---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit scleral tattooing"
description: "Prohibit scleral tattooing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 449"
citation: "Nebraska LB 449 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2019-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0b7a730-4922-4f8d-8a27-0c8e4f5c2e04"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "474d095caa13a235558d5e95f28ee0cca8afa4793e1350ea3e7ce498626f5c0c"
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 449 (106) — Prohibit scleral tattooing

## 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/LB449.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB449.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB449.pdf)

## Votes

- Walz AM349 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Walz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-18** Approved by Governor on April 17, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-11** Presented to Governor on April 11, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-11** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2019-04-03** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-04-03** Enrollment and Review ER47 adopted
- **2019-03-12** Enrollment and Review ER47 filed `filing`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Select File with ER47 `filing`
- **2019-03-06** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-03-06** Walz AM349 adopted
- **2019-02-27** Walz AM349 filed `filing`
- **2019-02-21** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-02-05** Notice of hearing for February 14, 2019
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Health and Human Services 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/c0b7a730-4922-4f8d-8a27-0c8e4f5c2e04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).