---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program"
description: "Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "108"
identifier: "LB 856"
citation: "Nebraska LB 856 (108)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fredrickson"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ceff413-1c03-43ba-aee2-b9bb41c82fd1"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2024"
source_hash: "823f020dbcc9e3c94988f4256363eba89e7333c94526be555bbe1975714aedd8"
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 856 (108) — Change eligibility requirements for the federal child care subsidy program

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Intro/LB856.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB856.pdf)
3. **Fredrickson AM2544** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM2544.pdf)
4. **Fredrickson AM3218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM3218.pdf)
5. **Fredrickson FA354** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/FA354.pdf)
6. **Health and Human Services AM2510** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM2510.pdf)
7. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Slip/LB856.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–9** (pass) · legislature
- Fredrickson AM2544 adopted — **38–0** (fail) · legislature
- Health and Human Services AM2510 adopted — **38–0** (fail) · legislature
- Fredrickson AM3218 adopted — **35–0** (fail) · legislature
- Fredrickson FA354 adopted — **38–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 38-7-4 — **38–7** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Fredrickson — primary (person)
- Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- Dungan — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Ibach — cosponsor (person)
- Jacobson — cosponsor (person)
- Raybould — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-18** Approved by Governor on April 15, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-11** Presented to Governor on April 11, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Passed on Final Reading 38-7-4 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2024-04-05** Enrollment and Review ST64 recorded
- **2024-04-05** Enrollment and Review ST64 filed `filing`
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Final Reading with ST64 `reading-3`
- **2024-04-04** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2024-04-04** Fredrickson AM3218 adopted
- **2024-04-04** Fredrickson FA354 adopted
- **2024-04-04** Fredrickson FA354 to AM3218 filed `filing`
- **2024-04-04** Fredrickson AM2843 withdrawn
- **2024-04-02** Fredrickson AM3218 to AM2544 filed `filing`
- **2024-03-13** Fredrickson AM2843 to AM2544 filed `filing`
- **2024-02-29** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2024-02-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2024-02-21** Fredrickson AM2158 withdrawn
- **2024-02-21** Health and Human Services AM2510 adopted
- **2024-02-21** Fredrickson AM2544 adopted
- **2024-02-20** Dungan name added
- **2024-02-20** Fredrickson AM2544 to AM2510 filed `filing`
- **2024-02-15** Health and Human Services AM2510 filed `filing`
- **2024-02-15** Placed on General File with AM2510 `committee-passage`
- **2024-01-25** Conrad name added
- **2024-01-24** Fredrickson AM2158 filed `filing`
- **2024-01-17** Notice of hearing for January 26, 2024
- **2024-01-16** Hughes name added
- **2024-01-11** Ibach name added
- **2024-01-11** Raybould name added
- **2024-01-10** Jacobson name added
- **2024-01-05** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** Fredrickson priority bill
- **2024-01-03** 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/8ceff413-1c03-43ba-aee2-b9bb41c82fd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).