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

LB 50 — Change provisions relating to the administration of justice

Last action — Approved by Governor on June 6, 2023

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on June 06, 2023.

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

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 6 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 June 6, 2023

  2. Hunt MO214 withdrawn

  3. FA200 pending

  4. Motion to return to Select File for specific amendment pending

  5. Failed to return to Select File for specific amendment

  6. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  7. Passed on Final Reading 34-15-0

  8. President/Speaker signed

  9. Presented to Governor on June 1, 2023

  10. Provisions/portions of LB14 amended into LB50 by AM1980

  11. Provisions/portions of LB18 amended into LB50 by AM1436

  12. Provisions/portions of LB27 amended into LB50 by AM1796

  13. Provisions/portions of LB30 amended into LB50 by AM1796

  14. Provisions/portions of LB59 amended into LB50 by AM1796

  15. Provisions/portions of LB76 amended into LB50 by AM1796

  16. Provisions/portions of LB220 amended into LB50 by AM1980

  17. Provisions/portions of LB265 amended into LB50 by AM1980

  18. Provisions/portions of LB314 amended into LB50 by AM1796

  19. Provisions/portions of LB337 amended into LB50 by AM1796

  20. Provisions/portions of LB352 amended into LB50 by AM1436

  21. Provisions/portions of LB494 amended into LB50 by AM1796

  22. Provisions/portions of LB521 amended into LB50 by AM1980

  23. Placed on Final Reading with ST23

  24. Enrollment and Review ST23 filed

  25. Enrollment and Review ST23 recorded

  26. Clements FA200 filed

  27. Hunt MO213 withdrawn

  28. Hunt MO212 withdrawn

  29. Hunt MO211 withdrawn

  30. Halloran MO1138 withdrawn

  31. Halloran MO1139 withdrawn

  32. Halloran MO1140 withdrawn

  33. Halloran FA188 filed

  34. Halloran AM1986 filed

  35. Halloran MO1146 Withdraw FA188 and substitute with AM1986 filed

  36. Halloran MO1146 failed

  37. Halloran FA188 withdrawn

  38. DeBoer AM1958 filed

  39. DeBoer AM1958 withdrawn

  40. Wayne AM1979 filed

  41. Wayne AM1979 adopted

  42. Ibach AM1980 filed

  43. Ibach AM1980 adopted

  44. Cavanaugh, J. AM1955 filed

  45. Cavanaugh, J. AM1955 withdrawn

  46. Halloran AM1986 withdrawn

  47. Enrollment and Review ER35 adopted

  48. Blood AM1923 withdrawn

  49. Wayne MO1147 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed

  50. Wayne MO1147 prevailed

  51. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  52. Blood AM1923 filed

  53. Halloran MO1138 Bracket until June 9, 2023 filed

  54. Halloran MO1139 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed

  55. Halloran MO1140 Indefinitely postpone filed

  56. Placed on Select File with ER35

  57. Enrollment and Review ER35 filed

  58. Hunt MO208 withdrawn

  59. Hunt MO210 withdrawn

  60. Hunt MO209 withdrawn

  61. Wayne AM1796 filed

  62. Wayne AM1796 adopted

  63. Ibach AM1610 withdrawn

  64. Judiciary AM1436 adopted

  65. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  66. Ibach AM1610 filed

  67. Placed on General File with AM1436

  68. Judiciary AM1436 filed

  69. Wayne name added

  70. Holdcroft name added

  71. DeKay name added

  72. Ibach name added

  73. Hunt MO208 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6 Section 3(f) filed

  74. Hunt MO211 Indefinitely postpone filed

  75. Hunt MO209 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed

  76. Hunt MO212 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed

  77. Hunt MO214 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed

  78. Hunt MO210 Bracket until June 1, 2023 filed

  79. Hunt MO213 Bracket until June 2, 2023 filed

  80. Judiciary priority bill

  81. Notice of hearing for February 01, 2023

  82. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  83. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 44 not signed on · 26 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Wayne

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (44)

44 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 34-15-0

Passed 34 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 341500
Total 341500
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Day — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Walz — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Briese — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Slama — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
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 — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
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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Wayne AM1979 adopted

Failed 34 Yea · 6 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34609
Total 34609
% of votes cast 69%12%0%18%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Day — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Slama — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

Passed 30 Yea · 7 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 307012
Total 307012
% of votes cast 61%14%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Day — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Wishart — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Briese — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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Wayne MO1147 prevailed

Failed 35 Yea · 9 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35905
Total 35905
% of votes cast 71%18%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Briese — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Slama — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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Ibach AM1980 adopted

Failed 37 Yea · 6 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37606
Total 37606
% of votes cast 76%12%0%12%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Walz — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Briese — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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Halloran MO1146 failed

Failed 6 Yea · 32 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 632011
Total 632011
% of votes cast 12%65%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Day — Nay
Blood — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Brewer — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Slama — Not Voting
Briese — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Not Voting
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Nay
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Nay
John Arch — Nay
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Nay

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Wayne AM1796 adopted

Failed 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
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Day — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Aguilar — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Briese — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Not Voting
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Yea
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 →

Judiciary AM1436 adopted

Failed 27 Yea · 9 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 279013
Total 279013
% of votes cast 55%18%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Day — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Aguilar — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Briese — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Bostelman — 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 — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 28 Yea · 8 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 288013
Total 288013
% of votes cast 57%16%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Blood — Yea
Day — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Aguilar — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Briese — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Erdman — 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 — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Yea
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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