---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize the appeal of certain motions as final orders"
description: "Authorize the appeal of certain motions as final orders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 179"
citation: "Nebraska LB 179 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hilgers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb7b0561-3802-4512-a3b6-1f835e7e2235"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "53ac3dcd67313fe0f380326d40eb15cee6324b496b6cad4e36f390ec56c0f430"
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 179 (106) — Authorize the appeal of certain motions as final orders

## 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/LB179.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB179.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB179.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 43-0-6 — **43–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **42–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM736 adopted — **39–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hilgers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-21** Approved by Governor on May 17, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-13** Presented to Governor on May 13, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-13** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-05-13** Passed on Final Reading 43-0-6 `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-05-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-04-30** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-04-24** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-04-24** Judiciary AM736 adopted
- **2019-04-24** Wayne MO32 withdrawn
- **2019-04-15** Judiciary AM736 filed `filing`
- **2019-04-15** Placed on General File with AM736 `filing`
- **2019-03-27** Wayne MO32 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed `filing`
- **2019-03-20** Speaker priority bill
- **2019-02-11** Notice of hearing for March 06, 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/cb7b0561-3802-4512-a3b6-1f835e7e2235`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).