---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide an income tax credit for certain wages paid to individuals convicted of a felony"
description: "Provide an income tax credit for certain wages paid to individuals convicted of a felony"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "107"
identifier: "LB 917"
citation: "Nebraska LB 917 (107)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wayne"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-01-10"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ebdf7fe-1ac8-4353-a8c6-e37ad1c80aa9"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2022"
source_hash: "1d04e9bf62f66f33128ac5971dc61b8868cd0856184a5d8e5a38fc8209b09a28"
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 917 (107) — Provide an income tax credit for certain wages paid to individuals convicted of a felony

## 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/LB917.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Final/LB917.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/107/PDF/Slip/LB917.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Wayne AM2469 adopted — **42–0** (fail) · legislature
- Returned to Select File for specific amendment — **46–0** (fail) · legislature
- Wayne AM2587 adopted — **46–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **38–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Wayne — 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 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2022-04-08** Correction
- **2022-04-08** Placed on Final Reading Second `reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
- **2022-04-07** Wayne AM2587 adopted
- **2022-04-07** Returned to Select File for specific amendment `filing`
- **2022-04-07** Hansen, M. FA171 withdrawn
- **2022-04-05** Wayne AM2587 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-28** Placed on Final Reading with ST52 `reading-3`
- **2022-03-25** Hansen, M. FA171 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-23** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2022-03-23** Wayne AM2469 adopted
- **2022-03-23** Wayne AM2469 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-23** Wayne AM2204 withdrawn
- **2022-03-08** Wayne AM2204 filed `filing`
- **2022-03-08** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2022-03-03** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2022-02-28** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2022-02-22** Wayne priority bill
- **2022-02-10** Notice of hearing for February 17, 2022
- **2022-01-11** Referred to Revenue Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-10** 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/6ebdf7fe-1ac8-4353-a8c6-e37ad1c80aa9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).