Nebraska 109th Legislature (2025-2026) Status: Enacted

LB 644 — Adopt the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act, provide requirements under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act for conduct relating to certain foreign entities, change provisions of the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act, and regulate storage and remote access of genetic sequencing data

Last action — Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on June 06, 2025.

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    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill LB 644 include the introduction of two new acts: the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act. These changes aim to increase transparency and accountability regarding foreign entities, particularly those linked to China’s military. The bill also sets new requirements for lobbyists and consultants linked to foreign military companies, imposes civil penalties for violations, and adds restrictions on genetic sequencing data handling. This matters because it seeks to protect Nebraska interests and ensure that foreign influences, especially those posing potential threats, are monitored and regulated.

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ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 E AND R AMENDMENTS TO LB 644   Introduced by Guereca, 7, Chairman Enrollment and Review 1.
LB644 LB644 2025 LEGISLATIVE BILL 644 Approved by the Governor June 4, 2025   Introduced by Bostar, 29;
Strike the original sections and all amendments thereto and insert the following new sections:
at the request of the Governor;
Section 1.
Sanders, 45.
  A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to foreign entities;
to amend sections 49-1480, 49-14,126, and 49-14,140, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 49-1496, 73-901, 73-903, 73-905, and 73-906, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024;
to adopt the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act;
to provide requirements under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act for a lobbyist engaged in lobbying activity or a consultant engaged in influencing activity on behalf of a Chinese military company;
to change provisions relating to statements of financial interests;
to provide for payments by the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission to persons reporting certain violations;
to provide civil penalties;
to define and redefine terms;
to change provisions of the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act relating to certain allowed contracts;
to prohibit certain companies from receiving benefits from incentive programs;
to provide requirements and restrictions relating to genetic sequencing activities by medical and research facilities;
to provide restrictions relating to the storage of and remote access to genetic sequencing data;
to harmonize provisions;
to provide an operative date;
to provide severability;
and to repeal the original sections.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1.
or (ii) Any person who agrees, consents, assumes, or purports to act as, or who is or purports to be, whether or not pursuant to a contractual relationship, an agent of a foreign principal as defined in subdivision (2)(a)(i) of this section.
or (ii) Any person who agrees, consents, assumes, or purports to act as, or who is or purports to be, whether or not pursuant to a contractual relationship, an agent of a foreign principal as defined in subdivision (2)(a) (i) of this section.
(b) Agent of a foreign principal does not include any media entity, solely by virtue of any bona fide news or journalistic activities, -1- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 including the solicitation or acceptance of advertisements, subscriptions, or other compensation therefor, so long as:
(b) Agent of a foreign principal does not include any media entity, solely by virtue of any bona fide news or journalistic activities, including the solicitation or acceptance of advertisements, subscriptions, or other compensation therefor, so long as:
(b) Acting as a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information-service employee or political consultant for, or in the interests of, a foreign principal;
(b) Acting as a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information- service employee or political consultant for, or in the interests of, a foreign principal;
and (c) An omission of a material fact or copy of a material document necessary to make the statements made in such statement, supplement, or -2- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 document not misleading;
and -1- LB644 LB644 2025 (c) An omission of a material fact or copy of a material document necessary to make the statements made in such statement, supplement, or document not misleading;
(f) Any person that is owned or operated in whole or in part by a -3- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 person or entity described in subdivision (6)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section;
(f) Any person that is owned or operated in whole or in part by a person or entity described in subdivision (6)(a), (b), (c), or (e) of this section;
or (c) Website or application that enables users to create and share -4- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 content or to participate in social networking;
or (c) Website or application that enables users to create and share content or to participate in social networking;
(14) Political consultant means any person who engages in informing or advising any other person with reference to the policies of the State of Nebraska or the political or public interest, policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign political party;
(14) Political consultant means any person who engages in informing or -2- LB644 LB644 2025 advising any other person with reference to the policies of the State of Nebraska or the political or public interest, policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign political party;
(15) Political propaganda means information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote the political cause or point of view of an adversary nation, a foreign terrorist organization, or a -5- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 political party from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization;
(15) Political propaganda means information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote the political cause or point of view of an adversary nation, a foreign terrorist organization, or a political party from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization;
and (21) United States, when used in a geographical sense, means the several states, the District of Columbia, the territories, the insular -6- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 possessions, and all other places now or hereafter subject to the civil or military jurisdiction of the United States.
and (21) United States, when used in a geographical sense, means the several states, the District of Columbia, the territories, the insular possessions, and all other places now or hereafter subject to the civil or military jurisdiction of the United States.
(iii) If an association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of individuals, the name, residence addresses, and -7- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 citizenship of each director and officer and of each person performing the functions of a director or officer and a true and complete copy of its charter, articles of incorporation, association, constitution, operating agreement, certificate of organization, articles of organization, and bylaws and any amendments thereto;
