Bill Commons

NE LB 847

enacted

Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor

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

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 847 pass?

Yes. NE LB 847 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Provisions/portions of LB747 amended into LB847 by AM2141

What is NE LB 847 about?

NE LB 847 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor”.

Who sponsors NE LB 847?

Kauth is the primary sponsor of NE LB 847.

Introduced
2026-01-08
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Provisions/portions of LB747 amended into LB847 by AM2141
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kauthprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB747 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  2. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB864 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  3. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB1015 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  4. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB1044 amended into LB847 by AM2450

  5. 2026-04-17

    Provisions/portions of LB1173 amended into LB847 by AM2141

  6. 2026-04-07

    Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026

    executive-signature

  7. 2026-04-01

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  8. 2026-04-01

    Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1

    passage

  9. 2026-04-01

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  10. 2026-04-01

    Presented to Governor on April 1, 2026

    executive-receipt

  11. 2026-03-30

    Placed on Final Reading with ST76

    reading-3

  12. 2026-03-30

    Enrollment and Review ST76 filed

    filing

  13. 2026-03-30

    Enrollment and Review ST76 recorded

  14. 2026-03-24

    Enrollment and Review ER135 adopted

  15. 2026-03-24

    Kauth FA487 withdrawn

  16. 2026-03-24

    Kauth AM2875 adopted

  17. 2026-03-24

    Hughes FA1113 filed

    filing

  18. 2026-03-24

    Cavanaugh, M. MO547 Bracket until April 10, 2026 filed

    filing

  19. 2026-03-24

    Cavanaugh, M. MO547 withdrawn

  20. 2026-03-24

    Hughes FA1113 withdrawn

  21. 2026-03-24

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  22. 2026-03-23

    Kauth AM2875 filed

    filing

  23. 2026-03-10

    Placed on Select File with ER135

    filing

  24. 2026-03-10

    Enrollment and Review ER135 filed

    filing

  25. 2026-03-04

    Kauth AM2161 withdrawn

  26. 2026-03-04

    Business and Labor AM2141 pending

  27. 2026-03-04

    Kauth AM2450 to AM2141 filed

    filing

  28. 2026-03-04

    Kauth AM2450 adopted

  29. 2026-03-04

    Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 to AM2141 filed

    filing

  30. 2026-03-04

    Cavanaugh, J. AM2455 withdrawn

  31. 2026-03-04

    Business and Labor AM2141 adopted

  32. 2026-03-04

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  33. 2026-03-03

    Kauth AM2161 to AM2141 filed

    filing

  34. 2026-02-26

    Placed on General File with AM2141

    committee-passage

  35. 2026-02-26

    Business and Labor AM2141 filed

    filing

  36. 2026-02-17

    Business and Labor priority bill

  37. 2026-01-15

    Notice of hearing for January 26, 2026

  38. 2026-01-12

    Referred to Business and Labor Committee

    referral-committee

  39. 2026-01-09

    Kauth FA487 filed

    filing

  40. 2026-01-08

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Kauth AM2450 adopted

    2026-03-04 · fail · 25-0

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

  • Business and Labor AM2141 adopted

    2026-03-04 · fail · 39-0

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

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-03-04 · pass · 38-0

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

  • Kauth AM2875 adopted

    2026-03-24 · fail · 39-0

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

  • Passed on Final Reading 44-4*-1

    2026-04-01 · pass · 44-4

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

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63335

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