LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would have required Nebraska lawmakers to disclose how they voted in legislative leadership races has been defeated.

Lawmakers voted 31-15 on Friday to bracket the bill, killing it for the year. Supporters argued the measure would promote transparency, but opponents called it a back-door attempt to rehash debates over the same issue earlier this year.

The bill by Sen. Bill Kintner of Papillion also would have applied to school boards and city councils. Kintner says all votes by elected officials should be open to public scrutiny.

Opponents say the bill was politically motivated. Nebraska’s one-house Legislature has no formal party structure or leadership, which has allowed Democrats to claim some committee chairmanships despite statewide Republican dominance. Kintner is a conservative Republican.