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82
Bills sponsored
this session · 221 all-time
7
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 23 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
2263
Recorded votes
64%
Vote participation
voted in 64% of 2263 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
N/A (no party)
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
Not enough data yet
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
61.7%
based on 426 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
221 billsCurrent session 82 bills
- LB 966 Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act and provide for an appropriation Signed
- LB 14 Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act In Committee
- LB 776 Provide a duty for each state agency to examine fees charged In Committee
- LB 1035 Change and provide limitations on the rating system an insurer can file under the Property Casualty Insurance Rate and Form Act In Committee
- LR 303CA Constitutional amendment to provide for paid family medical leave In Committee
- LB 1111 Require an annual data center load report to the Nebraska Power Review Board, provide powers and duties for public power suppliers, allow and require regulation of data centers, and change provisions relating to regulation of cryptocurrency mining operations In Committee
- LR 316CA Constitutional amendment to provide for certain rights of persons with disabilities In Committee
- LB 777 Provide for eligibility and reporting requirements under the medical assistance program In Committee
- LB 220 Provide for developmental and intellectual disability impact notes for legislation In Committee
- LB 469 Require the State Court Administrator to develop a form to be included by landlords in residential eviction notices concerning resources for tenants In Committee
- LB 581 Appropriate funds to the Department of Health and Human Services In Committee
- LR 5CA Constitutional amendment to eliminate provisions relating to marriage and marriage licenses In Committee
- LB 221 Provide a procedure to fill unfilled gubernatorial appointments In Committee
- LB 579 Prohibit charging a fee for public records requests by members of the Legislature In Committee
- LB 189 Adopt the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act In Committee
- LR 6CA Constitutional amendment to recognize marriage of couples regardless of gender and race and strike language regarding gender In Committee
- LB 580 Appropriate funds to the Department of Environment and Energy In Committee
- LB 772 Eliminate provisions allowing certain transfers of funds In Committee
- LB 181 Provide for benefits under the Young Adult Bridge to Independence Act for young adults not lawfully present in the United States In Committee
- LR 297CA Constitutional amendment to change provisions related to amending, repealing, modifying, or impairing a law enacted by initiative petition In Committee
- LB 359 State intent regarding appropriations for reimbursement rates for child welfare service providers In Committee
- LR 249 Interim study to examine the feasibility and benefits of establishing a ways and means committee to enhance coordination and collaboration between the Revenue Committee and the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature In Committee
- LR 217 Interim study to examine the current fee structure for reports and filings submitted to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission In Committee
- LB 774 Create the Rural Health Transformation Program Fund to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Failed
- LB 53 Provide criminal and civil immunity for pregnancy outcomes In Committee
Historical 139 bills
- LB 11 Change the cigarette tax and provide for distribution of tax proceeds Died
- LB 62 Provide for coverage of translation and interpretation services under the medical assistance program, change reporting requirements related to the medical assistance program, and require a report regarding to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program Signed
- LB 870 Provide for additional rights of notification, information, and preservation of evidence under the Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights Act Signed
- LB 749 Prohibit possession of deadly weapons in the State Capitol or on State Capitol grounds Died
- LB 748 Adopt the Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Assistance Act Died
- LB 500 Change provisions relating to the family support program for persons with developmental disabilities and their families Died
- LB 1237 Require a report regarding the medical assistance program Died
- LR 4CA Constitutional amendment to remove felony convictions other than treason from being a disqualification for voting Died
- LB 745 Increase the cigarette tax and provide for distribution of the proceeds Died
- LR 283CA Constitutional amendment to create the Legislative Salary Commission Died
- LB 581 Create pilot programs for doula services at a youth rehabilitation and treatment center and the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women Died
- LB 1020 Require public contractors to provide records to members of the Legislature Died
- LB 746 Restrict the use of tax-increment financing Died
- LB 687 Create the Nebraska Integrated Juvenile Data Governing Body and the Nebraska Integrated Juvenile Data and Information System Died
- LB 99 Adopt the Hunger-Free Schools Act Died
- LB 410 Change provisions relating to conflicts of interest under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act Died
- LB 747 Provide an income tax credit for renters and change provisions relating to a property tax credit Died
- LB 501 Provide for compensation under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act for cancers experienced by firefighters Died
- LB 502 Adopt the Warehouse Worker Protection Act Died
- LB 752 Prohibit discrimination in employment by any entity receiving state funding Died
- LB 290 Change standard of need requirements for the aid to dependent children program Died
- LB 409 Change provisions relating to individuals required to file a statement of financial interests under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act Died
- LB 360 Adopt the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Procurement Act Died
- LB 291 Require implicit bias or diversity, equity, and inclusion training for certain applicants and credential holders under the Uniform Credentialing Act Died
- LB 1258 Change requirements relating to certain permits and requirements relating to livestock waste control facilities and animal feeding operations Died
Co-sponsored
23 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- LB 762 Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders Signed
- LB 1124 Increase the cigarette tax and state intent and change provisions relating to the distribution of cigarette tax proceeds In Committee
- LB 1087 Create the Nebraska-Ireland Commission Signed
- LB 693 Prohibit as a deceptive trade practice certain conduct relating to assistance or referrals in veterans benefits matters In Committee
- LB 296 Require the State Department of Education to create a centralized education records system and employ registrars relating to students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and change provisions relating to graduation requirements and the State Department of Education Improvement Grant Fund Signed
- LB 527 Adopt the Medicaid Access and Quality Act and change provisions relating to taxes on health maintenance organizations, prepaid limited health service organizations, and insurance companies Signed
- LB 42 Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disability facilities Signed
