---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change requirements for collection of personal property of decedents' estates by affidavit"
description: "Change requirements for collection of personal property of decedents' estates by affidavit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 85"
citation: "Nebraska LB 85 (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DeBoer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-10"
last_action: "2025-02-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8842b8e7-2ba1-428f-abef-9965fdcc6c36"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2025"
source_hash: "3e6d7dd847f3c3b45358536ddb559c8e34b7e6b2bbccee0e77680ca8650aae65"
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 85 (109) — Change requirements for collection of personal property of decedents' estates by affidavit

## 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/LB85.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB85.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB85.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **42–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- DeBoer — 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 48-0-1 `passage`
- **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
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-10** 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/8842b8e7-2ba1-428f-abef-9965fdcc6c36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).