---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for commemorative certificates of nonviable birth"
description: "Provide for commemorative certificates of nonviable birth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 1040"
citation: "Nebraska LB 1040 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Albrecht"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-17"
last_action: "2018-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36c8965e-8010-450b-b83c-46f9c94caa05"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "f0f0955e666b20f01358e2de9c0b9b4e726fac6f5ac30f53534de5102517ce9c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 1040 (105) — Provide for commemorative certificates of nonviable birth

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Intro/LB1040.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB1040.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB1040.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 44-1-4 — **44–1** (pass) · legislature
- Health and Human Services AM1995 adopted — **30–1** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–1** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment — **33–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Albrecht — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-04-18** Approved by Governor on April 17, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11** Presented to Governor on April 11, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-11** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-04-11** Passed on Final Reading 44-1-4 `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Thibodeau name added
- **2018-04-09** Hilgers name added
- **2018-04-06** Placed on Final Reading with ST61 `reading-3`
- **2018-04-06** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-04-06** Enrollment and Review ER167 adopted
- **2018-04-03** Enrollment and Review ER167 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-03** Placed on Select File with ER167 `filing`
- **2018-03-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-28** Health and Human Services AM1995 adopted
- **2018-03-27** Health and Human Services AM1995 pending
- **2018-03-26** McDonnell name added
- **2018-03-21** Quick name added
- **2018-03-01** Linehan name added
- **2018-02-28** Kolterman name added
- **2018-02-26** Health and Human Services AM1995 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-26** Placed on General File with AM1995 `filing`
- **2018-02-23** Riepe name added
- **2018-02-20** Albrecht priority bill
- **2018-01-30** Notice of hearing for February 15, 2018
- **2018-01-19** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-17** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36c8965e-8010-450b-b83c-46f9c94caa05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).