LB847 — The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
Last action — Provisions/portions of LB1173 amended into LB847 by AM2141
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Legislature
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4To Executive
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5Enacted
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 08, 2026. It awaits signature.
Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 01, 2026.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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To Executive
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 6 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor
Bill Text
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Read LB847 on the official Nebraska source →Action History
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Date of introduction
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Kauth FA487 filed
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Referred to Business and Labor Committee
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Notice of hearing for January 26, 2026
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Business and Labor priority bill
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Placed on General File with AM2141
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Business and Labor AM2141 filed
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Kauth AM2161 to AM2141 filed
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Kauth AM2161 withdrawn
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Business and Labor AM2141 pending
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Kauth AM2450 to AM2141 filed
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Kauth AM2450 adopted
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Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 to AM2141 filed
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Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 withdrawn
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Business and Labor AM2141 adopted
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Placed on Select File with ER135
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Enrollment and Review ER135 filed
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Kauth AM2875 filed
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Enrollment and Review ER135 adopted
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Kauth FA487 withdrawn
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Kauth AM2875 adopted
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Hughes FA1113 filed
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Cavanaugh, M. MO547 Bracket until April 10, 2026 filed
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Cavanaugh, M. MO547 withdrawn
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Hughes FA1113 withdrawn
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
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Placed on Final Reading with ST76
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Enrollment and Review ST76 filed
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Enrollment and Review ST76 recorded
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Dispensing of reading at large approved
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Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1
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President/Speaker signed
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Presented to Governor on April 1, 2026
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Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026
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Provisions/portions of LB747 amended into LB847 by AM2141
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Provisions/portions of LB864 amended into LB847 by AM2141
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Provisions/portions of LB1015 amended into LB847 by AM2141
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Provisions/portions of LB1044 amended into LB847 by AM2450
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Provisions/portions of LB1173 amended into LB847 by AM2141
Sponsors
- Kathleen Kauth · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 15 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Kathleen Kauth Voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (48)
48 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 48 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 8% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ashlei Spivey | — | Yea |
| Barry DeKay | — | Yea |
| Beau Ballard | — | Yea |
| Ben Hansen | — | Yea |
| Bob Andersen | — | Yea |
| Bob Hallstrom | — | Yea |
| Brian Hardin | — | Yea |
| Carolyn Bosn | — | Yea |
| Christy Armendariz | — | Yea |
| Dan Lonowski | — | Yea |
| Dan Quick | — | Yea |
| Danielle Conrad | — | Nay |
| Dave Murman | — | Yea |
| Dave Wordekemper | — | Yea |
| Dunixi Guereca | — | Nay |
| Eliot Bostar | — | Yea |
| Fred Meyer | — | Yea |
| George Dungan | — | Nay |
| Glen Meyer | — | Yea |
| Jana Hughes | — | Yea |
| Jane Raybould | — | Yea |
| Jared Storm | — | Yea |
| Jason Prokop | — | Yea |
| John Arch | — | Yea |
| John Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| John Fredrickson | — | Yea |
| Kathleen Kauth | — | Yea |
| Loren Lippincott | — | Yea |
| Machaela Cavanaugh | — | Nay |
| Margo Juarez | — | Yea |
| Megan Hunt | — | Not Voting |
| Merv Riepe | — | Yea |
| Mike Jacobson | — | Yea |
| Mike Moser | — | Yea |
| Myron Dorn | — | Yea |
| Paul Strommen | — | Yea |
| R. Brad von Gillern | — | Yea |
| Rick Holdcroft | — | Yea |
| Rita Sanders | — | Yea |
| Robert Clements | — | Yea |
| Robert Dover | — | Yea |
| Stan Clouse | — | Yea |
| Tanya Storer | — | Yea |
| Teresa Ibach | — | Yea |
| Terrell McKinney | — | Yea |
| Tom Brandt | — | Yea |
| Tony Sorrentino | — | Yea |
| Victor Rountree | — | Yea |
| Wendy DeBoer | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 15 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| % of votes cast | 31% | 24% | 0% | 45% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 0% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 0% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (49)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 0% | 0% | 49% |
How each member voted (49)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does LB847 do?
- Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor
- Who sponsors LB847?
- LB847 is sponsored by Kathleen Kauth.
- What is the current status of LB847?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 08, 2026. It awaits signature.
- Where can I track LB847?
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