Nebraska 105th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: In Committee

LB 651 — Adopt the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB651 amended into LB1081 by AM2593

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

This bill died with 105th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Provisions/portions of LB651 amended into LB1081 by AM2593

  2. Indefinitely postponed

  3. Lowe name added

  4. Linehan AM1590 filed

  5. Title printed. Carryover bill

  6. Chambers MO138 Bracket until May 25, 2017 filed

  7. Chambers MO138 failed

  8. Chambers MO139 Reconsider the vote to bracket filed

  9. Chambers MO139 pending

  10. Vargas AM1388 filed

  11. Harr AM1367 filed

  12. Pansing Brooks AM1368 filed

  13. Linehan AM1394 filed

  14. Chair ruled there had been full and fair debate on Linehan MO103

  15. Harr motion to overrule Chair withdrawn

  16. Linehan MO103 prevailed

  17. Placed on General File

  18. Linehan AM1226 filed

  19. Linehan MO103 Place on General File filed

  20. Linehan priority bill

  21. Notice of hearing for March 07, 2017

  22. Referred to Education Committee

  23. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Linehan · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Linehan

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

Chambers MO138 failed

Failed 2 Yea · 29 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 229018
Total 229018
% of votes cast 4%59%0%37%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Kolterman — Not Voting
Baker — Not Voting
Krist — Nay
Blood — Not Voting
Kuehn — Nay
Bolz — Not Voting
Larson — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Brasch — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Yea
Craighead — Nay
Murante — Nay
Crawford — Not Voting
Ebke — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Geist — Nay
Schumacher — Yea
Groene — Nay
Smith — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Stinner — Not Voting
Vargas — Nay
Harr — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Watermeier — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Nay
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay

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Linehan MO103 prevailed

Failed 30 Yea · 13 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 301306
Total 301306
% of votes cast 61%27%0%12%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Baker — Not Voting
Krist — Nay
Blood — Not Voting
Kuehn — Yea
Bolz — Nay
Larson — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Brasch — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
Chambers — Nay
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Nay
Craighead — Yea
Murante — Yea
Crawford — Nay
Ebke — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Geist — Yea
Schumacher — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Smith — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Harr — Nay
Walz — Nay
Hilgers — Yea
Watermeier — Yea
Hilkemann — Nay
Wayne — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Not Voting
Kolowski — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 651?
LB 651 is sponsored by Linehan.
What is the current status of LB 651?
This bill died with 105th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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