Change provisions relating to blood tests for pregnant women
This Nebraska bill updates requirements for blood tests during pregnancy. It mandates that healthcare providers offer voluntary syphilis tests at the first prenatal visit, third trimester, and delivery, and voluntary HIV tests during pregnancy (with written refusal allowed). Providers must clearly inform patients about these tests and their right to decline. The bill also ensures Medicaid-covered individuals will have syphilis test costs covered by Medicaid funds, and test results must be reported to health officials without appearing on birth certificates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
Apr 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025
Signed Apr 10, 2025
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Introduced
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Enrollment and Review ER11
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended during the Enrollment and Review process to update the introduction text, changing the committee from Health and Human Services to Enrollment and Review, and updating the sponsor information. The substantive policy content regarding syphilis and HIV testing requirements for pregnant women remains unchanged from the original version.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill introduction to reflect new committee assignment (Enrollment and Review) and changed sponsor attribution from Riepe et al. to Guereca, Chairman Enrollment and Review.
Minor text change on page 1, line 3 replacing 'requirements' with 'provisions' in the bill description.
Floor votes · Legislature Feb 10, 2025
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 10, 2025
N
Nonpartisan49
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 9, 2025
executive
Apr 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2
legislature
Mar 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Riepe AM637 adopted
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER11 adopted
legislature
Feb 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Health and Human Services AM62 adopted
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM62
legislature
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
legislature
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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