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

LB 710 — Change provisions relating to civil claims of four thousand dollars or less

Last action — Wayne explanation of vote

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 03, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

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

    2 passed, 11 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Wayne explanation of vote

  2. Approved by Governor on February 28, 2018

  3. Presented to Governor on February 23, 2018

  4. Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3

  5. President/Speaker signed

  6. Correction

  7. Placed on Final Reading with ST42

  8. Chambers AM1867 withdrawn

  9. Baker AM1889 filed

  10. Baker AM1889 adopted

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  12. Enrollment and Review ER108 adopted

  13. Walz AM1763 adopted

  14. Chambers AM1867 filed

  15. Chambers AM1867 pending

  16. Placed on Select File with ER108

  17. Enrollment and Review ER108 filed

  18. Chambers MO202 failed

  19. Chambers FA97 filed

  20. Chambers FA97 lost

  21. Chambers MO204 Reconsider the vote on FA97 filed

  22. Chambers MO204 failed

  23. Chambers MO205 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed

  24. Chambers MO205 failed

  25. Baker MO203 Invoke cloture filed

  26. Baker MO203 prevailed

  27. Judiciary AM1683 adopted

  28. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  29. Judiciary AM1683 pending

  30. Chambers FA96 filed

  31. Chambers FA96 lost

  32. Chambers MO201 Reconsider the vote on FA96 filed

  33. Chambers MO201 failed

  34. Chambers MO200 Indefinitely postpone filed

  35. Chambers MO200 failed

  36. Chambers MO202 Reconsider the vote to indefinitely postpone filed

  37. Chambers MO202 pending

  38. Walz AM1763 filed

  39. Baker priority bill

  40. Placed on General File with AM1683

  41. Judiciary AM1683 filed

  42. Notice of hearing for January 19, 2018

  43. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  44. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Baker · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Baker

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 — 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
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 — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

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Baker AM1889 adopted

Failed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 310018
Total 310018
% of votes cast 63%0%0%37%
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 — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Lowe — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

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Walz AM1763 adopted

Failed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 360013
Total 360013
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
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 — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Not Voting
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Yea
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Stinner — Yea
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
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 — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting

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Passed 46 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46102
Total 46102
% of votes cast 94%2%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
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 — 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
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

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Chambers FA97 lost

Failed 0 Yea · 40 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 04009
Total 04009
% of votes cast 0%82%0%18%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Blood — Nay
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Bostelman — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Nay
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Not Voting
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay

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Chambers MO205 failed

Failed 1 Yea · 47 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14701
Total 14701
% of votes cast 2%96%0%2%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Blood — Nay
Larson — Nay
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Nay
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Nay
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Nay
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay

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Baker MO203 prevailed

Failed 47 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47101
Total 47101
% of votes cast 96%2%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 — 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
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

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Judiciary AM1683 adopted

Failed 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 — Yea
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
Thibodeau — Yea
Harr — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Walz — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Howard — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea

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Chambers MO202 failed

Failed 1 Yea · 46 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14602
Total 14602
% of votes cast 2%94%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Blood — Nay
Larson — Nay
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Nay
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Nay
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Nay
Vargas — Not Voting
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 — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay

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Chambers MO204 failed

Failed 2 Yea · 38 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23809
Total 23809
% of votes cast 4%78%0%18%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Not Voting
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Bostelman — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Nay
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay

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Chambers MO200 failed

Failed 0 Yea · 36 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 036013
Total 036013
% of votes cast 0%73%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Nay
Albrecht — Nay
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Blood — Nay
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Nay
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Not Voting
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Nay
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay

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Chambers FA96 lost

Failed 0 Yea · 34 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 034015
Total 034015
% of votes cast 0%69%0%31%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Blood — Not Voting
Larson — Nay
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McCollister — Nay
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Chambers — Not Voting
Morfeld — Nay
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Nay
Halloran — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Nay
Harr — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay

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Chambers MO201 failed

Failed 2 Yea · 18 Nay · 29 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 218029
Total 218029
% of votes cast 4%37%0%59%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Not Voting
Krist — Nay
Baker — Nay
Kuehn — Nay
Blood — Nay
Larson — Not Voting
Bolz — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Bostelman — Not Voting
Linehan — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Lowe — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
McCollister — Not Voting
Briese — Nay
McDonnell — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Murante — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Thibodeau — Not Voting
Harr — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Hilgers — Not Voting
Walz — Nay
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Watermeier — Not Voting
Howard — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Kolowski — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolterman — Nay
Ben Hansen — Yea
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay

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