---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change when a preference is required for certain government employment relating to servicemembers and their spouses and veterans"
description: "Change when a preference is required for certain government employment relating to servicemembers and their spouses and veterans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 639"
citation: "Nebraska LB 639 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bostelman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-18"
last_action: "2017-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4160259c-5a79-4b43-9311-5953990d9642"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "f17fac9bdceef4e7c62e0dc9b78f10a7422a487a81a64045ee4fff387c2fa405"
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 639 (105) — Change when a preference is required for certain government employment relating to servicemembers and their spouses and veterans

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Intro/LB639.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB639.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB639.pdf)

## Votes

- Business and Labor AM280 adopted — **31–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **33–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bostelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-25** Approved by Governor on April 25, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-24** Presented to Governor on April 24, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2017-04-24** Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2017-04-04** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2017-04-04** Enrollment and Review ER29 adopted
- **2017-03-31** Enrollment and Review ER29 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-31** Placed on Select File with ER29 `filing`
- **2017-03-28** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-03-28** Business and Labor AM280 adopted
- **2017-03-13** Speaker priority bill
- **2017-02-27** Business and Labor AM280 filed `filing`
- **2017-02-27** Placed on General File with AM280 `filing`
- **2017-02-14** Lowe name added
- **2017-02-02** Notice of hearing for February 13, 2017
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Business and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** 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/4160259c-5a79-4b43-9311-5953990d9642`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).