child Care Subsidy, raising the income limit to 185% of the federal poverty level until 2026.

LB164 Grant Expansion (Passed 37 to 6 on 4/11/2024). Expands the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act and creates a government grant through the Inland Port Authority Fund.

LB829A Government Expansion (Passed 40 to 5 on 4/11/2024). Appropriates money from the General Fund to the University of Nebraska's Board of Regents for mandating insurance coverage for certain cancer screenings and treatments.

LB936 Government Reduction (Passed 44 to 0 on 3/7/2024). Repeals laws requiring county-issued amusement licenses for pool halls, bowling alleys, and amusement parks outside municipal limits, eliminating the $10 fee and related penalties.

LB307 Syringe Services (Passed 30 to 7 on 2/29/2024). Would let local governments set up syringe-services programs under the guise of reducing disease transmission and addressing substance-use disorders.

LB50 Comprehensive "Justice Reinvestment" (passed 34 to 15 on 6/1/2023). Expands “problem solving courts," approves "stream-lined parole contracts," establishes a "parole violation residential housing program," and terminates a legislative oversight committee.

LB705 Omnibus Education Bill for FY 2023-24 (passed 47 to 9 on 5/30/2023). Allocates lottery funds to education programs; requires public high school students to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid before graduation; and prohibits public colleges and universities from considering an applicant’s criminal history, among other provisions.

AM1940 (LB514) Secure Voter ID Requirements (failed 5 to 26 on 5/22/2023). Would amend LB514, which specifies voter identification requirements, to implement additional measures verifying U.S. citizenship and allow fewer exceptions regarding mail-in ballots and early voting.

LB77 Permitless Firearm Carry (passed 33 to 14 on 4/19/2023). Authorizes the concealed carry of firearms without a permit.

LB626 Nebraska Heartbeat Act (advanced 33 to 16 on 4/12/2023). Would provide that a physician may not perform or induce an abortion if a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in cases of sexual assault, incest, or medical emergency.

LB250 National Guard "Command Climate Survey" (advanced 37 to 0 on 2/16/2023). Would direct the Adjutant General of Nebraska to conduct a “command climate survey” of the Nebraska Army National Guard, performed by “an external team” and “pursuant to applicable United States Department of the Army” regulations.