All Roll Calls
Yes: 81 • No: 1
NebraskaLB722109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET
Provide for use of the Behavioral Health Services Fund for individuals with substance use disorder
Sponsored By: Dan Quick
Signed by Governor
Health and Human Services Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Housing help for very low-income adults with illness or addiction
You can get help paying rent, utilities, security and utility deposits, and related housing costs. Help also covers landlord risk mitigation payments for damage, lost rent, or legal fees. You qualify if you are 18 or older, have a serious mental illness or a substance use disorder, and your household income is at or below 50% of the HUD median family income for your area. The state division manages the money and pays it through regional behavioral health authorities. After all housing-related obligations are satisfied, up to 20% of these transferred dollars can buy or fix housing for this group.
New definitions for serious mental illness and addiction
The law sets clear rules for who counts as an adult with serious mental illness. You must be 18 or older and have a DSM-diagnosed condition that causes functional limits. A DSM V-code alone, a substance use disorder alone, or a developmental disability alone does not count unless it exists with a diagnosable serious mental illness. The law also uses the state definition in section 71-430 for substance use disorder when deciding eligibility.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Dan Quick
Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 4/9/2026
Final Reading
Yes: 48 • No: 1
legislature vote • 2/11/2026
Vote
Yes: 33 • No: 0 • Other: 16
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026
4/14/2026legislaturePresented to Governor on April 10, 2026
4/10/2026legislaturePresident/Speaker signed
4/10/2026legislaturePassed on Final Reading 48-1*-0
4/9/2026legislaturePlaced on Final Reading
3/17/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
3/6/2026legislatureKauth FA351 withdrawn
3/6/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER122 adopted
3/6/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER122 filed
2/23/2026legislaturePlaced on Select File with ER122
2/23/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
2/11/2026legislaturePlaced on General File
2/3/2026legislatureNotice of hearing for January 30, 2026
1/20/2026legislatureReferred to Health and Human Services Committee
1/9/2026legislatureKauth FA351 filed
1/8/2026legislatureDate of introduction
1/7/2026legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
1/7/2026
Enrolled / Slip Law
Final / Enacted
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