(iii) If an association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of individuals, the name, residence addresses, and citizenship of each director and officer and of each person performing the functions of a director or officer and a true and complete copy of its charter, articles of incorporation, association, constitution, operating agreement, certificate of organization, articles of organization, and bylaws and any amendments thereto;
and (v) The extent, if any, to which each such foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization is supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party, or by any other foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization;
and -3- LB644 LB644 2025 (v) The extent, if any, to which each such foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization is supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party, or by any other foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization;
(d)(i) Copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of such agreements, or, if no agreement exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant is an agent of a foreign principal from an -8- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization;
(d)(i) Copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of such agreements, or, if no agreement exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization;
and (iv) The nature and amount of contributions, income, money, or thing of value, if any, that the registrant has received during the preceding one hundred eighty days from each such other person in connection with any of the activities referred to in subdivision (1)(f)(i) of this -9- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 section, either as compensation or for disbursement or otherwise, and the form and time of each such payment and from whom received;
and (iv) The nature and amount of contributions, income, money, or thing of value, if any, that the registrant has received during the preceding one hundred eighty days from each such other person in connection with any of the activities referred to in subdivision (1)(f)(i) of this section, either as compensation or for disbursement or otherwise, and the form and time of each such payment and from whom received;
and (j) Such further statements and such further copies of documents as are necessary to make the statements made in the registration statement and supplements to such statement, and the copies of documents furnished -10- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 therewith, not misleading.
and (j) Such further statements and such further copies of documents as are necessary to make the statements made in the registration statement and supplements to such statement, and the copies of documents furnished therewith, not misleading.
Such statement shall set forth, with respect to such preceding six-month period, such facts as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, deems necessary to make the information required under this section accurate, complete, and current with respect to such six- month period.
Such statement shall set forth, with respect to such preceding six-month period, such facts as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, deems necessary to make the information required under this section accurate, complete, and current with respect to such six-month period.
If the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, the Attorney General may, in any particular case, require supplements to the registration statement to be filed at more frequent intervals with respect to all or particular items of information to be furnished.
If the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Foreign -4- LB644 LB644 2025 Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, the Attorney General may, in any particular case, require supplements to the registration statement to be filed at more frequent intervals with respect to all or particular items of information to be furnished.
(4) The fact that a registration statement or supplement has been -11- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 filed shall not:
(4) The fact that a registration statement or supplement has been filed shall not:
(1) Section 4 of this act shall not apply to the following agents of foreign principals:
 (1) Section 4 of this act shall not apply to the following agents of foreign principals:
(b) Any official of a foreign government, if such government is recognized by the United States, who is not a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information service employee, or a citizen of the United States, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such official are of public record in the United States Department of State, while such official is engaged exclusively in activities that are -12- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such official;
(b) Any official of a foreign government, if such government is recognized by the United States, who is not a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information service employee, or a citizen of the United States, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such official are of public record in the United States Department of State, while such official is engaged exclusively in activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such official;
(2) No person acting as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization shall subcontract for services for activities regulated under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act requiring registration as an agent of a foreign principal, or otherwise induce another person to carry out activities that are so regulated under the act unless such person fully -13- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 informs all parties of their status as such an agent.
(2) No person acting as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization shall subcontract for services for activities regulated under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act requiring registration as an agent of a foreign principal, or otherwise induce another person to carry out activities that are so regulated under the act unless such person fully informs all parties of their status as such an agent.
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(1) Every person within the State of Nebraska who is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization and who is required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and who transmits or causes to be transmitted in the United States mail, through digital communication, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce any informational materials for, or in the interests of, such foreign principal in the form of prints or in any other form that is reasonably adapted to being, that such person believes will be, or that such person intends to be, disseminated or circulated among two or more persons shall, not later than forty-eight hours after the beginning of the transmittal thereof, file with the Attorney General two copies thereof.
(1) Every person within the State of Nebraska who is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization and who is required to register under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and who transmits or causes to be transmitted in the United States mail, through digital communication, or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce any informational materials for, or in the interests of, such foreign principal in the form of prints or in any other form that is reasonably adapted to being, that such person believes -5- LB644 LB644 2025 will be, or that such person intends to be, disseminated or circulated among two or more persons shall, not later than forty-eight hours after the beginning of the transmittal thereof, file with the Attorney General two copies thereof.
