---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to sufficient cause for nonuse of a water appropriation"
description: "Change provisions relating to sufficient cause for nonuse of a water appropriation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 48"
citation: "Nebraska LB 48 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stinner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2019-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/741d435a-c12f-4b45-ad86-1376d71df03d"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "ba4adcb7d3594e215bb8719e9932e569beac8f8530dd14db0353d0600b5eab9d"
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 48 (106) — Change provisions relating to sufficient cause for nonuse of a water appropriation

## 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/LB48.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB48.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB48.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 43-0-6 — **43–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **37–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Stinner — 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** Hansen, M. explanation of vote
- **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 43-0-6 `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-02-28** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-02-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-02-14** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-02-06** Notice of hearing for February 13, 2019
- **2019-01-14** Referred to Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-10** 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/741d435a-c12f-4b45-ad86-1376d71df03d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).