---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program and state intent regarding funding"
description: "Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program and state intent regarding funding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 304"
citation: "Nebraska LB 304 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeBoer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 85
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fc622b7-7367-4efe-a1c7-30f9878810fb"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2025"
source_hash: "db6a3222a55125f02b98f3d1bdf9f2ca8cdc7b001991d7f0e04b9a0470a0fef8"
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 304 (109) — Eliminate a sunset date for the federal Child Care Subsidy program and state intent regarding funding

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB304.pdf)
2. **Enrollment and Review ER176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/ER176.pdf)
3. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB304.pdf)
4. **Health and Human Services AM2065 Kauth AM2902 DeBoer FA1086 DeBoer FA1087 DeBoer FA1088 Cavanaugh, M. FA1095 Cavanaugh, M. FA1096 Cavanaugh, M. FA1097 Cavanaugh, M. FA1098 Cavanaugh, M. FA1099** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2065.pdf)
5. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB304.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 43-6-0 — **43–6** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **39–8** (pass) · legislature
- Health and Human Services AM2065 adopted — **42–5** (fail) · legislature
- Kauth AM2902 lost — **18–24** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DeBoer — primary (person)
- Ballard — cosponsor (person)
- Brandt — cosponsor (person)
- Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- DeKay — cosponsor (person)
- Guereca — cosponsor (person)
- Hunt — cosponsor (person)
- Juarez — cosponsor (person)
- Raybould — cosponsor (person)
- Rountree — cosponsor (person)
- Wordekemper — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-17** Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-17** Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-10** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed on Final Reading 43-6-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2026-04-08** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-04-07** Cavanaugh, M. FA1101 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** Cavanaugh, M. FA1100 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer MO538 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer FA1093 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer FA1092 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer FA1091 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer FA1090 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer FA460 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer MO537 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer MO536 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** DeBoer MO535 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** Enrollment and Review ER176 adopted
- **2026-04-01** Enrollment and Review ER176 filed `filing`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on Select File with ER176 `filing`
- **2026-03-30** Ballard name added
- **2026-03-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-03-30** Spivey AM1712 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer FA1089 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer FA1085 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** Hansen FA1052 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** Health and Human Services AM2065 adopted
- **2026-03-30** Kauth AM2902 lost
- **2026-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. FA1099 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. FA1098 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. FA1097 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. FA1096 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** Cavanaugh, M. FA1095 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer FA1088 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer FA1087 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer FA1086 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer FA1086 pending
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer MO534 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer MO533 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer MO532 withdrawn
- **2026-03-30** DeBoer MO532 pending
- **2026-03-30** Kauth AM2902 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Cavanaugh, M. FA1101 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Cavanaugh, M. FA1100 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Cavanaugh, M. FA1099 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Cavanaugh, M. FA1098 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Cavanaugh, M. FA1097 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Cavanaugh, M. FA1096 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Cavanaugh, M. FA1095 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** Spivey AM1712 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1093 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1092 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1091 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1090 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1089 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1088 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1087 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1086 to AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer FA1085 to FA1052 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer MO538 Recommit to the Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer MO537 Indefinitely postpone filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer MO536 Recommit to the Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer MO535 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer MO534 Recommit to the Health and Human Services Committee filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer MO533 Bracket until April 17, 2026 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-23** DeBoer MO532 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed `filing`
- **2026-03-18** Health and Human Services AM2065 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on General File with AM2065 `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-12** Hansen FA1052 filed `filing`
- **2026-02-17** DeKay name added
- **2026-02-12** Brandt name added
- **2026-02-10** Wordekemper name added
- **2026-01-20** Juarez name added
- **2026-01-12** Guereca name added
- **2026-01-08** Hunt name added
- **2026-01-08** DeBoer FA460 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-08** DeBoer priority bill
- **2026-01-07** Raybould name added
- **2026-01-07** Rountree name added
- **2026-01-07** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2025-01-24** Notice of hearing for February 06, 2025
- **2025-01-17** Conrad name added
- **2025-01-17** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** 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/2fc622b7-7367-4efe-a1c7-30f9878810fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).