(3) The copies of informational materials required by this section -14- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 to be filed with the Attorney General shall be available for public inspection under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may adopt and promulgate.
(3) The copies of informational materials required by this section to be filed with the Attorney General shall be available for public inspection under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may adopt and promulgate.
(1) Every person who is an agent of a foreign principal -15- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization registered under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act shall keep and preserve, while such person is such an agent, such books of account and other records with respect to all activities, the disclosure of which is required under the act, in accordance with such business and accounting practices, as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, may by rule and regulation require as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the act and shall preserve such records for a period of three years following the termination of such status.
(1) Every person who is an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization registered under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act shall keep and preserve, while such person is such an agent, such books of account and other records with respect to all activities, the disclosure of which is required under the act, in accordance with such business and accounting practices, as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, may by rule and regulation require as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of the act and shall preserve such records for a period of three years following the termination of such status.
 (1) The Attorney General shall retain in permanent form one copy of each registration statement furnished under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, and such statement shall be a public record and open to public examination and inspection at such reasonable hours, under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may adopt and promulgate.
(1) The Attorney General shall retain in permanent form one copy of each registration statement furnished under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, and such statement shall be a public record and open to public examination and inspection at such reasonable hours, under such rules and regulations as the Attorney General may adopt and promulgate.
(2) The Attorney General shall, upon receipt, promptly transmit one copy of any registration statement filed, and one copy of every amendment or supplement to such statement filed, to the United States Secretary of State for such comment and use as the secretary may determine to be appropriate from the point of view of the foreign relations of the United -16- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 States.
(2) The Attorney General shall, upon receipt, promptly transmit one copy of any registration statement filed, and one copy of every amendment or supplement to such statement filed, to the United States Secretary of State for such comment and use as the secretary may determine to be appropriate from the point of view of the foreign relations of the United States.
(4) The Attorney General shall report to the Legislature every six months concerning administration of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, including registrations filed pursuant to the act, and the nature, sources, and content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed.
(4) The Attorney General shall report to the Legislature every six months concerning administration of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, including registrations filed pursuant to the act, and the nature, sources, and content of political propaganda disseminated and -6- LB644 LB644 2025 distributed.
For an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization that is not an individual, each officer or director of such agent or person performing the functions of an officer or a director shall cause such agent to execute and file a registration statement and supplements to such statement as and when such filing is required under section 4 of this act and shall also cause such agent to comply with sections 6 and 7 of this act and all other requirements of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act.
 For an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization that is not an individual, each officer or director of such agent or person performing the functions of an officer or a director shall cause such agent to execute and file a registration statement and supplements to such statement as and when such filing is required under section 4 of this act and shall also cause such agent to comply with sections 6 and 7 of this act and all other requirements of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act.
In -17- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 case of the failure of any such agent to comply with any of the requirements of the act, each of such agent's officers, directors, or persons performing the functions of officers or directors shall be subject to prosecution under the act.
In case of the failure of any such agent to comply with any of the requirements of the act, each of such agent's officers, directors, or persons performing the functions of officers or directors shall be subject to prosecution under the act.
(2) If a person found to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section is a student, a faculty member, a researcher, or an adjunct or is otherwise employed by or associated with a postsecondary educational institution, such person shall be expelled or dismissed from any role with any postsecondary educational institution in Nebraska and shall be prohibited from entering any campus of such an institution in this state.
All penalties collected under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
(3) Each postsecondary educational institution in Nebraska shall adopt a policy for permanent expulsion and dismissal of individuals found to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section.
(2) If a person found to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section is a student, a faculty member, a researcher, or an adjunct or is otherwise employed by or associated with a postsecondary educational institution, such person may be expelled or dismissed from any role with any postsecondary educational institution in Nebraska and may be prohibited from entering any campus of such an institution in this state.
It shall be the purview of the postsecondary educational institution to establish appropriate responses to violations of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Each postsecondary educational institution in Nebraska shall adopt a policy regarding any permanent expulsion and dismissal of persons found to be in violation of subsection (1) of this section.
(5) Failure to file any registration statement or supplements to -18- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 such statement as required by section 4 of this act shall be considered a continuing violation for as long as such failure exists, notwithstanding any statute of limitation or other statute to the contrary.
(5) Failure to file any registration statement or supplements to such statement as required by section 4 of this act shall be considered a continuing violation for as long as such failure exists, notwithstanding any statute of limitation or other statute to the contrary.
