---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide an income tax exemption for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards"
description: "Provide an income tax exemption for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 477"
citation: "Nebraska LB 477 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vargas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-18"
last_action: "2020-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d89e39ea-f81e-4d68-a196-2dfcef69e28e"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "b962b8345ee2678d84191684326223a25c7b394887e4975a32d131e5033e1d95"
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 477 (106) — Provide an income tax exemption for Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards

## 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/LB477.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB477.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB477.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 39-4-6 — **39–4** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Vargas AM2098 adopted — **35–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Vargas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **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 39-4-6 `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2020-01-31** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2020-01-31** Enrollment and Review ER144 adopted
- **2020-01-23** Enrollment and Review ER144 filed `filing`
- **2020-01-23** Placed on Select File with ER144 `filing`
- **2020-01-15** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2020-01-15** Vargas AM2098 adopted
- **2020-01-14** Vargas AM2098 filed `filing`
- **2020-01-10** Gragert name added
- **2020-01-08** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2019-02-26** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-02-05** Notice of hearing for February 13, 2019
- **2019-02-04** Quick name added
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Revenue 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/d89e39ea-f81e-4d68-a196-2dfcef69e28e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).