Nebraska 107th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee

LB 88 — Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers

Last action — Erdman AM662 adopted

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

This bill died with 107th Legislature (2021-2022). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Erdman AM662 adopted

  2. Murman AM661 pending

  3. Hansen, M. FA24 filed

  4. Hansen, M. FA24 withdrawn

  5. Hansen, M. FA25 filed

  6. Murman AM661 pending

  7. Hansen, M. FA25 pending

  8. Morfeld MO36 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Section 10 filed

  9. Morfeld MO36 failed

  10. Hansen, M. FA23 filed

  11. Groene AM796 filed

  12. Murman AM657 filed

  13. Placed on Select File

  14. Halloran AM690 lost

  15. Morfeld MO14 Invoke cloture filed

  16. Morfeld MO14 prevailed

  17. Albrecht AM660 lost

  18. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  19. Erdman AM662 filed

  20. Murman AM661 filed

  21. Clements AM654 lost

  22. Halloran AM690 filed

  23. Halloran AM690 pending

  24. Albrecht AM660 filed

  25. Clements AM654 filed

  26. Clements AM654 pending

  27. Placed on General File

  28. Morfeld priority bill

  29. McDonnell name added

  30. Flood name added

  31. Slama name added

  32. Notice of hearing for January 29, 2021

  33. Cavanaugh, M. name added

  34. Hunt name added

  35. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  36. Hansen, M. name added

  37. Blood name added

  38. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Morfeld · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 16 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

Erdman AM662 adopted

Failed 44 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44104
Total 44104
% of votes cast 90%2%0%8%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Nay
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Morfeld MO36 failed

Failed 30 Yea · 17 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 301702
Total 301702
% of votes cast 61%35%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Nay
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Nay
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Groene — Nay
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Nay
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Hansen, B. — Nay
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Halloran AM690 lost

Failed 14 Yea · 23 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1423012
Total 1423012
% of votes cast 29%47%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Nay
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Lathrop — Not Voting
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Day — Nay
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Nay
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Nay
Geist — Not Voting
Stinner — Nay
Gragert — Not Voting
Vargas — Nay
Groene — Yea
Walz — Nay
Halloran — Not Voting
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Hilgers — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Albrecht AM660 lost

Failed 15 Yea · 25 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 152509
Total 152509
% of votes cast 31%51%0%18%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Nay
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Lathrop — Nay
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Day — Nay
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Nay
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Nay
Gragert — Not Voting
Vargas — Nay
Groene — Yea
Walz — Nay
Halloran — Not Voting
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Hansen, M. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 28 Yea · 15 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 281506
Total 281506
% of votes cast 57%31%0%12%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Nay
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Nay
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Groene — Nay
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Hansen, B. — Nay
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Morfeld MO14 prevailed

Failed 33 Yea · 12 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331204
Total 331204
% of votes cast 67%24%0%8%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Nay
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Groene — Nay
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Hansen, B. — Nay
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Clements AM654 lost

Failed 15 Yea · 26 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 152608
Total 152608
% of votes cast 31%53%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Nay
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Nay
Kolterman — Nay
Lathrop — Nay
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Day — Nay
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Nay
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Nay
Geist — Not Voting
Stinner — Nay
Gragert — Nay
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Nay
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Hilgers — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Nay
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Nay

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Subjects

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LB 88 is sponsored by Morfeld.
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