Bill to bolster cancer benefits for Nebraska firefighters fails on floor as clock ticks down on session

Bill to bolster cancer benefits for Nebraska firefighters fails on floor as clock ticks down on session

Nebraska lawmakers opened the week facing mounting pressure to move legislation as the session enters its final stretch.

Nebraska workers’ comp changes to fight firefighter cancer fail to advance

State Sen. Dave Wordekemper of Fremont. March 30, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — A legislative effort that could make it easier for Nebraska firefighters to receive workers’ compensation for cancers went up in smoke Monday on the bill’s fifth day of debate. Legislative Bill 400, from State Sen. Dave Wordekemper of Fremont, would have given professional and volunteer firefighters the assumption that any cancer diagnosis they rec…

Nebraska firefighter cancer benefits bill blocked by filibuster

A bill to make Nebraska firefighters diagnosed with cancer automatically eligible for workers' compensation benefits was defeated by a filibuster on Monday.

Firefighters' compensation bill falls one vote short

District 15 Senator Dave Wordekemper during Monday’s discussion of the LB 400. — Zach Wendling Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A legislative effort that could make it easier for Nebraska firefighters to receive workers’ compensation for cancers went up in smoke Monday on the bill’s fifth day of debate. Legislative Bill 400, from State Sen. Dave Wordekemper of Fremont, would have given professional and volunteer firefighters the assumption that any c…