Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, right, speaks on the floor of the Legislature against a bill to restrict transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams as the bill's author, Sen. Kathleen Kauth, left, takes notes Friday, April 5, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. The bill failed to advance on Friday. (AP Photo/Margery Beck)
FILE - Speaker of the House John Arch crosses his arms as a point of order is called during a final reading on LB574, the Let Them Grow Act, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. A bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams has been advanced out of committee with just days to go until the end of the session. Arch announced late Thursday, April 4, 2024, that the bill would be debated the next day for no more than four hours. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Protesters hold signs outside the doors of the legislative chamber in the Nebraska State Capitol in response to a bill that would have restricted students to bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with the gender they were assigned at birth, on Friday, April 5, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. The bill failed to advance Friday. (AP Photo/Margery Beck)
FILE - Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh speaks to reporters, Thursday, March 18, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. A bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams has been advanced out of committee with just days to go until the end of the session. Cavanaugh says she will filibuster bills not yet passed if Omaha Sen. Kathleen Kauth's bathroom and sports bill advances. Speaker of the Legislature Sen. John Arch announced late Thursday, April 4, 2024, that the bill would be debated the next day for no more than four hours. (AP Photo/Margery Beck, File)
FILE - State Sen. Kathleen Kauth, of Omaha, speaks during the final reading of LB574, which limits gender-affirming care for trans youth, Friday, May 19, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. A bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams has been advanced out of committee with just days to go until the end of the session. Speaker of the Legislature Sen. John Arch announced late Thursday, April 4, 2024, that Kauth’s bill would be debated the next day for no more than four hours. (Justin Wan/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)