Bill Commons

NE LB 78

enacted

Adopt the Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Assistance Act, change provisions relating to sentencing juveniles, and change the rate and allocation of the documentary stamp tax

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

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Did NE LB 78 pass?

Yes. NE LB 78 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-06): Provisions/portions of LB159 amended into LB78 by AM737

What is NE LB 78 about?

NE LB 78 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Adopt the Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Assistance Act, change provisions relating to sentencing juveniles, and change the rate and allocation of the documentary stamp tax”.

Who sponsors NE LB 78?

Bostar is the primary sponsor of NE LB 78.

Introduced
2025-01-09
Latest action
2025-06-06 — Provisions/portions of LB159 amended into LB78 by AM737
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bostarprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-06

    Provisions/portions of LB159 amended into LB78 by AM737

  2. 2025-05-21

    Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-14

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  4. 2025-05-14

    Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0

    passage

  5. 2025-05-14

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  6. 2025-05-14

    Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025

    executive-receipt

  7. 2025-04-15

    Placed on Final Reading with ST19

    reading-3

  8. 2025-04-15

    Enrollment and Review ST19 filed

    filing

  9. 2025-04-15

    Enrollment and Review ST19 recorded

  10. 2025-04-09

    Enrollment and Review ER29 adopted

  11. 2025-04-09

    Bostar AM784 adopted

  12. 2025-04-09

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  13. 2025-04-03

    Bostar AM784 filed

    filing

  14. 2025-03-27

    Placed on Select File with ER29

    filing

  15. 2025-03-27

    Enrollment and Review ER29 filed

    filing

  16. 2025-03-19

    Guereca AM737 filed

    filing

  17. 2025-03-19

    Guereca AM737 adopted

  18. 2025-03-19

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  19. 2025-03-11

    State-Tribal Relations priority bill

  20. 2025-03-10

    Placed on General File

    committee-passage

  21. 2025-01-15

    Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025

  22. 2025-01-13

    Referred to Revenue Committee

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-01-09

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-03-19 · pass · 43-0

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

  • Guereca AM737 adopted

    2025-03-19 · fail · 33-2

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

  • Bostar AM784 adopted

    2025-04-09 · fail · 39-0

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

  • Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0

    2025-05-14 · pass · 49-0

    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
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Raybould: yes

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59234

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