---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for additional rights of notification, information, and preservation of evidence under the Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act"
description: "Provide for additional rights of notification, information, and preservation of evidence under the Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "108"
identifier: "LB 870"
citation: "Nebraska LB 870 (108)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cavanaugh, M."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6596b6a-bdf3-41d1-8ad5-36a66bf1d25b"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2024"
source_hash: "13347e8848b312b49d1479cfca8bec9760845777e439c1ac4514d1f81e22cf34"
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 870 (108) — Provide for additional rights of notification, information, and preservation of evidence under the Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act

## 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/LB870.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB870.pdf)
3. **Judiciary AM2533** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM2533.pdf)
4. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Slip/LB870.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM2533 adopted — **46–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **43–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cavanaugh, M. — primary (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 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2024-04-04** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2024-04-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2024-04-02** Cavanaugh, M. AM2179 withdrawn
- **2024-04-02** Judiciary AM2533 adopted
- **2024-02-27** Judiciary AM2533 filed `filing`
- **2024-02-27** Placed on General File with AM2533 `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-20** Speaker priority bill
- **2024-01-26** Cavanaugh, M. AM2179 filed `filing`
- **2024-01-19** Notice of hearing for January 26, 2024
- **2024-01-05** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **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/d6596b6a-bdf3-41d1-8ad5-36a66bf1d25b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).