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

LB 596 — Exempt equine, cat, and dog massage practice from licensure and regulation

Last action — Approved by Governor on April 17, 2018

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • 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.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on April 17, 2018

  2. Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3

  3. President/Speaker signed

  4. Presented to Governor on April 11, 2018

  5. Placed on Final Reading with ST55

  6. Enrollment and Review ER136 adopted

  7. Chambers AM2578 adopted

  8. Kuehn AM2523 adopted

  9. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  10. Kuehn AM2523 filed

  11. Placed on Select File with ER136

  12. Enrollment and Review ER136 filed

  13. Chambers AM2578 filed

  14. Chambers MO239 withdrawn

  15. Chambers MO273 Bracket until April 18, 2018 filed

  16. Chambers MO273 withdrawn

  17. Groene AM1500 withdrawn

  18. Kuehn FA112 withdrawn

  19. Health and Human Services AM621 adopted

  20. Groene AM2315 adopted

  21. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  22. Groene AM2315 filed

  23. Health and Human Services AM621 pending

  24. Chambers MO239 pending

  25. Health and Human Services AM621 pending

  26. Kuehn FA112 filed

  27. Chambers MO239 Bracket until April 4, 2018 filed

  28. Speaker priority bill

  29. Groene AM1500 filed

  30. Title printed. Carryover bill

  31. Placed on General File with AM621

  32. Health and Human Services AM621 filed

  33. Notice of hearing for March 09, 2017

  34. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  35. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Groene · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Groene

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 46-0-3

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46003
Total 46003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
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 — 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 — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

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Chambers AM2578 adopted

Failed 39 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39109
Total 39109
% of votes cast 80%2%0%18%
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 — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Hansen — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Kuehn AM2523 adopted

Failed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 340015
Total 340015
% of votes cast 69%0%0%31%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Yea
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Hansen — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Not Voting
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

Official roll call →

Health and Human Services AM621 adopted

Failed 35 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 350014
Total 350014
% of votes cast 71%0%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Baker — Yea
Kuehn — Yea
Blood — Yea
Larson — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Not Voting
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Groene AM2315 adopted

Failed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 320017
Total 320017
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Krist — Not Voting
Baker — Not Voting
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Not Voting
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

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

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Subjects

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