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Votes at a glance: Key final‑reading results from the Nebraska Legislature, April 9, 2025
Summary
On final reading the Legislature passed multiple bills including LB 84, LB 97 (with emergency clause), LB 113, LB 148, LB 326, LB 355, LB 390 (LB 3 90), and LB 457. This roundup lists outcomes and vote tallies recorded on the floor.
The Nebraska Legislature recorded final‑reading action on several measures Wednesday. Many items were taken on the consent or final‑reading calendar with a roll‑call vote. Listed below are the bills called and the final outcomes as read into the record on April 9, 2025.
Votes at a glance (final reading outcomes reported on the floor):
- LB 84 (psychologists interstate licensure compact language): Passed. Final tally reported as 46 ayes, 0 nays; 3 excused/not voting (recorded on floor).
- LB 97 (motor vehicle/transportation related adjustments; emergency clause included): Passed with emergency clause. Final tally reported as 46 ayes, 0 nays; 3 excused/not voting.
- LB 113 (Nebraska Liquor Control Act amendments expanding self‑distribution allowances for microdistilleries/craft breweries): Passed. Final tally reported as 33 ayes, 13 nays; 3 excused/not voting.
- LB 148 (dental hygienist/dentist interstate licensure compact and related credentialing changes): Passed. Final tally reported as 47 ayes, 0 nays; 2 excused/not voting.
- LB 326 (insurance and related statutory changes reported under LB 3 26): Passed. Final tally reported on the floor as 47 ayes, 0 nays; 2 excused/not voting.
- LB 355 (community development / redevelopment and related changes reported under LB 3 55): Passed. Final tally reported as 46 ayes, 1 nay; 1 excused/not voting.
- LB 3 90 / (referred to as LB 390 in colloquial notes) (school library catalog and parental notification): Passed. Final tally reported as 34 ayes, 14 nays; 1 excused/not voting. (Extensive floor debate; separate article covers this measure.)
- LB 457 (medical/allergy protocols and school health‑related provisions): Passed. Final tally reported as 47 ayes, 1 nay; 1 excused/not voting.
Clerk and speaker actions: At the close of the session the Speaker announced he would sign and deliver several enacted bills for the governor’s consideration, and the clerk reported that letters from the governor acknowledging signatures on previously delivered bills had been received earlier in the week.
Notes: Vote tallies are reported verbatim from the legislative clerk’s roll calls as read on the floor during the April 9 session. Several additional motions and floor amendments were offered during debate on specific bills (notably LB 113 and LB 3 90); the detailed floor discussion for those items is summarized in separate articles.
Public records and next steps: Bills that passed on final reading now move toward gubernatorial action or into administrative implementation. For bills creating new district or school duties staff and affected agencies will publish guidance or update procedures as required.
