---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties"
description: "Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "108"
identifier: "LB 77"
citation: "Nebraska LB 77 (108)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brewer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 100
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2023-01-05"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/656d9a8b-e111-4eac-a2aa-f26286c9fd1d"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2023"
source_hash: "44c97b34b48a6756b4ce0994e173d7dea8a850b73ca0ee224e3941f54a6805a7"
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 77 (108) — Provide for carrying of concealed handguns without a permit, change provisions relating to concealed weapons, and prohibit certain regulation of weapons by cities, villages, and counties

## 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/LB77.pdf)
2. **Brewer AM640** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/AM640.pdf)
3. **Enrollment and Review ER12** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/AM/ER12.pdf)
4. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Final/LB77.pdf)
5. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Slip/LB77.pdf)

## Votes

- Raybould MO115 failed — **5–40** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 33-14-2 — **33–14** (pass) · legislature
- Cavanaugh, J. AM666 lost — **10–33** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–12** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment — **31–10** (pass) · legislature
- Brewer MO962 prevailed — **33–14** (fail) · legislature
- Raybould MO113 failed — **5–35** (fail) · legislature
- Raybould FA22 lost — **5–35** (fail) · legislature
- Brewer MO114 prevailed — **33–10** (fail) · legislature
- Brewer MO46 prevailed — **35–9** (fail) · legislature
- Brewer AM640 adopted — **34–11** (fail) · legislature
- Cavanaugh, M. MO54 failed — **4–41** (fail) · legislature
- Brewer MO55 prevailed — **36–10** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brewer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** Approved by Governor on April 25, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-19** Presented to Governor on April 19, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-19** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Passed on Final Reading 33-14-2 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2023-04-19** Raybould MO115 failed
- **2023-04-19** Brewer MO962 prevailed
- **2023-04-19** Brewer MO962 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed `filing`
- **2023-04-19** MO115 pending
- **2023-03-30** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO241 Bracket until June 2, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO238 Bracket until June 1, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO242 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO240 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO237 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO239 Indefinitely postpone filed `filing`
- **2023-03-30** Hunt MO236 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6 Section 3(f) filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Raybould MO115 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Raybould FA24 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Raybould FA24 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM397 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM397 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM396 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM396 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM395 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM395 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM394 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM394 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM393 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM393 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM161 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM161 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM160 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM160 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM159 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM159 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM158 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM158 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM157 refiled `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, M. AM157 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2023-03-28** Raybould FA22 lost
- **2023-03-28** Cavanaugh, J. AM666 lost
- **2023-03-28** Brewer MO114 prevailed
- **2023-03-28** Brewer MO114 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Raybould MO113 failed
- **2023-03-28** MO113 Pending
- **2023-03-28** Raybould MO113 Recommit to Judiciary Committee filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Enrollment and Review ER12 adopted
- **2023-03-28** Lowe MO108 withdrawn
- **2023-03-28** Lowe MO109 Indefinitely postpone filed `filing`
- **2023-03-28** Lowe MO108 Bracket until April 12, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** Enrollment and Review ER12 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Select File with ER12 `filing`
- **2023-03-03** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2023-03-03** Brewer AM640 adopted
- **2023-03-03** Brewer AM55 withdrawn
- **2023-03-03** Brewer MO46 prevailed
- **2023-03-03** Cavanaugh, M. MO54 failed
- **2023-03-03** Brewer MO55 prevailed
- **2023-03-03** Brewer MO55 Invoke cloture pursuant to Rule 7, Sec. 10 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-03** Cavanaugh, M. MO54 Bracket until June 9, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-03** Cavanaugh, M. MO53 withdrawn
- **2023-03-02** MO53 pending
- **2023-03-02** Geist AM653 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-02** Raybould FA25 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-02** Cavanaugh, J. AM666 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-02** MO53 pending
- **2023-03-02** Cavanaugh, M. MO53 Bracket until March 03, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-02** Cavanaugh, M. MO48 withdrawn
- **2023-03-01** Raybould FA24 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-01** MO48 pending
- **2023-03-01** Cavanaugh, M. MO48 Bracket until March 02, 2023 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-01** MO46 pending
- **2023-03-01** Brewer MO46 Withdraw and Substitute with AM640 filed `filing`
- **2023-03-01** Raybould objected to unanimous consent to request to substitute amendment
- **2023-03-01** Brewer AM640 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-28** Raybould FA22 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-24** Raybould AM570 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-24** Raybould AM569 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-24** Brewer AM588 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-21** Cavanaugh, M. AM397 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-21** Cavanaugh, M. AM396 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-21** Cavanaugh, M. AM395 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-21** Cavanaugh, M. AM394 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-21** Cavanaugh, M. AM393 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-15** Raybould AM384 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-13** Cavanaugh, M. AM161 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-13** Cavanaugh, M. AM160 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-13** Cavanaugh, M. AM159 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-13** Cavanaugh, M. AM158 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-13** Cavanaugh, M. AM157 filed `filing`
- **2023-02-13** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20** Brewer AM57 filed `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Brewer AM56 filed `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Brewer AM55 filed `filing`
- **2023-01-18** Notice of hearing for January 26, 2023
- **2023-01-09** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06** Brewer priority bill
- **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/656d9a8b-e111-4eac-a2aa-f26286c9fd1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).