---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transfer powers and duties from Division of Veterans' Homes of Department of Health and Human Services to Department of Veterans' Affairs"
description: "Transfer powers and duties from Division of Veterans' Homes of Department of Health and Human Services to Department of Veterans' Affairs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 340"
citation: "Nebraska LB 340 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Murante"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50b74ce6-52fd-455d-8f66-02add167b87c"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "9b8424c2c02e38d33346bcdafe238dfb12c637faa830b4be7a608e7810992e72"
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 340 (105) — Transfer powers and duties from Division of Veterans' Homes of Department of Health and Human Services to Department of Veterans' Affairs

## 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/LB340.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB340.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB340.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Murante AM799 adopted — **36–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Murante AM287 adopted — **33–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Murante — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-25** Approved by Governor on April 25, 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 49-0-0 `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
- **2017-04-03** Murante AM799 adopted
- **2017-04-03** Murante AM799 filed `filing`
- **2017-04-03** Enrollment and Review ER25 adopted
- **2017-03-28** Enrollment and Review ER25 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Select File with ER25 `filing`
- **2017-03-23** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-03-23** Murante AM287 adopted
- **2017-03-17** Murante AM287 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2017-03-08** Briese name added
- **2017-03-06** Brewer priority bill
- **2017-03-01** Brewer name added
- **2017-01-31** Notice of hearing for February 15, 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/50b74ce6-52fd-455d-8f66-02add167b87c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).