---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require a joint public hearing to evaluate the progress of the Olmstead plan for individuals with disabilities"
description: "Require a joint public hearing to evaluate the progress of the Olmstead plan for individuals with disabilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 737"
citation: "Nebraska LB 737 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rountree"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0031d869-922b-44d8-b9a4-432199e1640b"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "aa47b9be8f803d85c3cd5b26e30b47aed1934a2d9753a24453cc013493351d2b"
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 737 (109) — Require a joint public hearing to evaluate the progress of the Olmstead plan for individuals with disabilities

## 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/LB737.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB737.pdf)
3. **Rountree AM2986** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2986.pdf)
4. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB737.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **42–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1 — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- Rountree AM2986 adopted — **35–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Rountree — primary (person)
- Conrad — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-17** Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-10** Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-10** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed on Final Reading 47-1*-1 `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-04-02** Rountree AM2986 adopted
- **2026-04-02** Rountree AM2986 filed `filing`
- **2026-04-02** Kauth FA366 withdrawn
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2026-03-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-02-26** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Notice of hearing for February 18, 2026
- **2026-01-09** Conrad name added
- **2026-01-09** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Kauth FA366 filed `filing`
- **2026-01-07** 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/0031d869-922b-44d8-b9a4-432199e1640b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).