Nebraska 108th Legislature (2023-2024) Status: In Committee

LB 626 — Adopt the Nebraska Heartbeat Act

Last action — Indefinitely Postponed

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

This bill died with 108th Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

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Action History

  1. Indefinitely Postponed

  2. Provisions/portions of LB626 amended into LB574 by AM1658

  3. Hunt MO741 withdrawn

  4. Hunt MO740 withdrawn

  5. Riepe AM1527 filed

  6. Albrecht MO996 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed

  7. Albrecht MO996 failed

  8. Riepe AM1407 filed

  9. Attorney General's Opinion 23-005 to Albrecht

  10. Hansen, B. name added

  11. Placed on Select File with ER24

  12. Enrollment and Review ER24 filed

  13. MO12 pending

  14. MO12 pending

  15. MO12 pending

  16. MO12 pending

  17. Albrecht MO939 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed

  18. Albrecht MO939 prevailed

  19. Hunt MO12 failed

  20. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  21. Bosn name added

  22. Minority Committee Statement Filed

  23. Hunt MO736 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6 Section 3(f) filed

  24. Hunt MO739 Indefinitely postpone filed

  25. Hunt MO737 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed

  26. Hunt MO740 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed

  27. Hunt MO742 Recommit to Health and Human Services Committee filed

  28. Hunt MO738 Bracket until June 1, 2023 filed

  29. Hunt MO741 Bracket until June 2, 2023 filed

  30. Riepe AM626 filed

  31. Placed on General File

  32. Albrecht priority bill

  33. Fredrickson AM431 filed

  34. Fredrickson AM343 filed

  35. Fredrickson AM344 filed

  36. Fredrickson AM345 filed

  37. Fredrickson AM346 filed

  38. Hunt AM251 filed

  39. Hunt reoffered MO24 to reconsider MO16

  40. Hunt MO24 failed

  41. Hunt MO16 failed

  42. Hunt MO24 Reconsider MO16 filed

  43. Hunt MO24 pending

  44. Hunt AM36 filed

  45. Hunt AM42 filed

  46. Hunt AM41 filed

  47. Hunt AM40 filed

  48. Hunt AM39 filed

  49. Hunt AM38 filed

  50. Hunt AM37 filed

  51. Hunt AM31 filed

  52. Hunt AM32 filed

  53. Hunt AM33 filed

  54. Hunt AM34 filed

  55. Hunt AM35 filed

  56. Hunt AM30 filed

  57. Hunt AM29 filed

  58. Wayne MO20 Rerefer to Judiciary Committee pursuant to Rule 6 Section 2(a) filed

  59. Notice of hearing for February 01, 2023

  60. Hunt MO16 Rerefer to Judiciary Committee pursuant to Rule 6 Section 2(a) filed

  61. Hunt AM59 filed

  62. Hunt AM60 filed

  63. Hunt AM62 filed

  64. Hunt AM61 filed

  65. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  66. Hunt AM13 filed

  67. Hunt AM23 filed

  68. Hunt AM15 filed

  69. Hunt AM14 filed

  70. Hunt AM26 filed

  71. Hunt AM17 filed

  72. Hunt AM16 filed

  73. Hunt AM20 filed

  74. Hunt AM24 filed

  75. Hunt AM22 filed

  76. Hunt AM19 filed

  77. Hunt AM25 filed

  78. Hunt AM27 filed

  79. Hunt AM18 filed

  80. Hunt AM21 filed

  81. Date of introduction

  82. Conrad MO11 Bracket until June 2, 2023 filed

  83. Hunt MO12 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Section 3(f) filed

  84. Albrecht FA4 filed

  85. Albrecht FA5 filed

  86. Albrecht FA6 filed

  87. Hunt FA7 filed

  88. Conrad MO13 Indefinitely postpone filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on · 31 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Albrecht

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (46)

46 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

Albrecht MO996 failed

Failed 32 Yea · 15 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 321502
Total 321502
% of votes cast 65%31%0%4%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Briese — Yea
Lowe — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Slama — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Blood — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Day — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Nay
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
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 — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Yea

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Albrecht MO939 prevailed

Failed 33 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331600
Total 331600
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Briese — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Blood — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Day — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Nay
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — 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 — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Yea

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Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 33 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331600
Total 331600
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Briese — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Blood — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Day — Nay
Walz — Nay
Wayne — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Nay
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Nay
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Nay
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
Merv Riepe — 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 — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Yea

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Hunt MO24 failed

Failed 16 Yea · 30 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 163003
Total 163003
% of votes cast 33%61%0%6%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Blood — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Day — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Aguilar — Nay
Albrecht — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Slama — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Briese — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Brewer — Not Voting
Geist — Not Voting
McDonnell — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Nay
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Nay

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Hunt MO16 failed

Failed 14 Yea · 32 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 143203
Total 143203
% of votes cast 29%65%0%6%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Blood — Yea
Day — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walz — Yea
Aguilar — Nay
Briese — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Albrecht — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Erdman — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Geist — Nay
Halloran — Nay
Linehan — Nay
Slama — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Nay
Brian Hardin — Nay
Cavanaugh, J. — Not Voting
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Nay
Jana Hughes — Nay
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Nay
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Nay
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Nay
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Nay
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 626?
LB 626 is sponsored by Albrecht, Ben Hansen, and Carolyn Bosn.
What is the current status of LB 626?
This bill died with 108th Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” 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.
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