---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow certain claims arising out of misrepresentation or deceit under the State Tort Claims Act"
description: "Allow certain claims arising out of misrepresentation or deceit under the State Tort Claims Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 729"
citation: "Nebraska LB 729 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wayne"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d7f2c37-280d-4f69-900b-366da3f5b3d0"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "3ebc7a0b3758ff28c6e2eb8282748a212f09a79bd5e588d50cbd33e8ae05686a"
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 729 (105) — Allow certain claims arising out of misrepresentation or deceit under the State Tort Claims 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/LB729.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB729.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB729.pdf)

## Votes

- Judiciary AM2160 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature
- Wayne AM2778 adopted — **42–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Wayne — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23** Approved by Governor on April 23, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-18** Presented to Governor on April 18, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-18** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-04-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-04-10** Wayne AM2778 adopted
- **2018-04-10** Enrollment and Review ER168 adopted
- **2018-04-03** Wayne AM2778 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-03** Enrollment and Review ER168 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-03** Placed on Select File with ER168 `filing`
- **2018-03-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-28** Wayne AM1623 withdrawn
- **2018-03-28** Judiciary AM2160 adopted
- **2018-02-28** Judiciary AM2160 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on General File with AM2160 `filing`
- **2018-02-21** Speaker priority bill
- **2018-02-01** Watermeier name added
- **2018-01-24** Wayne AM1623 filed `filing`
- **2018-01-09** Notice of hearing for January 25, 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/0d7f2c37-280d-4f69-900b-366da3f5b3d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).