---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require confidentiality for victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking in criminal proceedings prior to the filing of charges and change provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act"
description: "Require confidentiality for victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking in criminal proceedings prior to the filing of charges and change provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 1246"
citation: "Nebraska LB 1246 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pansing Brooks"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-20"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb6ebdd3-3c85-4c18-be93-73ce10c08bea"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2022"
source_hash: "4f651149f64995cbd90d88b5b80d15ea7cae28b3896097ec9a4e1f69d2bbe325"
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 1246 (107) — Require confidentiality for victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking in criminal proceedings prior to the filing of charges and change provisions of the Sex Offender Registration Act

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Intro/LB1246.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB1246.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB1246.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM1842 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature
- Slama AM1978 adopted — **41–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **41–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Pansing Brooks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-20** Provisions/portions of LB204 amended into LB1246 by AM1978
- **2022-04-20** Approved by Governor on April 18, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-12** Presented to Governor on April 12, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-12** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2022-03-10** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2022-03-08** Enrollment and Review ER126 adopted
- **2022-03-08** Enrollment and Review ER126 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-08** Placed on Select File with ER126 `filing`
- **2022-03-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2022-03-02** Slama AM1978 adopted
- **2022-03-02** Slama AM1978 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-02** Judiciary AM1842 adopted
- **2022-02-23** Speaker priority bill
- **2022-02-16** Judiciary AM1842 filed `filing`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on General File with AM1842 `filing`
- **2022-02-08** DeBoer name added
- **2022-01-25** Notice of hearing for February 03, 2022
- **2022-01-24** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-20** 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/cb6ebdd3-3c85-4c18-be93-73ce10c08bea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).