---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act"
description: "Adopt the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 137"
citation: "Nebraska LB 137 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lindstrom"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-09"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5142e78-4d3e-4cee-a0a0-f44bc9007cb2"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "b39a024c1fbe6841f14cf72802726acde4dd0794bb82803a61e856e73431c7c9"
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 137 (105) — Adopt the Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits 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/LB137.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB137.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB137.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **31–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lindstrom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-02** Approved by Governor on April 27, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-24** Presented to Governor on April 24, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2017-04-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2017-04-03** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2017-03-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-03-13** Speaker priority bill
- **2017-02-02** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2017-01-23** Notice of hearing for January 30, 2017
- **2017-01-10** Watermeier name added
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-09** 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/f5142e78-4d3e-4cee-a0a0-f44bc9007cb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).