---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide a hearsay exception for present sense impressions"
description: "Provide a hearsay exception for present sense impressions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 57"
citation: "Nebraska LB 57 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lathrop"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-07"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8133a9f2-1d0f-4ef4-8d59-3f3f0e63d735"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "3fe63ffdcca9fddc62c73c0795f571d70eb302d2d2d10462a3c76e0c36b6b60e"
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 57 (107) — Provide a hearsay exception for present sense impressions

## 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/LB57.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB57.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB57.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **43–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 39-2-8 — **39–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lathrop — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-21** Approved by Governor on May 21, 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 39-2-8 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2021-04-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-02-16** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2021-01-19** Notice of hearing for January 29, 2021
- **2021-01-11** Referred to Judiciary 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/8133a9f2-1d0f-4ef4-8d59-3f3f0e63d735`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).