Machaela Cavanaugh

NE Senate District 6

Nonpartisan Nebraska since Jan 9, 2019

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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

Government Operations & Budget 29 Social Services & Welfare 15 Healthcare 9 Civil Rights & Liberties 5 Economy & Taxes 4 Labor & Employment 4 Education 3 Elections & Voting 3 Environment & Energy 3 Criminal Justice & Policing 2 Housing 2 Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1 Banking & Finance 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Immigration 1 Technology & Privacy 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
NE Senate District 6 current Nebraska	Nonpartisan	Jan 9, 2019	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (1,728 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
LB 1195 Change requirements relating to female inmates of county jails and require county and city jails to…	Judiciary AM2358 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 8bda494e-9147-4335-b1f1-e78dc1bd131f	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8bda494e-9147-4335-b1f1-e78dc1bd131f CC0-1.0
LB 1253 Change provisions relating to the laws that apply to certain tax sale certificates	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 967bc351-81ae-4f39-966b-79edf920fc1c	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/967bc351-81ae-4f39-966b-79edf920fc1c CC0-1.0
	Bostar AM2108 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 91d75fea-45e6-4d1c-b2cd-5e2970e010d6	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/91d75fea-45e6-4d1c-b2cd-5e2970e010d6 CC0-1.0
LB 784 Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for…	Hallstrom AM2682 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll d7b26f06-94e0-4791-862d-df34322390f5	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7b26f06-94e0-4791-862d-df34322390f5 CC0-1.0
LB 829 Change provisions relating to audit examinations by the Auditor of Public Accounts	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2091 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 5dcee635-0e8a-4b3e-b715-c399811cbd7d	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5dcee635-0e8a-4b3e-b715-c399811cbd7d CC0-1.0
LB 905 Change and eliminate provisions relating to boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and funds…	Arch AM2149 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll f71106f7-cd64-409f-b944-9be94ea55a9b	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f71106f7-cd64-409f-b944-9be94ea55a9b CC0-1.0
	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 175241c7-09c8-4149-90f8-6ac6f372309c	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/175241c7-09c8-4149-90f8-6ac6f372309c CC0-1.0
LB 986 Allow expenditure of campaign funds for security services and systems under the Nebraska Political…	Executive Board AM2353 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll d706c443-5757-4901-a35e-cbc90b1b3075	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d706c443-5757-4901-a35e-cbc90b1b3075 CC0-1.0
LB 955 Provide for practice agreements between pharmacists and physician assistants	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 53727a51-86a4-4115-bff0-faf233ab7b2b	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/53727a51-86a4-4115-bff0-faf233ab7b2b CC0-1.0
LB 781 Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change civil…	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 85a1fa83-56c6-4549-9c59-908d282e64e7	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85a1fa83-56c6-4549-9c59-908d282e64e7 CC0-1.0
LB 921 Adopt the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Health Care Staffing…	Business and Labor AM2864 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 8406c99a-962d-4517-83d2-6439284a83b5	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8406c99a-962d-4517-83d2-6439284a83b5 CC0-1.0
	Ibach AM2786 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 21a5868e-91e4-47b8-9834-c17e5bb415b7	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/21a5868e-91e4-47b8-9834-c17e5bb415b7 CC0-1.0
	Ibach AM2761 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 88601904-ef59-4520-9191-102c3702770c	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/88601904-ef59-4520-9191-102c3702770c CC0-1.0
	Cavanaugh, M. FA1111 lost	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll fad835fe-8cb6-4e41-870c-7b209be9c240	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fad835fe-8cb6-4e41-870c-7b209be9c240 CC0-1.0
	Business and Labor AM2863 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 4ef9ec44-93ef-4ead-a304-770f70e99d78	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ef9ec44-93ef-4ead-a304-770f70e99d78 CC0-1.0
	Cavanaugh, M. MO544 failed	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 1d62311e-601b-4102-8d1c-1bbc155aa6a1	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1d62311e-601b-4102-8d1c-1bbc155aa6a1 CC0-1.0
	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 886b8d0f-edb2-4a85-bf64-db875f2ea04c	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/886b8d0f-edb2-4a85-bf64-db875f2ea04c CC0-1.0
LB 1075 Provide for a database of county and municipal financial information and requirements for village…	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 645bac17-b02f-4a11-8b91-a0514dbfbd35	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/645bac17-b02f-4a11-8b91-a0514dbfbd35 CC0-1.0
	Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM2496 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 888c9bc4-ec55-4a5b-b643-e82162515ee7	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/888c9bc4-ec55-4a5b-b643-e82162515ee7 CC0-1.0
LB 867 Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing…	Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll a59b0199-3bda-4b90-8504-f913cacdfaec	Mar 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a59b0199-3bda-4b90-8504-f913cacdfaec CC0-1.0
	Hardin AM2829 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll a5992c09-28aa-4969-b703-109294f69f72	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a5992c09-28aa-4969-b703-109294f69f72 CC0-1.0
	Hardin AM2859 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 16dd1e35-c90f-40b1-9e1e-9fe1d1f50585	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/16dd1e35-c90f-40b1-9e1e-9fe1d1f50585 CC0-1.0
	Hardin AM2555 adopted	Abstain	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 335c88f9-4d95-4305-b10e-e0bcc9406f36	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/335c88f9-4d95-4305-b10e-e0bcc9406f36 CC0-1.0
	Health and Human Services AM2270 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll 94309e8c-f5a9-4bd2-800c-57eff1ef28a1	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/94309e8c-f5a9-4bd2-800c-57eff1ef28a1 CC0-1.0
	Riepe AM2856 adopted	Yea	legislature · stage not recorded · roll e0294156-cfd5-4528-9e26-d094b186ee78	Mar 23, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0294156-cfd5-4528-9e26-d094b186ee78 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (1,728 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (41 as lead sponsor)