---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide a procedure for judicial emancipation of a minor"
description: "Provide a procedure for judicial emancipation of a minor"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 714"
citation: "Nebraska LB 714 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47948d8d-e3a4-4899-913d-a9dfb7a284f8"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "7c4a1b67bd29d8f6f8ef6284db046ecb9f74ee974dc0002122fde33e17f3b693"
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 714 (105) — Provide a procedure for judicial emancipation of a minor

## 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/LB714.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB714.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB714.pdf)

## Votes

- Howard AM2715 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM1754 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 45-1-3 — **45–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Howard — 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 45-1-3 `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Placed on Final Reading with ST56 `reading-3`
- **2018-03-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-03-28** Howard AM2715 adopted
- **2018-03-28** Howard AM2715 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-28** Howard AM2690 withdrawn
- **2018-03-28** Howard AM2339 withdrawn
- **2018-03-28** Enrollment and Review ER122 adopted
- **2018-03-27** Howard AM2690 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-09** Howard AM2339 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-09** Enrollment and Review ER122 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Select File with ER122 `filing`
- **2018-03-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-07** Judiciary AM1754 adopted
- **2018-02-21** Speaker priority bill
- **2018-02-05** Judiciary AM1754 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-05** Placed on General File with AM1754 `filing`
- **2018-01-19** Thibodeau name added
- **2018-01-09** Notice of hearing for January 24, 2018
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **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/47948d8d-e3a4-4899-913d-a9dfb7a284f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).