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Nebraska Legislature · LB437 · Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026

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

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Change provisions relating to the Nebraska Health Care Certificate of Need Act Read the full text

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109th legislature (2025-2026)

Where it is

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Date of introduction · Jan 21, 2025
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 23, 2025
Notice of hearing for March 12, 2025 · Feb 21, 2025
DeKay priority bill · Mar 14, 2025
Placed on General File with AM659 · Mar 18, 2025
Health and Human Services AM659 filed · Mar 18, 2025
DeKay AM778 to AM659 filed · Mar 25, 2025
Fredrickson AM782 to AM659 filed · Mar 27, 2025
Title printed. Carryover bill · Jan 7, 2026
Riepe AM1732 filed · Jan 20, 2026
DeKay AM778 withdrawn · Jan 26, 2026
Fredrickson AM782 withdrawn · Jan 26, 2026
Riepe AM1732 adopted · Jan 26, 2026
Health and Human Services AM659 adopted · Jan 26, 2026
Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial · Jan 26, 2026
Placed on Select File with ER101 · Jan 29, 2026
Enrollment and Review ER101 filed · Jan 29, 2026
Enrollment and Review ER101 adopted · Feb 5, 2026
Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment · Feb 5, 2026
Placed on Final Reading · Feb 10, 2026
Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 · Feb 12, 2026
President/Speaker signed · Feb 12, 2026
Presented to Governor on February 12, 2026 · Feb 12, 2026
Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026 · Feb 18, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Riepe

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2026-02-12 · Yes 47, No 0, Present Not Voting 0, Absent Not Voting 0, Excused Not Voting 2
ADVANCE TO E&R INITIALSenate · 2026-01-26 · Yes 41, No 0, Present Not Voting 4, Absent Not Voting 0, Excused Not Voting 4
AM 659 HealthSenate · 2026-01-26 · Yes 39, No 0, Present Not Voting 6, Absent Not Voting 0, Excused Not Voting 4
AM 659 Health - AM 1732 RiepeSenate · 2026-01-26 · Yes 42, No 0, Present Not Voting 3, Absent Not Voting 0, Excused Not Voting 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Nebraska legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by Governor on February 17, 2026 (Feb 18, 2026).