---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data"
description: "Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 956"
citation: "Nebraska LB 956 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cavanaugh, J."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06852619-54ed-4827-b692-52e151357820"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "b53a9513a841f8332c4170852d8cb13823f392bb0d5efeb5c1278aad8a5ddccb"
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 956 (109) — Provide for the collection of postsecondary institution compensation data

## 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/LB956.pdf)
2. **Cavanaugh, J. AM1943** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM1943.pdf)
3. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB956.pdf)
4. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB956.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Cavanaugh, J. AM1943 adopted — **31–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **32–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cavanaugh, J. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-17** Approved by Governor on March 12, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-06** Presented to Governor on March 6, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-06** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-02-20** Kauth FA612 withdrawn
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2026-02-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-02-10** Cavanaugh, J. AM1943 adopted
- **2026-02-03** Cavanaugh, J. AM1943 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-30** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-16** Notice of hearing for January 26, 2026
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Kauth FA612 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-12** 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/06852619-54ed-4827-b692-52e151357820`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).