---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require public postsecondary educational institutions to submit reports regarding sexual harassment and require public hearings as prescribed"
description: "Require public postsecondary educational institutions to submit reports regarding sexual harassment and require public hearings as prescribed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 534"
citation: "Nebraska LB 534 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cavanaugh"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2020-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f77a36e6-b6ae-4120-ae8a-a1b09f0e51ed"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "94505235e419d51565ef910f1437f6785494a8bbfaca0ecbb69d5119d43b096c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 534 (106) — Require public postsecondary educational institutions to submit reports regarding sexual harassment and require public hearings as prescribed

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LB534.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB534.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB534.pdf)

## Votes

- Education AM686 adopted — **37–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 41-1-7 — **41–1** (pass) · legislature
- Returned to Select File for specific amendment — **35–0** (fail) · legislature
- Cavanaugh AM3160 adopted — **38–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Cavanaugh AM2053 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cavanaugh — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-08-18** Approved by Governor on August 17, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-12** Presented to Governor on August 12, 2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-12** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2020-08-12** Passed on Final Reading 41-1-7 `passage`
- **2020-07-27** Placed on Final Reading Second `reading-3`
- **2020-07-24** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
- **2020-07-24** Cavanaugh AM3160 adopted
- **2020-07-24** Cavanaugh AM3160 filed `filing`
- **2020-07-24** Returned to Select File for specific amendment `filing`
- **2020-07-24** Cavanaugh AM2996 withdrawn
- **2020-07-20** Cavanaugh AM2996 filed `filing`
- **2020-02-04** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2020-01-31** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2020-01-31** Enrollment and Review ER153 adopted
- **2020-01-27** Enrollment and Review ER153 filed `filing`
- **2020-01-27** Placed on Select File with ER153 `filing`
- **2020-01-24** Blood name added
- **2020-01-23** Hansen, M. name added
- **2020-01-23** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2020-01-23** Cavanaugh AM2053 adopted
- **2020-01-23** Education AM686 adopted
- **2020-01-16** Howard name added
- **2020-01-10** Cavanaugh AM2053 filed `filing`
- **2020-01-08** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2019-03-14** Education AM686 filed `filing`
- **2019-03-14** Placed on General File with AM686 `filing`
- **2019-02-22** Notice of hearing for March 05, 2019
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f77a36e6-b6ae-4120-ae8a-a1b09f0e51ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).