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

LB 847 — 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

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB747 amended into LB847 by AM2141

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 07, 2026.

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The amended version of LB 847 includes significant changes aimed at updating labor laws in Nebraska. Key additions focus on adopting the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act and altering child labor provisions. Moreover, it introduces an operational fee for certain employers under unemployment insurance and reallocates the management of student internships from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Labor. These updates are crucial as they aim to strengthen workforce development and ensure better compliance and support within the labor system.

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ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 E AND R AMENDMENTS TO LB 847   Introduced by Guereca, 7, Chairman Enrollment and Review 1.
LB847 LB847 2026 LEGISLATIVE BILL 847 Approved by the Governor April 7, 2026   Introduced by Kauth, 31.
Strike the original sections and all amendments thereto and insert the following new sections:
  A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to labor;
Section 1.
to amend sections 48-309, 48-1231, 48-1233, 48-1234, 48-1706, 48-2710, 48-2905, 81-406, 81-1210.01, 81-1210.02, 81-1210.03, 81-12,152, 81-12,154, 81-12,155, 81-12,158, 81-12,160, and 81-12,163, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 29-431, 48-302, 48-303, and 48-2107, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 48-602, 48-622.01, 48-648, 48-649.01, 48-657, 81-1201.21, and 81-1210.04, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025;
Sections 1 to 6 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act.
to adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act;
to change and eliminate provisions relating to child labor;
to redefine a term;
to change provisions relating to the combined tax and the state unemployment insurance tax rate under the Employment Security Law;
to provide for an annual administrative and operational support fee for certain employers under the Employment Security Law;
to change penalty provisions and provide powers to the Commissioner of Labor under the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act;
to change provisions relating to fees under the Contractor Registration Act;
to provide and eliminate powers of the Commissioner of Labor and eliminate reporting requirements and the hotline and website for reporting suspected violations under the Employee Classification Act;
to rename the Contractor and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund and change permitted uses of the fund;
to transfer administration of student internships from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Labor;
to change provisions relating to legislative findings, qualified action plans, and financial assistance programs and create a fund under the Business Innovation Act;
to state legislative intent regarding appropriations;
to provide a duty for the Revisor of Statutes;
to harmonize provisions;
to repeal the original sections;
and to outright repeal sections 48-307, 48-2906, and 48-2909, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska, Section 1.
 Sections 1 to 6 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act.
 For purposes of the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
For purposes of the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
and (d) The occupation requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job learning;
and (d) The occupation requires related instruction to supplement the on-the- job learning;
(3) Apprenticeship agreement means a written agreement, accepted and recorded by the Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship, between an apprentice and an apprenticeship sponsor that contains the terms and conditions of the apprentice's employment and training consistent with 29 -1- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 C.F.R.
(3) Apprenticeship agreement means a written agreement, accepted and recorded by the Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship, between an apprentice and an apprenticeship sponsor that contains the terms and conditions of the apprentice's employment and training consistent with 29 C.F.R.
part 29 and the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act;
part 29, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2026, and the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act;
(5) Apprenticeship sponsor means an entity operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose name an apprenticeship program is being operated, which entity is registered with or approved by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, or the Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship.
(5) Apprenticeship sponsor means an entity operating an apprenticeship program or an entity in whose name an apprenticeship program is being operated, which entity is registered with or approved by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, or the Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship;
Apprenticeship sponsor includes a lead apprenticeship sponsor and an employer that provides training through a lead apprenticeship sponsor;
(6) Cancellation means the termination of the registration of a quality pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program at the request of the apprenticeship sponsor, or the termination of an apprenticeship agreement at the request of the apprentice;
(6) Cancellation means the termination of the registration of a quality pre-apprenticeship program or apprenticeship program at the request of the apprenticeship sponsor or the termination of an apprenticeship agreement at the request of the apprentice;
(8) Department means the Department of Labor;
(8) Department means the Nebraska Department of Labor;
(9) Employee organization means (a) any labor union, (b) any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee, association, group, or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning an employee benefit plan or other matters incidental to employment relationships, and (c) any employees' beneficiary association organized for the purpose, in whole or in part, of establishing an employee benefit plan;
-1- LB847 LB847 2026 (9) Employee organization means (a) any labor union, (b) any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee, association, group, or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning an employee benefit plan or other matters incidental to employment relationships, and (c) any employees' beneficiary association organized for the purpose, in whole or in part, of establishing an employee benefit plan;
-2- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (11) Employer organization means a collective organization of manufacturers, retailers, or other employers of wage labor which seeks to coordinate the behavior of its member companies in matters of mutual interest;
