Are Nebraskans watchful? What happened inside the Capitol last week?
Below is video from last Wednesday’s Unicameral floor speeches and the votes to over ride the Governor’s vetoes of LB599 and its funding bill, LB599A.
Each video is proceeded by:
- Senator’s name and district number
- Re-election status
- Detailed list of how each Senator voted in each of the four rounds required to pass the bills and override the vetoes
I’ve noted some disparity in publicly stated positions for some Senators both in variances during rounds and particularly when comparing LB599 votes with LB599A votes for the same individual.
Remember, again, that there are TWO votes on such a bill:
- LB599 – the Legislative bill – includes the language necessary to change or add to Nebraska’s state statutes to create the program, etc.
- LB599A – the appropriations bill – think of it as the life’s blood of the bill itself or the food. The funding is necessary to carry out the bill.
Finally, I’ve included the full recorded votes (where available) in a simple chart for each of the first three rounds on LB599 and LB599A, and also repeated the more detailed charts for the final veto override votes.
Senator Kathy Campbell, District 25, was the sponsor of the bill, and its precursor – LB1110
Campbell is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
Senator Tony Fulton, District 29
Fulton is exiting the Unicameral following an opinion from the Secretary of State that the duration of the partial term for which he was appointed, 2006 – 2008, and his subsequent election to his seat in 2008, precluded him from running for re-election for a second full term.
LB599 Round #1: NAY – Round #2: NAY – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: Present
Senator Jeremy Nordquist, District 7
Nordquist is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
Senator Bob Krist, District 10
Krist was appointed in 2009, elected in 2010.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
Senator Ken Haar, District 21
Haar is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
Senator Beau McCoy, District 39
McCoy is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: NAY – Round #2: NAY – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
LB599A Round #1 NAY – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
Senator Heath Mello, District 5
Mello is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
Senator Gwen Howard, District 30
Howard is exiting office – she is term-limited.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
The next video segment includes speeches from two Senators as Senator Bloomfield’s remarks were very brief.
Senator Dave Bloomfield, District 17
Bloomfield is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: NAY – Round #2: NAY – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
LB599A Round #1 NAY – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
Senator Ken Schilz, District 47
Schilz is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: NAY – Round #2: NAY – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: Present and not voting
LB599A Round #1 NAY – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
Senator Tom Carlson, District 38
Carlson is currently in his second term in office, which expires in 2014.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 AYE – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
Senator Brenda Council, District 11
Council is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: AYE – Round #2: AYE – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
LB599A Round #1 Present and not voting – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: AYE – OVERRIDE: AYE
Senator John Nelson, District 6
Nelson is currently in his second term in office, which expires in 2014.
LB599 Round #1: NAY – Round #2: NAY – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
LB599A Round #1 NAY – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: Present and not voting – OVERRIDE: Present and not voting
Senator Scott Price, District 3
Price is up for re-election this year.
LB599 Round #1: NAY – Round #2: NAY – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
LB599A Round #1 Present and not voting – Round #2 (not in journal) – Round #3: NAY – OVERRIDE: NAY
LB599 VETO OVERRIDE VOTE
LB599A (Appropriations) VETO OVERRIDE VOTE
ROUND #1 April 3, 2012
LB599
See pages 8-9 document compiled from Legislative Journal, Day 55, p. 1359-1360
AYE – 30Adams |
AYE, cont’dHadley |
NAY – 16Bloomfield |
NAY, cont’dLangemeier |
Present and not voting – 1
Pirsch Absent and not voting – 1 Excused and not voting – 1 |
LB599A (Appropriations)
IMPORTANT NOTE: The roll call vote detailed below is for Senator Kathy Campbell’s amendment, AM2741, which constitutes the only detailed appropriations language in 2012 I could find in the Legislative Journal. The vote to pass LB599A to round #2 was 32 AYE, 4 NAY, 12 Present and not voting, but a recorded vote (detailed listing of each Senator’s vote) is not taken unless one of the Senator’s make a motion to do so.
