---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to the use of the state's telecommunications system"
description: "Change provisions relating to the use of the state's telecommunications system"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "108"
identifier: "LB 51"
citation: "Nebraska LB 51 (108)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeKay"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2024-03-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14e8d83b-8991-40a4-b49a-b884fcb10516"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2023"
source_hash: "3e41ff37ddbfce68382a60e36b99293e689afe812a34bbaaf65b4246a41dfe34"
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 51 (108) — Change provisions relating to the use of the state's telecommunications system

## 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/LB51.pdf)
2. **Aguilar AM2263** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM2263.pdf)
3. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB51.pdf)
4. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Slip/LB51.pdf)

## Votes

- Returned to Select File for specific amendment — **42–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 — **44–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **31–0** (pass) · legislature
- Aguilar AM2263 adopted — **44–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DeKay — primary (person)
- Aguilar — cosponsor (person)
- Brewer — cosponsor (person)
- DeKay — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-05** Approved by Governor on March 5, 2024 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-29** Wayne name added
- **2024-02-29** Wishart explanation of vote
- **2024-02-29** Presented to Governor on February 29, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-29** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5 `passage`
- **2024-02-08** Placed on Final Reading Second `reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
- **2024-02-06** Aguilar AM2263 adopted
- **2024-02-06** Returned to Select File for specific amendment `filing`
- **2024-02-05** Aguilar AM2263 filed `filing`
- **2024-02-02** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-01-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2024-01-30** Briese AM541 not considered
- **2024-01-17** Brewer name added
- **2024-01-11** Aguilar name added
- **2024-01-05** DeKay name added
- **2024-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2023-02-24** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2023-02-23** Briese AM541 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2023-02-02** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19** Notice of hearing for January 27, 2023
- **2023-01-09** Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05** 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/14e8d83b-8991-40a4-b49a-b884fcb10516`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).