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

LB 844 — Change provisions of the Farm Labor Contractors Act

Last action — Presented to Governor on March 15, 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 March 18, 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

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 3 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

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Presented to Governor on March 15, 2024

  2. Approved by Governor on March 18, 2024

  3. Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4

  4. President/Speaker signed

  5. Aguilar explanation of vote

  6. Placed on Final Reading with ST47

  7. Enrollment and Review ST47 filed

  8. Enrollment and Review ST47 recorded

  9. Ibach AM2891 filed

  10. Jacobson FA252 to AM2891 filed

  11. Jacobson FA252 adopted

  12. Ibach AM2891 adopted

  13. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  14. Placed on Select File

  15. Agriculture AM2449 adopted

  16. Erdman AM2208 withdrawn

  17. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  18. Slama name added

  19. Agriculture priority bill

  20. Placed on General File with AM2449

  21. Agriculture AM2449 filed

  22. Hughes name added

  23. Linehan name added

  24. Erdman AM2208 filed

  25. Notice of hearing for February 06, 2024

  26. Rereferred to Agriculture Committee

  27. Referred to Business and Labor Committee

  28. Lippincott name added

  29. Holdcroft name added

  30. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 43 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Erdman

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (43)

43 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 45-0-4

Passed 45 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45004
Total 45004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Slama — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Walz — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Aguilar — Not Voting
Day — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
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 — Yea
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 AM2891 adopted

Failed 29 Yea · 0 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 290020
Total 290020
% of votes cast 59%0%0%41%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Slama — Yea
Blood — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Aguilar — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Day — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Jacobson FA252 adopted

Failed 30 Yea · 0 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 300019
Total 300019
% of votes cast 61%0%0%39%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Slama — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Aguilar — Not Voting
Day — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
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 — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 360013
Total 360013
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
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 — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Agriculture AM2449 adopted

Failed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 360013
Total 360013
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Blood — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Not Voting
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Not Voting
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

labor agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 844?
LB 844 is sponsored by Linehan, Slama, Erdman, Jana Hughes, Loren Lippincott, and Rick Holdcroft.
What is the current status of LB 844?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 03, 2024. Enacted.
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