---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act"
description: "Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 72"
citation: "Nebraska LB 72 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hallstrom"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-09"
last_action: "2025-02-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e27c174f-600e-4a41-b250-039a1fe5be6a"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2025"
source_hash: "ae24494aa58b569cdc53f83b1bb8d0867859b2720d05d6c308f13b1985fcc524"
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 72 (109) — Change provisions relating to controlled substances schedules under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB72.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB72.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB72.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1 — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment — **32–1** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **39–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hallstrom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-26** Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-21** Presented to Governor on February 21, 2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-02-21** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2025-02-21** Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1 `passage`
- **2025-02-21** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2025-02-18** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2025-02-04** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2025-01-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2025-01-28** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-14** Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025
- **2025-01-13** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-09** 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/e27c174f-600e-4a41-b250-039a1fe5be6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).