LB 160 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change examination requirements for a license under the Barber Act

This bill changes Nebraska's barber licensing exam rules. It allows applicants who fail the exam twice to retake it without additional schooling, rather than requiring a 500-hour course after a third failure. If they fail a third time, they must complete a 500-hour course (with limits on daily hours) before a fourth attempt. The bill also adds a provision letting applicants demonstrate proficiency after 250 hours to shorten the required course. It repeals the previous exam retake rules under the Barber Act.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Legislature Passage

Mar 2025

Legislature Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Mar 12, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill modifies Nebraska's barber examination rules to provide clearer pathways for applicants who fail the exam. The changes allow applicants who fail the exam a third time to complete a mandatory 500-hour course of study, while also clarifying the process for graduates who fail and need to retake the exam.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of examination failure consequences by adding specific requirements for third-time failures and clarifying the sequence of opportunities for retaking the exam.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision requiring applicants who fail the examination a third time to complete a 500-hour course of study before being permitted to take the exam a fifth time.

Clarified the examination retake process by specifying that applicants may take the exam up to two additional times after failing the initial exam without additional coursework requirements.

Added a provision allowing applicants to demonstrate proficiency to waive the remainder of the course of study after completing 250 hours with board approval.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering adjustments throughout the text, including renumbering of sections and line breaks.

Floor votes · Legislature Feb 10, 2025

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 49

Feb 10, 2025

N Nonpartisan49

43 Yea 6

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 12, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor on March 11, 2025

executive

Mar 6, 2025

Legislature · Passed

President/Speaker signed

legislature

Mar 6, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1

legislature

Feb 25, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Riepe AM264 adopted

legislature

Feb 10, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Health and Human Services AM124 adopted

legislature

Feb 10, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Riepe AM189 adopted

legislature

Feb 5, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Placed on General File with AM124

legislature

Jan 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health and Human Services Committee

legislature

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

Date of introduction

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors