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Health and Human Services Session Review 2019

Session Review: Health and Human Services

July 1, 2019 admin Sen. Sara Howard, LB570 LB468 LB566 LB169 LB255 LB323 LB498 LB112 LB59 LB200 LB244 LB460 LB459 LB341 LB205 LB607 LB312 LB347 LB556 LB557 LB559 LB25 LB518

Public benefit requirements, licensure changes and pharmacy practice updates were the top health and human services issues addressed by lawmakers this session.

Health and Human Services

Residential child care background checks approved

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 admin Sen. John Arch, LB460 LB341

Residential child care workers must submit to a new federally mandated background check under a bill approved May 24.

Health and Human Services

Anatomical board provisions updated

May 24, 2019 admin Sen. John Arch, LB559

Senators gave final approval May 23 to a bill that updates state law to incorporate provisions of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.

Health and Human Services

Anatomical board updates advanced

May 10, 2019 admin Sen. John Arch, LB559

Senators gave first-round approval May 10 to a bill that would update state law to incorporate provisions of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.

Government Military and Veterans Affairs

Alternative construction method clears first round

April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 admin Sen. Mike Hilgers, LB583

Nebraska’s largest counties and cities would be allowed to use an alternative design method for transportation projects under a bill advanced from general file April 29.

Health and Human Services

Residential child care background checks advance

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 admin Sen. Sara Howard, LB460 LB341 LB459

A bill that would require residential child care workers to submit to a new federally mandated background check advanced from general file April 23.

Transportation and Telecommunications

Support the troops license plates advanced

April 15, 2019 admin Sen. Carol Blood, LB138 LB696 LB697 LB626

Senators advanced a bill from general file April 15 that would create several new specialty license plates.

Health and Human Services

Prescription drug monitoring changes clear first round

April 8, 2019April 11, 2019 admin Sen. Sara Howard, LB556 LB557

Lawmakers advanced a bill from general file April 8 that would make several changes to the state’s drug monitoring program.

Sen. John Arch with his sons Cameron, left, and Nicholas, right, on a deer hunting trip near Valentine in 2017.

Senator features

Arch sees Legislature as platform for doing good

February 1, 2019 admin

In November, Sen. John Arch of La Vista stepped down as director of the Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha after 25 years there.

Ceremonies

Day two bill introduction

January 10, 2019January 11, 2019 admin Sen. Carol Blood, LB13 LB20 LB43 LB54 LB103 LB106 LB110 LB118 LR1CA LR3CA

Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to introduce new bills.

Among the 132 measures introduced were:

LB13, sponsored by Bellevue Sen. Carol Blood, which would provide a sales tax exemption for breast pumps and related supplies and exempt breastfeeding from public indecency offenses;