---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rename and change powers and duties of the State Racing Commission and provide regulation and enforcement regarding sports wagering and other gambling activities at licensed racetrack enclosures"
description: "Rename and change powers and duties of the State Racing Commission and provide regulation and enforcement regarding sports wagering and other gambling activities at licensed racetrack enclosures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 561"
citation: "Nebraska LB 561 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briese"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2da44907-a0c1-4271-b30f-b894b53d2c35"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "b7a056e1d646926280e9ad19f9bd7f758acac65081d54c62cb5d5604819cb976"
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 561 (107) — Rename and change powers and duties of the State Racing Commission and provide regulation and enforcement regarding sports wagering and other gambling activities at licensed racetrack enclosures

## 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/LB561.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB561.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB561.pdf)

## Votes

- Briese AM982 lost — **22–11** (fail) · legislature
- General Affairs AM639 adopted — **26–18** (fail) · legislature
- General Affairs AM641 adopted — **35–4** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment — **39–3** (pass) · legislature
- Pansing Brooks AM807 lost — **18–13** (fail) · legislature
- General Affairs AM640 adopted — **31–10** (fail) · legislature
- Returned to Select File for specific amendment — **34–3** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 44-3-2 — **44–3** (pass) · legislature
- Hilgers AM1256 adopted — **27–11** (fail) · legislature
- Returned to Select File for specific amendment — **27–11** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **37–5** (pass) · legislature
- Briese AM983 adopted — **39–0** (fail) · legislature
- Lathrop AM1427 adopted — **31–4** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Briese — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-27** Provisions/portions of LB560 amended into LB561 by AM426
- **2021-05-26** Approved by Governor on May 25, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-20** Presented to Governor on May 20, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-20** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2021-05-20** Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 44-3-2 `passage`
- **2021-05-20** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2021-05-18** Placed on Final Reading Third `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
- **2021-05-13** Lathrop AM1427 adopted
- **2021-05-13** Returned to Select File for specific amendment `filing`
- **2021-05-12** Lathrop AM1427 filed `filing`
- **2021-05-11** Placed on Final Reading Second `reading-3`
- **2021-05-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
- **2021-05-10** Hilgers AM1256 adopted
- **2021-05-10** Returned to Select File for specific amendment `filing`
- **2021-05-06** Hilgers AM1256 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Final Reading with ST15 `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-04-20** Pansing Brooks AM807 lost
- **2021-04-20** Pansing Brooks AM807 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-20** Briese AM983 adopted
- **2021-04-20** Briese AM982 lost
- **2021-04-20** Briese AM983 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-20** Briese AM982 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-20** Briese AM863 divided
- **2021-04-20** Briese FA13 withdrawn
- **2021-04-20** Enrollment and Review ER25 adopted
- **2021-04-06** Attorney General Opinion 21-004 to Lowe
- **2021-04-06** Briese AM863 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-29** Briese FA13 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Notice of hearing for March 29, 2021 on AM639
- **2021-03-22** Enrollment and Review ER25 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Placed on Select File with ER25 `filing`
- **2021-03-17** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM641 adopted
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM640 adopted
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM640 pending
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM639 adopted
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM641 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM640 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM639 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-17** General Affairs AM426 divided
- **2021-03-09** General Affairs AM426 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Placed on General File with AM426 `filing`
- **2021-03-04** General Affairs priority bill
- **2021-01-25** Notice of hearing for February 01, 2021
- **2021-01-22** Referred to General Affairs 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/2da44907-a0c1-4271-b30f-b894b53d2c35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).