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Nebraska Legislature advances multiple bills on final reading; several pass with emergency clauses
Summary
On the floor during final reading the Legislature advanced a package of bills, including LB241, LB247, LB286, LB289, LB377 and others. Several measures passed with emergency clauses; recorded vote tallies are included.
The Nebraska Legislature advanced and, in several cases, passed multiple bills on final reading during the floor session in the George W. Norris Legislative Chamber. Lawmakers recorded final votes on a set of bills ranging from liability and environmental measures to changes in state agency authority and code revisions.
The bills passed on final reading included LB241 (passed), LB247 (passed with emergency clause), LB286 (passed), LB289 (passed with emergency clause), LB377 (passed), LB396 (passed) and LB593 (passed). Vote tallies recorded on the floor are listed below.
Why it matters: Final-reading passage moves bills to the governor (or enacts them if they include emergency clauses). Bills approved with an emergency clause take effect immediately on signature; others follow the normal effective-date rules. The measures approved affect a range of state programs, regulatory authorities and appropriations processes.
Key outcomes and tallies (as recorded on the floor):
- LB241 — Outcome: Passed on final reading. Recorded tally: 36 ayes, 11 nays, 2 excused/not voting. Subject (from bill title/readings): definitions and limited liability exemptions for certain private entities; text read on the floor as LB241.
- LB247 — Outcome: Passed with emergency clause. Recorded tally: 44 ayes, 3 nays, 2 excused/not voting. Title as read: Department of Environment / energy and related sections; emergency clause attached.
- LB286 — Outcome: Passed on final reading. Recorded tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 2 excused/not voting (as announced by the Clerk during final reading).
- LB289 — Outcome: Passed with emergency clause. Recorded tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 2 excused/not voting (as announced by the Clerk during final reading).
- LB377 — Outcome: Passed on final reading. Recorded tally: 40 ayes, 6 nays, 3 excused/not voting (as announced on the roll call).
- LB396 — Outcome: Passed on final reading. Recorded tally: 47 ayes, 1 nay, 1 excused/not voting (as announced by the Clerk).
- LB593 — Outcome: Passed on final reading. Recorded tally: 47 ayes, 0 nays, 2 excused/not voting (as announced by the Clerk).
Additional floor activity: The Clerk announced a number of committee priority designations and communications from the governor and members. At least some bills read on final reading earlier in the day were later presented to the governor (the Clerk recorded that several bills read on final reading were presented to the governor at 11:14 a.m.).
What happens next: Bills that passed will be enrolled and forwarded for the governor’s signature; measures carrying emergency clauses take effect on signature. For bills that passed without emergency clauses, standard effective-date rules apply or are specified in each bill.
Votes-at-a-glance provenance: The transcript for the session records the move to final reading and the roll-call tallies referenced above. The body recorded the roll-call counts into the journal as the Clerk read the vote tallies.
