---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Occupational Board Reform Act and change procedures for rules and regulations"
description: "Adopt the Occupational Board Reform Act and change procedures for rules and regulations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 299"
citation: "Nebraska LB 299 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ebke"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31833362-4808-43d3-969c-d26b0b1d92d1"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "d34459b50c9ab81020b018a46aae08bb1a68a961bce3dc41cc345b1f94188fd5"
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 299 (105) — Adopt the Occupational Board Reform Act and change procedures for rules and regulations

## 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/LB299.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB299.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB299.pdf)

## Votes

- Ebke AM2349 adopted — **30–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 45-1-3 — **45–1** (pass) · legislature
- Ebke AM2674 adopted — **42–0** (fail) · legislature
- Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1665 adopted — **27–0** (fail) · legislature
- Crawford AM2013 lost — **24–10** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **31–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ebke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23** Approved by Governor on April 23, 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 45-1-3 `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-04-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-04-10** Ebke AM2674 adopted
- **2018-04-10** Enrollment and Review ER133 adopted
- **2018-03-28** Ebke AM2674 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-20** Enrollment and Review ER133 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Select File with ER133 `filing`
- **2018-03-14** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-14** Ebke AM2349 adopted
- **2018-03-14** Ebke AM2028 withdrawn
- **2018-03-14** Hilgers FA102 withdrawn
- **2018-03-14** Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1665 adopted
- **2018-03-12** Ebke AM2349 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-21** Ebke AM2028 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-21** Hilgers FA102 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-20** Crawford AM2013 lost
- **2018-02-20** Crawford AM2013 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-20** Crawford AM1993 withdrawn
- **2018-02-20** Crawford AM1993 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-20** Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1665 pending
- **2018-02-15** Lowe name added
- **2018-02-15** Briese name added
- **2018-02-06** Lindstrom name added
- **2018-02-05** Stinner name added
- **2018-01-31** Ebke priority bill
- **2018-01-30** Kolterman name added
- **2018-01-30** Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM1665 filed `filing`
- **2018-01-30** Placed on General File with AM1665 `filing`
- **2018-01-26** Watermeier name added
- **2018-01-26** Wayne name added
- **2018-01-04** McCollister name added
- **2018-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2017-02-24** Brewer name added
- **2017-02-08** Notice of hearing for February 24, 2017
- **2017-01-17** Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12** 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/31833362-4808-43d3-969c-d26b0b1d92d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).