(1) All businesses and nonprofit organizations operating -19- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 within the State of Nebraska shall attest that they are cognizant of and in compliance with the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act.
(1) All businesses and nonprofit organizations operating within the State of Nebraska shall attest that they are cognizant of and in compliance with the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act.
(a) For a domestic or foreign limited liability company, the attestation shall be included in the biennial report in each odd-numbered year under section 21-125;
(a) For a domestic or foreign limited liability company, the attestation shall be included in the biennial report in each odd-numbered year under -7- LB644 LB644 2025 section 21-125;
-20- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (4) The Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
(4) The Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.
 (1) In order to increase public transparency, the Attorney General shall provide information about agents of foreign principals registered in Nebraska on a portal of the Attorney General's website.
(1) In order to increase public transparency, the Attorney General shall provide information about agents of foreign principals registered in Nebraska on a portal of the Attorney General's website.
(1) In order to ensure compliance with the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice in violation of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, the Attorney General shall have the power to issue civil investigative demands to persons suspected of being agents of foreign principals from adversary nations or foreign terrorist organizations.
 (1) In order to ensure compliance with the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any act or practice in violation of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, the Attorney General shall have the power to issue civil investigative demands to persons suspected of being agents of foreign principals from adversary nations or foreign terrorist organizations.
Sections 14 to 21 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act.
 Sections 14 to 21 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act.
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(2) Foreign adversary means a foreign adversary as determined pursuant to 15 C.F.R.
(2) Foreign adversary means a foreign adversary as determined pursuant to C.F.R.
(d) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other -22- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 combination of persons that is:
(d) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons that is:
or (ii) Owned or controlled wholly or in part by any person or combination of persons of a foreign adversary or foreign terrorist organization;
or (ii) Owned or controlled wholly or in part by any person or combination of -8- LB644 LB644 2025 persons of a foreign adversary or foreign terrorist organization;
Such actions and behaviors include direct and indirect methods, including -23- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 physical contact, threats, electronic targeting, actual or credible threats of collective punishment or harassment of individuals under the principal's effective control, financial coercion, abuse of administrative processes, selective prosecution of laws of general application, or the use or direction of social media and telecommunications entities.
Such actions and behaviors include direct and indirect methods, including physical contact, threats, electronic targeting, actual or credible threats of collective punishment or harassment of individuals under the principal's effective control, financial coercion, abuse of administrative processes, selective prosecution of laws of general application, or the use or direction of social media and telecommunications entities.
-24- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (a) The person committing the offense is an agent of a foreign principal who acts knowingly at the direction of, on behalf of, or under the influence of such foreign principal;
(a) The person committing the offense is an agent of a foreign principal who acts knowingly at the direction of, on behalf of, or under the influence of such foreign principal;
(1) A person commits an offense if, while acting as the agent of a foreign principal, such person:
 (1) A person commits an offense if, while acting as the agent of a foreign principal, such person:
The Nebraska State Patrol may prepare or commission an empirical and qualitative report on the threat of transnational repression in Nebraska and electronically submit such report to the Legislature.
 The Nebraska State Patrol may prepare or commission an empirical and qualitative report on the threat of transnational repression in Nebraska and electronically submit such report to the Legislature.
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(1) The Nebraska State Patrol may develop a transnational repression recognition and response training.
(1) The Nebraska State Patrol may develop a transnational -9- LB644 LB644 2025 repression recognition and response training.
(3) The patrol may electronically submit reports to the Legislature concerning complaints received on the website, outcomes of such -26- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 complaints, and any instances of interference by foreign principals in the reporting process.
(3) The patrol may electronically submit reports to the Legislature concerning complaints received on the website, outcomes of such complaints, and any instances of interference by foreign principals in the reporting process.
(viii) (7) If the principal is not an industry, trade, or -27- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 professional association, a specific description of the interests and groups represented by the principal and the names and addresses of its officers;
(viii) (7) If the principal is not an industry, trade, or professional association, a specific description of the interests and groups represented by the principal and the names and addresses of its officers;
(E) An affirmative acknowledgment by the consultant that such consultant is influencing on behalf of, and thereby acting as an agent of, a foreign adversary of the United States;
(E) An affirmative acknowledgment by the consultant that such consultant -10- LB644 LB644 2025 is influencing on behalf of, and thereby acting as an agent of, a foreign adversary of the United States;
and (F) The name and address of any official in the legislative or -28- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 executive branch, and of any members of any such official's staff or immediate family, who are employed by the consultant or any person acting on behalf of such consultant if such information is known or reasonably should have been known to the consultant;
and (F) The name and address of any official in the legislative or executive branch, and of any members of any such official's staff or immediate family, who are employed by the consultant or any person acting on behalf of such consultant if such information is known or reasonably should have been known to the consultant;
All penalties collected under this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
(b) The name and address of any entity in which a position of -29- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 trustee was held;
(b) The name and address of any entity in which a position of trustee was held;
-30- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (ii) $200.01 - $500;
(ii) $200.01 - $500;