See pages 10-11 document compiled from Legislative Journal, Day 55, p. 1359-1360
AYE – 33Adams |
AYE – 33Harr, B. |
NAY – 9Bloomfield |
Present and not voting – 5
Brasch Council Fischer Larson Price Absent and not voting – 1 Excused and not voting – 1 |
ROUND #2 April 4, 2012
LB599
See page 25 document compiled from Legislative Journal, Day 56, p. 1448
AYE – 29Adams |
AYE – 29Hadley |
NAY – 16Bloomfield |
NAY – 16Langemeier |
Present and not voting – 2
Larson Pahls Excused and not voting – 2 Sullivan |
I cannot find a vote on LB599A on April 4, just a notation regarding an amendment and a notation on adoption.
ROUND #3 April 11, 2012
LB599
(from the Legislative Journal, Day 59, pages 1528-1529)
AYE – 31Adams |
AYE – 31Hadley |
NAY – 15Bloomfield |
NAY – 15Lambert |
Present and not voting – 3
Larson Lautenbaugh Pahls |
LB599A
(from the Legislative Journal, Day 59, pages 1529-1530)
AYE – 34 Adams |
AYE – 34Harms |
NAY – 9 Bloomfield |
Present and not voting – 6
Brasch Fischer Heidemann Lautenbaugh Larson Nelson* |
LB599 OVERRIDE
April 18, 2012
(Legislative Journal Day 60, p. 1556-1557)
Senators with an asterisk* are in their second term
Senators in purple are up for re-election this year
AYE – 30
|
NAY – 16
|
Present, Not Voting – 3
|
LB599A (Appropriations) OVERRIDE
April 18, 2012
(Legislative Journal Day 60, p. 1557)
AYE – 31Greg Adams – 24, 2014* Brad Ashford – 20, 2014* Bill Avery – 28, 2014* Kathy Campbell – 25, 2012 Tom Carlson – 38, 2014* Mark Christensen – 44, 2014* Colby Coash – 27, 2012 Danielle Conrad – 46, 2014* Tanya Cook – 13, 2012 Abbie Cornett – 45, 2012 term-limited Brenda Council – 11, 2012 Anette Dubas – 34, 2014* Mike Flood – 19, 2012 term-limited Mike Gloor – 35, 2012 Ken Haar – 21, 2012 Glen Hadley – 37, 2012 term-limited John Harms – 48, 2014* Burke Haar – 8, 2014 Gwen Howard – 9, 2012 term-limited Russ Karpisek – 32, 2014* Bob Krist – 20, 2014 Steve Lathrop – 12, 2014* Scott Lautenbaugh – 18, 2014 Leroy Louden – 49, 2012 term-limited Amanda McGill – 26, 2014* Heath Mello – 5, 2012 Jeremy Nordquist – 7, 2012 Paul Schumacher – 22, 2014 Kate Sullivan – 41, 2012 Norman Wallman – 30, 2014* John Wightman – 36, 2014* |
NAY – 14
|
Present, Not Voting – 4Tony Fulton – 29, 2012 term-limited Lavon Heidemann – 1, 2012 term-limited John Nelson – 6, 2014 Jim Smith – 14, 2014 |
- Senator Krist was appointed to his seat by Governor Heineman in 2009, then ran for the seat in 2010. The length of the time in the seat as an appointee affects his eligibility to run for re-election in 2014 and we haven’t investigated the details. ↩
- Senator Seiler was appointed to his seat by Governor Heineman in January 2012 to replace Dennis Utter, who passed away. ↩
- Senator Lautenbaugh was appointed in 2007 by Governor Heineman, and ran for the seat in 2008, and was re-elected in 2010. As with other appointees, research is required to answer questions regarding Lautenbaugh’s ability to run for re-election in 2014. ↩
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