---
type: "Bill"
title: "Merge the Department of Aeronautics into the Department of Roads and rename as the Department of Transportation"
description: "Merge the Department of Aeronautics into the Department of Roads and rename as the Department of Transportation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 339"
citation: "Nebraska LB 339 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Friesen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1db5596-4f68-432f-9bf9-19dd1b5474ee"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "5aaa4732f0de361487c8bd57ff0f5cd9355d9bace8b21dc57baebf1d53e62823"
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 339 (105) — Merge the Department of Aeronautics into the Department of Roads and rename as the Department of Transportation

## 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/LB339.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB339.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB339.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Transportation and Telecommunications AM314 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Krist AM770 adopted — **25–8** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Friesen — 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 with Emergency Clause 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2017-04-10** Placed on Final Reading with ST7 `reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2017-04-03** Krist AM770 adopted
- **2017-04-03** Enrollment and Review ER30 adopted
- **2017-03-29** Enrollment and Review ER30 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Select File with ER30 `filing`
- **2017-03-28** Krist AM770 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-03-28** Transportation and Telecommunications AM314 adopted
- **2017-03-09** Transportation and Telecommunications priority bill
- **2017-03-03** Transportation and Telecommunications AM314 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-03** Placed on General File with AM314 `filing`
- **2017-01-23** Notice of hearing for January 30, 2017
- **2017-01-17** Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications 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/d1db5596-4f68-432f-9bf9-19dd1b5474ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).