---
type: "Bill"
title: "Merge the State Energy Office with and rename the Department of Environmental Quality"
description: "Merge the State Energy Office with and rename the Department of Environmental Quality"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 302"
citation: "Nebraska LB 302 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hughes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77ba4dde-1384-47fe-a000-b23763e6d50d"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "fa3f050007672f9107124c263521d5127082e8b61ecb79cf4780cd1b2efc8c46"
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 302 (106) — Merge the State Energy Office with and rename the Department of Environmental Quality

## 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/LB302.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB302.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB302.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **41–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 45-0-4 — **45–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hughes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-21** Approved by Governor on March 21, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-18** Presented to Governor on March 15, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-15** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-03-15** Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 45-0-4 `passage`
- **2019-03-15** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2019-02-27** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-02-13** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-02-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-02-01** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-01-23** Notice of hearing for January 30, 2019
- **2019-01-17** Referred to Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** 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/77ba4dde-1384-47fe-a000-b23763e6d50d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).