Nebraska 106th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee

LB 206 — Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers

Last action — Indefinitely postponed

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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 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Enrollment and Review ER140 adopted

  3. Morfeld AM2136 adopted

  4. Clements AM2229 filed

  5. Clements AM2229 pending

  6. Clements AM2229 pending

  7. Scheer FA93 filed

  8. Morfeld AM2136 filed

  9. Hansen, M. name added

  10. Placed on Select File with ER140

  11. Enrollment and Review ER140 filed

  12. Judiciary AM430 adopted

  13. Morfeld AM2066 withdrawn

  14. Morfeld AM2093 filed

  15. Morfeld AM2093 adopted

  16. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  17. Morfeld AM2066 filed

  18. Title printed. Carryover bill

  19. Placed on General File with AM430

  20. Judiciary AM430 filed

  21. Notice of hearing for February 01, 2019

  22. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  23. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Morfeld · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Morfeld

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

Morfeld AM2136 adopted

Failed 27 Yea · 4 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 274018
Total 274018
% of votes cast 55%8%0%37%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Briese — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Chambers — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Not Voting
Gragert — Not Voting
Slama — Yea
Groene — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Williams — Yea
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Howard — Yea
Ben Hansen — Not Voting
Ben Hansen — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dan Quick — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
La Grone — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Judiciary AM430 adopted

Failed 27 Yea · 2 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 272020
Total 272020
% of votes cast 55%4%0%41%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Briese — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
La Grone — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Morfeld AM2093 adopted

Failed 29 Yea · 2 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 292018
Total 292018
% of votes cast 59%4%0%37%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Briese — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Not Voting
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
La Grone — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 27 Yea · 5 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 275017
Total 275017
% of votes cast 55%10%0%35%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Not Voting
Blood — Yea
Kolowski — Yea
Bolz — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Brewer — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Briese — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Chambers — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Crawford — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Friesen — Not Voting
Geist — Not Voting
Scheer — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Slama — Yea
Groene — Not Voting
Stinner — Not Voting
Halloran — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
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 — Nay
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
La Grone — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 206?
LB 206 is sponsored by Morfeld.
What is the current status of LB 206?
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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