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

LB 686 — Name the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act and change provisions relating to firefighters employed by a city of the first class

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB197 amended into LB686 by AM2984

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on April 18, 2024.

Prognosis

Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 5 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Provisions/portions of LB197 amended into LB686 by AM2984

  2. Provisions/portions of LB221 amended into LB686 by AM2984

  3. Provisions/portions of LB406 amended into LB686 by AM2984

  4. Approved by Governor on April 15, 2024

  5. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  6. Passed on Final Reading 43-2-4

  7. President/Speaker signed

  8. Presented to Governor on April 11, 2024

  9. Placed on Select File

  10. Jacobson AM3413 filed

  11. Jacobson AM3413 adopted

  12. Clements FA368 withdrawn

  13. Clements FA369 withdrawn

  14. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  15. Placed on Final Reading with ST70

  16. Enrollment and Review ST70 filed

  17. Enrollment and Review ST70 recorded

  18. Hughes FA313 withdrawn

  19. Jacobson AM3229 adopted

  20. Cavanaugh, M. MO1362 Reconsider the vote taken on AM3229 filed

  21. Cavanaugh, M. MO1362 prevailed

  22. Jacobson AM3229 lost

  23. Nebraska Retirement Systems AM2984 lost

  24. Cavanaugh, M. MO1364 Reconsider the vote taken on AM2984 filed

  25. Cavanaugh, M. MO1364 withdrawn

  26. McDonnell AM2285 withdrawn

  27. Clements FA353 to AM2984 filed

  28. Clements FA353 withdrawn

  29. Clements FA355 to AM2984 filed

  30. Clements FA355 withdrawn

  31. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  32. Clements FA368 filed

  33. Clements FA369 filed

  34. Jacobson AM3229 to AM2984 filed

  35. Hughes FA313 to AM2984 filed

  36. Blood name added

  37. Placed on General File with AM2984

  38. Nebraska Retirement Systems AM2984 filed

  39. Vargas name added

  40. Nebraska Retirement Systems priority bill

  41. McDonnell AM2285 filed

  42. Notice of hearing for February 20, 2024 on AM2285

  43. Title printed. Carryover bill

  44. Conrad name added

  45. Notice of hearing for March 22, 2023

  46. Referred to Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee

  47. Date of introduction

Sponsors

  • Vargas · Cosponsor
  • Blood · Cosponsor
  • Walz · Primary
  • Danielle Conrad · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 45 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Walz

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 43-2-4

Passed 43 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43204
Total 43204
% of votes cast 88%4%0%8%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Slama — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Walz — Yea
Brewer — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
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

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Jacobson AM3413 adopted

Failed 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
Blood — Yea
Day — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Walz — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Slama — Not Voting
Aguilar — Not Voting
Albrecht — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Wishart — 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 — 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 — Not Voting
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Jacobson AM3229 adopted

Failed 26 Yea · 16 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 261607
Total 261607
% of votes cast 53%33%0%14%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Vargas — Nay
Blood — Nay
Day — Nay
Walz — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Slama — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Nay
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Nay
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Nay
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Nay
George Dungan — Nay
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Nay
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 — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Nebraska Retirement Systems AM2984 lost

Failed 22 Yea · 15 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2215012
Total 2215012
% of votes cast 45%31%0%24%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Day — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wishart — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Aguilar — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Not Voting
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
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 — Nay
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Cavanaugh, M. MO1362 prevailed

Failed 29 Yea · 11 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 291109
Total 291109
% of votes cast 59%22%0%18%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Day — Yea
Walz — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Lowe — Nay
Slama — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Nay
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Meyer, F. — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Nay
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Not Voting

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 25 Yea · 14 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2514010
Total 2514010
% of votes cast 51%29%0%20%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Blood — Yea
Walz — Yea
Day — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Erdman — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Albrecht — Nay
Bostelman — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Not Voting
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Nay
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Nay
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Yea
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Nay
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Nay
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Nay
Meyer, F. — Nay
Mike Jacobson — Nay
Mike Moser — Nay
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Nay
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Nay

Official roll call →

Jacobson AM3229 lost

Failed 24 Yea · 17 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241708
Total 241708
% of votes cast 49%35%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Walz — Nay
Blood — Nay
Wishart — Nay
Day — Nay
McDonnell — Nay
Vargas — Nay
Wayne — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Linehan — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Nay
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Nay
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 — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Nay
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Not Voting
Megan Hunt — Nay
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 — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Nay
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Nay
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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LB 686 is sponsored by Vargas, Blood, Walz, and Danielle Conrad.
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