Hearings for Health and Human Services Committee
109th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session - Day 30
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Pending
Location: Room 1510
Time: 12:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Document:
Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Owens, David - Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee
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Document:
Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Ulrich, Jim - Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Zamora , Tracy - Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB746
Introducer:
Hardin
Description:
Eliminate obsolete provisions of the Population Health Information Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB796
Introducer:
DeKay
Description:
Change provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
6
Document:
LB958
Introducer:
Cavanaugh, M.
Description:
Provide a requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to 1915(c) waivers and define nursing facility level of care under the Medical Assistance Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
7
Document:
LB734
Introducer:
Hunt
Description:
Change waiver of work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
8
Document:
LB1200
Introducer:
Guereca
Description:
Require industrial integrators to submit an annual disaster mitigation plan to the Department of Health and Human Services
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Pending
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Order
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Hesser, Kate - Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
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Description:
Kusek, Katherine - Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Stoney, Myra - Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Dexter, April - Nebraska Rural Health Advisory Commission
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB777
Introducer:
Cavanaugh, M.
Description:
Provide for eligibility and reporting requirements under the medical assistance program
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
6
Document:
LB949
Introducer:
Ballard
Description:
Change provisions relating to the prescription drug monitoring program, the statewide health information exchange, and the Health Information Technology Board
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LR296
Introducer:
Hallstrom
Description:
Urge the President of the United States and members of Congress to make permanent changes to the Child and Adult Food Programs
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Pending
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
Appointment
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Description:
Reese, David - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Sikes, Jacob - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
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Vehle, Dan - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB970
Introducer:
Guereca
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a state plan amendment to include a program of early literacy promotion and intervention in well-child visits under the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment services program
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB1213
Introducer:
McKinney
Description:
Adopt the Case Management Licensure Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
6
Document:
LB1033
Introducer:
Spivey
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to make crisis assistance payments under the low-income home energy assistance program
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB740
Introducer:
McKinney
Description:
Adopt the Housing First Supportive Services Act and require the Department of Health and Human Services to seek federal approval for coverage under the Medical Assistance Act
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Palmer, Ryan - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Bertch, Mark - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Kucera, Patricia - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB933
Introducer:
Cavanaugh, J.
Description:
Provide immunity for health care practitioners under the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB1016
Introducer:
Raybould
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to submit a demonstration project waiver for traditional healing services
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
6
Document:
LB944
Introducer:
Dorn
Description:
Require direct reimbursement to certain facilities for hospice care services under the Medical Assistance Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
7
Document:
LB843
Introducer:
Rountree
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver for refugees and immigrants
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
8
Document:
LB1217
Introducer:
Hardin
Description:
Authorize schools to maintain epinephrine for emergency first aid
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Mentink, Linda - Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Livingston, Cheryl - Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Rethwisch, Jeremiah - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Dodge, Jaime - State Board of Health
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB1091
Introducer:
Bostar
Description:
Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services for long-term care clients with special needs under the medical assistance program
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
6
Document:
LB737
Introducer:
Rountree
Description:
Require a joint public hearing to evaluate the progress of the Olmstead plan for individuals with disabilities
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
7
Document:
LB1012
Introducer:
Hansen
Description:
Provide for a lien for professional services rendered by a physical therapist
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB1233
Introducer:
Hansen
Description:
Adopt the Developmental Disabilities Provider Excessive Training and Cost Reduction Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB1057
Introducer:
Ballard
Description:
Redefine adult day service under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Order
Status
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB1234
Introducer:
Hansen
Description:
Adopt the Freestanding Birth Center Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB1211
Introducer:
Riepe
Description:
Provide requirements for automated medication systems operated by certain pharmacies under the Automated Medication Systems Act
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB1194
Introducer:
Storer
Description:
Adopt the Real Food Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB1144
Introducer:
Hardin
Description:
Redefine a term and provide requirements for entities issuing health plans under the Medical Assistance Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB1132
Introducer:
Fredrickson
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment for coverage of long-acting injectable and extended-release medications for certain individuals
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB723
Introducer:
Quick
Description:
Provide for implementation of community engagement requirements under the Medical Assistance Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB1212
Introducer:
Riepe
Description:
Provide for licensure of internationally trained physicians under the Uniform Credentialing Act
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Status
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB914
Introducer:
Hardin
Description:
Eliminate physician liability for negligence of physician assistants
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB955
Introducer:
Hardin
Description:
Provide for practice agreements between pharmacists and physician assistants
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB888
Introducer:
Clouse
Description:
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
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB1013
Introducer:
Hansen
Description:
Change and eliminate provisions relating to names of state institutions and requirements relating to gender at youth rehabilitation and treatment centers
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Status
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB926
Introducer:
Andersen
Description:
Change provisions relating to cash assistance under the Welfare Reform Act and transitional assistance under the aid to dependent children program
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB773
Introducer:
Dungan
Description:
Eliminate a sunset date and change provisions of the Nebraska Prenatal Plus Program
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB1043
Introducer:
Meyer, G.
