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Establish a suicide mortality review team for the Department of Veterans' Affairs

Sponsored By: George Dungan

Signed by Governor

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Annual suicide report starts April 2026

By April 1, 2026, and every April 1 after, the team sends an electronic report. It goes to the Clerk of the Legislature, the Department of Health and Human Services, and named nonprofits. The report lists, for each reviewed death, cause, factors, age, sex, race, location, and date, and the number of deaths not reviewed. It may include steps to prevent more suicide deaths.

Better suicide data, protocols, and outreach

The team builds a suicide data system and analyzes suicide numbers and causes each year for the prior fiscal year. It sets investigation protocols for police, prosecutors, medical examiners, health care, and social services. It studies laws, rules, training, and services to find gaps and can act on needed changes. It educates the public on causes of suicide and how people can help prevent it. The team also signs a data-sharing agreement with the Nebraska Violent Death Reporting System.

State suicide review team within Veterans Affairs

The law creates a Suicide Mortality Review Team inside the Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Required members include the VA Director (or designee), the state violent death data lead, a survivor outreach rep, and a Behavioral Health rep. The Director also appoints an education leader, a hospital and EMS rep, law enforcement, a mental health professional or social worker, and a veteran representative. The Department provides staff and admin support. The team chooses a chair to lead the work.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • George Dungan

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 155 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

legislature vote • 4/25/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 46 • No: 0 • Other: 3

legislature vote • 4/3/2025

Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12

legislature vote • 4/3/2025

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on April 29, 2025

    5/1/2025legislature

  2. Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3

    4/25/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    4/25/2025legislature

  4. Presented to Governor on April 25, 2025

    4/25/2025legislature

  5. Cavanaugh, J. name added

    4/25/2025legislature

  6. Placed on Final Reading

    4/22/2025legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ER44 adopted

    4/17/2025legislature

  8. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    4/17/2025legislature

  9. Placed on Select File with ER44

    4/10/2025legislature

  10. Enrollment and Review ER44 filed

    4/10/2025legislature

  11. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM565 adopted

    4/3/2025legislature

  12. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    4/3/2025legislature

  13. Speaker priority bill

    3/17/2025legislature

  14. Placed on General File with AM565

    3/11/2025legislature

  15. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM565 filed

    3/11/2025legislature

  16. Notice of hearing for March 06, 2025

    2/24/2025legislature

  17. Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

    1/22/2025legislature

  18. Date of introduction

    1/17/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    5/1/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

    PDF

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