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NE LB 649

enacted

Adopt the Defense Efforts Workforce Act

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

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Did NE LB 649 pass?

Yes. NE LB 649 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-06): Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

What is NE LB 649 about?

NE LB 649 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Adopt the Defense Efforts Workforce Act”.

Who sponsors NE LB 649?

Revenue Committee is the primary sponsor of NE LB 649.

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

  • Revenue Committeeprimary

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

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. 2025-05-30

    Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1

    passage

  4. 2025-05-30

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    Presented to Governor on May 30, 2025

    executive-receipt

  6. 2025-05-06

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  7. 2025-04-30

    Enrollment and Review ER52 adopted

  8. 2025-04-30

    von Gillern AM1210 adopted

  9. 2025-04-30

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  10. 2025-04-29

    von Gillern AM1210 to AM933 filed

    filing

  11. 2025-04-22

    Placed on Select File with ER52

    filing

  12. 2025-04-22

    Enrollment and Review ER52 filed

    filing

  13. 2025-04-16

    Revenue AM933 pending

  14. 2025-04-16

    Revenue AM933 pending

  15. 2025-04-16

    Revenue AM933 adopted

  16. 2025-04-16

    Sanders AM632 withdrawn

  17. 2025-04-16

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  18. 2025-04-08

    Placed on General File with AM933

    committee-passage

  19. 2025-04-08

    Revenue AM933 filed

    filing

  20. 2025-03-18

    Notice of hearing for March 26, 2025 on AM632

  21. 2025-03-18

    Sanders AM632 filed

    filing

  22. 2025-03-13

    Sanders priority bill

  23. 2025-03-12

    Notice of hearing for March 26, 2025

  24. 2025-01-24

    Referred to Revenue Committee

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-01-22

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-04-16 · pass · 36-2

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: no
    • Juarez: no
    • McKinney: excused
    • Sorrentino: excused
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • McKeon: abstain
    • Conrad: abstain
    • Hardin: abstain
    • Riepe: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Hunt: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
  • Revenue AM933 adopted

    2025-04-16 · fail · 34-0

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

    2025-04-30 · pass · 40-4

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Brandt: no
    • Conrad: no
    • Hunt: no
    • McKinney: no
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
  • von Gillern AM1210 adopted

    2025-04-30 · fail · 35-1

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Brandt: no
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Conrad: abstain
    • Hunt: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Ballard: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, J.: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Murman: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Fredrickson: abstain
    • Riepe: abstain
  • Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1

    2025-05-30 · pass · 44-4

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

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