---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Veteran Promise Act and change residency requirements for postsecondary education for veterans and spouses and dependents of veterans"
description: "Adopt the Veteran Promise Act and change residency requirements for postsecondary education for veterans and spouses and dependents of veterans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 669"
citation: "Nebraska LB 669 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vargas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b5b6411-013a-4186-a994-b6b35e6b0f69"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2021"
source_hash: "3da9c6564073e27d07a402955c2582fbd3e860caa0f3a743bb42dd2d2156878d"
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 669 (107) — Adopt the Veteran Promise Act and change residency requirements for postsecondary education for veterans and spouses and dependents of veterans

## 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/LB669.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB669.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB669.pdf)

## Votes

- Vargas AM1170 adopted — **39–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 38-0-11 — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Education AM467 adopted — **44–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Vargas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-21** Approved by Governor on May 21, 2021 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-20** Presented to Governor on May 19, 2021 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-19** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 38-0-11 `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2021-04-27** Vargas AM1170 adopted
- **2021-04-27** Vargas AM1170 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-27** Enrollment and Review ER63 adopted
- **2021-04-21** Enrollment and Review ER63 filed `filing`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Select File with ER63 `filing`
- **2021-04-20** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2021-04-20** Education AM467 adopted
- **2021-03-16** Education AM467 filed `filing`
- **2021-03-16** Placed on General File with AM467 `filing`
- **2021-02-11** Notice of hearing for February 23, 2021
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Education 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/0b5b6411-013a-4186-a994-b6b35e6b0f69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).