---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change composition of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council"
description: "Change composition of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 686"
citation: "Nebraska LB 686 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hughes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cb79b47-4bee-4be9-958a-acc2129ded87"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2022"
source_hash: "9c6782dd90fd091daae8a862953d394d13d22b78407e93b0acff0587710ceefc"
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 686 (107) — Change composition of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council

## 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/LB686.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB686.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB686.pdf)

## Votes

- Cavanaugh, M. AM1681 lost — **10–25** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 40-5-4 — **40–5** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hughes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-20** Approved by Governor on April 19, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-13** Presented to Governor on April 13, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-13** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Passed on Final Reading 40-5-4 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-04-11** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2022-04-11** Hansen, M. AM2296 withdrawn
- **2022-04-08** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2022-04-06** Hansen, M. AM2296 filed `filing`
- **2022-04-06** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2022-04-06** Cavanaugh, M. AM1681 lost
- **2022-04-06** Cavanaugh, M. AM1681 filed `filing`
- **2022-04-06** Cavanaugh, M. MO202 withdrawn
- **2022-03-31** Cavanaugh, M. MO202 pending
- **2022-03-31** Cavanaugh, M. MO202 Bracket until April 6, 2022 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-31** Cavanaugh, M. MO193 withdrawn
- **2022-03-29** Cavanaugh, M. MO193 pending
- **2022-03-29** Cavanaugh, M. MO193 pending
- **2022-03-29** Cavanaugh, M. MO193 Bracket until March 30, 2022 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-11** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2022-02-22** Executive Board priority bill
- **2022-01-13** Notice of hearing for January 24, 2022
- **2022-01-10** Referred to Executive Board `referral-committee`
- **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/2cb79b47-4bee-4be9-958a-acc2129ded87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).