---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to foster care and community-based care for children and families"
description: "Change provisions relating to foster care and community-based care for children and families"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 219"
citation: "Nebraska LB 219 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wishart"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-14"
last_action: "2020-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c174f20f-239e-471c-b110-8b24914fe1a3"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "518f03939d7c0f2ffd57188586d0dd80cebd55bef88ecc46affc5a238e7ce1a9"
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 219 (106) — Change provisions relating to foster care and community-based care for children and families

## 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/LB219.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB219.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB219.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **37–0** (pass) · legislature
- Bolz AM2812 adopted — **29–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM1472 adopted — **33–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Wishart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-18** Provisions/portions of LB977 amended into LB219 by AM2812
- **2020-08-18** Approved by Governor on August 17, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-13** Presented to Governor on August 13, 2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-13** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2020-08-13** Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 `passage`
- **2020-08-13** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2020-08-13** Chambers FA141 withdrawn
- **2020-08-13** Chambers FA141 filed `filing`
- **2020-08-11** Placed on Final Reading with ST78 `reading-3`
- **2020-08-11** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2020-08-11** Bolz AM2812 adopted
- **2020-08-11** Enrollment and Review ER166 adopted
- **2020-03-10** Bolz AM2812 filed `filing`
- **2020-02-18** Enrollment and Review ER166 filed `filing`
- **2020-02-18** Placed on Select File with ER166 `filing`
- **2020-02-12** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2020-02-12** Judiciary AM1472 adopted
- **2020-01-08** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2019-04-26** Judiciary AM1472 filed `filing`
- **2019-04-26** Placed on General File with AM1472 `filing`
- **2019-01-24** Notice of hearing for January 31, 2019
- **2019-01-16** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-14** 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/c174f20f-239e-471c-b110-8b24914fe1a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).