# Nebraska LB42: Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disability facilities

Nebraska LB42, Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disability facilities, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Merv Riepe; status signed, last action 2025-03-11 (Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nebraska LB42
- State: Nebraska
- Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions
- Title: Provide for employment of nurse aides in intellectual and developmental disability facilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: legislature
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-03-11, Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025
- Sponsor: Merv Riepe
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health and Human Services Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (87 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Minimum training for nurse aides: mixed, low. The law sets minimum training hours. In intermediate care facilities for people with developmental disabilities, at least 20 hours are required: at least 15 hours in personal care and 5 hours in basic therapeutic and emergency procedures. In other nursing homes, at least 75 hours are required. A re…
- Who can work as a nurse aide: mixed, low. The law sets who can work as a nurse aide in disability providers and nursing homes. Employees of certified developmental disability service providers and listed facilities can serve as nurse aides. They must be at least 16, have no conviction for a crime of moral turpitude, speak English or a lang…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Merv Riepe, Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-06 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-02-05 | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-11: Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Presented to Governor on March 6, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: President/Speaker signed (legislature)
- 2025-03-06: Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-20: Placed on Final Reading (legislature)
- 2025-02-19: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Conrad name added (legislature)
- 2025-02-10: Placed on Select File (legislature)
- 2025-02-05: Cavanaugh, M. name added (legislature)
- 2025-02-05: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature)
- 2025-01-29: Placed on General File (legislature)
- 2025-01-24: Quick name added (legislature)
- 2025-01-13: Notice of hearing for January 23, 2025 (legislature)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to Health and Human Services Committee (legislature)
- 2025-01-09: Date of introduction (legislature)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB42.pdf)
- Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB42.pdf)
- Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB42.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB42.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB42.pdf)
- [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB42.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB42-109 (as of 2026-10-19).