Legislature bill · 109
LB 317
Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal
Progress
110 days from first to latest action, across 35 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 16
Referred to committee
Jan 21
Heard in committee
Mar 27
Reported from committee
Mar 27
Passed the Legislature
May 1
Sent to governor
May 1
Became law
May 6
Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.
Record votes
Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Legislature · Apr 2, 2025
Passed 31–2
31 Yea
2 Nay
16 Absent / not voting
Natural Resources AM711 adopted
Legislature · Apr 2, 2025
Passed 30–4
30 Yea
4 Nay
15 Absent / not voting
Conrad AM1124 adopted
Legislature · Apr 22, 2025
Passed 34–8
34 Yea
8 Nay
7 Absent / not voting
Brandt AM1084 adopted
Legislature · Apr 22, 2025
Passed 36–0
36 Yea
0 Nay
13 Absent / not voting
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 failed
Legislature · Apr 22, 2025
Failed 1–29
1 Yea
29 Nay
19 Absent / not voting
Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 lost
Legislature · Apr 22, 2025
Failed 13–33
13 Yea
33 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
Cavanaugh, J. FA117 lost
Legislature · Apr 22, 2025
Failed 12–29
12 Yea
29 Nay
8 Absent / not voting
Storer FA116 adopted
Legislature · Apr 22, 2025
Passed 46–0
46 Yea
0 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 34-12*-3
Legislature · May 1, 2025
Passed 34–12
34 Yea
12 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by Nebraska Legislature.
Approved by Governor on May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025 · Governor
Presented to Governor on May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025 · Governor
President/Speaker signed
May 1, 2025 · Legislature
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 34-12*-3
May 1, 2025 · Legislature
Dispensing of reading at large approved
May 1, 2025 · Legislature
Enrollment and Review ST29 recorded
Apr 29, 2025 · Legislature
Enrollment and Review ST29 filed
Apr 29, 2025 · Legislature
Placed on Final Reading with ST29
Apr 29, 2025 · Legislature
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 lost
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Cavanaugh, J. FA117 lost
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Cavanaugh, J. FA117 to AM1133 filed
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Cavanaugh, J. AM1133 filed
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Storer FA116 adopted
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Storer FA116 filed
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Conrad AM1124 adopted
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Conrad AM1124 filed
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Brandt AM1084 adopted
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Brandt AM1035 withdrawn
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 failed
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 pending
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Enrollment and Review ER36 adopted
Apr 22, 2025 · Legislature
Cavanaugh, M. MO183 Bracket until May 5, 2025 filed
Apr 17, 2025 · Legislature
Brandt AM1084 to ER36 filed
Apr 17, 2025 · Legislature
Brandt AM1035 to ER36 filed
Apr 14, 2025 · Legislature
Enrollment and Review ER36 filed
Apr 10, 2025 · Legislature
Placed on Select File with ER36
Apr 10, 2025 · Legislature
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Apr 2, 2025 · Legislature
Natural Resources AM711 adopted
Apr 2, 2025 · Legislature
Natural Resources AM711 filed
Mar 27, 2025 · Legislature
Placed on General File with AM711 Natural Resources
Mar 27, 2025 · Legislature
Natural Resources priority bill
Mar 12, 2025 · Legislature
Notice of hearing for February 13, 2025
Feb 6, 2025 · Legislature
Referred to Natural Resources Committee Natural Resources
Jan 21, 2025 · Legislature
Date of introduction
Jan 16, 2025 · Legislature
Authors
In committee
- Natural Resources
Legislature
Referred Jan 21, 2025 · heard Mar 27, 2025 · reported after 65 days