---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Riverfront Development District Act"
description: "Adopt the Riverfront Development District Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 97"
citation: "Nebraska LB 97 (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: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb496089-25ae-4fc6-b4b6-52fad2a7abf8"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "47c9950fcbe92c6280eecd690c29dd235a7dc146915f538a89c0abdd75a9b583"
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 97 (105) — Adopt the Riverfront Development District 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/LB97.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB97.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB97.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 43-0-6 — **43–0** (pass) · legislature
- Crawford AM659 adopted — **25–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Crawford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-09** Approved by Governor on May 09, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Presented to Governor on May 03, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-03** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Passed on Final Reading 43-0-6 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2017-04-21** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2017-04-10** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2017-04-05** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-04-05** Crawford AM659 adopted
- **2017-03-22** Crawford AM659 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-13** Speaker priority bill
- **2017-02-15** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2017-01-23** Notice of hearing for February 14, 2017
- **2017-01-09** Referred to Urban Affairs 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/cb496089-25ae-4fc6-b4b6-52fad2a7abf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).