---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to special stops at railroad grade crossings under the Nebraska Rules of the Road"
description: "Change provisions relating to special stops at railroad grade crossings under the Nebraska Rules of the Road"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 81"
citation: "Nebraska LB 81 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Friesen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2019-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8344c1c0-21a6-43b3-89fd-a7907cf0b8cf"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "b3e0b100651112486ac2a6ec46d2c3536c1c9b7422fc09efbc3f738e3c26a239"
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 81 (106) — Change provisions relating to special stops at railroad grade crossings under the Nebraska Rules of the Road

## 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/LB81.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB81.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB81.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 — **45–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Transportation and Telecommunications AM73 adopted — **41–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Friesen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-13** Approved by Governor on March 12, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-07** Presented to Governor on March 07, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 `passage`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-02-13** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2019-02-08** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-02-08** Transportation and Telecommunications AM73 adopted
- **2019-02-04** Transportation and Telecommunications AM73 filed `filing`
- **2019-02-04** Placed on General File with AM73 `filing`
- **2019-01-18** Notice of hearing for January 28, 2019
- **2019-01-14** Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications 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/8344c1c0-21a6-43b3-89fd-a7907cf0b8cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).