Eliminate the death penalty and change provisions relating to murder in the first degree
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LB 44 — Eliminate the death penalty and change provisions relating to murder in the first degree
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Legislature
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4To Executive
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5Enacted
This bill died with 106th Legislature (2019-2020). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Read LB 44 on the official Nebraska source →Action History
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Indefinitely postponed
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Title printed. Carryover bill
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Morfeld AM1495 filed
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Morfeld AM1495 pending
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Slama MO67 Bracket until June 6, 2019 filed
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Slama MO67 withdrawn
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Morfeld AM1495 withdrawn
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Failed to advance to Enrollment and Review Initial
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Placed on General File
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Chambers priority bill
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Notice of hearing for March 07, 2019
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Cavanaugh name added
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Hunt name added
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Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Date of introduction
Sponsors
- Chambers · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chambers
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (48)
48 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 48 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 17 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 35% | 51% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Albrecht | — | Nay |
| Blood | — | Not Voting |
| Kolowski | — | Yea |
| Bolz | — | Yea |
| Kolterman | — | Not Voting |
| Bostelman | — | Nay |
| Lathrop | — | Yea |
| Brewer | — | Not Voting |
| Lindstrom | — | Not Voting |
| Briese | — | Nay |
| Linehan | — | Nay |
| Lowe | — | Nay |
| Chambers | — | Yea |
| McCollister | — | Yea |
| McDonnell | — | Yea |
| Crawford | — | Yea |
| Morfeld | — | Yea |
| Erdman | — | Nay |
| Friesen | — | Nay |
| Geist | — | Nay |
| Scheer | — | Nay |
| Gragert | — | Nay |
| Slama | — | Nay |
| Groene | — | Nay |
| Stinner | — | Nay |
| Halloran | — | Nay |
| Vargas | — | Yea |
| Walz | — | Not Voting |
| Wayne | — | Yea |
| Hilgers | — | Nay |
| Williams | — | Nay |
| Hilkemann | — | Not Voting |
| Wishart | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Ben Hansen | — | Nay |
| Ben Hansen | — | Yea |
| Cavanaugh, M. | — | Yea |
| Dan Quick | — | Not Voting |
| Dave Murman | — | Nay |
| Jana Hughes | — | Nay |
| John Arch | — | Nay |
| La Grone | — | Nay |
| Megan Hunt | — | Yea |
| Mike Moser | — | Nay |
| Myron Dorn | — | Nay |
| Pansing Brooks | — | Yea |
| Robert Clements | — | Nay |
| Tom Brandt | — | Nay |
| Wendy DeBoer | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LB 44?
- LB 44 is sponsored by Chambers.
- What is the current status of LB 44?
- This bill died with 106th Legislature (2019-2020). 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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