LB 150 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Adopt the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program Act, provide for a pilot program related to mental health, prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status, and change and eliminate provisions relating to garnishment, liens, post-release supervision, sexual abuse by school workers, criminal mischief, discovery in criminal cases, habitual sentencing enhancements, veterans justice programs, paternity proceedings, handgun purchase requirements, correctional system overcrowding emergencies, the Division of Parole Services, the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, and the Sex Offender Commitment Act

LB 150 creates a pilot program where mental health professionals assist police during mental health emergencies, directly affecting law enforcement agencies and individuals in crisis. It eliminates the Division of Parole Supervision and its director position, transferring those responsibilities to the Department of Correctional Services. The bill also updates legal definitions (like changing "school employee" to "school worker" for sexual abuse offenses), removes minimum post-release supervision for certain felonies, and modifies debt collection rules. It makes numerous other technical changes across Nebraska law, including updating veterans' justice program provisions and mental health commitment act procedures.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrollment and Review ER90 · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill was completely rewritten to replace a habitual criminal enhancement law with a new Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program. The original text focused on increasing prison sentences for repeat offenders, while the new version creates a pilot program to fund mental health beds in law enforcement facilities and improve regional cooperation between agencies.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from criminal sentencing enhancements to mental health service expansion and law enforcement cooperation programs.
SCOPE

Completely removed the habitual criminal enhancement provisions that increased mandatory minimum prison sentences for repeat felony offenders.

Added a new Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program to address mental health care shortages and long travel distances in rural areas.

FISCAL

Created authority for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice to develop grant eligibility and seek federal funding for collaborative emergency response efforts.

REQUIREMENT

Requires the selected pilot agency to have capacity for mental health beds, history of cooperation with other agencies, and provide assessments of regional impact.

DEFINITION

Changed the bill title and purpose from criminal procedure and sentencing enhancements to mental health service expansion and regional cooperation.

Floor votes · Legislature May 20, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
May 20, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
46 Yea 3
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
59
Key actions
11
Committee
2
Amendments
10
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB694 amended into LB150 by AM1491
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB606 amended into LB150 by AM1370
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB539 amended into LB150 by AM1370
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB412 amended into LB150 by AM1370
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB386 amended into LB150 by AM1370
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB329 amended into LB150 by AM1370
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB271 amended into LB150 by AM1370
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB219 amended into LB150 by AM1370
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB136 amended into LB150 by AM1421
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB93 amended into LB150 by AM1617
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
executive
May 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 43-5-1
legislature
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Bosn AM1617 adopted
legislature
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER90 adopted
legislature
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Judiciary AM1370 adopted
legislature
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Dungan AM1485 adopted
legislature
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Hallstrom AM1536 adopted
legislature
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Guereca AM1491 adopted
legislature
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Holdcroft AM1421 adopted
legislature
May 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM1370
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
legislature
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Carolyn Bosn
Carolyn Bosn
NNonpartisan
NE
25