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NE LB 257

enacted

Change licensure and scope of practice provisions regarding marriage and family therapy and occupational therapy and licensure requirements under the Child Care Licensing Act

Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature

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Did NE LB 257 pass?

Yes. NE LB 257 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-06): Provisions/portions of LB274 amended into LB257 by AM947

What is NE LB 257 about?

NE LB 257 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change licensure and scope of practice provisions regarding marriage and family therapy and occupational therapy and licensure requirements under the Child Care Licensing Act”.

Who sponsors NE LB 257?

Quick is the primary sponsor of NE LB 257.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-06-06 — Provisions/portions of LB274 amended into LB257 by AM947
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Quickprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-06

    Provisions/portions of LB274 amended into LB257 by AM947

  2. 2025-06-06

    Provisions/portions of LB630 amended into LB257 by AM866

  3. 2025-05-21

    Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

    executive-signature

  4. 2025-05-14

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  5. 2025-05-14

    Passed on Final Reading 46-3-0

    passage

  6. 2025-05-14

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  7. 2025-05-14

    Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025

    executive-receipt

  8. 2025-04-29

    Placed on Final Reading with ST24

    reading-3

  9. 2025-04-29

    Enrollment and Review ST24 filed

    filing

  10. 2025-04-29

    Enrollment and Review ST24 recorded

  11. 2025-04-23

    Enrollment and Review ER37 adopted

  12. 2025-04-23

    Hunt AM947 adopted

  13. 2025-04-23

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  14. 2025-04-14

    Hunt AM947 to ER37 filed

    filing

  15. 2025-04-08

    Placed on Select File with ER37

    filing

  16. 2025-04-08

    Enrollment and Review ER37 filed

    filing

  17. 2025-03-31

    Quick AM850 filed

    filing

  18. 2025-03-31

    Quick AM850 adopted

  19. 2025-03-31

    Hansen AM866 filed

    filing

  20. 2025-03-31

    Hansen AM866 adopted

  21. 2025-03-31

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  22. 2025-03-18

    Placed on General File

    committee-passage

  23. 2025-03-12

    Quick priority bill

  24. 2025-01-24

    Notice of hearing for February 07, 2025

  25. 2025-01-16

    Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-01-14

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Quick AM850 adopted

    2025-03-31 · fail · 42-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Bostar: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Jacobson: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Lippincott: abstain

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-03-31 · pass · 43-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Bostar: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Lippincott: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain

  • Hansen AM866 adopted

    2025-03-31 · fail · 43-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Bostar: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Lippincott: abstain
    • von Gillern: abstain

  • Hunt AM947 adopted

    2025-04-23 · fail · 31-6

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Clements: no
    • Lippincott: no
    • McKeon: no
    • Hardin: no
    • Lonowski: no
    • Storm: no
    • Hansen: excused
    • Jacobson: excused
    • Sanders: excused
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Holdcroft: abstain
    • Sorrentino: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Kauth: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Murman: abstain
    • Strommen: abstain

  • Passed on Final Reading 46-3-0

    2025-05-14 · pass · 46-3

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Armendariz: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Clements: no
    • Lippincott: no
    • McKeon: no

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