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

LB 255 — Provide for use of the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund for problem solving courts

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Legislature
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 14, 2025. 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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The bill allows for the appropriation of funds from the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund for problem solving courts and specifies the intended use of those funds.

  • 24-1302

    It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate money from the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund to the Supreme Court for problem solving courts to order medication-assisted treatment that involves the use of medication approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, in combination with counseling and behavioral health therapies, for the treatment of substance use disorders.

    This change adds a clear intent for funding problem solving courts with specific treatment provisions.

  • 71-2492

    Money from the fund may be appropriated to the Supreme Court for use in problem solving courts to order medication-assisted treatment that involves the use of medication approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, in combination with counseling and behavioral health therapies, for the treatment of substance use disorders as provided in section 24-1302.

    This change allows funds from the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund to be used specifically for medication-assisted treatment in problem solving courts.

  • 71-2492

    The division shall use the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund as appropriated by the Legislature for local and state public-private partnerships for nonprofit and for-profit entities engaged in opioid use prevention and opioid treatment infrastructure projects as determined by the division, including capital construction and renovation. → The division shall use the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund as appropriated by the Legislature for local and state public-private partnerships for nonprofit and for-profit entities engaged in opioid use prevention and opioid treatment infrastructure projects as determined by the division, including capital construction and renovation. The administrative cost for distributing funds under this subsection shall not exceed an amount equal to five percent of the amount distributed.

    This change clarifies that administrative costs for fund distribution are capped at five percent.

  • 71-2492

    It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate one million dollars for fiscal year 2025-26 and one million dollars for fiscal year 2026-27 from the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund to the Supreme Court for medication-assisted treatment as provided in section 24-1302.

    This change establishes specific appropriations from the fund for medication-assisted treatment in the upcoming fiscal years.

Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Title printed. Carryover bill

  3. Notice of hearing for February 28, 2025

  4. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  5. Conrad name added

  6. 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 255?
LB 255 is sponsored by Dan Quick and Danielle Conrad.
What is the current status of LB 255?
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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