# Nebraska LB499: Change membership provisions relating to the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee

Nebraska LB499, Change membership provisions relating to the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Wendy DeBoer; status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB499
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Change membership provisions relating to the Crime Victim's Reparations Committee
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025
- Sponsor: Wendy DeBoer
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (166 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Four-year terms, vacancy and chair rules: benefit, low. Public members serve four-year terms that start on October 1. At first, one charity representative and one trained member serve two-year terms. If a seat opens, the new appointee serves the rest of the term. Members keep serving until a successor is appointed. The committee chooses a chair, who mus…
- More public, victim-focused seats on committee: benefit, low. The committee now has five public members and five commission members. The Governor appoints public members, and the Legislature approves them. Two must come from charities that help victims, with at least one focused on sexual assault, trafficking, or domestic abuse. Two must have training or work…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wendy DeBoer, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-28 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025-05-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 |
|   | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-30: Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-05-28: Presented to Governor on May 28, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-05-28: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-05-28: Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 (legislature)
- 2025-05-19: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-05-15: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-05-15: Enrollment and Review ER81 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-05-13: Enrollment and Review ER81 filed (legislature)
- 2025-05-13: Placed on Select File with ER81 (legislature)
- 2025-05-09: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-05-09: Judiciary AM438 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-03-11: Judiciary AM438 filed (legislature)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on General File with AM438 (legislature)
- 2025-02-06: Notice of hearing for March 06, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to Judiciary Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-21: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB499.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB499.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB499.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB499.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB499.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB499.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB499-109 (as of 2026-10-17).