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

LB 137 — Provide for a penalty enhancement for a controlled substances violation resulting in serious bodily injury or death

Last action — Indefinitely postponed

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

This bill died with 108th Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “Passed Legislature” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Enrollment and Review ER72 adopted

  3. Cavanaugh, M. MO1230 failed

  4. Bosn MO1269 Withdraw FA231 and substitute AM2828 filed

  5. Bosn MO1269 pending

  6. Passed over

  7. Wayne AM2790 to ER72 filed

  8. Wayne AM3076 to ER72 filed

  9. Hunt AM3084 to ER72 filed

  10. Hunt AM3089 to FA231 filed

  11. Hunt AM3039 to ER72 filed

  12. Hunt AM3088 to AM2828 filed

  13. Wayne AM2970 to ER72 filed

  14. Cavanaugh, M. MO1263 Indefinitely postpone filed

  15. Bosn AM2828 filed

  16. Placed on Select File with ER72

  17. Enrollment and Review ER72 filed

  18. Cavanaugh, M. MO1228 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed

  19. Cavanaugh, M. MO1229 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed

  20. Cavanaugh, M. MO1230 Bracket until April 11, 2024 filed

  21. Bosn FA231 filed

  22. Cavanaugh, M. MO1192 pending

  23. Cavanaugh, M. MO1192 failed

  24. Wayne AM2643 withdrawn

  25. Wayne FA229 filed

  26. Wayne FA229 adopted

  27. Judiciary AM2154 adopted

  28. Bosn FA219 withdrawn

  29. Cavanaugh, M. MO1193 withdrawn

  30. Cavanaugh, M. MO1194 withdrawn

  31. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  32. Wayne AM2675 to AM2154 filed

  33. Cavanaugh, M. MO1192 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed

  34. Cavanaugh, M. MO1192 pending

  35. Wayne AM2643 to AM2154 filed

  36. Cavanaugh, M. MO1193 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed

  37. Cavanaugh, M. MO1194 Bracket until February 23, 2024 filed

  38. Albrecht name added

  39. Placed on General File with AM2154

  40. Judiciary AM2154 filed

  41. Bosn FA219 filed

  42. Brewer name added

  43. Bostar name added

  44. Ballard name added

  45. Title printed. Carryover bill

  46. Holdcroft priority bill

  47. Holdcroft name added

  48. Brandt name added

  49. Lowe name added

  50. DeKay name added

  51. Jacobson name added

  52. Bosn name added

  53. Notice of hearing for March 23, 2023

  54. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  55. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 38 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (38)

38 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

Cavanaugh, M. MO1230 failed

Failed 3 Yea · 23 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 323023
Total 323023
% of votes cast 6%47%0%47%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Wayne — Yea
Aguilar — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Slama — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Day — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Albrecht — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Blood — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Not Voting
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Nay
John Arch — Nay
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Not Voting
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Meyer, F. — Not Voting
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Not Voting
Myron Dorn — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting
von Gillern — Not Voting

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 35 Yea · 2 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 352012
Total 352012
% of votes cast 71%4%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Wishart — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
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 — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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Wayne FA229 adopted

Failed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40009
Total 40009
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
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 — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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Judiciary AM2154 adopted

Failed 34 Yea · 1 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 341014
Total 341014
% of votes cast 69%2%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
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 — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 137?
LB 137 is sponsored by Lowe, Brewer, Albrecht, Carolyn Bosn, Beau Ballard, Eliot Bostar, Mike Jacobson, Barry DeKay, Tom Brandt, and Rick Holdcroft.
What is the current status of LB 137?
This bill died with 108th Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “Passed Legislature” 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.
Where can I track LB 137?
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