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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 30, 2006 | NE | LB 454 | Concealed Handgun Permit Act | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12) |
March 20, 2007 | NE | LB 476 | Elimination of the Death Penalty | Bill Failed - Senate (24 - 25) |
March 20, 2007 | NE | LB 476 | Elimination of the Death Penalty | Bill Failed - Senate (24 - 25) |
Jan. 15, 2008 | NE | LB 253 | Repealing Motorcycle Helmet Law | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 25) |
Feb. 14, 2008 | NE | AM 1736 | Eliminating Opt-Out Provision of Smoking Ban | Amendment Adopted - Senate (33 - 13) |
Feb. 22, 2008 | NE | LB 395 | Statewide Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 14) |
March 25, 2008 | NE | LB 1063 | Abolishing the Death Penalty | Motion Rejected - Senate (20 - 28) |
Feb. 27, 2009 | NE | LB 5 | Trapping In Rights-of-Way | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 18) |
April 3, 2009 | NE | LB 260 | Wrongful Conviction Compensation | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 9) |
April 17, 2009 | NE | LB 355 | Exempting Cigar Bars from the Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 22) |
May 28, 2009 | NE | LB 36 | Requiring Lethal Injection | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 12) |
March 25, 2010 | NE | LB 1105 | Death Penalty Cost Study | Motion Rejected - Senate (22 - 22) |
April 8, 2010 | NE | LB 842 | Repealing Special Prosecutor Requirement for In-Custody Deaths | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 4) |
Feb. 4, 2014 | NE | LB 399 | Authorizes Crime Prevention Vehicles to Use Amber Lights | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (32 - 12) |
April 3, 2014 | NE | LB 671 | Prohibits the Hunting of Mountain Lions | Veto Override Failed - Senate (28 - 21) |
April 2, 2014 | NE | LB 671 | Prohibits the Hunting of Mountain Lions | Veto Override Failed - Senate (24 - 21) |
March 24, 2014 | NE | LB 671 | Prohibits the Hunting of Mountain Lions | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 13) |
May 27, 2015 | NE | LB 268 | Repeals the Death Penalty | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 19) |
April 24, 2017 | NE | LB 75 | Restores Voting Rights Upon Completion of a Felony Sentence | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 13) |
May 16, 2017 | NE | LB 289 | Authorizes Life Prison Terms for Sex Traffickers and Solicitors | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0) |
May 8, 2017 | NE | LB 259 | Authorizes Release Options for Inmates Unable to Pay for Bail | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 3) |
March 25, 2020 | NE | LB 1198 | Appropriates Emergency Funds for COVID-19 Response | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 0) |
Aug. 11, 2020 | NE | LB 1060 | Prohibits Racial Discrimination in the Workplace Based on Certain Hair Textures and Styles | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12) |
Aug. 13, 2020 | NE | LB 238 | Requires Witnesses of Executions to Watch the Entire Proceeding | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 10) |
April 29, 2021 | NE | LB 451 | Prohibits the Process Known as Hair Discrimination | Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 4) |
April 12, 2022 | NE | LB 519 | Establishes Alcohol and Controlled Substance Immunity for Witnesses and Victims of Sexual Assault | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7) |
Jan. 19, 2022 | NE | LB 496 | Requires DNA Samples Following Charge, Prior to Conviction | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 16) |
March 11, 2022 | NE | LB 773 | Authorizes the Concealed Carry of Handguns Without a Permit | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 9) |
April 12, 2022 | NE | LB 964 | Amends Reimbursement Provisions for the State Patrol and Collective Bargaining Rights for Certain University of Nebraska Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (47 - 0) |
April 19, 2023 | NE | LB 77 | Authorizes Legal Gun Owners to Conceal Carry Without a Permit | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
June 1, 2023 | NE | LB 50 | Establishes Statutes Regarding Administration of Justice | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
June 1, 2023 | NE | LB 50 | Establishes Statutes Regarding Administration of Justice | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 15) |
June 1, 2023 | NE | LB 92 | Limits Insulin Costs for Insured Patients to $35 Per Month Maximum | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
Jan. 26, 2024 | NE | LB 307 | Authorizes Exceptions for Penalties of Drug Paraphernalia under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 2) |
Feb. 22, 2024 | NE | LB 137 | Establishes New Penalties for Deaths Caused by Controlled Substances | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 2) |
April 11, 2024 | NE | LB 631 | Expands the Board of Parole in Nebraska | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 4) |
April 11, 2024 | NE | LB 631 | Expands the Board of Parole in Nebraska | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 4) |
April 18, 2024 | NE | LB 1092 | Requires Online Age Verification Liability Act | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |