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Change provisions relating to admission to veterans homes and veterans aid

Sponsored By: Dan Lonowski

Signed by Governor

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Wider access to veterans homes

Nebraska veterans homes now focus on long-term care. Veterans qualify if they served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces (not training) or on active duty in the Nebraska National Guard (including training), have an honorable or general discharge, lived in Nebraska for 2 years, and need long-term care. A spouse can be admitted if married to the veteran for at least 2 years before admission and is at least 50 years old. Surviving spouses and parents of service members who died in service or from a service‑connected disability are eligible if they have 2 years of Nebraska residency, are at least 50, and cannot earn a livelihood. The law drops old limits tied to income or reliance on public charities and centers eligibility on care needs.

New limits on Veterans’ Aid claims

Your Veterans’ Aid application must start with a local post service officer, a county veterans service officer, or a state service officer. The Director of Veterans’ Affairs (or a designee) approves or denies the claim. You can file only one claim every 30 days, with an extra claim allowed for funeral costs.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Dan Lonowski

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 171 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/9/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 47 • No: 0 • Other: 2

legislature vote • 4/25/2025

Vote

Yes: 42 • No: 0 • Other: 7

legislature vote • 4/25/2025

Vote

Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on May 13, 2025

    5/13/2025legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on May 9, 2025

    5/9/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    5/9/2025legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2

    5/9/2025legislature

  5. Placed on Final Reading

    5/6/2025legislature

  6. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    5/1/2025legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ER62 adopted

    5/1/2025legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ER62 filed

    4/30/2025legislature

  9. Placed on Select File with ER62

    4/30/2025legislature

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    4/25/2025legislature

  11. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM606 adopted

    4/25/2025legislature

  12. Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM606 filed

    4/15/2025legislature

  13. Placed on General File with AM606

    4/15/2025legislature

  14. Notice of hearing for March 13, 2025

    3/3/2025legislature

  15. Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

    1/22/2025legislature

  16. Date of introduction

    1/17/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/17/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

    PDF

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