# Nebraska LB160: Change examination requirements for a license under the Barber Act

Nebraska LB160, Change examination requirements for a license under the Barber Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Merv Riepe; status signed, last action 2025-03-11 (Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB160
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Change examination requirements for a license under the Barber Act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025
- Sponsor: Merv Riepe
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health and Human Services Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (339 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More retakes, 500 hours after third fail: mixed, high. You can retake the barber exam up to two more times when the Board offers it, with no extra classes. After a third fail, you must complete 500 more hours at a barber school before testing again. You cannot log more than 10 hours of training in a day. After 250 hours, the Board may let you show skil…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Merv Riepe, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-25 | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025-02-10 | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025-02-10 | legislature | Vote | fail | 43 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025-02-10 | legislature | Vote | fail | 39 | 0 | 10 |
|   | legislature | Vote | fail | 43 | 0 | 6 |
|   | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 |
|   | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-03-11: Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Presented to Governor on March 6, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1 (legislature)
- 2025-03-04: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-02-25: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-02-25: Riepe AM264 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-02-21: Riepe AM264 filed (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Placed on Select File (legislature)
- 2025-02-10: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-02-10: Health and Human Services AM124 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-02-10: Riepe AM189 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-02-07: Riepe AM189 to AM124 filed (legislature)
- 2025-02-05: Health and Human Services AM124 filed (legislature)
- 2025-02-05: Placed on General File with AM124 (legislature)
- 2025-01-21: Notice of hearing for January 31, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Health and Human Services Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-13: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB160.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB160.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB160.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB160.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB160.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB160.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB160-109 (as of 2026-10-19).