Description:
Include prescription antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants on the preferred drug list under the Medical Assistance Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB929
Introducer:
Fredrickson
Description:
Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to deductions and cost sharing for medicaid enrollees
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB1221
Introducer:
Ballard
Description:
Provide definitions relating to community engagement and work requirements under the Medical Assistance Act
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Order
Status
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document:
LB942
Introducer:
Riepe
Description:
Provide requirements for medicaid reimbursement for emergency medical conditions and inpatient services under the Medical Assistance Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB911
Introducer:
Hardin
Description:
Provide requirements for licensed behavior analysts, certain child care licensing facilities, behavior analysis services under the Medical Assistance Act, and the Department of Health and Human Services
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB724
Introducer:
Quick
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a cost study of behavioral health care rates
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB945
Introducer:
Dorn
Description:
Change provisions relating to the use of the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Fund
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB812
Introducer:
Bostar
Description:
Provide requirements for the Department of Health and Human Services relating to medicaid eligibility redeterminations and community engagement
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Order
Status
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB866
Introducer:
Ballard
Description:
Change distribution of the Nebraska Opioid Recovery Trust Fund, create a fund, and provide for drug detection activities
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB912
Introducer:
Hardin
Description:
Adopt the Community Health Worker Training Endorsement Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB860
Introducer:
Bostar
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to create a program to provide behavioral health care services to individuals under twenty-one years of age
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB722
Introducer:
Quick
Description:
Provide for use of the Behavioral Health Services Fund for individuals with substance use disorder
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB732
Introducer:
Kauth
Description:
Change provisions relating to the ability of a health care practitioner to provide cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers under the Let Them Grow Act
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Introducer
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB891
Introducer:
Hansen
Description:
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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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB808
Introducer:
Ibach
Description:
Create a child care licensing pilot program under the Child Care Licensing Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB903
Introducer:
Storer
Description:
Provide for a referral for home visitation services
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB959
Introducer:
Riepe
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to create a youth afterschool credential and an adult eligibility passport under the Child Care Licensing Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB928
Introducer:
von Gillern
Description:
Require notifications by the Department of Health and Human Services to fictive kin of a child who has been removed from the home
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
LB936
Introducer:
Ballard
Description:
Provide for the use of fluoroscopy by medical radiographers in collaboration with nurse practitioners under the Uniform Credentialing Act
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Introducer
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
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Document:
Appointment
Introducer:
Description:
Newmyer, Ashley - Division of Public Health-Department of Health and Human Services
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB913
Introducer:
Guereca
Description:
Require the Department of Health and Human Services to appoint a dementia services coordinator
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB845
Introducer:
Health and Human Services Committee
Description:
Eliminate, rename, and change provisions relating to committees and councils administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB867
Introducer:
Health and Human Services Committee
Description:
Change and eliminate provisions relating to programs and services administered by the Department of Health and Human Services
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB832
Introducer:
Hansen
Description:
Extend the prohibition of the addition of long-term care services and supports to the medicaid managed care program
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Order
Status
Document
Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document:
LB735
Introducer:
Rountree
Description:
Adopt the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB736
Introducer:
Rountree
Description:
Adopt the Athletic Trainer Compact
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB887
Introducer:
Hallstrom
Description:
Change provisions relating to pharmacists and transfer of prescriptions and eliminate a report under the Parkinson's Disease Registry Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB721
Introducer:
Quick
Description:
Change provisions relating to eligibility for grants under the Intergenerational Care Facility Incentive Grant Program
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Health and Human Services
Hearing status: Ended
Location: Room 1510
Time: 1:30 PM
Due to the potential for inclement weather, the online comment submission deadline for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been extended to 5 PM Central Time
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Status
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Introducer
Description
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
1
Document:
LB720
Introducer:
Quick
Description:
Create a temporary event license for body artists under the Uniform Credentialing Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
2
Document:
LB825
Introducer:
Ballard
Description:
Require training on domestic abuse for mental health practitioners under the Uniform Credentialing Act
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
3
Document:
LB733
Introducer:
Riepe
Description:
Change the name of the Division of Developmental Disabilities to the Division of Disability and Aging within the Department of Health and Human Services
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
4
Document:
LB892
Introducer:
Hansen
Description:
Change requirements relating to licensure of massage therapy establishments
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Currently or Pending before the Committee
5
Document:
LB792
Introducer:
Raybould
Description:
Eliminate an applicability provision of the Family Home Visitation Act
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