Rename and change powers and duties of the State Racing Commission and provide regulation and enforcement regarding sports wagering and other gambling activities at licensed racetrack enclosures
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jan 2021
Legislature Passage
May 2021
Legislature Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Signed May 26, 2021
Floor votes · Legislature Mar 17, 2021
How they voted
37–5
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 49
Mar 17, 2021
N
Nonpartisan49
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
10
Committee
1
Amendments
1
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB560 amended into LB561 by AM426
legislature
May 26, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 25, 2021
executive
May 20, 2021
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 20, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 44-3-2
legislature
May 13, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Lathrop AM1427 adopted
legislature
May 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Hilgers AM1256 adopted
legislature
Apr 20, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Briese AM983 adopted
legislature
Apr 20, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER25 adopted
legislature
Mar 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
General Affairs AM641 adopted
legislature
Mar 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
General Affairs AM640 adopted
legislature
Mar 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
General Affairs AM639 adopted
legislature
Jan 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to General Affairs Committee
legislature
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Briese
NNonpartisan
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