(11) Employer organization means a collective organization of manufacturers, retailers, or other employers of wage labor which seeks to coordinate the behavior of its member companies in matters of mutual interest;
(12) Large apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program with more than three hundred fifty active apprentices;
(12) Expansion of an existing apprenticeship program means adding a new occupation or a new employer to an existing apprenticeship program;
(13) Lead apprenticeship sponsor means a trade organization, labor organization, employer association, or other incorporated entity representing a group of apprenticeship sponsors;
(13) Large apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program with more than three hundred fifty active apprentices;
(17)(a) Registered apprenticeship program means a program to which all of the following apply:
(17) Registered apprenticeship program means a program to which all of the following apply:
(i) The program has been accepted and recorded by the Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship;
(a) The program has been accepted and recorded by the Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship or registered with the United States Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship;
-3- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (ii) The program includes all of the following:
(b) The program includes all of the following:
(A) Employer involvement;
(i) Employer participation in accordance with 29 C.F.R.
(B) On-the-job training;
29.5, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2026;
(C) Related training instruction from a lead apprenticeship sponsor;
(ii) On-the-job training;
(D) Paid work experience;
(iii) Related training instruction;
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and (E) Receipt of a portable state or nationally recognized credential;
(iv) Paid work experience;
and (iii) The program is for the recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices and is developed pursuant to 29 C.F.R part 29 and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act.
and (v) Receipt of a portable state or nationally recognized credential;
(b) Registered apprenticeship program includes a youth apprenticeship that otherwise qualifies as a registered apprenticeship program;
and (c) The program is for the recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices and is developed pursuant to 29 C.F.R part 29, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2026, and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act;
(20) Small apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program with three hundred fifty or fewer active apprentices;
and (20) Small apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program with three hundred fifty or fewer active apprentices.
and (21) Youth apprenticeship means an apprenticeship program that is designed specifically for an apprentice twenty-four years of age or under.
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part 29.
part 29, as such section and regulations existed on January 1, 2026.
(c) To establish standards of apprenticeship for quality pre- apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and other apprenticeships;
(c) To establish standards of apprenticeship for quality pre- apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and other apprenticeships;
(d) To establish requirements regarding the registration of quality pre-apprenticeship programs, registered youth apprenticeship programs, registered apprenticeship programs, and other apprenticeship programs in the state when the sponsor of such programs chooses to certify or register the programs with the office;
(d) To establish requirements regarding the registration of quality pre- apprenticeship programs, registered apprenticeship programs, and other apprenticeship programs in the state when the sponsor of such programs chooses to certify or register the programs with the office;
(1) The Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship shall develop standards to create a nationally recognized state apprenticeship completion credential in compliance with, but not exceeding, standards established in 29 C.F.R.
(1) The Nebraska Office of Registered Apprenticeship shall develop standards to create a nationally recognized state apprenticeship completion credential in compliance with standards established in 29 C.F.R.
29.5 for completing a registered apprenticeship program.
29.5, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2026, for completing a -2- LB847 LB847 2026 registered apprenticeship program.
(2)(a) The office shall approve or deny the registration of a registered apprenticeship program, whether for a new program or expansion of an existing program.
(2) The office shall approve or deny the registration of a registered apprenticeship program, whether for a new program or expansion of an existing apprenticeship program.
(b) The office shall approve or deny the registration of a new apprenticeship sponsor who is providing related training instruction.
(3) The office shall establish competency-based, time-based, and hybrid apprenticeship frameworks based on the regional and statewide collection of valuable credentials and consistent with 29 C.F.R.
The applying sponsor's apprentices may enroll in an apprenticeship program -5- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 while approval is pending;
29.5(b)(2), as such regulation existed on January 1, 2026.
however, training shall not begin until the registration is approved.
The office shall provide an apprenticeship sponsor whose registration is not approved with specific reasons for the disapproval and an option for modifying the application for registration.
(3) The office shall establish competency-based apprenticeship frameworks based on the regional and statewide collection of valuable credentials.
(6) The office shall serve as the registration agency for quality pre-apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and other apprenticeships.
(6) The office shall serve as the registration agency for quality pre- apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and other apprenticeships.
29.13(a) -6- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (2), as such regulation existed on January 1, 2026.
29.13(a)(2), as such regulation existed on January 1, 2026.
29-431 As used in sections 28-416, 29-422, 29-424, 29-425, 29-431 to -7- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 29-434, 48-1231, and 53-173, unless the context otherwise requires, infraction means the violation of any law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation, not including those related to traffic, which is not otherwise declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony.
29-431 As used in sections 28-416, 29-422, 29-424, 29-425, 29-431 to 29-434, 48-1231, and 53-173, unless the context otherwise requires, infraction means the violation of any law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation, not including those related to traffic, which is not otherwise declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony.
