Change calculation of a sentence reduction for good behavior during confinement in a jail
LB 640 modifies Nebraska's law (section 47-502) governing sentence reductions for good behavior in city or county jails. It changes how the reduction applies by allowing inmates to earn one day off their total remaining sentence - covering all consecutive sentences - for each day they maintain good conduct after the first 15 days of confinement. This directly affects individuals incarcerated in local jails, including those serving sentences for parole or probation violations. The bill repeals the original section and clarifies that the reduction applies to the "aggregate of [the inmate's] remaining term" rather than individual sentences.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Signed May 15, 2025
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Floor votes · Legislature May 14, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed
Total votes 47
May 14, 2025
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Nonpartisan47
100% Yea
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Total actions
13
Key actions
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Committee
2
May 15, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 15, 2025
executive
May 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 47-2*-0
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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