---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend the Administrative Procedure Act by redefining a term and changing provisions relating to an index"
description: "Amend the Administrative Procedure Act by redefining a term and changing provisions relating to an index"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 209"
citation: "Nebraska LB 209 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watermeier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-10"
last_action: "2017-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e571b6de-af67-4c3b-b8cf-f69dd9a8cd50"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "b017922c5f89c4e04cfb5855c7548385c293ec1da47aa3380d7859de20e6b9b7"
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 209 (105) — Amend the Administrative Procedure Act by redefining a term and changing provisions relating to an index

## 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/LB209.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB209.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB209.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **33–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Watermeier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-15** Approved by Governor on May 12, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Presented to Governor on May 08, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2017-05-08** Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2017-04-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-03-15** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2017-01-19** Notice of hearing for January 27, 2017
- **2017-01-12** Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** 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/e571b6de-af67-4c3b-b8cf-f69dd9a8cd50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).