---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriation Bill"
description: "Appropriation Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 538A"
citation: "Nebraska LB 538A (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lathrop"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-23"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/685e7c7b-024d-4211-88e6-5de6e8f4ac69"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "59393049ed09072b62190d3aebcef9e2911d20c29f4c91e15472f6d226a0df6a"
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 538A (106) — Appropriation Bill

## 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/LB538A.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB538A.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB538A.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Lathrop AM1571 adopted — **38–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–0** (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 44-0-5 `passage`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-05-13** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-05-13** Lathrop AM1571 adopted
- **2019-05-13** Lathrop AM1571 filed `filing`
- **2019-04-30** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-04-24** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-04-23** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-04-23** 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/685e7c7b-024d-4211-88e6-5de6e8f4ac69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).