---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriation Bill"
description: "Appropriation Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 965A"
citation: "Nebraska LB 965A (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McDonnell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-03-11"
last_action: "2020-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9511e9d4-e02c-4e5f-87c6-b2075374d25c"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2020"
source_hash: "b96e452b602f4b3942fd3b34d96cec8e94ef7ce88c4b2a46ef20bec3d0e195aa"
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 965A (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/LB965A.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB965A.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB965A.pdf)

## Votes

- McDonnell AM3220 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- McDonnell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-18** Approved by Governor on August 15, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-12** Presented to Governor on August 11, 2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-11** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2020-08-11** Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2020-08-03** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2020-07-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2020-07-30** McDonnell AM3220 adopted
- **2020-07-28** McDonnell AM3220 filed `filing`
- **2020-03-12** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2020-03-12** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2020-03-11** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2020-03-11** 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/9511e9d4-e02c-4e5f-87c6-b2075374d25c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).