(3) Any attendance officer or the Department of Labor or its assistants and employees may demand that any employer in whose place of business a child apparently under the age of sixteen years is employed or permitted or suffered to work, and whose employment certificate is not then filed as required by this section, either furnish within ten days satisfactory evidence that such child is in fact over sixteen years of age or cease to employ or permit or suffer such child to work in such place of business.
(3) Any attendance officer or the Department of Labor or its assistants -3- LB847 LB847 2026 and employees may demand that any employer in whose place of business a child apparently under the age of sixteen years is employed or permitted or suffered to work, and whose employment certificate is not then filed as required by this section, either furnish within ten days satisfactory evidence that such child is in fact over sixteen years of age or cease to employ or permit or suffer such child to work in such place of business.
The same evidence of the age of such child may be -8- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 required from such employer as is required on the issuance of an employment certificate as provided in section 48-304, and the employer furnishing such evidence shall not be required to furnish any further evidence of the age of the child.
The same evidence of the age of such child may be required from such employer as is required on the issuance of an employment certificate as provided in section 48-304, and the employer furnishing such evidence shall not be required to furnish any further evidence of the age of the child.
The school approving -9- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 the employment certificate, or the department if the department has approved the employment certificate, shall establish and maintain proper records where copies of all such certificates and all documents connected therewith shall be filed and preserved and shall provide the necessary clerical services for carrying out sections 48-302 to 48-313.
The school approving the employment certificate, or the department if the department has approved the employment certificate, shall establish and maintain proper records where copies of all such certificates and all documents connected therewith shall be filed and preserved and shall provide the necessary clerical services for carrying out sections 48-302 to 48-313.
48-309 The age and schooling certificate provided for herein shall be made out upon blank forms prescribed and furnished in triplicate by the Department of Labor.
48-309 The age and schooling certificate provided for herein shall be made out upon blank forms prescribed and furnished in triplicate by the Department of Labor.
(a) On a farm, in the employ of any employer, in connection with cultivating the soil or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training, and management of livestock, bees, poultry, fur-bearing animals, and wildlife;
(a) On a farm, in the employ of any employer, in connection with cultivating the soil or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training, and management of livestock, bees, poultry, fur- bearing animals, and wildlife;
(c) In connection with the production or harvesting of any commodity -10- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 in connection with the operation or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, or waterways, not owned or operated for profit, used exclusively for supplying and storing water for farming purposes;
(c) In connection with the production or harvesting of any commodity in connection with the operation or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, or waterways, not owned or operated for profit, used exclusively for supplying and storing water for farming purposes;
or (e) On a farm operated for profit if such service is not in the course of the employer's trade or business;
or -4- LB847 LB847 2026 (e) On a farm operated for profit if such service is not in the course of the employer's trade or business;
(3) Benefits means the money payments payable to an individual with -11- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 respect to his or her unemployment;
(3) Benefits means the money payments payable to an individual with respect to his or her unemployment;
-12- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (11) Contribution rate means the percentage of the combined tax rate used to determine the contribution portion of the combined tax;
(11) Contribution rate means the percentage of the combined tax rate used to determine the contribution portion of the combined tax;
(19) Hearing officer means a person employed by the Department of -13- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 Labor who conducts hearings, contested cases, or other proceedings pursuant to the Employment Security Law;
(19) Hearing officer means a person employed by the Department of Labor who conducts hearings, contested cases, or other proceedings pursuant to the Employment Security Law;
(25) Professional employer agreement means a written professional employer services contract whereby:
(25) Professional employer agreement means a written professional employer -5- LB847 LB847 2026 services contract whereby:
The term professional employer agreement shall not include a contract between a parent corporation, company, or other entity and a wholly owned -14- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 subsidiary;
The term professional employer agreement shall not include a contract between a parent corporation, company, or other entity and a wholly owned subsidiary;
(33) Unemployed means an individual during any week in which the individual performs no service and with respect to which no wages are payable to the individual or any week of less than full-time work if the -15- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 wages payable with respect to such week are less than the individual's weekly benefit amount, but does not include any individual on a leave of absence or on paid vacation leave.
(33) Unemployed means an individual during any week in which the individual performs no service and with respect to which no wages are payable to the individual or any week of less than full-time work if the wages payable with respect to such week are less than the individual's weekly benefit amount, but does not include any individual on a leave of absence or on paid vacation leave.
With respect to services performed in employment in -16- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 domestic service as is provided in subdivision (4)(d) of section 48-604, wages means cash remuneration for such services.
With respect to services performed in employment in domestic service as is provided in subdivision (4)(d) of section 48-604, wages means cash remuneration for such services.
(b) The payment by an employer, without deduction from the remuneration of the employee, of the tax imposed upon an employee under section 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01;
-6- LB847 LB847 2026 (b) The payment by an employer, without deduction from the remuneration of the employee, of the tax imposed upon an employee under section 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01;
