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

LB 71 — Change provisions relating to early childhood education, parental involvement in and access to learning materials in schools, and the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act and provide a process for repeating a grade upon request

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB1193 amended into LB71 by AM2589

  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 April 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

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 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. Provisions/portions of LB1193 amended into LB71 by AM2589

  2. Provisions/portions of LB1201 amended into LB71 by AM3312

  3. Approved by Governor on April 15, 2024

  4. DeKay explanation of vote

  5. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  6. Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3

  7. President/Speaker signed

  8. Presented to Governor on April 11, 2024

  9. Ballard name added

  10. Placed on Final Reading with ST65

  11. Enrollment and Review ST65 filed

  12. Enrollment and Review ST65 recorded

  13. Enrollment and Review ER112 adopted

  14. Hunt MO232 withdrawn

  15. Hunt MO233 withdrawn

  16. Hunt MO234 withdrawn

  17. Hunt MO235 withdrawn

  18. Sanders AM3284 adopted

  19. Hardin AM3312 to AM833 filed

  20. Hardin AM3312 adopted

  21. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  22. Sanders AM3284 to AM833 filed

  23. Placed on Select File with ER112

  24. Enrollment and Review ER112 filed

  25. Hunt MO229 withdrawn

  26. Hunt MO230 withdrawn

  27. Hunt MO231 withdrawn

  28. Conrad AM2589 adopted

  29. Murman AM3020 to AM833 filed

  30. Murman AM3020 withdrawn

  31. Education AM833 adopted

  32. Murman AM252 withdrawn

  33. Murman AM253 withdrawn

  34. Murman AM254 withdrawn

  35. Murman AM255 withdrawn

  36. Murman AM256 withdrawn

  37. Murman AM257 withdrawn

  38. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  39. Dover name added

  40. Passed over

  41. Conrad AM2589 to AM833 filed

  42. Meyer priority bill

  43. Title printed. Carryover bill

  44. Hunt MO229 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6 Section 3(f) filed

  45. Hunt MO232 Indefinitely postpone filed

  46. Hunt MO230 Recommit to Education Committee filed

  47. Hunt MO233 Recommit to Education Committee filed

  48. Hunt MO235 Recommit to Education Committee filed

  49. Hunt MO231 Bracket until June 1, 2023 filed

  50. Hunt MO234 Bracket until June 2, 2023 filed

  51. Placed on General File with AM833

  52. Education AM833 filed

  53. Lippincott priority bill

  54. Murman AM252 filed

  55. Murman AM253 filed

  56. Murman AM254 filed

  57. Murman AM255 filed

  58. Murman AM256 filed

  59. Murman AM257 filed

  60. Lippincott name added

  61. Notice of hearing for January 31, 2023

  62. Referred to Education Committee

  63. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 45 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (45)

45 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 46-0-3

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46003
Total 46003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Blood — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Walz — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Wayne — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
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 — 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

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Hardin AM3312 adopted

Failed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 330016
Total 330016
% of votes cast 67%0%0%33%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Slama — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Walz — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Day — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
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 — 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 — Not Voting
von Gillern — Not Voting

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Sanders AM3284 adopted

Failed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 340015
Total 340015
% of votes cast 69%0%0%31%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Slama — Yea
Blood — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Walz — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Day — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
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 — 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 — Not Voting
von Gillern — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Education AM833 adopted

Failed 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
Linehan — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
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 →

Conrad AM2589 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
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Slama — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Walz — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Vargas — 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 — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
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 — Not Voting
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 43 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43006
Total 43006
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
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 →

Subjects

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LB 71 is sponsored by Loren Lippincott, Rita Sanders, Beau Ballard, and Robert Dover.
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