---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide a funding priority for special-needs military dependents under the Developmental Disabilities Services Act"
description: "Provide a funding priority for special-needs military dependents under the Developmental Disabilities Services Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 685"
citation: "Nebraska LB 685 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b05821b1-13e8-4bf8-bf87-a357e08438c7"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "f6bf8bd29fc73807673c3687379d1510faf6971a4b9cdf8f1f6a46f73356925d"
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 685 (105) — Provide a funding priority for special-needs military dependents under the Developmental Disabilities Services Act

## 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/LB685.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB685.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB685.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **37–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Blood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-04** Approved by Governor on April 04, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-29** Presented to Governor on March 29, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-29** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-03-15** Enrollment and Review ER114 adopted
- **2018-03-06** Enrollment and Review ER114 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-06** Placed on Select File with ER114 `filing`
- **2018-02-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-02-20** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2018-02-20** Blood priority bill
- **2018-01-17** Notice of hearing for January 25, 2018
- **2018-01-08** Crawford name added
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-05** Howard name added
- **2018-01-03** 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/b05821b1-13e8-4bf8-bf87-a357e08438c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).