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

LB 68 — Prohibit certain regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories by counties, cities, and villages as prescribed and create firearm offenses

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Title printed. Carryover bill

  3. Clements name added

  4. Placed on Select File with ER58

  5. Enrollment and Review ER58 filed

  6. Chambers MO70 pending

  7. Chambers MO70 failed

  8. Chambers MO82 Bracket until June 2, 2017 filed

  9. Chambers MO82 withdrawn

  10. Morfeld MO83 Bracket until June 2, 2017 filed

  11. Morfeld MO83 failed

  12. Hilgers MO84 Invoke cloture filed

  13. Hilgers MO84 prevailed

  14. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM630 adopted

  15. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  16. Chambers FA60 filed

  17. Chambers FA61 filed

  18. Chambers FA62 filed

  19. Chambers FA63 filed

  20. Chambers MO85 Recommit to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee filed

  21. Chambers MO86 Bracket until June 2, 2017 filed

  22. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM630 pending

  23. Chambers MO70 Recommit to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee filed

  24. Chambers MO70 pending

  25. Chambers MO71 Bracket until June 2, 2017 filed

  26. Chambers MO71 withdrawn

  27. Schumacher FA55 filed

  28. Murante FA56 filed

  29. Baker AM890 filed

  30. Blood AM865 filed

  31. Pansing Brooks AM899 filed

  32. Blood AM904 filed

  33. Murante AM738 filed

  34. Placed on General File with AM630

  35. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM630 filed

  36. Hilgers priority bill

  37. Brasch name added

  38. Chambers MO3 pending

  39. Chambers MO3 failed

  40. Chambers MO9 Reconsider the vote to rerefer the bill to Judiciary Committee filed

  41. Chambers MO9 withdrawn

  42. Kintner name added

  43. Halloran name added

  44. Chambers MO3 Rerefer to Judiciary Committee filed

  45. Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

  46. Notice of hearing for February 10, 2017

  47. Bostelman name added

  48. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Hilgers · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Hilgers

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

Morfeld MO83 failed

Failed 11 Yea · 31 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 113107
Total 113107
% of votes cast 22%63%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Baker — Nay
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Nay
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Nay
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay

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Chambers MO70 failed

Failed 12 Yea · 30 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 123007
Total 123007
% of votes cast 24%61%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Nay
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Not Voting
Albrecht — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Baker — Not Voting
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Nay
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay

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Hilgers MO84 prevailed

Failed 33 Yea · 8 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33808
Total 33808
% of votes cast 67%16%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Blood — Nay
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Nay
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Nay
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM630 adopted

Failed 33 Yea · 11 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331105
Total 331105
% of votes cast 67%22%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Nay
Blood — Nay
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Nay
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Nay
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Nay
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 32 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321205
Total 321205
% of votes cast 65%24%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Nay
Blood — Nay
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Nay
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Nay
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Nay
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Chambers MO3 failed

Failed 17 Yea · 24 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 172408
Total 172408
% of votes cast 35%49%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Not Voting
McDonnell — Yea
Craighead — Nay
Morfeld — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Murante — Nay
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Geist — Not Voting
Scheer — Nay
Groene — Nay
Schumacher — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Smith — Nay
Stinner — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Kintner — Nay
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 68?
LB 68 is sponsored by Hilgers.
What is the current status of LB 68?
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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