---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Vacant Property Registration Act"
description: "Adopt the Vacant Property Registration Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 256"
citation: "Nebraska LB 256 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briese"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d7b658e-aed5-4469-be60-25cbebeb48ef"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "d487ba87376688826fad0f028cd60fbbc298fada3777d302057483825135b605"
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 256 (105) — Adopt the Vacant Property Registration 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/LB256.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB256.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB256.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Briese AM1752 adopted — **32–0** (fail) · legislature
- Urban Affairs AM452 adopted — **31–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Briese — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-21** Approved by Governor on March 21, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-15** Presented to Governor on March 15, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-15** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-02-22** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-02-22** Chambers MO227 withdrawn
- **2018-02-22** Chambers MO227 Indefinitely postpone filed `filing`
- **2018-02-22** Briese AM1752 adopted
- **2018-02-22** Enrollment and Review ER104 adopted
- **2018-02-06** Briese AM1752 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-01** Enrollment and Review ER104 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-01** Placed on Select File with ER104 `filing`
- **2018-01-31** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-01-31** Urban Affairs AM452 adopted
- **2018-01-18** Blood name added
- **2018-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2017-03-06** Urban Affairs AM452 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-06** Placed on General File with AM452 `filing`
- **2017-01-23** Notice of hearing for January 31, 2017
- **2017-01-13** Referred to Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** 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/5d7b658e-aed5-4469-be60-25cbebeb48ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).