---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Nebraska Rural Projects Act"
description: "Adopt the Nebraska Rural Projects Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 40"
citation: "Nebraska LB 40 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Groene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbfe058d-7a5f-474a-852b-c522aa49c981"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "d337d2d1240ad5d158b3119dc7ea75a976b1db8596fed3d472af01161f15b366"
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 40 (107) — Adopt the Nebraska Rural Projects 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/LB40.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB40.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB40.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **42–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Cavanaugh, M. MO77 failed — **0–46** (fail) · legislature
- Revenue AM575 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Groene — 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 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2021-05-19** Cavanaugh, M. MO77 failed
- **2021-05-19** Cavanaugh, M. MO77 Recommit to the Revenue Committee filed `filing`
- **2021-04-09** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-03-29** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2021-03-23** Stinner name added
- **2021-03-23** Aguilar name added
- **2021-03-23** Vargas name added
- **2021-03-23** Blood name added
- **2021-03-23** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-23** Revenue AM575 adopted
- **2021-03-12** Revenue AM575 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Placed on General File with AM575 `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Brewer name added
- **2021-03-10** Groene priority bill
- **2021-03-02** Day name added
- **2021-03-01** Wayne name added
- **2021-02-25** Pahls name added
- **2021-02-23** Halloran name added
- **2021-02-10** Albrecht name added
- **2021-02-09** Williams name added
- **2021-02-09** Notice of hearing for February 18, 2021
- **2021-01-11** Referred to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-07** 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/fbfe058d-7a5f-474a-852b-c522aa49c981`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).