LB 52 — Provide additional offenses for which notification to crime victims is required
Last action — Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Legislature
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✓To Executive
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5Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on February 26, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
150 added · 168 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to Bill LB 52 expanded the list of offenses that qualify for victim notification in Nebraska. This change adds specific crimes, such as false imprisonment in the first degree and sexual abuse by a school employee, to ensure that victims are informed when significant actions occur in their cases. This matters because it enhances the rights and protections for victims, allowing them to stay informed and involved in the legal process.
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Read firstA timeBILL JanuaryFOR 09,AN 2025ACT Committee:relating to victims;
Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to victims;
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, -1- LB52 LB52 2025 Section 1.
-2- LB52 LB52 2025 (xix) Domestic assault in the first or second degree, section 28-323;
(d) Any victim, including a victim who has waived his or her right to notification, may request the notification prescribed in this section, as applicable, by sending a written request to the Board of Parole, the Department of Correctional Services, the county corrections agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the Board of Pardons any time after the convicted person is incarcerated and until the convicted person is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Board of Parole, the county corrections agency, the Department of Correctional Services, or the Board of Pardons or, if the convicted person is under the jurisdiction of the -3- LB52 LB52 2025 Department of Health and Human Services, within the three-year period after the convicted person is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Board of Parole, the county corrections agency, the Department of Correctional Services, or the Board of Pardons.
-1- LB52 LB52 2025 (b) Of any parole hearings or proceedings;
-4- LB52 LB52 2025 (d) When a convicted person is discharged from custody upon completion of his or her sentence.
(ii) Is discharged or has a change in disposition from inpatient board-orderedboard- ordered treatment;
(iii) Is granted a furlough or release for twenty-four hours or -5- LB52 LB52 2025 longer;
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Action History
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Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025
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Dispensing of reading at large approved
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Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1
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President/Speaker signed
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Presented to Governor on February 21, 2025
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Placed on Final Reading
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
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Placed on Select File
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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Placed on General File
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DeKay name added
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Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025
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Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Date of introduction
Sponsors
- Teresa Ibach · Primary
- Barry DeKay · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
Not signed on (47)
47 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| Dave Murman | — | Yea |
| Dave Wordekemper | — | Yea |
| Dunixi Guereca | — | Yea |
| Eliot Bostar | — | Yea |
| George Dungan | — | 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 | — | Yea |
| Margo Juarez | — | Yea |
| Megan Hunt | — | Yea |
| 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 | — | Not Voting |
| Tom Brandt | — | Yea |
| Tony Sorrentino | — | Yea |
| Victor Rountree | — | Yea |
| Wendy DeBoer | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 41 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 0% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (49)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LB 52?
- LB 52 is sponsored by Teresa Ibach and Barry DeKay.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2025. Enacted.
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