---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transfer certain environmental safety programs to the Department of Environment and Energy"
description: "Transfer certain environmental safety programs to the Department of Environment and Energy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 148"
citation: "Nebraska LB 148 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bostelman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-08"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/413d7075-1dea-4c6d-a47c-5de2d89a6252"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "ef8b383aa038f2ee0d446df2e167b48abaeb2955e4c8e6a488debe571bc1acec"
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 148 (107) — Transfer certain environmental safety programs to the Department of Environment and Energy

## 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/LB148.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB148.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB148.pdf)

## Votes

- Natural Resources AM28 adopted — **35–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Bostelman AM332 adopted — **36–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bostelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-31** Approved by Governor on March 31, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-29** B. Hansen explanation of vote
- **2021-03-25** Presented to Governor on March 25, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-25** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Final Reading with ST1 `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-03-10** Bostelman AM332 adopted
- **2021-03-10** Enrollment and Review ER12 adopted
- **2021-02-26** Bostelman AM332 filed `filing`
- **2021-02-24** Enrollment and Review ER12 filed `filing`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on Select File with ER12 `filing`
- **2021-02-16** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-02-16** Natural Resources AM28 adopted
- **2021-02-04** Natural Resources AM28 filed `filing`
- **2021-02-04** Placed on General File with AM28 `filing`
- **2021-01-19** Notice of hearing for January 27, 2021
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-08** 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/413d7075-1dea-4c6d-a47c-5de2d89a6252`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).