(d) Any payment made to, or on behalf of, an individual or his or her beneficiary (i) from or to a trust described in section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01 which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01 at the time of such payment unless such payment is made to an employee of the trust as remuneration for services rendered as such -17- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 employee and not as a beneficiary of the trust or (ii) under or to an annuity plan which, at the time of such payment, meets the requirements of section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01;
(d) Any payment made to, or on behalf of, an individual or his or her beneficiary (i) from or to a trust described in section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01 which is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01 at the time of such payment unless such payment is made to an employee of the trust as remuneration for services rendered as such employee and not as a beneficiary of the trust or (ii) under or to an annuity plan which, at the time of such payment, meets the requirements of section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01;
(37) Week of unemployment with respect to any individual means any -18- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 week during which he or she performs less than full-time work and the wages payable to him or her with respect to such week are less than his or her weekly benefit amount;
(37) Week of unemployment with respect to any individual means any week during which he or she performs less than full-time work and the wages payable to him or her with respect to such week are less than his or her weekly benefit amount;
48-648 (1) With respect to wages for employment, combined tax shall accrue and become payable by each employer not otherwise entitled to make payments in lieu of contributions for each calendar year in which he or she is subject to the Employment Security Law.
48-648 (1) With respect to wages for employment, combined tax shall accrue and become payable by each employer not otherwise entitled to make payments in lieu of contributions for each calendar year in which he or she is subject to the Employment Security Law.
-19- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (2) The commissioner may require any employer whose annual payroll for either of the two preceding calendar years has equaled or exceeded one hundred thousand dollars to file combined tax returns and pay combined taxes owed by an electronic method approved by the commissioner, except when the employer establishes to the satisfaction of the commissioner that filing the combined tax return or payment of the tax by an electronic method would create a hardship for the employer.
(2) The commissioner may require any employer whose annual payroll for either of the two preceding calendar years has equaled or exceeded one hundred thousand dollars to file combined tax returns and pay combined taxes owed by an electronic method approved by the commissioner, except when the employer establishes to the satisfaction of the commissioner that filing the combined tax return or payment of the tax by an electronic method would create a hardship for the employer.
(4) If two or more related corporations or limited liability companies concurrently employ the same individual and compensate such individual through a common paymaster which is one of such corporations or limited liability companies, each such corporation or limited liability company shall be considered to have paid as remuneration to such individual only the amounts actually disbursed by it to such individual and shall not be considered to have paid as remuneration to such individual amounts actually disbursed to such individual by another of such corporations or limited liability companies.
(4) If two or more related corporations or limited liability companies concurrently employ the same individual and compensate such individual through -7- LB847 LB847 2026 a common paymaster which is one of such corporations or limited liability companies, each such corporation or limited liability company shall be considered to have paid as remuneration to such individual only the amounts actually disbursed by it to such individual and shall not be considered to have paid as remuneration to such individual amounts actually disbursed to such individual by another of such corporations or limited liability companies.
-20- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (6) The Commissioner of Labor may require by rule and regulation that each employer subject to the Employment Security Law shall submit to the commissioner quarterly wage reports on such forms and in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe.
(6) The Commissioner of Labor may require by rule and regulation that each employer subject to the Employment Security Law shall submit to the commissioner quarterly wage reports on such forms and in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe.
Gross Wages Paid – Previous Calendar Category Year $0 1 $0.01 to $49,999.99 2 $50,000 to $99,999.99 3 $100,000 to $249,999.99 4 $250,000 to $499,999.99 5 $500,000 to $999,999.99 6 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999.99 7 $2,000,000 to $2,999,999.99 8 $3,000,000 to $3,999,999.99 9 $4,000,000 to $4,999,999.99 10 $5,000,000 to $5,999,999.99 11 $6,000,000 to $6,999,999.99 12 $7,000,000 to $7,999,999.99 13 $8,000,000 to $8,999,999.99 14 $9,000,000 to $9,999,999.99 15 $10,000,000 or more 16 The commissioner shall remit the annual administrative and -21- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 operational support fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Contractor, Business, and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund.
Gross Wages Paid – Previous Calendar Year Category $0 1 $0.01 to $49,999.99 2 $50,000 to $99,999.99 3 $100,000 to $249,999.99 4 $250,000 to $499,999.99 5 $500,000 to $999,999.99 6 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999.99 7 $2,000,000 to $2,999,999.99 8 $3,000,000 to $3,999,999.99 9 $4,000,000 to $4,999,999.99 10 $5,000,000 to $5,999,999.99 11 $6,000,000 to $6,999,999.99 12 $7,000,000 to $7,999,999.99 13 $8,000,000 to $8,999,999.99 14 $9,000,000 to $9,999,999.99 15 $10,000,000 or more 16 The commissioner shall remit the annual administrative and operational support fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Contractor, Business, and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund.
(2) If the state unemployment insurance tax rate is determined to be zero percent pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the contribution rate for all employers shall equal one hundred percent of the combined tax rate.
(2) If the state unemployment insurance tax rate is determined to be zero -8- LB847 LB847 2026 percent pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the contribution rate for all employers shall equal one hundred percent of the combined tax rate.
(3) If the state unemployment insurance tax rate is not zero percent as determined in this section, the combined tax rate shall be divided so that not less than fifty eighty percent of the combined tax rate equals the contribution rate and not more than fifty twenty percent of the combined tax rate equals the state unemployment insurance tax rate except for employers who are assigned a combined tax rate of five and four- tenths percent or more.
