---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and provide for immediate changes of placement"
description: "Change provisions relating to youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and provide for immediate changes of placement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 273"
citation: "Nebraska LB 273 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0ebc195-9a6d-4467-88f5-ba77a9833bbd"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "8e99cc28c9795e37c7a2d87f4e931b3783762dc378cd5b9330afb82852425278"
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 273 (107) — Change provisions relating to youth rehabilitation and treatment centers and provide for immediate changes of placement

## 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/LB273.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB273.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB273.pdf)

## Votes

- Lowe AM1003 adopted — **37–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 40-0-9 — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Cavanaugh, M. MO89 failed — **0–35** (fail) · legislature
- Judiciary AM600 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Cavanaugh, M. MO78 failed — **1–36** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-26** Approved by Governor on May 24, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Presented to Governor on May 19, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-19** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Passed on Final Reading 40-0-9 `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2021-05-19** Cavanaugh, M. MO89 failed
- **2021-05-19** Cavanaugh, M. MO89 Bracket until June 10, 2021 filed `filing`
- **2021-05-19** Cavanaugh, M. MO78 failed
- **2021-05-19** Cavanaugh, M. MO78 Recommit to the Judiciary Committee filed `filing`
- **2021-05-04** Placed on Final Reading with ST18 `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-04-28** Lowe AM1003 adopted
- **2021-04-28** Enrollment and Review ER39 adopted
- **2021-04-20** Lowe AM1003 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-31** Enrollment and Review ER39 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Select File with ER39 `filing`
- **2021-03-29** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-29** Judiciary AM600 adopted
- **2021-03-16** Judiciary AM600 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-16** Placed on General File with AM600 `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Lowe priority bill
- **2021-01-19** Notice of hearing for January 28, 2021
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** 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/d0ebc195-9a6d-4467-88f5-ba77a9833bbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).