---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for creation of a veteran justice program"
description: "Provide for creation of a veteran justice program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "108"
identifier: "LB 253"
citation: "Nebraska LB 253 (108)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brewer"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fd89c59-aebd-4e40-bede-fd46cfebef5e"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2023"
source_hash: "7e9726b28a79a310623763c2f3ad2b1fc2d9b45f08ec0c0b52dd558be69510b3"
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 253 (108) — Provide for creation of a veteran justice program

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Intro/LB253.pdf)
2. **Enrollment and Review ER113** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/ER113.pdf)
3. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB253.pdf)
4. **Judiciary AM2978** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM2978.pdf)
5. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Slip/LB253.pdf)
6. **Wayne AM3321** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM3321.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **38–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM2978 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Wayne AM3321 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brewer — primary (person)
- Conrad — cosponsor (person)
- Hardin — cosponsor (person)
- Sanders — cosponsor (person)
- Vargas — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-18** Approved by Governor on April 16, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-11** Presented to Governor on April 11, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2024-04-09** Enrollment and Review ST75 recorded
- **2024-04-09** Enrollment and Review ST75 filed `filing`
- **2024-04-09** Placed on Final Reading with ST75 `reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2024-04-09** Holdcroft AM3366 withdrawn
- **2024-04-09** Wayne AM3321 adopted
- **2024-04-09** Fredrickson AM3226 withdrawn
- **2024-04-09** Enrollment and Review ER113 adopted
- **2024-04-05** Holdcroft AM3366 to AM2978 filed `filing`
- **2024-04-03** Wayne AM3321 to AM2978 filed `filing`
- **2024-04-02** Enrollment and Review ER113 filed `filing`
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Select File with ER113 `filing`
- **2024-03-27** Fredrickson AM3226 to AM2978 filed `filing`
- **2024-03-25** Vargas name added
- **2024-03-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2024-03-21** Wayne AM2534 withdrawn
- **2024-03-21** Judiciary AM2978 adopted
- **2024-03-21** Lowe AM3160 withdrawn
- **2024-03-21** Lowe AM3160 to AM2978 filed `filing`
- **2024-03-15** Judiciary AM2978 filed `filing`
- **2024-03-15** Placed on General File with AM2978 `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-05** Sanders name added
- **2024-02-20** Wayne name added
- **2024-02-20** Wayne AM2534 filed `filing`
- **2024-02-15** Notice of hearing for February 23, 2024 on AM2534
- **2024-02-15** Judiciary priority bill
- **2024-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2023-04-20** Conrad name added
- **2023-02-01** Notice of hearing for February 08, 2023
- **2023-01-23** Hardin name added
- **2023-01-12** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** 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/9fd89c59-aebd-4e40-bede-fd46cfebef5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).