Nebraska · Legislative Bill 608 · 109th Legislature

Change insurance provisions relating to firefighters and include correctional officers, youth detention officers, certain disabled persons, and their…

LB 608 Sponsored by Eliot Bostar Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 22, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 24, 2025
  3. Passed May 30, 2025
  4. To the governor May 30, 2025
  5. Became law Jun 4, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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

Every action

37 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. LegislatureDate of introduction
  2. CommitteeReferred to Revenue Committee · Legislature Revenue
  3. LegislatureNotice of hearing for February 05, 2025
  4. LegislatureWordekemper priority bill
  5. LegislaturePlaced on General File with AM904
  6. LegislatureRevenue AM904 filed
  7. LegislatureRevenue AM904 adopted
  8. LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
  9. LegislaturePlaced on Select File with ER59
  10. LegislatureEnrollment and Review ER59 filed
  11. LegislatureEnrollment and Review ER59 adopted
  12. LegislatureBostar AM1347 filed
  13. LegislatureBostar AM1347 adopted
  14. LegislatureWordekemper AM1129 filed
  15. LegislatureChair ruled AM1129 not germane
  16. LegislatureMotion to overrule Chair pending
  17. LegislatureMotion to overrule Chair prevailed
  18. LegislatureCavanaugh, J. FA192 to AM1129 filed
  19. LegislatureCavanaugh, J. MO234 Bracket until June 9, 2025 filed
  20. LegislatureCavanaugh, J. MO234 failed
  21. LegislatureCavanaugh, J. MO236 Reconsider the vote taken on MO234 filed
  22. LegislatureCavanaugh, J. MO236 withdrawn
  23. LegislatureCavanaugh, J. FA192 withdrawn
  24. LegislatureWordekemper AM1129 withdrawn
  25. LegislatureHallstrom AM1356 filed
  26. LegislatureHallstrom AM1356 withdrawn
  27. LegislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
  28. LegislatureCavanaugh, M. FA193 filed
  29. LegislatureCavanaugh, M. FA194 filed
  1. LegislaturePlaced on Final Reading
  2. LegislatureCavanaugh, M. FA193 withdrawn
  3. LegislatureCavanaugh, M. FA194 withdrawn
  4. LegislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
  5. LegislaturePassed on Final Reading 36-12*-136–12 vote
  6. LegislaturePresident/Speaker signed
  7. GovernorPresented to Governor on May 30, 2025
  8. GovernorApproved by Governor on June 4, 2025

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 6 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

General File: AM 904 Revenue · Full Legislature

Passed 33–0
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 33 No 0 Not voting 16

General File: ADVANCE TO E&R INITIAL · Full Legislature

Passed 35–0
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 35 No 0 Not voting 14

Select File: AM 1347 Bostar · Full Legislature

Passed 41–0
May 8, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 41 No 0 Not voting 8

Select File: AM 1129 Wordekemper - FA 192 Cavanaugh, J. - MO 234 Cavanaugh, J. - Bracket until 6/9/25 · Full Legislature

Failed 0–41
May 8, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 0 No 41 Not voting 8

Select File: ADVANCE E&R ENGROSSING · Full Legislature

Passed 29–5
May 8, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 29 No 5 Not voting 15

Passed on Final Reading 36-12*-1 · Full Legislature

Passed 36–12
May 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 36 No 12 Not voting 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Nebraska's official records (nebraskalegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.