49-14,126 (1) The commission, upon finding that there has been a violation of the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, may issue an order requiring the violator to do one or more of the following:
49-14,126 (1) The commission, upon finding that there has been a violation of the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, may issue an order requiring the violator to do one or more of the following:
(b) (2) File any report, statement, or other information as required;
-11- LB644 LB644 2025 (b) (2) File any report, statement, or other information as required;
(2) Upon finding that there has been a violation of subdivision (1) (a)(vi) or (1)(b) or subsection (2) of section 49-1480, the commission shall issue an order paying any person who provided the commission information that resulted in the finding of such violation a sum of fifty thousand dollars.
(2) Upon finding that there has been a violation of subdivision (1)(a)(vi) or (1)(b) or subsection (2) of section 49-1480, the commission shall issue an order paying any person who provided the commission information that resulted in the finding of such violation a sum of fifty thousand dollars.
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73-903 For purposes of the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition -32- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 Act:
73-903 For purposes of the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act:
(2) Foreign adversary means a foreign adversary as determined pursuant to 15 C.F.R.
(2) Foreign adversary means a foreign adversary as determined pursuant to C.F.R.
or -33- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (c) Any company that sells to a public entity a final technology- related product or service that originates with a company described in subdivision (5)(a) or (b) of this section without incorporating that product or service into another final product or service;
or (c) Any company that sells to a public entity a final technology-related product or service that originates with a company described in subdivision (5) (a) or (b) of this section without incorporating that product or service into another final product or service;
The term includes unmanned aircraft;
The term does not include unmanned aerial systems;
and (7) Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft, including an aircraft commonly known as a drone, which is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.
and (7) Unmanned aerial system means a powered, aerial vehicle that:
(a) Does not carry a human operator and is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft;
(b) Uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift;
(c) Can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely;
and (d) Can be expendable or recoverable.
73-905 (1) A public entity shall require a company that submits a bid or proposal or enters into any contract or contract renewal with any public entity for any technology-related product or service to certify:
73-905 (1) A public entity shall require a company that submits a bid or proposal or enters into any contract or contract renewal with any public entity -12- LB644 LB644 2025 for any technology-related product or service to certify:
(1) (a) To a scrutinized company in connection with any technology- related product or service;
(1) (a) To a scrutinized company in connection with any technology-related product or service;
-34- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a public entity may enter into a contract for goods manufactured by a scrutinized company if:
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a public entity may enter into a contract for goods manufactured by a scrutinized company if:
(2) The purchasing entity is an electric supplier that is not out of compliance with the Critical Infrastructure Protection requirements issued by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation;
or (2) The purchasing entity is an electric supplier that is not out of compliance with the Critical Infrastructure Protection requirements issued by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
or (3) The contract involves the procurement of unmanned aircraft and such contract is entered into prior to July 1, 2026.
A public entity shall not use any unmanned aircraft procured pursuant to this subdivision on or after July 1, 2028.
-35- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (c) Foreign adversarial company means a company that:
(c) Foreign adversarial company means a company that:
-36- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (1) Business means any:
(1) Business means any:
(a) Sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability business, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent business, or affiliate of those entities or business associations that exists to make a profit;
(a) Sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability business, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority- owned subsidiary, parent business, or affiliate of those entities or business associations that exists to make a profit;
(3) Foreign adversary means any foreign government specified in federal code 15 C.F.R.
(3) Foreign adversary means any foreign government specified in federal -13- LB644 LB644 2025 code 15 C.F.R.
-37- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 (9) Research facility means a facility that conducts research on, with, or relating to genetic sequencing or the human genome;
(9) Research facility means a facility that conducts research on, with, or relating to genetic sequencing or the human genome;
(1) Any genetic sequencing data that is utilized in the State of Nebraska shall not be stored within any foreign adversary country.
 (1) Any genetic sequencing data that is utilized in the State of Nebraska shall not be stored within any foreign adversary country.
If any section in this act or any part of any section is -38- ER80 ER80 LB644 LB644 MLU - 05/13/2025 MLU - 05/13/2025 declared invalid or unconstitutional, the declaration shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions.
If any section in this act or any part of any section is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the declaration shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions.
2.
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On page 1, strike lines 2 through 20 and insert "49-1480, 49-14,126, and 49-14,140, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, and sections 49-1496, 73-901, 73-903, 73-905, and 73-906, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024;
to adopt the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act and the Crush Transnational Repression in Nebraska Act;
to provide requirements under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act for a lobbyist engaged in lobbying activity or a consultant engaged in influencing activity on behalf of a Chinese military company;
to change provisions relating to statements of financial interests;
to provide for payments by the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission to persons reporting certain violations;
to provide civil penalties;
to define and redefine terms;
to change provisions of the Foreign Adversary Contracting Prohibition Act relating to certain allowed contracts;
to prohibit certain companies from receiving benefits from incentive programs;
to provide requirements and restrictions relating to genetic sequencing activities by medical and research facilities;
to provide restrictions relating to the storage of and remote access to genetic sequencing data;
to harmonize provisions;
to provide an operative date;
to provide severability;
and to repeal the original sections.".
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

