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type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act"
description: "Adopt the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 744"
citation: "Nebraska LB 744 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Executive Board"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-03"
last_action: "2018-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e71c4ca4-36fc-49b2-abbb-0b39a0e33e48"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "73bd2b575d456dbff6d1db290a38d0106e0238ae2eb531cd38362b8f9f302b07"
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 744 (105) — Adopt the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act
## 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/LB744.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB744.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB744.pdf)
## Votes
- Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 — **450** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **380** (pass) · legislature
- Watermeier AM1801 adopted — **390** (fail) · legislature
## Sponsors
- Executive Board — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-01** Wayne explanation of vote
- **2018-02-28** Approved by Governor on February 28, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-26** Presented to Governor on February 23, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-23** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-02-23** Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 `passage`
- **2018-02-23** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2018-02-14** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-02-12** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-02-12** Watermeier AM1801 adopted
- **2018-02-06** Watermeier AM1801 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-05** Placed on Select File `filing`
- **2018-02-02** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-01-30** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2018-01-26** Executive Board priority bill
- **2018-01-10** Notice of hearing for January 22, 2018
- **2018-01-08** Referred to Executive Board `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** 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/e71c4ca4-36fc-49b2-abbb-0b39a0e33e48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).