---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt equine, cat, and dog massage practice from licensure and regulation"
description: "Exempt equine, cat, and dog massage practice from licensure and regulation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 596"
citation: "Nebraska LB 596 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Groene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2018-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6ab4931-1bc6-43c3-accf-b9fcae83acdf"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "f646b840e97ca04c15e304ddf0c2dd5a8bf37936be39fd3379e90f41fdb43680"
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 596 (105) — Exempt equine, cat, and dog massage practice from licensure and regulation

## 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/LB596.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB596.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB596.pdf)

## Votes

- Groene AM2315 adopted — **32–0** (fail) · legislature
- Health and Human Services AM621 adopted — **35–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Chambers AM2578 adopted — **39–1** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Kuehn AM2523 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Groene — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-18** Approved by Governor on April 17, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11** Presented to Governor on April 11, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-11** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-04-11** Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Placed on Final Reading with ST55 `reading-3`
- **2018-03-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-03-28** Kuehn AM2523 adopted
- **2018-03-28** Chambers AM2578 adopted
- **2018-03-28** Enrollment and Review ER136 adopted
- **2018-03-22** Kuehn AM2523 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-21** Chambers AM2578 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-21** Enrollment and Review ER136 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Select File with ER136 `filing`
- **2018-03-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-20** Groene AM2315 adopted
- **2018-03-20** Health and Human Services AM621 adopted
- **2018-03-20** Kuehn FA112 withdrawn
- **2018-03-20** Groene AM1500 withdrawn
- **2018-03-20** Chambers MO273 withdrawn
- **2018-03-20** Chambers MO273 Bracket until April 18, 2018 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-20** Chambers MO239 withdrawn
- **2018-03-12** Groene AM2315 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-06** Chambers MO239 pending
- **2018-03-06** Health and Human Services AM621 pending
- **2018-03-01** Chambers MO239 Bracket until April 4, 2018 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-01** Kuehn FA112 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-01** Health and Human Services AM621 pending
- **2018-02-21** Speaker priority bill
- **2018-01-26** Groene AM1500 filed `filing`
- **2018-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2017-04-10** Health and Human Services AM621 filed `filing`
- **2017-04-10** Placed on General File with AM621 `filing`
- **2017-02-03** Notice of hearing for March 09, 2017
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** 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/d6ab4931-1bc6-43c3-accf-b9fcae83acdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).