---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize a study to improve reporting and investigation of missing Native American women and children"
description: "Authorize a study to improve reporting and investigation of missing Native American women and children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 154"
citation: "Nebraska LB 154 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brewer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a644a08-8fb2-4000-8165-e36769c9e312"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "6d98660f4c3d084bc2705ab7de9ae666811552e2afbb6e19086b0c75f561e420"
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 154 (106) — Authorize a study to improve reporting and investigation of missing Native American women and children

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LB154.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB154.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB154.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Pansing Brooks AM36 adopted — **41–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 — **45–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brewer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-12** Approved by Governor on March 07, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-04** Wayne explanation of vote
- **2019-03-01** Presented to Governor on March 01, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-01** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Final Reading with ST7 `reading-3`
- **2019-02-14** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-02-12** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-02-08** McCollister name added
- **2019-02-08** Hunt name added
- **2019-02-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-02-07** Pansing Brooks AM36 adopted
- **2019-02-05** Pansing Brooks AM36 filed `filing`
- **2019-02-01** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-01-30** Erdman name added
- **2019-01-25** Slama name added
- **2019-01-24** DeBoer name added
- **2019-01-24** Cavanaugh name added
- **2019-01-17** Notice of hearing for January 24, 2019
- **2019-01-15** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-11** 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/1a644a08-8fb2-4000-8165-e36769c9e312`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).