---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriation Bill"
description: "Appropriation Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "108"
identifier: "LB 685A"
citation: "Nebraska LB 685A (108)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-03-06"
last_action: "2024-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40874124-c319-4e55-a554-7c073a630ec7"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2024"
source_hash: "cf0257abefba7f02f3350225c337b3f30d5138fe4b6d5f49100c8c8480c2ba03"
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 685A (108) — Appropriation Bill

## 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/LB685A.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB685A.pdf)
3. **Lowe AM3277** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM3277.pdf)
4. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Slip/LB685A.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- Lowe AM3277 adopted — **41–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Returned to Select File for specific amendment — **35–4** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-18** DeKay explanation of vote
- **2024-04-18** Approved by Governor on April 15, 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 47-0-2 `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Cavanaugh, M. FA363 withdrawn
- **2024-04-05** Placed on Final Reading Second `reading-3`
- **2024-04-04** Cavanaugh, M. FA363 filed `filing`
- **2024-04-04** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment
- **2024-04-04** Lowe AM3277 adopted
- **2024-04-04** Returned to Select File for specific amendment `filing`
- **2024-04-03** Lowe AM3277 filed `filing`
- **2024-03-18** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-15** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2024-03-12** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2024-03-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2024-03-06** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-06** 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/40874124-c319-4e55-a554-7c073a630ec7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).