Nebraska 108th Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted

LB 605 — Change provisions of the Mental Health Practice Act to include protections and requirements for certified art therapists

Last action — Approved by Governor on March 11, 2024

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Legislature
  4. ✓
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jim Pillen (Republican) on March 12, 2024.

Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on March 11, 2024

  2. Dispensing of reading at large approved

  3. Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5

  4. President/Speaker signed

  5. Presented to Governor on March 7, 2024

  6. Placed on Final Reading with ST38

  7. Enrollment and Review ST38 filed

  8. Enrollment and Review ST38 recorded

  9. Enrollment and Review ER55 adopted

  10. Albrecht AM2417 adopted

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  12. Albrecht AM2417 filed

  13. Placed on Select File with ER55

  14. Enrollment and Review ER55 filed

  15. Albrecht AM2365 adopted

  16. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  17. Albrecht AM2365 filed

  18. Dungan name added

  19. Title printed. Carryover bill

  20. Placed on General File

  21. Notice of hearing for February 23, 2023

  22. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

  23. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Albrecht

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (47)

47 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed on Final Reading 44-0-5

Passed 44 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44005
Total 44005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Slama — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Walz — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Christy Armendariz — Not Voting
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Yea
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Albrecht AM2417 adopted

Failed 40 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40009
Total 40009
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Blood — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Slama — Yea
Erdman — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Lowe — Yea
Bostelman — Yea
Halloran — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Walz — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Yea
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Yea
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Not Voting
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Not Voting
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 320017
Total 320017
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Vargas — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Walz — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

Official roll call →

Albrecht AM2365 adopted

Failed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 320017
Total 320017
% of votes cast 65%0%0%35%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Day — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Lowe — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Walz — Yea
Blood — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Wishart — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Bostelman — Not Voting
Halloran — Not Voting
Erdman — Not Voting
Wayne — Not Voting
Barry DeKay — Yea
Beau Ballard — Yea
Brian Hardin — Yea
Carolyn Bosn — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Not Voting
Christy Armendariz — Yea
Danielle Conrad — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
George Dungan — Yea
Hansen, B. — Not Voting
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
Jane Raybould — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
John Fredrickson — Yea
Kathleen Kauth — Yea
Loren Lippincott — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Merv Riepe — Not Voting
Meyer, F. — Yea
Mike Jacobson — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Rick Holdcroft — Yea
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Yea
Robert Dover — Not Voting
Teresa Ibach — Yea
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea
von Gillern — Yea

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LB 605 is sponsored by Albrecht and George Dungan.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2023. Enacted.
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