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

LB 876 — Adopt the Newborn Safe Haven Act

Last action — Approved by Governor on April 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 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

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 30 sponsors

    1 primary, 29 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 2 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 15, 2024

  2. DeKay explanation of vote

  3. Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2

  4. President/Speaker signed

  5. Presented to Governor on April 11, 2024

  6. Placed on Final Reading with ST62

  7. Enrollment and Review ST62 filed

  8. Enrollment and Review ST62 recorded

  9. Holdcroft AM3224 withdrawn

  10. Holdcroft AM3211 adopted

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  12. Holdcroft AM3211 filed

  13. Holdcroft AM3224 to AM3211 filed

  14. Placed on Select File

  15. Blood MO1290 Bracket until April 11, 2024 filed

  16. Judiciary AM2458 pending

  17. Blood MO1290 pending

  18. Blood MO1290 withdrawn

  19. Holdcroft AM2953 withdrawn

  20. Judiciary AM2458 lost

  21. Blood AM2779 withdrawn

  22. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  23. Blood AM2779 filed

  24. Holdcroft AM2953 to AM2458 filed

  25. DeBoer name added

  26. Placed on General File with AM2458

  27. Judiciary AM2458 filed

  28. Speaker priority bill

  29. Bostar name added

  30. Notice of hearing for February 07, 2024

  31. Bostelman name added

  32. McDonnell name added

  33. Riepe name added

  34. Clements name added

  35. Ibach name added

  36. Bosn name added

  37. Ballard name added

  38. Meyer name added

  39. Conrad name added

  40. Kauth name added

  41. Moser name added

  42. Linehan name added

  43. Dover name added

  44. Hansen name added

  45. Aguilar name added

  46. Dorn name added

  47. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  48. Hughes name added

  49. Albrecht name added

  50. von Gillern name added

  51. DeKay name added

  52. Brewer name added

  53. Erdman name added

  54. Halloran name added

  55. Murman name added

  56. Lowe name added

  57. Walz name added

  58. Jacobson name added

  59. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 29 co-sponsors · 30 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (30)

30 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 47-0-2

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47002
Total 47002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — 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
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 — 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 →

Holdcroft AM3211 adopted

Failed 27 Yea · 0 Nay · 22 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 270022
Total 270022
% of votes cast 55%0%0%45%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Slama — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Vargas — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Blood — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Day — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Not Voting
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 380011
Total 380011
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Walz — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Slama — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Vargas — 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 — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
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 →

Judiciary AM2458 lost

Failed 0 Yea · 35 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 035014
Total 035014
% of votes cast 0%71%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Albrecht — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Blood — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Slama — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Day — Not Voting
Vargas — Not Voting
Walz — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Not Voting
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 — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Nay
Meyer, F. — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 876?
LB 876 is sponsored by Halloran, Lowe, Walz, Albrecht, Brewer, Erdman, Aguilar, Linehan, Meyer, McDonnell, Bostelman, Rick Holdcroft, Wendy DeBoer, Eliot Bostar, Merv Riepe, Robert Clements, Danielle Conrad, Carolyn Bosn, Teresa Ibach, Robert Dover, Mike Moser, Kathleen Kauth, Myron Dorn, Ben Hansen, Jana Hughes, Mike Jacobson, Dave Murman, Beau Ballard, Barry DeKay, and R. Brad von Gillern.
What is the current status of LB 876?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 03, 2024. Enacted.
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