Historical 16 bills
- LB 31 Require train crews of at least two individuals as prescribed Died
- LB 1050 Require school districts to provide menstrual products to students Died
- LB 1071 Protect free speech rights of student journalists and student media advisers Died
- LB 285 Adopt the School Community Eligibility Provision Maximization Act Died
- LB 328 Create the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Died
- LB 615 Appropriate funds to the State Fire Marshal Died
- LB 233 Provide for child support payment disregard under the aid to dependent children program and pass through of certain child support payments Signed
- LB 1087 Adopt the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act and provide duties for the Nebraska Center for Nursing Signed
- LB 39 Require disability impact statements for certain legislation Died
- LB 830 Designate a state tartan Died
- LB 984 Prohibit certain actions relating to distribution of drugs by 340B entities Died
- LB 857 Create the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, provide for use of the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund, and change provisions relating to coverage of glucose monitors under the Medical Assistance Act Signed
- LB 894 Change provisions relating to election, appointment, qualifications, and training of county sheriffs Signed
- LB 316 Change and eliminate provisions relating to marriage Died
- LB 199 Provide for a driving privilege card for federally authorized aliens Died
- LB 461 Change, transfer, and eliminate provisions relating to the materiel division of the Department of Administrative Services and procurement of services and personal property Signed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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LB 1261
Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire certain privately owned electric generation facilities
Conrad AM2794 lost |
Yea | fail | April 01, 2026 |
|
LB 417
Provide for administration of the Nebraska Promise Program by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, adopt the College Promise Act, and change provisions relating to the Quality Education Accountability Act
Education AM748 adopted |
Yea | fail | January 23, 2026 |
|
LB 288
Change provisions of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act
Kauth AM1181 adopted |
Not Voting | fail | May 01, 2025 |
|
LB 847
Adopt the Nebraska Registered Apprenticeship Act, change provisions relating to funds, child labor, the Business Innovation Act, the Contractor Registration Act, the Employee Classification Act, the Employment Security Law, and the Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act, and transfer administration of student internships to the Department of Labor
Business and Labor AM2141 adopted |
Not Voting | fail | March 04, 2026 |
|
LB 397
Change and eliminate provisions relating to workplace safety committees and a workplace safety program and terminate a fund
Cavanaugh, J. FA964 adopted |
Yea | fail | February 09, 2026 |
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LB 97
Change provisions relating to deferred judgments, the State Boat Act, the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund, the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, the Motor Carrier Services Division Distributive Fund, and the State Treasurer
Dover FA33 adopted |
Not Voting | fail | March 13, 2025 |
|
LB 839
Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and provide requirements for projects under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act
Rountree MO584 failed |
Yea | fail | April 17, 2026 |
|
LR 511
Thank Marcia McClurg for her service to the Legislature and the State of Nebraska and congratulate her on her career and well-deserved retirement
Adopted |
Yea | fail | April 17, 2026 |
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LB 762
Require insurance coverage of pediatric autoimmune disorders
Passed on Final Reading 45-4*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1022
Eliminate the human relations training requirement for obtaining a Nebraska substitute teacher's certificate
Passed on Final Reading 37-12-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 1126
Adopt the Infrastructure Development Investment Program Act and change and eliminate provisions relating to the Rural Road Improvement District Act, the Political Subdivisions Construction Alternatives Act, the Transportation Innovation Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the Nebraska Rules of the Road, intrastate medicaid nonemergency medical transportation services, and wireless service surcharges
Passed on Final Reading 42-7*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 937
Adopt the Prior Learning Act and the K-12 Education Cybersecurity Act and change provisions relating to student transfers, school absences, option enrollment, extracurricular activities, reports, school employment, the improvement grant program, monitoring or providing instruction, deadlines, the Nebraska Teacher Apprenticeship Program, the Nebraska Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act, and the College Pathway Program Act
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 803
Adopt the First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act and change provisions relating to the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, property tax valuation and levy procedures, homestead exemptions, and income taxes
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1032
Provide for recognition and enforcement of tribal customary adoptions under the Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Act and related laws
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1212
Provide for licensure of internationally trained physicians under the Uniform Credentialing Act and change provisions of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 921
Adopt the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act and change provisions of the Employment Security Law, the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act, the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act, and the State Miscellaneous Claims Act
Passed on Final Reading 37-12*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 1237
Prohibit bringing weapons or prohibited substances into the State Capitol
Passed on Final Reading 45-4-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1075
Provide for a database of county and municipal financial information and requirements for village warrants and vacancies in a village board, change provisions of the Election Act, the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act, and the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, and eliminate provisions relating to initiative and referendum petitions
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 878
Require paid parental leave for state employees
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-7*-1 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 962
Adopt the Youth Reentry and Transitional Support Act
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1165A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 43-6*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1209
Provide and change appropriations for purposes of carrying out legislation and change provisions relating to appropriations and a transfer of funds
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1165
