---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize claims to the state for certain costs relating to correctional incident prosecutions as prescribed"
description: "Authorize claims to the state for certain costs relating to correctional incident prosecutions as prescribed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 861"
citation: "Nebraska LB 861 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watermeier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-05"
last_action: "2018-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bff5f7aa-2855-4f7d-8273-0c4bfe6074e5"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "20d4b8557c05edfd6f3e9ebffcb5e4f43d37256d011315ef38a628f9601e697b"
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 861 (105) — Authorize claims to the state for certain costs relating to correctional incident prosecutions as prescribed

## 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/LB861.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB861.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB861.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Watermeier AM2854 adopted — **36–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **27–0** (pass) · legislature
- Appropriations AM1946 adopted — **26–0** (fail) · legislature
- Harr AM2285 adopted — **26–1** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Watermeier — 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 44-0-5 `passage`
- **2018-04-09** Placed on Final Reading with ST63 `reading-3`
- **2018-04-09** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-04-09** Watermeier AM2854 adopted
- **2018-04-09** Harr AM2436 withdrawn
- **2018-04-09** Harr AM2426 withdrawn
- **2018-04-09** Enrollment and Review ER121 adopted
- **2018-04-06** Watermeier AM2854 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-15** Harr AM2436 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-14** Harr AM2426 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-09** Enrollment and Review ER121 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Select File with ER121 `filing`
- **2018-03-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-07** Harr AM2285 adopted
- **2018-03-07** Harr AM2285 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-07** Appropriations AM1946 adopted
- **2018-02-21** Appropriations AM1946 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on General File with AM1946 `filing`
- **2018-02-20** Appropriations priority bill
- **2018-01-24** Notice of hearing for February 13, 2018
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Appropriations 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/bff5f7aa-2855-4f7d-8273-0c4bfe6074e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).