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

LB 271 — Authorize the Department of Roads to assume certain responsibilities under federal environmental laws and provide for limited waiver of the state's sovereign immunity

Last action — Approved by Governor on April 27, 2017

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2017. 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, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on April 27, 2017

  2. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

  4. President/Speaker signed

  5. Presented to Governor on April 24, 2017

  6. Placed on Final Reading

  7. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  8. Placed on Select File

  9. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  10. Geist name added

  11. Geist priority bill

  12. Placed on General File

  13. Chambers MO7 pending

  14. Chambers MO7 failed

  15. Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee

  16. Notice of hearing for January 23, 2017

  17. Chambers MO7 Rerefer to Judiciary Committee filed

  18. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Hilgers · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 2 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

Passed on Final Reading 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
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — 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
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 42 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42007
Total 42007
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Chambers MO7 failed

Failed 11 Yea · 22 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1122016
Total 1122016
% of votes cast 22%45%0%33%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Craighead — Nay
Morfeld — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Murante — Nay
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Geist — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Groene — Nay
Schumacher — Yea
Halloran — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Kintner — Nay
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment
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LB 271 is sponsored by Hilgers.
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