Final Update: The Nebraska Legislature upheld four vetoes by Governor Pillen as the 109th Second Session came to a close on April 17, 2026. (Note: 30 votes are required to override a veto.) The bills vetoed included:
LB839 – Seeking funds through the state’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund to set aside a percentage of units for people with disabilities (originally passed 34-15, override vote failed 19-28, 2 Not Voting – NV)
LB878 – Would have provided six weeks of parental leave to state employees after a birth or adoption. (Although the governor did instruct to negotiate with unions to provide maternity leave, the bill included paternity leave.)
(originally passed 41-7, 1 NV; override vote failed 21-27, 1 NV)
LB929 – Would have allowed managed care organizations to cover copays, deductibles and cost-sharing (originally passed 31-18, override vote failed 22-26, 1 NV)
LB1256 – Would have allowed snow and ice removal as well as flood management to be included in the definition of emergency management functions (originally passed 49-0, override vote failed 23-22, 4 NV)
To read more go to WOWT.
Updated 9:30 a.m. April 17: Governor Pillen vetos 4 bills at last minute. The Legislature is debating overrides now. Read about the bills at the Nebraska Examiner.
Original post: There will be at least one veto by Governor Pillen to consider for an override as the Legislature’s 109th Second Session comes to a close. LB1256 (vetoed by Pillen) would allow counties, cities and villages to reclassify snow and ice removal and flood management as emergency services and then exceed property tax caps for those services. You can watch the last day of the session at 9 a.m. April 17.