# Nebraska LB454: Change provisions relating to regional behavioral health authorities and the Behavioral Health Services Fund Nebraska LB454, Change provisions relating to regional behavioral health authorities and the Behavioral Health Services Fund, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Dan Quick; 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-LB454-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB454 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Change provisions relating to regional behavioral health authorities and the Behavioral Health Services Fund - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-06-04, Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025 - Sponsor: Dan Quick - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health and Human Services Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (215 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Housing help for very low-income behavioral health adults: benefit, medium. The Behavioral Health Services Fund pays for housing help for adults with serious mental illness or a substance use disorder. You must be 18 or older and have household income at or below 50% of the HUD area median family income. Covered costs include rent, utilities, security and utility deposits,… - Uniform fees for behavioral health care: mixed, low. Regional behavioral health authorities must use one financial eligibility policy and a single fee and copay schedule. Eligibility must consider taxable income, family dependents, and debts, as set by the division. Providers must follow the schedule and cannot charge more than the actual cost of a s… - New rules for regional behavioral health services: mixed, low. Regional behavioral health authorities must plan, budget, report, and manage contracts for publicly funded services and work with the state on audits. They must follow conflict-of-interest and uniform bidding rules and keep separate accounts. An authority generally cannot directly provide division-… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dan Quick, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-29 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 46 | 2 | | | 2025-05-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 35 | 0 | 14 | | 2025-05-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 0 | 16 | | 2025-05-09 | legislature | Vote | fail | 34 | 0 | 15 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 34 | 0 | 15 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 0 | 16 | ## Actions (19) - 2025-06-04: Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Presented to Governor on May 29, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-29: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Passed on Final Reading 46-2*-1 (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-05-21: Enrollment and Review ER83 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Enrollment and Review ER83 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-14: Placed on Select File with ER83 (legislature) - 2025-05-09: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-05-09: Health and Human Services AM547 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-09: Quick AM952 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-08: Quick AM952 to AM547 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-17: Speaker priority bill (legislature) - 2025-03-14: Health and Human Services AM547 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-14: Placed on General File with AM547 (legislature) - 2025-02-07: Notice of hearing for February 28, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-23: Referred to Health and Human Services Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-21: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB454.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB454.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB454.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/LB454.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB454.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB454.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-LB454-109 (as of 2026-10-17).