(3) If the state unemployment insurance tax rate is not zero percent as determined in this section, the combined tax rate shall be divided so that not less than fifty eighty percent of the combined tax rate equals the contribution rate and not more than fifty twenty percent of the combined tax rate equals the state unemployment insurance tax rate except for employers who are assigned a combined tax rate of five and four-tenths percent or more.
For those employers, the state unemployment -22- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 insurance tax rate shall equal zero and their combined tax rate shall equal their contribution rate.
For those employers, the state unemployment insurance tax rate shall equal zero and their combined tax rate shall equal their contribution rate.
This -23- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 subdivision shall only apply to liens filed prior to May 1, 1999.
This subdivision shall only apply to liens filed prior to May 1, 1999.
(2) It shall be the duty of the State of Nebraska, or any department or agency thereof, county boards, the contracting board of all cities, villages, and school districts, all public boards empowered by law to enter into a contract by public bidding for the erecting and finishing or the repairing of any public building, bridge, highway, or other public structure or improvement, and any officer or officers so empowered by law to enter into such contract to provide in such contract that the person, persons, firm, or corporation to whom the contract is awarded will pay to the Unemployment Compensation Fund of the State of Nebraska, the Business Innovation Cash Fund, and the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund unemployment combined tax and interest due under the Employment Security -24- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 Law on wages paid to individuals employed in the performance of such contract.
(2) It shall be the duty of the State of Nebraska, or any department or agency thereof, county boards, the contracting board of all cities, villages, and school districts, all public boards empowered by law to enter into a contract by public bidding for the erecting and finishing or the repairing of any public building, bridge, highway, or other public structure or improvement, and any officer or officers so empowered by law to enter into such contract to provide in such contract that the person, persons, firm, or corporation to whom the contract is awarded will pay to the Unemployment Compensation Fund of the State of Nebraska, the Business Innovation Cash Fund, and the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund unemployment combined tax and interest due under the Employment Security Law on wages paid to individuals employed in the performance of such contract.
(5) The final three percent of any such contract referred to in subsection (4) of this section may be paid if the contractor has supplied a bond with a satisfactory surety company guaranteeing full payment to the Unemployment Compensation Fund, the Business Innovation Cash Fund, and the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund of all combined tax and interest due under the Employment Security Law.
(5) The final three percent of any such contract referred to in subsection (4) of this section may be paid if the contractor has supplied a bond with a satisfactory surety company guaranteeing full payment to the Unemployment Compensation Fund, the Business Innovation Cash Fund, and the Workforce Development Program Cash Fund of all combined tax and interest due under the -9- LB847 LB847 2026 Employment Security Law.
48-1231 (1) An employee having a claim for wages which are not paid within thirty days of the regular payday designated or agreed upon may institute suit for such unpaid wages in the proper court.
48-1231 (1) An employee having a claim for wages which are not paid within thirty days of the regular payday designated or agreed upon may institute suit for such unpaid wages in the proper court.
If the employee fails to recover a judgment in excess of the amount that -25- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 may have been tendered within thirty days of the regular payday by an employer, such employee shall not recover the attorney's fees provided by this subsection.
If the employee fails to recover a judgment in excess of the amount that may have been tendered within thirty days of the regular payday by an employer, such employee shall not recover the attorney's fees provided by this subsection.
48-1233 (1) The Commissioner of Labor shall have the authority to subpoena records and witnesses related to the enforcement of the Nebraska -26- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 Wage Payment and Collection Act.
48-1233 (1) The Commissioner of Labor shall have the authority to subpoena records and witnesses related to the enforcement of the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act.
(4) Any employer who has an unpaid citation for a violation of the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act shall be barred from contracting -27- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 with the state or any political subdivision until such citation is paid.
(4) Any employer who has an unpaid citation for a violation of the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act shall be barred from contracting with the state or any political subdivision until such citation is paid.
The fee shall be established with due regard for the costs of administering the Farm Labor Contractors Act.
The fee shall be established -10- LB847 LB847 2026 with due regard for the costs of administering the Farm Labor Contractors Act.
48-2107  (1) Each application or renewal under section 48-2105 shall be signed by the applicant and accompanied by a fee not to exceed forty dollars.
48-2107 (1) Each application or renewal under section 48-2105 shall be signed by the applicant and accompanied by a fee not to exceed forty dollars.
The commissioner shall remit the fees collected under this subsection to the State Treasurer for credit to the Contractor, Business, and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund.
The commissioner shall remit the fees collected under this section subsection to the State Treasurer for credit to the Contractor, Business, and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund.
-28- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (2) A contractor shall not be required to pay the fee under subsection (1) of this section if (a) the contractor is self-employed and does not pay more than three thousand dollars annually to employ other persons in the business and the application contains a statement made under oath or equivalent affirmation setting forth such information or (b) the contractor only engages in the construction of water wells or installation of septic systems.
