Nebraska 108th Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted

LB 894 — Change provisions relating to election, appointment, qualifications, and training of county sheriffs

Last action — Approved by Governor on April 2, 2024

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 03, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 02, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 4 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on April 2, 2024

  2. Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5

  3. President/Speaker signed

  4. Presented to Governor on March 28, 2024

  5. Placed on Final Reading with ST52

  6. Enrollment and Review ST52 filed

  7. Enrollment and Review ST52 recorded

  8. Enrollment and Review ER83 adopted

  9. Ibach AM2927 adopted

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  11. Placed on Select File with ER83

  12. Enrollment and Review ER83 filed

  13. Ibach AM2927 filed

  14. McKinney FA232 lost

  15. Wayne AM2764 adopted

  16. Judiciary AM2370 adopted

  17. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  18. McKinney FA232 filed

  19. McKinney FA232 pending

  20. Wayne AM2764 to AM2370 filed

  21. Placed on General File with AM2370

  22. Judiciary AM2370 filed

  23. Speaker priority bill

  24. Notice of hearing for February 07, 2024

  25. Cavanaugh, M. name added

  26. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  27. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (47)

47 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 44-0-5

Passed 44 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44005
Total 44005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Slama — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Walz — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Ibach AM2927 adopted

Failed 25 Yea · 11 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2511013
Total 2511013
% of votes cast 51%22%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Aguilar — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Slama — Not Voting
Blood — Not Voting
Day — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Not Voting
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 42 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 42205
Total 42205
% of votes cast 86%4%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Slama — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Bostelman — Nay
Lowe — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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McKinney FA232 lost

Failed 10 Yea · 19 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1019020
Total 1019020
% of votes cast 20%39%0%41%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Erdman — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Walz — Yea
Aguilar — Nay
Albrecht — Nay
Blood — Nay
Slama — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Day — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Meyer, F. — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Wayne AM2764 adopted

Failed 36 Yea · 8 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36805
Total 36805
% of votes cast 73%16%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Blood — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Bostelman — Nay
Lowe — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Judiciary AM2370 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
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Blood — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

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LB 894 is sponsored by Teresa Ibach and Machaela Cavanaugh.
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