# Nebraska LB419: Change provisions relating to admission to veterans homes and veterans aid

Nebraska LB419, Change provisions relating to admission to veterans homes and veterans aid, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Dan Lonowski; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by Governor on May 13, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB419
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Change provisions relating to admission to veterans homes and veterans aid
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by Governor on May 13, 2025
- Sponsor: Dan Lonowski
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (171 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Wider access to veterans homes: benefit, low. 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-ter…
- New limits on Veterans’ Aid claims: cost, low. 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 fune…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Lonowski, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-09 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-04-25 | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025-04-25 | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 |
|   | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by Governor on May 13, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-05-09: Presented to Governor on May 9, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-05-09: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-05-09: Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 (legislature)
- 2025-05-06: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: Enrollment and Review ER62 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-04-30: Enrollment and Review ER62 filed (legislature)
- 2025-04-30: Placed on Select File with ER62 (legislature)
- 2025-04-25: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-04-25: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM606 adopted (legislature)
- 2025-04-15: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM606 filed (legislature)
- 2025-04-15: Placed on General File with AM606 (legislature)
- 2025-03-03: Notice of hearing for March 13, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-17: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB419.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB419.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB419.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/LB419.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB419.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB419.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB419-109 (as of 2026-10-17).