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HTML

<script src="https://getfirebug.com/firebug-lite-debug.js"></script>
<div class="swim-lane-wrapper">

  <div class="swim-lane">
    <!-- Category -->
    <div class="category-card" id="1" data-sort="1">
      <div class="category-text">
        <span>Category 1</span>
      </div>
    </div>

    <!-- Items -->
    <div class="item-row-wrapper">
      <div class="item-card">
        <div class="item-text">
          <span class="sort-item">Item 11</span>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="item-card">
        <div class="item-text">
          <span class="sort-item">Item 12</span>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="item-card">
        <div class="item-text">
          <span class="sort-item">Item 13</span>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="swim-lane">
    <!-- Category -->
    <div class="category-card" id="2" data-sort="2">
      <div class="category-text">
        <span>Category 2</span>
      </div>
    </div>

    <!-- Items -->
    <div class="item-row-wrapper">

      <div class="item-card">
        <div class="item-text">
          <span class="sort-item">Item 21</span>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="item-card">
        <div class="item-text">
          <span class="sort-item">Item 22</span>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="item-card">
        <div class="item-text">
          <span class="sort-item">Item 23</span>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>


  </div>
</div>

CSS

.swim-lane-wrapper {}

.swim-lane {
  display: inline-block;
  white-space: nowrap;
  float: left;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border: 1px solid grey;
  padding: 5px;
  margin-bottom: 3px;
}

.category-card {
  display: inline-block;
  white-space: nowrap;
  float: left;
  background-color: #FFF3CC;
  border: #DFBC6A 1px solid;
  width: 200px;
  height: 85px;
  line-height: 85px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #999;
  cursor: move;
}

.category-text {
  padding: 0px 8px 0px 8px;
  font-size: 12px;
  white-space: normal;
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: middle;
  height: 80%
}

.item-card {
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: top;
  background-color: #edf3ff;
  border: #6d71db 1px solid;
  min-width: 100px;
  height: 85px;
  line-height: 85px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #999;
  cursor: move;
}

.item-text {
  padding: 0px 8px 0px 8px;
  font-size: 12px;
  white-space: normal;
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: middle;
  height: 80%
}

JavaScript

$(function() {
  $(".swim-lane-wrapper").sortable({
    axis: "Y",
    handle: ".category-card",
    connectWith: ".swim-lane-wrapper",

    update: function(event, ui) {
    	console.log(ui)
    },
  })
});

$(function() {
  $(".item-row-wrapper")
    .sortable({
      connectWith: ".item-row-wrapper",
      update: function(event, ui) {},
    })
    .disableSelection();
});