LB 1165A · NE LEGISLATURE
Appropriation Bill
Motion: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 43-6*-0
Photo: nebraskalegislature.govNE · Officeholder
Merv Riepe
NonpartisanState Senator (Unicameral Legislature) · District 12
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Nebraska Unicameral Legislature District 12
Biography
Merv Riepe is a member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 12 who first served in the body from 2015 to 2019, returned in January 2023, and is seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2] A former hospital executive and Navy veteran, he serves on the Banking, Commerce and Insurance and Health and Human Services committees.[1]
Riepe was born in Griswold, Iowa, graduated from Griswold High School in 1960, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1963 as a hospital corpsman.[1] He earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1968 and an M.A. in health care policy and hospital management from the University of Iowa in 1970.[1] His career experience includes working as a hospital executive.[1] According to Ballotpedia, he was a member of the Ralston Board of Education and the Mid-America Council of Scouts board and chaired Outlook Nebraska, Inc.[1]
Riepe represented District 12 in the Nebraska Legislature from 2015 to 2019 and served on the Ralston Public Schools board from 2021 to 2022.[1] He assumed office again on January 4, 2023.[1] Ballotpedia lists his 2025-2026 committee assignments as Banking, Commerce and Insurance and Health and Human Services.[1] He advanced from the May 12, 2026 primary.[1]
- 1.Merv Riepe · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Nebraska State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Nebraska Unicameral Legislature District 12
Merv Riepe is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Nebraska Unicameral Legislature District 12. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Other candidates for this seat
Votes by issue
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. How topics are assigned
Rights & public safety4 yes · 4 no8 votes
Most contested
- No
On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Creates the offense of swatting with restitution, bars tracking people with mobile tracking devices without consent, changes stalking penalties, rural legal practice loan repayment rules and other court procedures, and allows civil actions over obscene and child sexual abuse materials.
Apr 1, 2026 · Failed 11–23Official record ↗
- No
Technology & privacy4 yes · 4 no8 votes
Most contested
- No
On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Creates the offense of swatting with restitution, bars tracking people with mobile tracking devices without consent, changes stalking penalties, rural legal practice loan repayment rules and other court procedures, and allows civil actions over obscene and child sexual abuse materials.
Apr 1, 2026 · Failed 11–23Official record ↗
- No
Jobs & cost of living4 yes · 1 no5 votes
Most contested
- No
Jan 30, 2026 · Passed 27–9Official record ↗
- Yes
Apr 10, 2026 · Passed 43–6Official record ↗
- Yes
Apr 10, 2026 · Passed 47–2Official record ↗
- No
Education & families2 yes · 1 no3 votes
Most contested
- No
- Yes
Amends LB 13 to set a July 1, 2026 deadline for the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment paying child care providers by enrollment or authorized hours rather than attendance.
Mar 5, 2025 · Failed 35–11Official record ↗
Health & care0 yes · 1 no1 vote
Most contested
- No
Require coverage of self-measure blood pressure monitoring services under the Medical Assistance Act
Requires Nebraska Medicaid, by January 1, 2027, to cover and reimburse self-measure blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum women, including training on home devices, separate readings, daily collection, and sending readings to a provider.
Apr 9, 2026 · Passed 44–5Official record ↗
- No
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- No
Against most of their party · Passed 25–15 · Yes 25–No 15
Jan 16, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Failed 11–23 · Yes 11–No 23
Apr 1, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Against most of their party · Passed 27–9 · Yes 27–No 9
Jan 30, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
Eliminate daylight saving time
With most of their party · Passed 28–9 · Yes 27–No 9
Feb 20, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Failed 35–11 · Yes 34–No 11
Mar 5, 2025Official record ↗
- Yes
- No
Require coverage of self-measure blood pressure monitoring services under the Medical Assistance Act
Against most of their party · Passed 44–5 · Yes 44–No 4
Apr 9, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
YesVOTED
LB 1237A · NE LEGISLATURE
Appropriation Bill
Motion: Passed on Final Reading 47-2-0
LB 935 · NE LEGISLATURE
Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting
Motion: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 38-11-0
Creates the offense of swatting with restitution, bars tracking people with mobile tracking devices without consent, changes stalking penalties, rural legal practice loan repayment rules and other court procedures, and allows civil actions over obscene and child sexual abuse materials.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
LB 365 · NE LEGISLATURE
Require coverage of self-measure blood pressure monitoring services under the Medical Assistance Act
Motion: Passed on Final Reading 44-5*-0
Requires Nebraska Medicaid, by January 1, 2027, to cover and reimburse self-measure blood pressure monitoring for pregnant and postpartum women, including training on home devices, separate readings, daily collection, and sending readings to a provider.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
LB 935 · NE LEGISLATURE
Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting
Motion: Spivey AM3046 lost
On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Creates the offense of swatting with restitution, bars tracking people with mobile tracking devices without consent, changes stalking penalties, rural legal practice loan repayment rules and other court procedures, and allows civil actions over obscene and child sexual abuse materials.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
LB 935 · NE LEGISLATURE
Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting
Motion: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Creates the offense of swatting with restitution, bars tracking people with mobile tracking devices without consent, changes stalking penalties, rural legal practice loan repayment rules and other court procedures, and allows civil actions over obscene and child sexual abuse materials.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
LB 935 · NE LEGISLATURE
Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting
Motion: Cavanaugh, J. FA1150 lost
On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Creates the offense of swatting with restitution, bars tracking people with mobile tracking devices without consent, changes stalking penalties, rural legal practice loan repayment rules and other court procedures, and allows civil actions over obscene and child sexual abuse materials.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
LB 1165A · NE LEGISLATURE
Appropriation Bill
Motion: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
LB 1261A · NE LEGISLATURE
Appropriation Bill
Motion: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
Appropriates $4,750 in each of fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 from the Nebraska Power Review Fund to the Power Review Board to carry out LB 1261, which bars consumer-owned utilities from using eminent domain on certain privately owned generation facilities.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
LB 935 · NE LEGISLATURE
Provide for court fees; change provisions relating to incentives for rural legal practice, protection orders, hearsay, sentencing, support order liens, and paternity proceedings; provide for no-contact periods for victims of certain assaults and civil actions for conduct relating to prohibited content or child exploitation devices; and provide for and change offenses involving mobile tracking devices, stalking, unlawful intrusion, operation of unmanned aircraft systems, and swatting
Motion: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
On the version voted Apr 10, 2026: Creates the offense of swatting with restitution, bars tracking people with mobile tracking devices without consent, changes stalking penalties, rural legal practice loan repayment rules and other court procedures, and allows civil actions over obscene and child sexual abuse materials.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
Showing 10 of 23 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.