---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for sheriffs and deputies, and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers"
description: "Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for sheriffs and deputies, and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 784"
citation: "Nebraska LB 784 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hallstrom"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48cbc2b0-1710-4694-9f45-a0482968e8e7"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "3c717059526da4dcfef0ed04ace745933cb1f2ad6994eef84812abd0400ef9d1"
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 784 (109) — Change residency requirements for sheriffs in certain counties, requirements for uniforms for sheriffs and deputies, and continuing education requirements for law enforcement officers

## 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/LB784.pdf)
2. **Enrollment and Review ER152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/ER152.pdf)
3. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB784.pdf)
4. **Hallstrom AM2682** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2682.pdf)
5. **Judiciary AM2236** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/AM/AM2236.pdf)
6. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB784.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **34–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Judiciary AM2236 adopted — **34–0** (fail) · legislature
- Hallstrom AM2682 adopted — **39–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Hallstrom — primary (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 48-0-1 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2026-03-30** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-03-23** Hallstrom AM2682 adopted
- **2026-03-23** Kauth FA413 withdrawn
- **2026-03-23** Enrollment and Review ER152 adopted
- **2026-03-20** Enrollment and Review ER152 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Select File with ER152 `filing`
- **2026-03-18** Hallstrom AM2682 filed `filing`
- **2026-03-17** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-03-17** Judiciary AM2236 adopted
- **2026-02-25** Judiciary AM2236 filed `filing`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on General File with AM2236 `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-03** Notice of hearing for February 11, 2026
- **2026-01-09** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Kauth FA413 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/48cbc2b0-1710-4694-9f45-a0482968e8e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).