---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to relinquishment or abandonment of any portion of a state highway system"
description: "Change provisions relating to relinquishment or abandonment of any portion of a state highway system"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 78"
citation: "Nebraska LB 78 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crawford"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-05"
last_action: "2018-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09e37b3c-f574-4a5d-9ba8-7e791a57053f"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "34e026bc599012fab51653f8bc3f4078fa905a712b70dc4f83dff6368a0ea13e"
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 78 (105) — Change provisions relating to relinquishment or abandonment of any portion of a state highway system

## 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/LB78.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB78.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB78.pdf)

## Votes

- Transportation and Telecommunications AM315 adopted — **30–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 — **45–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **32–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Crawford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-01** Wayne explanation of vote
- **2018-02-28** Approved by Governor on February 28, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-26** Presented to Governor on February 23, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-23** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-02-23** Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-02-14** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-01-24** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2018-01-22** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-01-22** Transportation and Telecommunications AM315 adopted
- **2018-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2017-03-02** Transportation and Telecommunications AM315 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-02** Placed on General File with AM315 `filing`
- **2017-01-23** Notice of hearing for January 30, 2017
- **2017-01-09** Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-05** 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/09e37b3c-f574-4a5d-9ba8-7e791a57053f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).