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Votes at a glance: large block of bills pass on final reading; confirmations and procedural motions approved
Summary
During final reading the Senate recorded final passage on a slate of bills and adopted committee reports, confirmed a gubernatorial appointee and approved several procedural motions. Tallies were read aloud on the floor and the transcript shows which measures passed, which were advanced and which procedural actions were taken.
The Nebraska Senate on the thirtieth day of the 100th Legislaturefirst session recorded final passage or advancement for a large group of bills and approved several procedural motions.
The body adopted a gubernatorial reappointment and a string of final-reading actions. The clerk read final vote totals on each measure as senators voted by roll call.
Notable floor outcomes recorded in the transcript:
- Confirmation: The Agriculture Committee's favorable confirmation report for the reappointment of Dwayne Gangwisch to the Nebraska Brand Committee was adopted on the floor; the clerk recorded the adoption (reported in the transcript as "adopted").
- Withdrawal: Senator Hardin's motion to withdraw LB333 was permitted; the motion to withdraw the bill was adopted (clerk recorded 39 ayes, no nays).
- Suspension of rules / public hearing: Senator Brandt's motion to suspend Rule 3, Sec. 14 to allow cancellation and rescheduling of a public hearing on LB695 was approved after a roll-call tally that the clerk summarized as successful.
- Final-reading passage: The transcript records final passage of a large set of bills on final reading. Samples from the transcript (vote counts are recorded as read across by the clerk): LB1 (reviser bill amending aspects of medical-cannabis implementation) passed with the emergency clause; clerk read 48 ayes, no nays, 1 excused (Senator McKinney). LB2, LB20, LB38, LB43E, LB51, LB52, LB58, LB85, LB91, LB108, LB126, LB167E, LB194, LB208 and others were recorded as passed; many of them were recorded with 48 ayes and 0 nays (one example, LB72 recorded 47 ayes, 1 nay).
- General-file advancement: On general file, LB123 (treasurer/auditor statutory alignment on withholding and redistribution of state aids) advanced to E & R initial. The transcript records the vote tally and notes LB123 advanced. LB373 (sections/section-line roads and vacation/abandonment process) advanced from general file. LB294 (county visitor improvement fund cap increase) advanced after adoption of a committee amendment (AM54) on the floor.
The clerk and presiding officer handled roll calls and recorded results in sequence; the transcript includes the full roll-call lists as read by the clerk for each final-reading vote. After the recorded actions the presiding officer announced adjournment.
Votes and official actions cited in the transcript are recorded here as the legislature read them aloud on the floor. Where the clerk's readout contained ambiguous shorthand in the audio transcript, the article reports outcomes as recorded on the floor rather than inferring changes to the clerk's tally.
Summary of floor actions (selected): the committee confirmation of Dwayne Gangwisch was adopted; the motion to withdraw LB333 was adopted; Rule-suspension to reschedule LB695 hearing was approved; and multiple bills listed on final reading were recorded as passed by roll-call, with vote counts announced by the clerk.
The transcript does not include full roll-call lists for every measure in condensed form here, but each bill on final reading in the session record has a corresponding clerk readout in the transcript.
