---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide requirements for opiate and controlled substance prescriptions"
description: "Provide requirements for opiate and controlled substance prescriptions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 931"
citation: "Nebraska LB 931 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-09"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a347698-8847-456e-9be4-2437a33bb320"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "d2159518a885c9855d8d2c07ff061c0f3214b658de5f6ec0f9170af72c2e9d05"
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 931 (105) — Provide requirements for opiate and controlled substance prescriptions

## 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/LB931.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB931.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB931.pdf)

## Votes

- Howard AM2228 adopted — **39–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM1849 adopted — **38–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 — **48–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Howard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-23** Provisions/portions of LB934 amended into LB931 by AM1849
- **2018-04-23** Provisions/portions of LB933 amended into LB931 by AM1849
- **2018-04-04** Approved by Governor on April 04, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-29** Presented to Governor on March 29, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-29** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-03-15** Howard AM2228 adopted
- **2018-03-15** Enrollment and Review ER112 adopted
- **2018-03-09** Howard AM2228 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-28** Enrollment and Review ER112 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Select File with ER112 `filing`
- **2018-02-28** Halloran name added
- **2018-02-26** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-02-26** Larson AM2115 withdrawn
- **2018-02-26** Larson AM2115 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-26** Chambers MO231 withdrawn
- **2018-02-26** Chambers MO231 Bracket until April 18, 2018 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-26** Judiciary AM1849 adopted
- **2018-02-13** Howard priority bill
- **2018-02-12** Judiciary AM1849 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-12** Placed on General File with AM1849 `filing`
- **2018-01-16** Notice of hearing for January 26, 2018
- **2018-01-10** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-09** 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/1a347698-8847-456e-9be4-2437a33bb320`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).