---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change population thresholds for cities of the metropolitan class and cities of the primary class"
description: "Change population thresholds for cities of the metropolitan class and cities of the primary class"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 820"
citation: "Nebraska LB 820 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hansen, M."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bc6a25a-c0d9-4feb-9c0a-b1e025308548"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2022"
source_hash: "f6a4cf703fcb19f43ed93d369231c1f542a7d482244490343cac3e97e5f54f1c"
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 820 (107) — Change population thresholds for cities of the metropolitan class and cities of the primary class

## 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/LB820.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB820.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB820.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 42-2-5 — **42–2** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Hansen, M. AM2147 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hansen, M. — 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 42-2-5 `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2022-03-08** Hansen, M. AM2147 adopted
- **2022-03-03** Hansen, M. AM2147 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2022-03-01** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2022-02-23** Speaker priority bill
- **2022-02-09** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2022-01-10** Notice of hearing for January 18, 2022
- **2022-01-10** Referred to Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-06** 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/1bc6a25a-c0d9-4feb-9c0a-b1e025308548`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).