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NE LB 437

enacted

Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Health Care Certificate of Need Act

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

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Did NE LB 437 pass?

Yes. NE LB 437 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026

What is NE LB 437 about?

NE LB 437 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Health Care Certificate of Need Act”.

Who sponsors NE LB 437?

Riepe is the primary sponsor of NE LB 437.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Riepeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-18

    Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-02-12

    Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2

    passage

  3. 2026-02-12

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  4. 2026-02-12

    Presented to Governor on February 12, 2026

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-02-10

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  6. 2026-02-05

    Enrollment and Review ER101 adopted

  7. 2026-02-05

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  8. 2026-01-29

    Placed on Select File with ER101

    filing

  9. 2026-01-29

    Enrollment and Review ER101 filed

    filing

  10. 2026-01-26

    DeKay AM778 withdrawn

  11. 2026-01-26

    Fredrickson AM782 withdrawn

  12. 2026-01-26

    Riepe AM1732 adopted

  13. 2026-01-26

    Health and Human Services AM659 adopted

  14. 2026-01-26

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  15. 2026-01-20

    Riepe AM1732 filed

    filing

  16. 2026-01-07

    Title printed. Carryover bill

  17. 2025-03-27

    Fredrickson AM782 to AM659 filed

    filing

  18. 2025-03-25

    DeKay AM778 to AM659 filed

    filing

  19. 2025-03-18

    Placed on General File with AM659

    committee-passage

  20. 2025-03-18

    Health and Human Services AM659 filed

    filing

  21. 2025-03-14

    DeKay priority bill

  22. 2025-02-21

    Notice of hearing for March 12, 2025

  23. 2025-01-23

    Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-01-21

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Riepe AM1732 adopted

    2026-01-26 · fail · 42-0

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

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2026-01-26 · pass · 41-0

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

  • Health and Human Services AM659 adopted

    2026-01-26 · fail · 39-0

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

  • Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2

    2026-02-12 · pass · 47-0

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

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59707

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