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

LB 994 — Create the Rural Broadband Task Force and exempt dark fiber from sales tax

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB966 amended into LB994 by AM2685

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 4 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Provisions/portions of LB966 amended into LB994 by AM2685

  2. Approved by Governor on April 17, 2018

  3. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-0-1

  4. President/Speaker signed

  5. Presented to Governor on April 11, 2018

  6. Enrollment and Review ER158 adopted

  7. Friesen AM2799 adopted

  8. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  9. Placed on Final Reading

  10. Friesen AM2799 filed

  11. Placed on Select File with ER158

  12. Enrollment and Review ER158 filed

  13. Friesen AM2685 filed

  14. Transportation and Telecommunications AM2358 adopted

  15. Friesen AM2387 adopted

  16. Friesen AM2685 adopted

  17. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  18. Placed on General File with AM2358

  19. Transportation and Telecommunications AM2358 filed

  20. Friesen AM2387 filed

  21. Transportation and Telecommunications priority bill

  22. Wayne name added

  23. Notice of hearing for February 05, 2018

  24. Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee

  25. Brewer name added

  26. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Friesen · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Friesen

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 48-0-1

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Total 48001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
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 — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
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 — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Friesen AM2799 adopted

Failed 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
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brasch — Not Voting
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Not Voting
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Friesen AM2685 adopted

Failed 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 280021
Total 280021
% of votes cast 57%0%0%43%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Not Voting
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Hansen — Yea
Thibodeau — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Friesen AM2387 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
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Not Voting
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Hansen — Yea
Thibodeau — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Transportation and Telecommunications AM2358 adopted

Failed 30 Yea · 0 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 300019
Total 300019
% of votes cast 61%0%0%39%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Not Voting
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Hansen — Yea
Thibodeau — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 290020
Total 290020
% of votes cast 59%0%0%41%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Not Voting
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Hansen — Yea
Thibodeau — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

taxation technology
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