---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriation Bill"
description: "Appropriation Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "109"
identifier: "LB 838A"
citation: "Nebraska LB 838A (109)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacobson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 10
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-26"
last_action: "2026-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24932dad-4efa-4d20-a1a1-56b00767ac75"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2026"
source_hash: "426b70b0ed25541fbedc638fa724a212a1848fc670887f46925ccc16a9872c2e"
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 838A (109) — Appropriation Bill

## 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/LB838A.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB838A.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB838A.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jacobson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-17** Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-17** Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-10** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2026-03-31** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2026-03-30** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2026-03-26** Placed on General File `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-26** 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/24932dad-4efa-4d20-a1a1-56b00767ac75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).