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NE LB 608

enacted

Change insurance provisions relating to firefighters and include correctional officers, youth detention officers, certain disabled persons, and their children in the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act

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

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Did NE LB 608 pass?

Yes. NE LB 608 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-06): Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

What is NE LB 608 about?

NE LB 608 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change insurance provisions relating to firefighters and include correctional officers, youth detention officers, certain disabled persons, and their children in the First Responder Recruitment and Retention Act”.

Who sponsors NE LB 608?

Bostar is the primary sponsor of NE LB 608.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-06-06 — Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bostarprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-06

    Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-05-30

    Cavanaugh, M. FA193 withdrawn

  3. 2025-05-30

    Cavanaugh, M. FA194 withdrawn

  4. 2025-05-30

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  5. 2025-05-30

    Passed on Final Reading 36-12*-1

    passage

  6. 2025-05-30

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  7. 2025-05-30

    Presented to Governor on May 30, 2025

    executive-receipt

  8. 2025-05-12

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  9. 2025-05-08

    Enrollment and Review ER59 adopted

  10. 2025-05-08

    Bostar AM1347 filed

    filing

  11. 2025-05-08

    Bostar AM1347 adopted

  12. 2025-05-08

    Wordekemper AM1129 filed

    filing

  13. 2025-05-08

    Chair ruled AM1129 not germane

  14. 2025-05-08

    Motion to overrule Chair pending

  15. 2025-05-08

    Motion to overrule Chair prevailed

  16. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, J. FA192 to AM1129 filed

    filing

  17. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, J. MO234 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed

    filing

  18. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, J. MO234 failed

  19. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, J. MO236 Reconsider the vote taken on MO234 filed

    filing

  20. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, J. MO236 withdrawn

  21. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, J. FA192 withdrawn

  22. 2025-05-08

    Wordekemper AM1129 withdrawn

  23. 2025-05-08

    Hallstrom AM1356 filed

    filing

  24. 2025-05-08

    Hallstrom AM1356 withdrawn

  25. 2025-05-08

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  26. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, M. FA193 filed

    filing

  27. 2025-05-08

    Cavanaugh, M. FA194 filed

    filing

  28. 2025-04-29

    Placed on Select File with ER59

    filing

  29. 2025-04-29

    Enrollment and Review ER59 filed

    filing

  30. 2025-04-24

    Revenue AM904 adopted

  31. 2025-04-24

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  32. 2025-04-10

    Placed on General File with AM904

    committee-passage

  33. 2025-04-10

    Revenue AM904 filed

    filing

  34. 2025-03-13

    Wordekemper priority bill

  35. 2025-01-28

    Notice of hearing for February 05, 2025

  36. 2025-01-24

    Referred to Revenue Committee

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-01-22

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Revenue AM904 adopted

    2025-04-24 · fail · 33-0

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

    2025-04-24 · pass · 35-0

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

    2025-05-08 · pass · 29-5

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Clements: no
    • McKeon: no
    • Storm: no
    • Lonowski: no
    • Storer: no
    • Hardin: excused
    • Raybould: excused
    • Sorrentino: excused
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Fredrickson: abstain
    • Ibach: abstain
    • Murman: abstain
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Hansen: abstain
    • Lippincott: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Hughes: abstain
    • Moser: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain
  • Bostar AM1347 adopted

    2025-05-08 · fail · 41-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Hallstrom: abstain
    • Lippincott: abstain
    • McKeon: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Juarez: abstain
    • Lonowski: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
  • Cavanaugh, J. MO234 failed

    2025-05-08 · fail · 0-41

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: no
    • Dorn: no
    • Jacobson: no
    • Quick: no
    • Arch: no
    • Dover: no
    • Juarez: no
    • Riepe: no
    • Armendariz: no
    • Dungan: no
    • Kauth: no
    • Rountree: no
    • Ballard: no
    • Fredrickson: no
    • Lippincott: no
    • Sanders: no
    • Bosn: no
    • Guereca: no
    • Lonowski: no
    • Sorrentino: no
    • Bostar: no
    • Hallstrom: no
    • McKeon: no
    • Strommen: no
    • Brandt: no
    • Hansen: no
    • McKinney: no
    • von Gillern: no
    • Clouse: no
    • Holdcroft: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Wordekemper: no
    • Conrad: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Moser: no
    • DeBoer: no
    • Hunt: no
    • Murman: no
    • DeKay: no
    • Ibach: no
    • Prokop: no
    • Hardin: excused
    • Raybould: excused
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Clements: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Storm: abstain
  • Passed on Final Reading 36-12*-1

    2025-05-30 · pass · 36-12

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

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