---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions regarding the tuition assistance program for the Nebraska National Guard"
description: "Change provisions regarding the tuition assistance program for the Nebraska National Guard"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 779"
citation: "Nebraska LB 779 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gragert"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c42f643e-5e1c-444d-a7ee-dcd55a2884aa"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2022"
source_hash: "ca4678e0c56de2e08e5bc2dd464a317b699c25016bb2236171818768df886c15"
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 779 (107) — Change provisions regarding the tuition assistance program for the Nebraska National Guard

## 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/LB779.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB779.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB779.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **42–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Gragert — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-04-20** Approved by Governor on April 18, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-12** Presented to Governor on April 12, 2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-12** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2022-03-15** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2022-03-14** Sanders name added
- **2022-03-14** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2022-03-14** Cavanaugh, M. FA99 withdrawn
- **2022-03-10** Cavanaugh, M. FA99 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-09** Wayne name added
- **2022-02-17** Vargas name added
- **2022-02-10** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2022-02-03** Blood name added
- **2022-01-24** Notice of hearing for February 02, 2022
- **2022-01-10** Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee `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/c42f643e-5e1c-444d-a7ee-dcd55a2884aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).