Nebraska 2025 Session Status: Introduced

LB578 — The official site of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature

Last action — Indefinitely postponed

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Legislature
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Legislature. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

Change provisions relating to compensation and employment of jail and prison inmates and disbursements of such funds and require payment of the minimum wage for inmates and government employees

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Spivey name added

  3. Title printed. Carryover bill

  4. Notice of hearing for March 12, 2025

  5. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  6. Date of introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Subjects

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does LB578 do?
Change provisions relating to compensation and employment of jail and prison inmates and disbursements of such funds and require payment of the minimum wage for inmates and government employees
Who sponsors LB578?
LB578 is sponsored by Machaela Cavanaugh.
What is the current status of LB578?
This bill has been introduced in the Legislature. Introduced January 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track LB578?
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