  2. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. Passed on Final Reading 37-11-1

  4. President/Speaker signed

  5. Presented to Governor on May 30, 2025

  6. Placed on Final Reading with ST40

  7. Enrollment and Review ST40 filed

  8. Enrollment and Review ST40 recorded

  9. Enrollment and Review ER80 adopted

  10. McKinney MO201 withdrawn

  11. McKinney MO202 withdrawn

  12. Conrad FA142 withdrawn

  13. Bostar AM1208 withdrawn

  14. Andersen AM1205 adopted

  15. Cavanaugh, J. AM1351 withdrawn

  16. Cavanaugh, J. AM1455 filed

  17. Cavanaugh, J. AM1455 adopted

  18. Cavanaugh, J. AM1456 filed

  19. Cavanaugh, J. AM1456 withdrawn

  20. Dungan FA230 filed

  21. Dungan FA230 lost

  22. Cavanaugh, M. MO254 Reconsider the vote taken on FA230 filed

  23. Cavanaugh, M. MO254 withdrawn

  24. Cavanaugh, J. FA233 filed

  25. Cavanaugh, J. FA233 lost

  26. Cavanaugh, J. AM1460 filed

  27. Cavanaugh, J. AM1460 withdrawn

  28. Bostar FA234 filed

  29. Bostar FA234 adopted

  30. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  31. Placed on Select File with ER80

