---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize the Department of Roads to assume certain responsibilities under federal environmental laws and provide for limited waiver of the state's sovereign immunity"
description: "Authorize the Department of Roads to assume certain responsibilities under federal environmental laws and provide for limited waiver of the state's sovereign immunity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 271"
citation: "Nebraska LB 271 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hilgers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f54a3c0-fd06-4d67-a08c-a4613c08211b"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "d92f1670c6e6b15bf386cfb520618ea967ad9fb3beb849e177e51cd09674d5ad"
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 271 (105) — Authorize the Department of Roads to assume certain responsibilities under federal environmental laws and provide for limited waiver of the state's sovereign immunity

## 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/LB271.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB271.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB271.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Chambers MO7 failed — **11–22** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **42–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hilgers — 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 48-0-1 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2017-04-10** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2017-03-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-03-01** Geist name added
- **2017-02-28** Geist priority bill
- **2017-02-06** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2017-01-18** Chambers MO7 failed
- **2017-01-18** Chambers MO7 pending
- **2017-01-13** Chambers MO7 Rerefer to Judiciary Committee filed `filing`
- **2017-01-13** Notice of hearing for January 23, 2017
- **2017-01-13** Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications 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/3f54a3c0-fd06-4d67-a08c-a4613c08211b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).