---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to commencement of civil actions, voluntary appearances, and waivers of defenses"
description: "Change provisions relating to commencement of civil actions, voluntary appearances, and waivers of defenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 308"
citation: "Nebraska LB 308 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lathrop"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d98cb1b8-d9de-46b1-b5a8-28fddaf0b0d9"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "425506e4616a92e9197a13646d1a4251de82b52611112fc94155f776568177a6"
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 308 (106) — Change provisions relating to commencement of civil actions, voluntary appearances, and waivers of defenses

## 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/LB308.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB308.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB308.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **39–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lathrop — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-30** Approved by Governor on May 29, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24** Presented to Governor on May 23, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-23** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-05-16** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-05-13** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-05-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-04-15** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-02-11** Notice of hearing for March 21, 2019
- **2019-01-17** Referred to Judiciary 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/d98cb1b8-d9de-46b1-b5a8-28fddaf0b0d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).