---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide venue for prosecution of offenses committed using an electronic communication device"
description: "Provide venue for prosecution of offenses committed using an electronic communication device"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 500"
citation: "Nebraska LB 500 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geist"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25741241-2b26-43be-8432-efdb593a9d84"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "df2969ab5ca995d14c1de7f3fb3298e4c855566f29954de1db53b03f431b5bc9"
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 500 (107) — Provide venue for prosecution of offenses committed using an electronic communication device

## 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/LB500.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB500.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB500.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM633 adopted — **41–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Geist — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-05** Approved by Governor on May 5, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** Presented to Governor on April 29, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-29** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-04-14** Enrollment and Review ER42 adopted
- **2021-03-31** Enrollment and Review ER42 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Select File with ER42 `filing`
- **2021-03-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-30** Geist AM528 withdrawn
- **2021-03-30** Judiciary AM633 adopted
- **2021-03-17** Speaker priority bill
- **2021-03-12** Judiciary AM633 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Placed on General File with AM633 `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Geist AM528 filed `filing`
- **2021-02-04** Notice of hearing for February 17, 2021
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** 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/25741241-2b26-43be-8432-efdb593a9d84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).