# Nebraska LB248: Exempt certain programs from child care licensing requirements

Nebraska LB248, Exempt certain programs from child care licensing requirements, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Rita Sanders; status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB248
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Exempt certain programs from child care licensing requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025
- Sponsor: Rita Sanders
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health and Human Services Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (89 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Military-base child care exempt from state license: benefit, low. The law exempts child care on military bases and other federal property from Nebraska’s state license. Family child care facilities licensed by the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard do not need a state child care license. This cuts state licensing paperwork for those providers and…
- Foster care now needs state license: cost, medium. The law brings foster care under Nebraska’s Child Care Licensing Act. Foster parents and foster-care agencies must follow state child care licensing rules. You have to meet state requirements to operate. This adds paperwork and ongoing costs for foster caregivers and providers.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rita Sanders, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-03-10 | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Presented to Governor on April 3, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 (legislature)
- 2025-03-26: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-03-18: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-03-11: Placed on Select File (legislature)
- 2025-03-10: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-02-10: Placed on General File (legislature)
- 2025-01-24: Notice of hearing for February 05, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Health and Human Services Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-14: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB248.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB248.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB248.pdf)

## Related bills

- LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers (failed)
- LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment relating to child care (failed)
- LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis (failed)
- LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed)
- LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed)
- LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB248.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB248.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB248.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB248-109 (as of 2026-10-19).