LB 499 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change membership provisions relating to the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee

LB 499 amends Nebraska's Crime Victim's Reparations Committee membership rules to ensure more targeted representation. It requires the Governor to appoint five public members: two representing charitable organizations serving victims of sexual assault, human trafficking, or domestic abuse; two with direct experience supporting victims of those crimes; and one victim themselves. The bill also establishes staggered two-year terms for initial appointments before standard four-year terms begin. This directly affects the committee's composition and ensures members have specific expertise relevant to victim support services.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Jun 2, 2025
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Introduced Enrollment and Review ER81 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee by clarifying and expanding the composition requirements for public members. The changes specify exact representation categories including sexual assault, human trafficking, and domestic abuse expertise, while establishing a staggered appointment timeline for initial members.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee, but eligibility criteria for committee members have been expanded and clarified with specific training and experience requirements.
ELIGIBILITY

Public member representation requirements now explicitly require at least one member to represent sexual assault services, human trafficking services, and domestic abuse services.

TIMELINE

Establishes a 30-day appointment deadline for initial five public members after the act's effective date.

REQUIREMENT

Clarifies that initial appointees serve two-year terms while subsequent members serve four-year terms to create staggered appointments.

TECHNICAL

Updates legislative formatting and section numbering to reflect enrollment and review status.

Floor votes · Legislature May 9, 2025

How they voted

410
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 49
May 9, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
41 Yea 8
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Jun 2, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025
executive
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0
legislature
May 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER81 adopted
legislature
May 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Judiciary AM438 adopted
legislature
Mar 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM438
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Wendy DeBoer
Wendy DeBoer
NNonpartisan
NE
10