---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change records relating to employee deaths which may be withheld from the public"
description: "Change records relating to employee deaths which may be withheld from the public"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 859"
citation: "Nebraska LB 859 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hansen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-05"
last_action: "2018-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ef372a8-df2f-48c1-8e77-2afaa058a894"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "669717c1fb514a1f004e16dac32a0d14c59d3b54389aa1be9899044b6851aa2b"
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 859 (105) — Change records relating to employee deaths which may be withheld from the public

## 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/LB859.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB859.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB859.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hansen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-18** Approved by Governor on April 11, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-11** Presented to Governor on April 10, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-04-04** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-04-03** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2018-03-27** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-02-23** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2018-01-10** Notice of hearing for January 18, 2018
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-05** 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/1ef372a8-df2f-48c1-8e77-2afaa058a894`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).