Nebraska 109th Legislature (2025-2026) Status: In Committee

LB 891 — Change provisions of the Child Care Licensing Act relating to background checks, a complaint tracking system, and staff-to-child ratios

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Legislature
  4. 4
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Legislature.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends the Child Care Licensing Act to update background check requirements, change complaint tracking systems, and include volunteers in staff-to-child ratios.

  • 71-1908

    to include volunteers in staff-to-child ratios;

    Volunteers will now be counted in the calculations of staff-to-child ratios for licensed child care programs.

  • 71-1912

    A child care staff member shall also submit to the following background checks at his or her expense not less than once during each five-year period: → A child care staff member shall also submit to the following background checks at his or her expense not less than once during each five-year period:

    Maintains the requirement for regular background checks for child care staff.

  • 71-1912

    A person applying for a license as a child care provider or a licensed child care provider under the Child Care Licensing Act shall submit a request for a national criminal history record information check → A person applying for a license as a child care provider or a licensed child care provider under the Child Care Licensing Act shall submit a request for a national criminal history record information check

    Continues to mandate national criminal history checks for child care providers.

  • 71-1912

    The department may at any time inspect or cause an inspection to be made of any place where a program is operating to determine if such program is being properly conducted. → The department may at any time inspect or cause an inspection to be made of any place where a program is operating to determine if such program is being properly conducted.

    Reaffirms the department's authority to inspect child care programs.

  • 71-1912

    Whenever an inspection is made, the findings shall be recorded in a report designated by the department. → Whenever an inspection is made, the findings shall be recorded in a report designated by the department.

    Clarifies that inspection findings must be documented.

Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Provisions/portions of LB891 amended into LB912 by AM2224

  3. Notice of hearing for January 28, 2026

  4. Conrad name added

  5. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  6. Kauth FA531 filed

  7. Date of introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 47 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (47)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 891?
LB 891 is sponsored by Ben Hansen and Danielle Conrad.
What is the current status of LB 891?
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 08, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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