Nebraska 105th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Enacted

LB 944 — Provide, change, and eliminate provisions relating to appropriations and reduce appropriations

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB674 amended into LB944 by AM1699

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Legislature
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2018. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 9 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Action History

  1. Provisions/portions of LB674 amended into LB944 by AM1699

  2. Provisions/portions of LB802 amended into LB944 by AM1699

  3. Provisions/portions of LB864 amended into LB944 by AM1699

  4. Provisions/portions of LB1055 amended into LB944 by AM1699

  5. Provisions/portions of LB1062 amended into LB944 by AM1699

  6. Approved by Governor on April 04, 2018

  7. Morfeld MO309 Recommit to Appropriations Committee filed

  8. Morfeld MO309 withdrawn

  9. Chambers MO306 withdrawn

  10. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  11. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 38-6-5

  12. President/Speaker signed

  13. Presented to Governor on April 03, 2018

  14. Scheer AM2750 filed

  15. Scheer AM2750 pending

  16. Scheer AM2750 adopted

  17. Stinner MO307 Invoke cloture filed

  18. Stinner MO307 prevailed

  19. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  20. Chambers MO306 Bracket until April 18, 2018 filed

  21. Chambers FA142 filed

  22. Placed on Final Reading with ST50

  23. Wishart AM2514 withdrawn

  24. Pansing Brooks AM2346 pending

  25. Pansing Brooks AM2346 pending

  26. Stinner MO295 Invoke cloture filed

  27. Stinner MO295 failed

  28. Enrollment and Review ER129 adopted

  29. Stinner AM2464 adopted

  30. Krist AM2289 adopted

  31. Erdman AM2405 pending

  32. Erdman AM2405 lost

  33. Wishart AM2514 pending

  34. Wishart AM2514 pending

  35. Stinner MO279 Invoke cloture filed

  36. Stinner MO279 failed

  37. Stinner AM2464 filed

  38. Wishart AM2514 filed

  39. Wishart AM2515 filed

  40. Speaker Major Proposal

  41. Placed on Select File with ER129

  42. Enrollment and Review ER129 filed

  43. Appropriations AM1699 pending

  44. Bolz AM2274 pending

  45. Morfeld MO259 Bracket until April 18, 2018 filed

  46. Morfeld MO259 pending

  47. Morfeld MO259 withdrawn

  48. Bolz AM2274 withdrawn

  49. Stinner MO261 Invoke cloture filed

  50. Stinner MO261 prevailed

  51. Appropriations AM1699 adopted

  52. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  53. Pansing Brooks AM2346 filed

  54. Erdman AM2405 filed

  55. Erdman AM2407 filed

  56. Schumacher AM2356 filed

  57. Bolz AM2408 filed

  58. Bolz AM2410 filed

  59. Chambers FA116 filed

  60. Chambers FA117 filed

  61. Chambers MO260 Recommit to Appropriations Committee filed

  62. Placed on General File with AM1699

  63. Appropriations AM1699 filed

  64. Krist AM2289 filed

  65. Bolz AM2274 filed

  66. Notice of hearing for February 05, 2018, on Section 71

  67. Referred to Appropriations Committee

  68. Notice of hearing for January 22, 2018

  69. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Speaker Scheer · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Speaker Scheer

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

Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 38-6-5

Passed 38 Yea · 6 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38605
Total 38605
% of votes cast 78%12%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Hansen — Nay
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Scheer AM2750 adopted

Failed 40 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40405
Total 40405
% of votes cast 82%8%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Hansen — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Nay
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Stinner MO307 prevailed

Failed 43 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43402
Total 43402
% of votes cast 88%8%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Yea
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Hansen — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

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
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Yea
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Hansen — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Stinner MO295 failed

Failed 31 Yea · 7 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 317011
Total 317011
% of votes cast 63%14%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Nay
Baker — Not Voting
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Hansen — Nay
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Nay
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Stinner MO279 failed

Failed 30 Yea · 8 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 308011
Total 308011
% of votes cast 61%16%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Nay
Baker — Not Voting
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Nay
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Krist AM2289 adopted

Failed 28 Yea · 15 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 281506
Total 281506
% of votes cast 57%31%0%12%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Nay
Larson — Nay
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
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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Erdman AM2405 lost

Failed 10 Yea · 32 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103207
Total 103207
% of votes cast 20%65%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Not Voting
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Nay
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Nay
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Nay
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Not Voting

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Stinner AM2464 adopted

Failed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 370012
Total 370012
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Not Voting
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Not Voting
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Not Voting
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Appropriations AM1699 adopted

Failed 41 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41107
Total 41107
% of votes cast 84%2%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Not Voting
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Stinner MO261 prevailed

Failed 33 Yea · 3 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 333013
Total 333013
% of votes cast 67%6%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Not Voting
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 38 Yea · 6 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38605
Total 38605
% of votes cast 78%12%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Nay
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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