# Nebraska LB275: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to screen state wards for social security benefit eligibility Nebraska LB275, Require the Department of Health and Human Services to screen state wards for social security benefit eligibility, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Megan Hunt; status signed, last action 2025-06-04 (Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB275-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB275 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to screen state wards for social security benefit eligibility - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-06-04, Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025 - Sponsor: Megan Hunt - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health and Human Services Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (127 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - DHHS screens kids for Social Security: benefit, medium. The law requires DHHS to check each child in its care for Social Security eligibility within 60 days. If a child may qualify, DHHS applies and can appeal a denial when it is in the child’s best interest. DHHS must give written notice of every SSA decision to the child (in age‑appropriate language),… - More notice and records for kids' benefits: benefit, low. If DHHS is the payee, it must tell the child, guardian ad litem, and parents in writing within 30 days after the first payment. At each juvenile court review, DHHS must report totals received, amounts saved, and itemized spending since the last review. DHHS must provide accounting records on reques… - Rules and federal funds for kids' benefits: benefit, low. By October 1, 2026, DHHS adopts rules to run the screening, notice, payee, conservation, and consultation duties under federal representative‑payee standards. DHHS must seek all available federal Title IV‑E funds before using Nebraska General Funds to pay for these duties. - Protect and save kids' Social Security money: mixed, medium. When DHHS is the payee, it must keep benefits in a separate trust and use them in the child's best interest. It must avoid pushing the child over federal resource limits, for example by using ABLE accounts, PASS plans, special‑needs trusts, or dedicated back‑payment accounts. DHHS must save at leas… - DHHS takes custody of kids' assets: mixed, low. Unless a court appoints a guardian, DHHS takes custody and general control of a child's assets while the child is in DHHS care. This shifts who manages the money but does not change the amount of benefits. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Megan Hunt, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 29 | 19 | | | 2025-04-24 | legislature | Vote | fail | 34 | 0 | 15 | | 2025-04-24 | legislature | Vote | fail | 32 | 0 | 17 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 32 | 0 | 17 | ## Actions (19) - 2025-06-04: Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-30: Presented to Governor on May 30, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-30: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-30: Passed on Final Reading 29-19*-1 (legislature) - 2025-05-30: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-05-12: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-05-08: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-04-30: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-04-24: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-04-24: Hunt AM1126 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-24: Hunt AM1126 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-25: Placed on General File (legislature) - 2025-03-14: Hunt priority bill (legislature) - 2025-02-21: Notice of hearing for March 12, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-02-10: Notice of hearing for February 28, 2025 (cancel) (legislature) - 2025-02-07: Notice of hearing for February 28, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-21: Conrad name added (legislature) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Health and Human Services Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB275.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB275.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB275.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) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB275.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB275.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB275.pdf) ## Related - [LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax pro…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB468-109) - [LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB13-109) - [LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB677-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - [Nebraska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska/bills) - [Nebraska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB275-109 (as of 2026-10-17).