Adopt the Grow the Good Life Act, provide an income tax credit, change provisions relating to the Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act, the ImagiNE Nebraska Act, the Nebraska Advantage Act, and the Site and Building Development Act, and create grant programs to help employers retain or attract employees and to assist cities of the first class impacted by private entity closure or downsizing
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 42-7-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1187
Change provisions of the Livestock Brand Act
Passed on Final Reading 39-9*-1 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1114
Adopt the Community Improvement District Act and the New Taxpayer Recruitment Grant Act, authorize community improvement districts to levy property taxes, and change provisions related to the Community Development Law, the Municipal Inland Port Authority Act, extraterritorial jurisdiction, sanitary and improvement districts, housing authorities, housing agencies, the Nebraska Housing Agency Act, and the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 1075A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 815A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading 42-7*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 986
Allow expenditure of campaign funds for security services and systems under the Nebraska Political Accountability and Disclosure Act
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 41-8*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1237A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading 47-2-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1261A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading 43-6*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 889
Change a penalty and provisions regulating licensure and registration under the State Electrical Act
Passed on Final Reading 41-8*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1135
Adopt the Service Contract Reporting Act, authorize municipalities to contract regarding parking facilities, change provisions of the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Municipal Land Bank Act, and the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, and provide for the sale of certain waterworks, sewer systems, and water systems to Indian tribes
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 867
Change provisions relating to special needs trusts, fingerprints under the Uniform Credentialing Act, child care grants, the Title IV-D Division Customer Service Unit, eligibility for young adults in the bridge to independence program, licensed and self-funded insurers under the Medical Assistance Act, medicaid nursing facility rates, assistance to aged, blind, or disabled persons, and the state Commodity Supplemental Food program; provide for a money follows the person program for medicaid benefits, a youth afterschool eligibility letter for child care employment, use of wholesale drug distributor license fees for the prescription drug monitoring program, and maintenance of epinephrine by certain schools; change provisions of and rename the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Support Act , the Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council, the State Advisory Committee on Mental Health, the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Director of Developmental Disabilities; and eliminate provisions relating to divisions of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care Advisory Committee on Aging, the Maternal and Child Health and Public Health Work Fund, and an obsolete Nurse Licensure Compact
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 820A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 525
Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 888
Change enforcement provisions for violations of the Nebraska Uniform Standards for Modular Housing Units Act, the Uniform Standard Code for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles, and certain rules, regulations, and orders
Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 1010
Adopt the Large Load Customer Regulation Act, provide for eminent domain relating to energy storage and regulation and taxation of energy storage resources, and change provisions relating to cryptocurrency mining operations and data centers
Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
LB 839
Change reporting requirements under the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act and provide requirements for projects under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act
Passed on Final Reading 34-15*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 972A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 815
Provide for a tax on diesel fuels, change provisions relating to refunds for motor fuel taxes, the petroleum release remedial action fee, and the Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, change and eliminate provisions of the Ethanol Development Act, and eliminate the Ethanol Production Incentive Cash Fund
Passed on Final Reading 35-14*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 803A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 764
Provide for certain Department of Correctional Services employees to be law enforcement officers
Passed on Final Reading 42-7*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 912A
Appropriation Bill
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 929
Provide for managed care organizations to pay the deductible, cost sharing, or similar charges on behalf of medicaid enrollees
Passed on Final Reading 31-18*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 838
Change provisions relating to the financial exploitation of vulnerable or senior adults, rules and codes of procedure, decedents' estates, inheritance taxes, deceptive trade practices, the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act, the Equipment Business Regulation Act, the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, and the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code and provide for rounding of certain cash transaction amounts
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-3*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 1048
Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system
Passed on Final Reading 48-1*-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 826
Change provisions relating to late applications for homestead exemptions
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 596
Change requirements for legal publications and notices required by law, provisions of the Open Meetings Act, county inventories, warrants, and discharge records, storage requirements for certain records, petitions to change names, marriage license and record fees, reports of abandoned property, and the Nebraska Hall of Fame and eliminate a penalty for certain public officials and provisions relating to the registration of farm, ranch, or home names
Passed on Final Reading 46-3*-0 |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 781
Adopt updates to federal law relating to motor vehicles and motor carriers and change civil penalties against certain motor carriers
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
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LB 958
Provide for implementation of a home and community-based services waiver, retroactive coverage of certain benefits, and reimbursement of doula services and change reporting requirements under the Medical Assistance Act, change provisions relating to the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program, and provide limits for crisis assistance payments under the low-income home energy assistance program
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-1-0 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |