John Cavanaugh

NE Senate District 9

Nonpartisan Nebraska since Jan 6, 2021

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Healthcare 23 Government Operations & Budget 22 Criminal Justice & Policing 13 Economy & Taxes 13 Housing 9 Social Services & Welfare 9 Education 7 Labor & Employment 7 Civil Rights & Liberties 5 Environment & Energy 5 Elections & Voting 4 Technology & Privacy 4 Agriculture 3 Gun Policy 3 Transportation & Infrastructure 3 Veterans Affairs 3 Banking & Finance 2 Defense & Military 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
NE Senate District 9 current Nebraska	Nonpartisan	Jan 6, 2021	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,770 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
LR 511 Thank Marcia McClurg for her service to the Legislature and the State of Nebraska and congratulate…	Adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 6e365654-e4df-4e14-bf5b-ba191c79e7f8	Apr 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6e365654-e4df-4e14-bf5b-ba191c79e7f8 CC0-1.0
LR 510 Thank Carol Koranda for her exceptional service and commitment to the Legislature and the State of…	Adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 7895aa3f-f4e5-4172-88d9-f3af491b6198	Apr 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7895aa3f-f4e5-4172-88d9-f3af491b6198 CC0-1.0
LB 878 Require paid parental leave for state employees	Guereca MO587 failed	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 2897d899-f51e-4bc5-9797-ff2959645b8f	Apr 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2897d899-f51e-4bc5-9797-ff2959645b8f CC0-1.0
LR 509 Congratulate Deloris Marshall Adamson for being inducted into the Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of…	Adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 8cf046f9-15df-45e8-a1e2-dac2f5a37403	Apr 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8cf046f9-15df-45e8-a1e2-dac2f5a37403 CC0-1.0
LB 1256 Redefine a term under the Emergency Management Act	Cavanaugh, J. MO585 failed	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 3fe96b8c-7548-444f-ad94-6817d5ab47fd	Apr 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3fe96b8c-7548-444f-ad94-6817d5ab47fd CC0-1.0
LB 929 Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on…	Fredrickson MO586 failed	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 643f0150-5638-4cc5-8dc3-38cc0f5563ae	Apr 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/643f0150-5638-4cc5-8dc3-38cc0f5563ae CC0-1.0
LB 839 Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and…	Rountree MO584 failed	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll df3b3432-0c74-4854-9d40-24a22ad1f7d3	Apr 17, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/df3b3432-0c74-4854-9d40-24a22ad1f7d3 CC0-1.0
	Passed on Final Reading 34-15*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll d32242bf-2630-4abb-bd51-36158d89eced	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d32242bf-2630-4abb-bd51-36158d89eced CC0-1.0
LB 965 Prohibit sexual abuse of a probationer or problem solving court participant and sexual abuse by a…	Passed on Final Reading 39-10-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll c2c9de71-4401-4e1b-a60d-71975d6f3008	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c2c9de71-4401-4e1b-a60d-71975d6f3008 CC0-1.0
LB 764 Provide for certain Department of Correctional Services employees to be law enforcement officers	Passed on Final Reading 42-7*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 18fb54f8-9e7b-4d5f-b62a-103de8bd2c36	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/18fb54f8-9e7b-4d5f-b62a-103de8bd2c36 CC0-1.0
LB 912A Appropriation Bill	Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll fb38e9f6-93a2-46b2-9213-688308928bdc	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fb38e9f6-93a2-46b2-9213-688308928bdc CC0-1.0
LB 852 Provide for the recapture of funding distributed from the Convention Center Support Fund to certain…	Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll d7801eee-87f2-4f03-866a-26db4493ba25	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7801eee-87f2-4f03-866a-26db4493ba25 CC0-1.0
LB 1010 Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage…	Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 662fa619-0565-4013-acf1-65522a1e7c30	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/662fa619-0565-4013-acf1-65522a1e7c30 CC0-1.0
LB 888 Change enforcement provisions for violations of the Nebraska Uniform Standards for Modular Housing…	Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll cd59ca11-eaa1-47ac-b003-759f645bfcc3	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd59ca11-eaa1-47ac-b003-759f645bfcc3 CC0-1.0
LB 455 Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act relating to injury reports and workers'…	Passed on Final Reading 37-12-0	Nay	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 34a7ef43-8b43-4b4e-a7ce-490923ecd1a7	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34a7ef43-8b43-4b4e-a7ce-490923ecd1a7 CC0-1.0
LB 525 Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act	Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 5e316005-886a-43f3-93b3-92171e8b5d03	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5e316005-886a-43f3-93b3-92171e8b5d03 CC0-1.0
LB 838A Appropriation Bill	Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll d83da179-69c3-400a-adfe-3d0dead69bc9	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d83da179-69c3-400a-adfe-3d0dead69bc9 CC0-1.0
LB 1135 Adopt the Service Contract Reporting Act, authorize municipalities to contract regarding parking…	Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 05e7c862-ddf8-431a-9635-b9b69593b746	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05e7c862-ddf8-431a-9635-b9b69593b746 CC0-1.0
LB 1057 Redefine adult day service under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act	Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 22d009fc-3543-4f23-8abb-3de589e78832	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/22d009fc-3543-4f23-8abb-3de589e78832 CC0-1.0
LB 1261A Appropriation Bill	Passed on Final Reading 43-6*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll f72124a8-f8c0-49a9-a563-3dc3376b5bd1	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f72124a8-f8c0-49a9-a563-3dc3376b5bd1 CC0-1.0
LB 889 Change a penalty and provisions regulating licensure and registration under the State Electrical Act	Passed on Final Reading 41-8*-0	Nay	legislature · stage not recorded · roll e13e9893-4af2-428f-806a-257e43818907	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e13e9893-4af2-428f-806a-257e43818907 CC0-1.0
LB 762 Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders	Passed on Final Reading 45-4*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 47eaadb0-d688-4411-84c4-57697f1423c6	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47eaadb0-d688-4411-84c4-57697f1423c6 CC0-1.0
LB 1022 Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's…	Passed on Final Reading 37-12-0	Nay	legislature · stage not recorded · roll a473c4a6-e5ea-4870-bd00-2aca42b37213	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a473c4a6-e5ea-4870-bd00-2aca42b37213 CC0-1.0
LB 803A Appropriation Bill	Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 286076ca-49ef-4c15-8b27-b995a3965859	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/286076ca-49ef-4c15-8b27-b995a3965859 CC0-1.0
LB 1029 Redefine terms relating to reportable funding from a foreign adversarial source for colleges and…	Passed on Final Reading 29-20*-0	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll a856d654-e141-41bc-9638-7dac7180c426	Apr 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a856d654-e141-41bc-9638-7dac7180c426 CC0-1.0

Endorsements

Endorser	Type	Stance	Date	Source
Sierra Club's Nebraska Chapter The Sierra Club's Nebraska Chapter announced its endorsement of State Senator John Cavanaugh for the U.S. House of…	Organization	Endorse	Mar 2, 2026	Endorsement source: Sierra Club fair-report GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,770 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (42 as lead sponsor)

Endorsements