---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change restrictions on municipal annexation"
description: "Change restrictions on municipal annexation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 797"
citation: "Nebraska LB 797 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hansen, M."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f25cf303-39f8-492f-ba5e-389340726184"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2020"
source_hash: "7893d4f74bad015ee7c46cdb98b97292f575e90402d0e436391bf3d474f3ad28"
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 797 (106) — Change restrictions on municipal annexation

## 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/LB797.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB797.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB797.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 33-1-15 — **33–1** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **34–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hansen, M. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-11** Approved by Governor on August 06, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-03** Presented to Governor on July 31, 2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-31** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2020-07-31** Passed on Final Reading 33-1-15 `passage`
- **2020-07-23** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2020-07-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2020-03-09** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2020-03-04** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2020-02-25** Speaker priority bill
- **2020-01-29** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2020-01-21** Notice of hearing for January 28, 2020
- **2020-01-10** Referred to Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** 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/f25cf303-39f8-492f-ba5e-389340726184`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).