Nebraska 107th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Enacted

LB 561 — Rename and change powers and duties of the State Racing Commission and provide regulation and enforcement regarding sports wagering and other gambling activities at licensed racetrack enclosures

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB560 amended into LB561 by AM426

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 10 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Provisions/portions of LB560 amended into LB561 by AM426

  2. Approved by Governor on May 25, 2021

  3. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  4. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 44-3-2

  5. President/Speaker signed

  6. Presented to Governor on May 20, 2021

  7. Placed on Final Reading Third

  8. Returned to Select File for specific amendment

  9. Lathrop AM1427 adopted

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment

  11. Lathrop AM1427 filed

  12. Placed on Final Reading Second

  13. Returned to Select File for specific amendment

  14. Hilgers AM1256 adopted

  15. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment

  16. Hilgers AM1256 filed

  17. Placed on Final Reading with ST15

  18. Enrollment and Review ER25 adopted

  19. Briese FA13 withdrawn

  20. Briese AM863 divided

  21. Briese AM982 filed

  22. Briese AM983 filed

  23. Briese AM982 lost

  24. Briese AM983 adopted

  25. Pansing Brooks AM807 filed

  26. Pansing Brooks AM807 lost

  27. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  28. Briese AM863 filed

  29. Attorney General Opinion 21-004 to Lowe

  30. Briese FA13 filed

  31. Placed on Select File with ER25

  32. Enrollment and Review ER25 filed

  33. Notice of hearing for March 29, 2021 on AM639

  34. General Affairs AM426 divided

  35. General Affairs AM639 filed

  36. General Affairs AM640 filed

  37. General Affairs AM641 filed

  38. General Affairs AM639 adopted

  39. General Affairs AM640 pending

  40. General Affairs AM640 adopted

  41. General Affairs AM641 adopted

  42. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  43. Placed on General File with AM426

  44. General Affairs AM426 filed

  45. General Affairs priority bill

  46. Notice of hearing for February 01, 2021

  47. Referred to General Affairs Committee

  48. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Briese · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Briese

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 44-3-2

Passed 44 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44302
Total 44302
% of votes cast 90%6%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
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 — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Lathrop AM1427 adopted

Failed 31 Yea · 4 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 314014
Total 314014
% of votes cast 63%8%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Not Voting
Blood — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Day — Yea
Pahls — Nay
Erdman — Not Voting
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Gragert — Nay
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Returned to Select File for specific amendment

Failed 34 Yea · 3 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 343012
Total 343012
% of votes cast 69%6%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Not Voting
Day — Yea
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Gragert — Nay
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Hilgers AM1256 adopted

Failed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2711011
Total 2711011
% of votes cast 55%22%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Nay
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Nay
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Nay
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Not Voting
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Nay
Pahls — Nay
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Returned to Select File for specific amendment

Failed 27 Yea · 11 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2711011
Total 2711011
% of votes cast 55%22%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Nay
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Nay
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Nay
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Nay
McDonnell — Not Voting
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Nay
Pahls — Nay
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

Passed 39 Yea · 3 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39307
Total 39307
% of votes cast 80%6%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Not Voting
Blood — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Nay
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Pansing Brooks AM807 lost

Failed 18 Yea · 13 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1813018
Total 1813018
% of votes cast 37%27%0%37%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Nay
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Kolterman — Not Voting
Lathrop — Not Voting
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Nay
McCollister — Not Voting
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Nay
Day — Yea
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Not Voting
Friesen — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Nay
Gragert — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Nay
Williams — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Nay
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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Briese AM983 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
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Yea
Erdman — Not Voting
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Briese AM982 lost

Failed 22 Yea · 11 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2211016
Total 2211016
% of votes cast 45%22%0%33%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Nay
Kolterman — Not Voting
Lathrop — Nay
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Not Voting
McDonnell — Nay
Morfeld — Not Voting
Day — Nay
Pahls — Nay
Erdman — Yea
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Not Voting
Williams — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Hansen, M. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting

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General Affairs AM639 adopted

Failed 26 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261805
Total 261805
% of votes cast 53%37%0%10%
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 — Yea
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Slama — Nay
Geist — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Nay
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Nay
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Nay
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Hilgers — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Hansen, B. — Nay
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Nay
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

General Affairs AM640 adopted

Failed 31 Yea · 10 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 311008
Total 311008
% of votes cast 63%20%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Nay
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Not Voting
Bostelman — Nay
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Not Voting
Lowe — Nay
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Nay
Geist — Nay
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Nay
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 37 Yea · 5 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37507
Total 37507
% of votes cast 76%10%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Yea
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Nay
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
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 — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

Official roll call →

General Affairs AM641 adopted

Failed 35 Yea · 4 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 354010
Total 354010
% of votes cast 71%8%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Not Voting
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Not Voting
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Not Voting
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
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 — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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