Bill Commons

NE LB 298

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Provide for the Division of Legislative Oversight, the Director of Legislative Oversight, and the Legislative Oversight Committee and change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System

Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature

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Did NE LB 298 pass?

Yes. NE LB 298 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-06): Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

What is NE LB 298 about?

NE LB 298 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Provide for the Division of Legislative Oversight, the Director of Legislative Oversight, and the Legislative Oversight Committee and change provisions relating to the Public Counsel, the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare, and the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System”.

Who sponsors NE LB 298?

Arch is the primary sponsor of NE LB 298.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-06-06 — Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Archprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-06

    Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-06

    Provisions/portions of LB228 amended into LB298 by AM1504

  3. 2025-05-30

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  4. 2025-05-30

    Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-2*-1

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  6. 2025-05-30

    Presented to Governor on May 30, 2025

    executive-receipt

  7. 2025-05-28

    Enrollment and Review ER92 adopted

  8. 2025-05-28

    Arch AM1616 adopted

  9. 2025-05-28

    Arch AM1600 adopted

  10. 2025-05-28

    Conrad AM1614 filed

    filing

  11. 2025-05-28

    Conrad AM1614 lost

  12. 2025-05-28

    Bostar AM1553 filed

    filing

  13. 2025-05-28

    Bostar AM1553 lost

  14. 2025-05-28

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  15. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Final Reading with ST46

    reading-3

  16. 2025-05-28

    Enrollment and Review ST46 filed

    filing

  17. 2025-05-28

    Enrollment and Review ST46 recorded

  18. 2025-05-27

    Arch AM1600 filed

    filing

  19. 2025-05-27

    Placed on Select File with ER92

    filing

  20. 2025-05-27

    Enrollment and Review ER92 filed

    filing

  21. 2025-05-27

    Arch AM1616 to AM1600 filed

    filing

  22. 2025-05-21

    Executive Board AM1504 pending

  23. 2025-05-21

    Cavanaugh, M. FA257 to AM1504 filed

    filing

  24. 2025-05-21

    Cavanaugh, M. FA257 withdrawn

  25. 2025-05-21

    Cavanaugh, M. FA262 to AM1504 filed

    filing

  26. 2025-05-21

    Cavanaugh, M. FA262 withdrawn

  27. 2025-05-21

    Arch AM1554 to AM1504 filed

    filing

  28. 2025-05-21

    Arch AM1554 adopted

  29. 2025-05-21

    Cavanaugh, M. FA261 to AM1504 filed

    filing

  30. 2025-05-21

    Cavanaugh, M. FA261 withdrawn

  31. 2025-05-21

    Executive Board AM1504 adopted

  32. 2025-05-21

    Arch AM238 withdrawn

  33. 2025-05-21

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  34. 2025-05-19

    Placed on General File with AM1504

    committee-passage

  35. 2025-05-19

    Executive Board AM1504 filed

    filing

  36. 2025-03-05

    Arch priority bill

  37. 2025-02-13

    Arch AM238 filed

    filing

  38. 2025-02-03

    Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025

  39. 2025-01-17

    Referred to Executive Board

    referral-committee

  40. 2025-01-15

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-05-21 · pass · 39-3

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Conrad: no
    • Hunt: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Prokop: excused
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Rountree: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain

  • Arch AM1554 adopted

    2025-05-21 · fail · 38-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Bostar: excused
    • Hardin: excused
    • Prokop: excused
    • Ballard: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Meyer: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Jacobson: abstain
    • Storm: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain

  • Executive Board AM1504 adopted

    2025-05-21 · fail · 37-3

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Conrad: no
    • Hunt: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Bostar: excused
    • Hardin: excused
    • Prokop: excused
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Hallstrom: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain

  • Arch AM1600 adopted

    2025-05-28 · fail · 44-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Hansen: excused
    • Hunt: excused
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Meyer: abstain
    • Storm: abstain

  • Bostar AM1553 lost

    2025-05-28 · fail · 7-22

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Arch: no
    • DeKay: no
    • Jacobson: no
    • Raybould: no
    • Brandt: no
    • Dorn: no
    • Lippincott: no
    • Riepe: no
    • Clements: no
    • Dover: no
    • Lonowski: no
    • Storm: no
    • Clouse: no
    • Hardin: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Wordekemper: no
    • Conrad: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Moser: no
    • DeBoer: no
    • Ibach: no
    • Quick: no
    • Hansen: excused
    • Holdcroft: absent
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Guereca: abstain
    • McKeon: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
    • Ballard: abstain
    • Hallstrom: abstain
    • Murman: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Hunt: abstain
    • Sanders: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Juarez: abstain
    • Sorrentino: abstain
    • Fredrickson: abstain
    • Kauth: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain

  • Conrad AM1614 lost

    2025-05-28 · fail · 17-21

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Bostar: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Andersen: no
    • DeKay: no
    • Lippincott: no
    • Sorrentino: no
    • Arch: no
    • Dorn: no
    • Lonowski: no
    • Storm: no
    • Armendariz: no
    • Hallstrom: no
    • Meyer: no
    • von Gillern: no
    • Bosn: no
    • Holdcroft: no
    • Moser: no
    • Brandt: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Riepe: no
    • Clements: no
    • Jacobson: no
    • Sanders: no
    • Hansen: excused
    • Hunt: excused
    • Ballard: abstain
    • Ibach: abstain
    • Raybould: abstain
    • Guereca: abstain
    • Kauth: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
    • Hardin: abstain
    • McKeon: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain

  • Arch AM1616 adopted

    2025-05-28 · fail · 43-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Hansen: excused
    • Hunt: excused
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Meyer: abstain
    • Wordekemper: abstain

  • Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-2*-1

    2025-05-30 · pass · 46-2

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.*: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Hunt: excused

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