---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act"
description: "Adopt the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 650"
citation: "Nebraska LB 650 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Flood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f83f319-baf1-4b5f-9772-892dab7317ba"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "4349babbc3bda17b0fe3a12e682a2a0f7f15b4d44db2bb67026ee565cc3e723e"
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 650 (107) — Adopt the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide 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/LB650.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB650.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB650.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 48-1-0 — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **41–0** (pass) · legislature
- Flood AM976 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature
- Natural Resources AM548 adopted — **40–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Flood — 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 48-1-0 `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-04-14** Flood AM976 adopted
- **2021-04-14** Flood AM976 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-14** Enrollment and Review ER44 adopted
- **2021-04-01** Enrollment and Review ER44 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Select File with ER44 `filing`
- **2021-03-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-03-30** Natural Resources AM548 adopted
- **2021-03-12** Natural Resources AM548 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Placed on General File with AM548 `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Hughes priority bill
- **2021-02-04** Notice of hearing for February 11, 2021
- **2021-02-01** Lowe name added
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** 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/1f83f319-baf1-4b5f-9772-892dab7317ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).