(2) A contractor shall not be required to pay the fee under subsection (1) of this section if (a) the contractor is self-employed and does not pay more than three thousand dollars annually to employ other persons in the business and the application contains a statement made under oath or equivalent affirmation setting forth such information or (b) the contractor only engages in the construction of water wells or installation of septic systems.
Any false statement made under subdivision (2)(a) of this section shall be a violation of section 28-915.01.
Any false statement made under subdivision (2) (a) of this section shall be a violation of section 28-915.01.
-29- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 The conduct of the investigation shall be such as to preclude unreasonable disruption of the operations of the worksite.
The conduct of the investigation shall be such as to preclude unreasonable disruption of the operations of the worksite.
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(a) Enforcing enforcing and administering:
-11- LB847 LB847 2026 (a) Enforcing enforcing and administering:
(b) Any other purposes related to the proper administration of programs under the Department of Labor, as determined by the Commissioner -31- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 of Labor;
(b) Any other purposes related to the proper administration of programs under the Department of Labor, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor;
(2) The money in the Job Training Cash Fund or the subaccount established in subsection (1) of this section shall be used (a) to provide reimbursements for job training activities, including employee -32- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 assessment, preemployment training, on-the-job training, training equipment costs, and other reasonable costs related to helping industry and business locate or expand in Nebraska, (b) to provide upgrade skills training of the existing labor force necessary to adapt to new technology or the introduction of new product lines, or (c) as provided in section 79-2308.
(2) The money in the Job Training Cash Fund or the subaccount established in subsection (1) of this section shall be used (a) to provide reimbursements for job training activities, including employee assessment, preemployment training, on-the-job training, training equipment costs, and other reasonable costs related to helping industry and business locate or expand in Nebraska, (b) to provide upgrade skills training of the existing labor force necessary to adapt to new technology or the introduction of new product lines, or (c) as provided in section 79-2308.
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(b) Increases knowledge and develops connections that assist with career decisionmaking;
-12- LB847 LB847 2026 (b) Increases knowledge and develops connections that assist with career decisionmaking;
81-1210.02 (1) The intent of sections 25 to 27 of this act 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03 is to provide students with valuable internship -34- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 opportunities in order to retain such students in the State of Nebraska at institutions of higher education, convert students to full-time employment in Nebraska, and attract workers to Nebraska by assisting Nebraska businesses willing to provide paid internships.
81-1210.02 (1) The intent of sections 25 to 27 of this act 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03 is to provide students with valuable internship opportunities in order to retain such students in the State of Nebraska at institutions of higher education, convert students to full-time employment in Nebraska, and attract workers to Nebraska by assisting Nebraska businesses willing to provide paid internships.
(3)(a) The department may provide grants for internships to reimburse the cost of wages paid to businesses with less than one hundred fifty full-time-equivalent employees.
(3)(a) The department may provide grants for internships to reimburse the cost of wages paid to businesses with less than one hundred fifty full-time- equivalent employees.
(5) A business may allow a student to telecommute if the business is -35- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 located in Nebraska and the college, university, or other institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled is in Nebraska.
(5) A business may allow a student to telecommute if the business is located in Nebraska and the college, university, or other institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled is in Nebraska.
The department may utilize data and agreements under sections 79-776, 85-110, -36- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 85-309, and 85-1511.
The department may utilize data and agreements under sections 79-776, 85-110, 85-309, and 85-1511.
(11) The department shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before July 1 of each year which includes, but is not limited to, a description of the demand for internship grants and programs under sections 25 to 27 of this act 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03 from all geographic regions in Nebraska, a listing of the recipients and amounts of internship grants awarded in the previous fiscal year, the impact of the internship grants, and an evaluation of the internship grants and programs under sections 25 to 27 of this act 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03 based on the documented goals of the recipients.
(11) The department shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on or before July 1 of each year which includes, but is not limited -13- LB847 LB847 2026 to, a description of the demand for internship grants and programs under sections 25 to 27 of this act 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03 from all geographic regions in Nebraska, a listing of the recipients and amounts of internship grants awarded in the previous fiscal year, the impact of the internship grants, and an evaluation of the internship grants and programs under sections to 27 of this act 81-1210.01 to 81-1210.03 based on the documented goals of the recipients.
81-1210.04 (1) The Intern Nebraska Cash Fund is created.
81-1210.04 (1) The Intern Nebraska Cash Fund is created.
Any -37- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 money in the Intern Nebraska Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Any money in the Intern Nebraska Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
81-12,154 The purpose of the Business Innovation Act is to encourage and support the transfer of Nebraska-based technology and innovation in rural and urban areas of Nebraska in order to create high growth, high technological companies, small businesses, and microenterprises and to enhance creation of wealth and quality jobs.
81-12,154 The purpose of the Business Innovation Act is to encourage and support the transfer of Nebraska-based technology and innovation in rural and urban areas of Nebraska in order to create high growth, high technological companies, small businesses, and microenterprises and to enhance creation of wealth and quality jobs.
-38- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 (6) Establish a financial assistance program pursuant to section 81-12,160 to identify commercial products and processes;
(6) Establish a financial assistance program pursuant to section 81-12,160 to identify commercial products and processes;
