---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Investigational Drug Use Act"
description: "Adopt the Investigational Drug Use Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 117"
citation: "Nebraska LB 117 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hilkemann"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-06"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6eb4108-8743-4cf7-ab05-52cc305fe8e7"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "78a7a538c1baf85265dcc70aeb6e01fc1af8641e24d93fc8f870cbba777d37e5"
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 117 (105) — Adopt the Investigational Drug Use Act

## 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/LB117.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB117.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB117.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 35-13-1 — **35–13** (pass) · legislature
- Kuehn AM2911 adopted — **38–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment — **29–9** (pass) · legislature
- Health and Human Services AM46 adopted — **29–9** (fail) · legislature
- Kuehn MO238 failed — **11–30** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **33–12** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hilkemann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23** Approved by Governor on April 19, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-18** Presented to Governor on April 18, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-18** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Passed on Final Reading 35-13-1 `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Final Reading with ST70 `reading-3`
- **2018-04-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-04-10** Kuehn AM2911 adopted
- **2018-04-10** Kuehn AM2911 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-10** Kuehn AM2877 withdrawn
- **2018-04-10** Kuehn AM2876 withdrawn
- **2018-04-10** Kuehn AM2866 withdrawn
- **2018-04-10** Kuehn AM2867 withdrawn
- **2018-04-10** Hilgers FA148 withdrawn
- **2018-04-10** Enrollment and Review ER117 adopted
- **2018-04-09** Kuehn AM2877 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-09** Kuehn AM2876 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-06** Kuehn AM2866 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-06** Kuehn AM2867 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-06** Hilgers FA148 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-28** Attorney General Opinion 18-002 to Hilgers
- **2018-03-06** Enrollment and Review ER117 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-06** Placed on Select File with ER117 `filing`
- **2018-03-01** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-01** Kuehn MO238 failed
- **2018-03-01** Kuehn MO238 Bracket until April 18, 2018 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-01** Chambers MO237 withdrawn
- **2018-03-01** Chambers MO237 Bracket until April 4, 2018 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-01** Health and Human Services AM46 adopted
- **2018-02-21** Speaker priority bill
- **2018-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2017-04-24** Kolterman name added
- **2017-03-15** Health and Human Services AM46 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on General File with AM46 `filing`
- **2017-01-18** Notice of hearing for January 27, 2017
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-06** 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/f6eb4108-8743-4cf7-ab05-52cc305fe8e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).