Nebraska 105th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: In Committee

LB 778 — Require voter approval for school district building fund levies

Last action — Indefinitely postponed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Legislature
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill died with 105th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Education AM2098 pending

  3. Pansing Brooks AM2562 filed

  4. Pansing Brooks AM2562 pending

  5. Baker MO287 Bracket until April 18, 2018 filed

  6. Baker MO287 failed

  7. Pansing Brooks AM2562 pending

  8. Groene MO288 Invoke cloture filed

  9. Groene MO288 failed

  10. Placed on General File with AM2098

  11. Education AM2098 filed

  12. Education priority bill

  13. Referred to Education Committee

  14. Notice of hearing for January 16, 2018

  15. Brewer name added

  16. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Groene · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Groene

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Baker MO287 failed

Failed 17 Yea · 19 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1719013
Total 1719013
% of votes cast 35%39%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Nay
Blood — Yea
Larson — Nay
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Not Voting
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting

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Groene MO288 failed

Failed 18 Yea · 12 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1812019
Total 1812019
% of votes cast 37%24%0%39%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Nay
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Not Voting
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Nay
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Nay
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 778?
LB 778 is sponsored by Groene.
What is the current status of LB 778?
This bill died with 105th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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