LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska could eliminate a system to seize property from suspected criminals amid concerns it creates an incentive for law enforcement to use a controversial federal process.

Lawmakers voted 38-8 Wednesday on a bill that would require a criminal conviction before law enforcement could seize property. The measure by Sen. Tommy Garrett of Bellevue would also ban property transfers to federal law enforcement unless it’s worth more than $25,000.

Advocates say the bill would ensure police use the state process, which funnels 50 percent of the forfeiture proceeds to Nebraska schools, rather than the federal program, which repays law enforcement up to 80 percent of the money and does not support state schools.

Gov. Pete Ricketts has five days to act on the bill.