Bill Commons

NE LB 317

enacted

Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal

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

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 317 pass?

Yes. NE LB 317 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-06): Approved by Governor on May 6, 2025

What is NE LB 317 about?

NE LB 317 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal”.

Who sponsors NE LB 317?

Brandt is the primary sponsor of NE LB 317.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-05-06 — Approved by Governor on May 6, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brandtprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-06

    Approved by Governor on May 6, 2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-05-01

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. 2025-05-01

    Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 34-12*-3

    passage

  4. 2025-05-01

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  5. 2025-05-01

    Presented to Governor on May 1, 2025

    executive-receipt

  6. 2025-04-29

    Placed on Final Reading with ST29

    reading-3

  7. 2025-04-29

    Enrollment and Review ST29 filed

    filing

  8. 2025-04-29

    Enrollment and Review ST29 recorded

  9. 2025-04-22

    Enrollment and Review ER36 adopted

  10. 2025-04-22

    Cavanaugh, M. MO183 pending

  11. 2025-04-22

    Cavanaugh, M. MO183 failed

  12. 2025-04-22

    Brandt AM1035 withdrawn

  13. 2025-04-22

    Brandt AM1084 adopted

  14. 2025-04-22

    Conrad AM1124 filed

    filing

  15. 2025-04-22

    Conrad AM1124 adopted

  16. 2025-04-22

    Storer FA116 filed

    filing

  17. 2025-04-22

    Storer FA116 adopted

  18. 2025-04-22

    Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 filed

    filing

  19. 2025-04-22

    Cavanaugh, J. FA117 to AM1133 filed

    filing

  20. 2025-04-22

    Cavanaugh, J. FA117 lost

  21. 2025-04-22

    Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 lost

  22. 2025-04-22

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  23. 2025-04-17

    Brandt AM1084 to ER36 filed

    filing

  24. 2025-04-17

    Cavanaugh, M. MO183 Bracket until May 5, 2025 filed

    filing

  25. 2025-04-14

    Brandt AM1035 to ER36 filed

    filing

  26. 2025-04-10

    Placed on Select File with ER36

    filing

  27. 2025-04-10

    Enrollment and Review ER36 filed

    filing

  28. 2025-04-02

    Natural Resources AM711 adopted

  29. 2025-04-02

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  30. 2025-03-27

    Placed on General File with AM711

    committee-passage

  31. 2025-03-27

    Natural Resources AM711 filed

    filing

  32. 2025-03-12

    Natural Resources priority bill

  33. 2025-02-06

    Notice of hearing for February 13, 2025

  34. 2025-01-21

    Referred to Natural Resources Committee

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-01-16

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-04-02 · pass · 31-2

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

  • Natural Resources AM711 adopted

    2025-04-02 · fail · 30-4

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

  • Storer FA116 adopted

    2025-04-22 · fail · 46-0

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

  • Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 lost

    2025-04-22 · fail · 13-33

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

  • Cavanaugh, J. FA117 lost

    2025-04-22 · fail · 12-29

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

  • Conrad AM1124 adopted

    2025-04-22 · fail · 34-8

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

  • Cavanaugh, M. MO183 failed

    2025-04-22 · fail · 1-29

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

  • Brandt AM1084 adopted

    2025-04-22 · fail · 36-0

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

  • Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 34-12*-3

    2025-05-01 · pass · 34-12

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

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