---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increase minimum bidding amount requirements for certain cities and villages"
description: "Increase minimum bidding amount requirements for certain cities and villages"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 797"
citation: "Nebraska LB 797 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55bd69ee-a693-436c-b6e0-fe0a149e1bf6"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "a6b9c756239d4fa47362e18bb254c483a8630d6f7e8ca5477eee938c8ffc6123"
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 797 (109) — Increase minimum bidding amount requirements for certain cities and villages

## 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/LB797.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB797.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB797.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **29–1** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Urban Affairs Committee — primary (organization)

## 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 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2026-03-17** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-03-06** Kauth FA426 withdrawn
- **2026-02-26** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2026-02-19** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-02-12** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-20** Notice of hearing for January 27, 2026
- **2026-01-09** Referred to Urban Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Kauth FA426 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/55bd69ee-a693-436c-b6e0-fe0a149e1bf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).