  32. Enrollment and Review ER80 filed

  33. Cavanaugh, J. AM1351 filed

  34. Andersen AM1205 refiled

  35. McKinney MO200 pending

  36. McKinney MO200 failed

  37. Cavanaugh, M. MO237 Reconsider the vote taken on MO200 filed

  38. Cavanaugh, M. MO237 withdrawn

  39. No objections to unanimous consent to withdraw and substitute amendment

  40. Conrad FA141 withdrawn

  41. Conrad AM1306 lost

  42. No objections to unanimous consent to withdraw and substitute amendment

  43. Bostar AM1199 withdrawn

  44. Bostar AM1272 adopted

  45. Andersen AM1205 withdrawn

  46. Dungan FA199 to AM959 filed

  47. Dungan FA199 lost

  48. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM959 adopted

  49. Conrad FA138 withdrawn

  50. Conrad FA139 withdrawn

  51. Conrad FA140 withdrawn

  52. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  53. Bostar AM1272 to AM959 filed

  54. Conrad AM1306 to AM959 filed

  55. Andersen AM1205 to AM959 filed

  56. Conrad FA138 filed

  57. Conrad FA139 filed

  58. Conrad FA140 filed

  59. Conrad FA141 to AM959 filed

  60. Conrad FA142 filed

  61. Bostar AM1199 to AM959 filed

  62. Bostar AM1208 to AM959 filed

  63. Placed on General File with AM959

  64. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM959 filed

  65. McKinney MO200 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed

  66. McKinney MO201 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed

  67. McKinney MO202 Recommit to the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee filed

  68. Bostar priority bill

  69. Sanders name added

  70. Notice of hearing for February 19, 2025

  71. Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

  72. Date of introduction

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Votes

Passed on Final Reading 37-11-1

Passed 37 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 371101
Total 371101
% of votes cast 76%22%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Nay
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 — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Nay
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Nay
Margo Juarez — Nay
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 — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Andersen AM1205 adopted

Failed 25 Yea · 0 Nay · 24 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 250024
Total 250024
% of votes cast 51%0%0%49%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Not Voting
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting
von Gillern — Not Voting

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Dungan FA230 lost

Failed 12 Yea · 19 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1219018
Total 1219018
% of votes cast 24%39%0%37%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Meyer — Nay
McKeon — Not Voting
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Not Voting
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Bostar FA234 adopted

Failed 29 Yea · 4 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 294016
Total 294016
% of votes cast 59%8%0%33%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Meyer — Yea
McKeon — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Not Voting
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Cavanaugh, J. FA233 lost

Failed 18 Yea · 23 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 182308
Total 182308
% of votes cast 37%47%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Not Voting
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Cavanaugh, J. AM1455 adopted

Failed 32 Yea · 1 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321016
Total 321016
% of votes cast 65%2%0%33%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Meyer — Yea
McKeon — Not Voting
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Not Voting
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Not Voting
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Dungan FA199 lost

Failed 9 Yea · 30 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 930010
Total 930010
% of votes cast 18%61%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM959 adopted

Failed 31 Yea · 1 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 311017
Total 311017
% of votes cast 63%2%0%35%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Bostar AM1272 adopted

Failed 32 Yea · 1 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321016
Total 321016
% of votes cast 65%2%0%33%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 30 Yea · 2 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 302017
Total 302017
% of votes cast 61%4%0%35%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Nay
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Conrad AM1306 lost

Failed 10 Yea · 27 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1027012
Total 1027012
% of votes cast 20%55%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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McKinney MO200 failed

Failed 1 Yea · 30 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 130018
Total 130018
% of votes cast 2%61%0%37%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
McKeon — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Bob Andersen — Nay
Bob Hallstrom — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Nay
Dave Wordekemper — Nay
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Nay
Jason Prokop — Nay
John Arch — Nay
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Paul Strommen — Nay
R. Brad von Gillern — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Stan Clouse — Nay
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Tony Sorrentino — Nay
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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