For purposes of this subdivision, Nebraska-based, high growth business means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership registered with the Secretary of State that has two to fifty employees and has annual sales of no less than five hundred thousand dollars and no more than two million five hundred thousand dollars;
For purposes of this subdivision, Nebraska- based, high growth business means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership registered with the Secretary of State that has two to fifty employees and has annual sales of no less than five hundred thousand dollars and no more than two million five hundred thousand dollars;
The plan shall set forth selection criteria to be used to determine priorities which are appropriate to local conditions and the state's economy, including the state's immediate need for innovation development, proposed increases in jobs and investment, private dollars leveraged, industry -39- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 support and participation, and repayment, in part or in whole, of financial assistance awarded under the act.
The plan shall set forth selection criteria to be used to determine priorities which are appropriate to local conditions and the state's economy, including the state's immediate need for -14- LB847 LB847 2026 innovation development, proposed increases in jobs and investment, private dollars leveraged, industry support and participation, and repayment, in part or in whole, of financial assistance awarded under the act.
81-12,158 (1) The department shall establish a financial assistance program to provide financial assistance to businesses that employ no more -40- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 than five hundred employees or to individuals for the purposes of creating a prototype of a product stemming from research and development at a business operating in Nebraska or a public or private college or university in Nebraska.
81-12,158 (1) The department shall establish a financial assistance program to provide financial assistance to businesses that employ no more than five hundred employees or to individuals for the purposes of creating a prototype of a product stemming from research and development at a business operating in Nebraska or a public or private college or university in Nebraska.
(3) Matching funds may be from any nonstate source, including private foundations, federal or local government sources, quasi- governmental entities, or commercial lending institutions, or any other funds whose source does not include funds appropriated by the Legislature.
(3) Matching funds may be from any nonstate source, including private foundations, federal or local government sources, quasi-governmental entities, or commercial lending institutions, or any other funds whose source does not include funds appropriated by the Legislature.
(5) A business or individual applying for financial assistance under this section shall include a business plan that includes a proof-of- concept demonstration.
(5) A business or individual applying for financial assistance under this section shall include a business plan that includes a proof-of-concept demonstration.
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The Each year the department may award up to six million dollars per year under this section and, beginning in fiscal year 2027-28, shall award a minimum amount per year under this section.
The Each year the department may award up to six million dollars per year under this section and, beginning in fiscal year -15- LB847 LB847 2026 2027-28, shall award a minimum amount per year under this section.
Such minimum amount shall be equal to the lesser of four million dollars or the total amount needed to fund all applications that qualify for -42- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 funding under this section.
Such minimum amount shall be equal to the lesser of four million dollars or the total amount needed to fund all applications that qualify for funding under this section.
Original sections 48-309, 48-1231, 48-1233, 48-1234, -43- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 48-1706, 48-2710, 48-2905, 81-406, 81-1210.01, 81-1210.02, 81-1210.03, 81-12,152, 81-12,154, 81-12,155, 81-12,158, 81-12,160, and 81-12,163, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 29-431, 48-302, 48-303, and 48-2107, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 48-602, 48-622.01, 48-648, 48-649.01, 48-657, 81-1201.21, and 81-1210.04, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, are repealed.
Original sections 48-309, 48-1231, 48-1233, 48-1234, 48-1706, 48-2710, 48-2905, 81-406, 81-1210.01, 81-1210.02, 81-1210.03, 81-12,152, 81-12,154, 81-12,155, 81-12,158, 81-12,160, and 81-12,163, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 29-431, 48-302, 48-303, and 48-2107, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 48-602, 48-622.01, 48-648, 48-649.01, 48-657, 81-1201.21, and 81-1210.04, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, are repealed.
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to amend sections 48-309, 48-1231, 48-1233, 48-1234, 48-1706, 48-2710, 48-2905, 81-406, 81-1210.01, 81-1210.02, 81-1210.03, 81-12,152, 81-12,154, 81-12,155, 81-12,158, 81-12,160, and 81-12,163, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, sections 29-431, 48-302, 48-303, and 48-2107, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, and sections 48-602, 48-622.01, 48-648, 48-649.01, 48-657, 81-1201.21, and 81-1210.04, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025;
to adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act;
to change and eliminate provisions relating to child labor;
to redefine a term;
to change provisions relating to the combined tax and the state unemployment insurance tax rate under the Employment Security Law;
to provide for an annual administrative and operational support fee for certain employers under the Employment Security Law;
to change penalty provisions and provide powers to the Commissioner of Labor under the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act;
to change provisions relating to fees under the Contractor Registration Act;
to provide and eliminate powers of the Commissioner of Labor and eliminate reporting requirements and the hotline and website for reporting suspected violations under the Employee Classification Act;
to rename the Contractor and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund and change permitted uses of the fund;
to transfer administration of student internships from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Labor;
to change provisions relating to legislative -44- ER135 ER135 LB847 LB847 AJC - 03/09/2026 AJC - 03/09/2026 findings, qualified action plans, and financial assistance programs and create a fund under the Business Innovation Act;
to state legislative intent regarding appropriations;
to provide a duty for the Revisor of Statutes;
to harmonize provisions;
to repeal the original sections;
and to outright repeal sections 48-307, 48-2906, and 48-2909, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska.".
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Action History

