---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eliminate obsolete provisions appropriating funds to the State Department of Education for FY2017-18 and FY2018-19"
description: "Eliminate obsolete provisions appropriating funds to the State Department of Education for FY2017-18 and FY2018-19"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 685"
citation: "Nebraska LB 685 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Executive Board: Hughes, Chairperson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bc5592c-fb9a-4b5e-a58d-6cd798c94976"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2022"
source_hash: "013839b49f40751c52a38c80be2802343a5ea0e4171d896ee1d63c29a50580d6"
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 685 (107) — Eliminate obsolete provisions appropriating funds to the State Department of Education for FY2017-18 and FY2018-19

## 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/LB685.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB685.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB685.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **33–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 — **44–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Executive Board: Hughes, Chairperson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-03** Approved by Governor on March 3, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-25** Presented to Governor on February 25, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-25** Day explanation of vote
- **2022-02-25** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 `passage`
- **2022-02-25** Cavanaugh, M. MO148 failed
- **2022-02-22** Cavanaugh, M. MO148 Bracket until April 20, 2022 filed `filing`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-02-14** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2022-02-14** Cavanaugh, M. MO131 withdrawn
- **2022-01-21** Cavanaugh, M. MO131 Bracket until February 16, 2022 filed `filing`
- **2022-01-21** Pending
- **2022-01-20** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2022-01-13** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2022-01-10** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2022-01-05** 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/6bc5592c-fb9a-4b5e-a58d-6cd798c94976`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).