---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Nebraska Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act"
description: "Adopt the Nebraska Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 297"
citation: "Nebraska LB 297 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lindstrom"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a4143c3-99c8-4e88-b71a-96d04a01d1c6"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "91bf6d5367e1455a18001d3edfd24372b1a3b796d8d75479a3f2b81a5c1a1344"
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 297 (107) — Adopt the Nebraska Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation 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/LB297.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB297.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB297.pdf)

## Votes

- Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM30 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lindstrom — 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 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2021-03-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-02** Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM30 adopted
- **2021-01-27** Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM30 filed `filing`
- **2021-01-27** Placed on General File with AM30 `filing`
- **2021-01-15** Notice of hearing for January 26, 2021
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance 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/7a4143c3-99c8-4e88-b71a-96d04a01d1c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).