---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation"
description: "Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 966"
citation: "Nebraska LB 966 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cavanaugh, M."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-12"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2fdad97-9835-40c6-a3e9-a018f90433c9"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "f1b617401a245ecaa783f54a140376fc604cebcb8a18306dff62794c62b2df73"
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 966 (109) — Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation

## 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/LB966.pdf)
2. **Bosn AM3143** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM3143.pdf)
3. **Cavanaugh, M. AM3120** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM3120.pdf)
4. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB966.pdf)
5. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB966.pdf)

## Votes

- Bosn AM3143 adopted — **37–4** (fail) · legislature
- Cavanaugh, M. AM3120 adopted — **36–12** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 38-11*-0 — **38–11** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **32–7** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Cavanaugh, M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-17** Approved by Governor on April 16, 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 38-11*-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Enrollment and Review ST99 recorded
- **2026-04-08** Enrollment and Review ST99 filed `filing`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on Final Reading with ST99 `reading-3`
- **2026-04-08** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-04-08** Bosn AM3143 adopted
- **2026-04-08** Bosn AM3143 filed `filing`
- **2026-04-08** Passed over `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Cavanaugh, M. AM3120 adopted
- **2026-04-08** Kauth FA622 withdrawn
- **2026-04-07** Cavanaugh, M. AM3120 filed `filing`
- **2026-04-07** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2026-04-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-02-24** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-19** Hunt priority bill
- **2026-02-06** Notice of hearing for February 17, 2026
- **2026-01-14** Referred to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Kauth FA622 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/a2fdad97-9835-40c6-a3e9-a018f90433c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).