Nebraska 106th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted

LB 243 — Create the Healthy Soils Task Force and add a use for a fund

Last action — Approved by Governor on April 17, 2019

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    In Committee
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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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

    3 passed, 9 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on April 17, 2019

  2. Motion to return to Select File withdrawn

  3. Chambers FA44 filed

  4. Chambers FA44 withdrawn

  5. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 43-0-6

  6. President/Speaker signed

  7. Presented to Governor on April 11, 2019

  8. Chambers MO47 Recommit to the Agriculture Committee filed

  9. Chambers MO47 failed

  10. Chambers MO48 Reconsider the vote to recommit to committee filed

  11. Chambers MO48 failed

  12. Gragert MO49 Invoke cloture filed

  13. Gragert MO49 prevailed

  14. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  15. Placed on Final Reading

  16. Enrollment and Review ER57 adopted

  17. Hughes AM937 adopted

  18. Chambers AM1142 filed

  19. Chair ruled AM1142 is not germane to bill

  20. Motion to overrule the Chair failed

  21. Chambers MO44 Indefinitely postpone filed

  22. Chambers MO44 failed

  23. Chambers MO46 Reconsider the vote to indefinitely postpone filed

  24. Chambers MO46 failed

  25. Placed on Select File with ER57

  26. Enrollment and Review ER57 filed

  27. Hughes AM937 filed

  28. Agriculture AM640 adopted

  29. Gragert AM789 adopted

  30. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  31. Gragert AM789 filed

  32. Placed on General File with AM640

  33. Agriculture AM640 filed

  34. Gragert priority bill

  35. Notice of hearing for January 29, 2019

  36. Referred to Agriculture Committee

  37. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Gragert · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gragert

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 with Emergency Clause 43-0-6

Passed 43 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43006
Total 43006
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Briese — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Erdman — Not Voting
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Howard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
La Grone — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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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
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Briese — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Chambers — Nay
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Howard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
La Grone — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Chambers MO48 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
Blood — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Bolz — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lathrop — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Briese — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Chambers — Yea
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Crawford — Nay
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Geist — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Gragert — Nay
Slama — Nay
Groene — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Hilgers — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Howard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Dave Murman — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Nay
La Grone — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Chambers MO47 failed

Failed 0 Yea · 46 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 04603
Total 04603
% of votes cast 0%94%0%6%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Nay
Kolowski — Nay
Bolz — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lathrop — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Briese — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Crawford — Nay
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Geist — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Gragert — Nay
Slama — Nay
Groene — Nay
Stinner — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Hilgers — Not Voting
Williams — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Howard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Dave Murman — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Nay
La Grone — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Gragert MO49 prevailed

Failed 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
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Briese — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Chambers — Nay
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Howard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
La Grone — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Chambers MO46 failed

Failed 1 Yea · 40 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14008
Total 14008
% of votes cast 2%82%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Nay
Kolowski — Not Voting
Bolz — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lathrop — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Briese — Nay
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Nay
Chambers — Yea
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Geist — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Gragert — Nay
Slama — Nay
Groene — Not Voting
Stinner — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Williams — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Dave Murman — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Nay
La Grone — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Chambers MO44 failed

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
Blood — Nay
Kolowski — Not Voting
Bolz — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lathrop — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Briese — Nay
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Nay
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Not Voting
Crawford — Not Voting
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Geist — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Gragert — Nay
Slama — Nay
Groene — Not Voting
Stinner — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Williams — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Vargas — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dan Quick — Nay
Dave Murman — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Nay
La Grone — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Hughes AM937 adopted

Failed 41 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41008
Total 41008
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Yea
Chambers — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Hilgers — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
La Grone — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Motion to overrule the Chair failed

Failed 0 Yea · 39 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 039010
Total 039010
% of votes cast 0%80%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Nay
Kolowski — Not Voting
Bolz — Not Voting
Kolterman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lathrop — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Briese — Nay
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Nay
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Crawford — Not Voting
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Nay
Geist — Nay
Scheer — Nay
Gragert — Nay
Slama — Nay
Groene — Not Voting
Stinner — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Williams — Nay
Hilkemann — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Howard — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Ben Hansen — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Dan Quick — Nay
Dave Murman — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Nay
La Grone — Nay
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Gragert AM789 adopted

Failed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 390010
Total 390010
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Lowe — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
La Grone — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 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
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Yea
La Grone — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Agriculture AM640 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
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Not Voting
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Lowe — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Yea
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
La Grone — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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