---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require the Department of Correctional Services to allow committed offenders reasonable access to their attorneys"
description: "Require the Department of Correctional Services to allow committed offenders reasonable access to their attorneys"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 443"
citation: "Nebraska LB 443 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCollister"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f180f385-2e78-4582-b743-13f642245744"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "8750ab99d069795deec368faf89db7012bc41886e67cc48e01e2cecb899a2930"
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 443 (106) — Require the Department of Correctional Services to allow committed offenders reasonable access to their attorneys

## 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/LB443.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB443.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB443.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 32-9-8 — **32–9** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **28–11** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- McCollister — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-27** Approved by Governor on March 27, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-21** Presented to Governor on March 21, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-21** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Passed on Final Reading 32-9-8 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-03-15** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-03-06** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-03-04** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-02-19** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-01-30** Notice of hearing for February 06, 2019
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-18** 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/f180f385-2e78-4582-b743-13f642245744`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).