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

LB 641 — Create a Bioscience Innovation Program and the Nebraska Economic Development Task Force

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB230 amended into LB641 by AM893

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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 18, 2017. Enacted.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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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 LB230 amended into LB641 by AM893

  2. Approved by Governor on April 27, 2017

  3. Erdman MO97 Recommit to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee filed

  4. Erdman MO97 withdrawn

  5. Failed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 32-7-10

  6. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause stricken 31-5-13

  7. Correctly Enrolled

  8. President/Speaker signed

  9. Presented to Governor on April 24, 2017

  10. Placed on Final Reading with ST6

  11. Enrollment and Review ER32 adopted

  12. Morfeld AM854 adopted

  13. Schumacher AM868 filed

  14. Schumacher AM868 adopted

  15. Schumacher FA52 filed

  16. Schumacher FA52 lost

  17. Lindstrom AM902 filed

  18. Lindstrom AM902 adopted

  19. Schumacher MO69 Bracket until June 2, 2017 filed

  20. Schumacher MO69 withdrawn

  21. Watermeier AM893 filed

  22. Watermeier AM893 adopted

  23. Schumacher FA54 filed

  24. Schumacher FA54 adopted

  25. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  26. Placed on Select File with ER32

  27. Enrollment and Review ER32 filed

  28. Morfeld AM854 filed

  29. Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM560 adopted

  30. Morfeld AM747 filed

  31. Morfeld AM747 adopted

  32. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  33. Placed on General File with AM560

  34. Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM560 filed

  35. Morfeld priority bill

  36. Baker name added

  37. Lindstrom name added

  38. Notice of hearing for March 06, 2017

  39. Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee

  40. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Morfeld · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Morfeld

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Failed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 32-7-10

Failed 32 Yea · 7 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 327010
Total 327010
% of votes cast 65%14%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Not Voting
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Nay
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 — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay

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Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause stricken 31-5-13

Passed 31 Yea · 5 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 315013
Total 315013
% of votes cast 63%10%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Not Voting
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Nay
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 — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay

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Lindstrom AM902 adopted

Failed 32 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321502
Total 321502
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Nay
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Yea
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Not Voting
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Nay
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Nay
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 — Nay

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Schumacher FA52 lost

Failed 0 Yea · 37 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 037012
Total 037012
% of votes cast 0%76%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Baker — Nay
Krist — Not Voting
Blood — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Nay
Chambers — Not Voting
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Craighead — Nay
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Not Voting
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Watermeier — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Howard — Nay
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay

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Morfeld AM854 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
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Not Voting
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting

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Watermeier AM893 adopted

Failed 27 Yea · 7 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 277015
Total 277015
% of votes cast 55%14%0%31%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Brasch — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Not Voting
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay

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Schumacher FA54 adopted

Failed 35 Yea · 1 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 351013
Total 351013
% of votes cast 71%2%0%27%
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 — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Brasch — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Not Voting
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea

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Schumacher AM868 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 — Nay
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Krist — Nay
Blood — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Yea
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Not Voting
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Nay
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Nay
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Nay
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

Passed 25 Yea · 7 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 257017
Total 257017
% of votes cast 51%14%0%35%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Brasch — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay

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Morfeld AM747 adopted

Failed 30 Yea · 5 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 305014
Total 305014
% of votes cast 61%10%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Nay
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Not Voting
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 31 Yea · 2 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 312016
Total 312016
% of votes cast 63%4%0%33%
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 — Not Voting
Brasch — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Not Voting
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Watermeier — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay

Official roll call →

Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM560 adopted

Failed 30 Yea · 5 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 305014
Total 305014
% of votes cast 61%10%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
Chambers — Nay
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Not Voting
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Subjects

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