  1. Provisions/portions of LB747 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  2. Provisions/portions of LB864 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  3. Provisions/portions of LB1015 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  4. Provisions/portions of LB1044 amended into LB847 by AM2450

  5. Provisions/portions of LB1173 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  6. Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026

  7. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  8. Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1

  9. President/Speaker signed

  10. Presented to Governor on April 1, 2026

  11. Placed on Final Reading with ST76

  12. Enrollment and Review ST76 filed

  13. Enrollment and Review ST76 recorded

  14. Enrollment and Review ER135 adopted

  15. Kauth FA487 withdrawn

  16. Kauth AM2875 adopted

  17. Hughes FA1113 filed

  18. Cavanaugh, M. MO547 Bracket until April 10, 2026 filed

  19. Cavanaugh, M. MO547 withdrawn

  20. Hughes FA1113 withdrawn

  21. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  22. Kauth AM2875 filed

  23. Placed on Select File with ER135

  24. Enrollment and Review ER135 filed

  25. Kauth AM2161 withdrawn

  26. Business and Labor AM2141 pending

  27. Kauth AM2450 to AM2141 filed

  28. Kauth AM2450 adopted

  29. Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 to AM2141 filed

  30. Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 withdrawn

  31. Business and Labor AM2141 adopted

  32. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  33. Kauth AM2161 to AM2141 filed

  34. Placed on General File with AM2141

  35. Business and Labor AM2141 filed

  36. Business and Labor priority bill

  37. Notice of hearing for January 26, 2026

  38. Referred to Business and Labor Committee

  39. Kauth FA487 filed

  40. Date of introduction

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Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1

Passed 44 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44401
Total 44401
% of votes cast 90%8%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
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

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Kauth AM2875 adopted

Failed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 390010
Total 390010
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
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 — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Kauth AM2450 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
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Dan Lonowski — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Fred Meyer — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Glen Meyer — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
Jared Storm — Not Voting
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
Margo Juarez — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Paul Strommen — Not Voting
R. Brad von Gillern — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Not Voting
Victor Rountree — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Business and Labor AM2141 adopted

Failed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 390010
Total 390010
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Fred Meyer — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Glen Meyer — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Not Voting
John Cavanaugh — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Machaela Cavanaugh — Not Voting
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

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 380011
Total 380011
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Ashlei Spivey — Yea
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Bob Andersen — Yea
Bob Hallstrom — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Dan Lonowski — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Dave Wordekemper — Yea
Dunixi Guereca — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
Jared Storm — Yea
Jason Prokop — Yea
John Arch — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Margo Juarez — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Yea
Meyer, G. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Paul Strommen — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Stan Clouse — Yea
Tanya Storer — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Tony Sorrentino — Yea
Victor Rountree — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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