Summary — LB 41A (Appropriation Bill) — 2025
Status: Approved by Governor April 9, 2025
Introduced: March 12, 2025 (Sen. Riepe) — Passed Final Reading 47-0-2 (April 3, 2025)
Purpose
LB41A is an appropriation bill that provides specific funding to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to assist in carrying out the provisions of Legislative Bill 41 (One Hundred Ninth Legislature, First Session, 2025). LB41A does not change program policy; it supplies designated cash and federal funds to implement LB41.
Key provisions
- Appropriates funds to DHHS for two programs identified by program numbers:
- Specifies sources, fiscal year amounts, and allowable uses (state aid only) for each program.
- Prohibits using the appropriated funds for permanent or temporary state employee salaries or per diems.
Fiscal details (by program and fiscal year)
Program 344 (DHHS)
- FY2025–26: $8,798 (Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund — cash) + $19,223 (federal) = $28,021 total
- FY2026–27: $7,655 (cash) + $16,305 (federal) = $23,960 total
Program 348 (DHHS)
- FY2025–26: $69,777 (cash) + $85,802 (federal) = $155,579 total
- FY2026–27: $72,860 (cash) + $86,780 (federal) = $159,640 total
Combined totals
- FY2025–26: $183,600 (all funds)
- FY2026–27: $183,600 (all funds)
All cash amounts in the final enrolled bill are from the Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund. The appropriations designated as “state aid” must be used only for that purpose.
Restrictions / Conditions
- The appropriated sums for both programs are explicitly earmarked for state aid and may not be used for staff salaries, temporary hiring, or per diems.
- The federal portion is subject to applicable federal rules for matching/allowable use.
Who is affected
- Department of Health and Human Services — program administrators and beneficiaries of the state-aid expenditures authorized under LB41.
- The Medicaid Managed Care Excess Profit Fund (source of cash appropriations) and the federal funds that match or support the programs.
- Recipients or entities that receive state-aid payments under Programs 344 and 348 as a result of LB41’s implementation.
Legislative timeline / actions
- Introduced March 12, 2025
- Amendment Riepe AM739 filed March 20; adopted March 25
- Advanced through committee/enrollment and placed on Final Reading late March/early April
- Passed Final Reading 47-0-2 (April 3, 2025)
- Presented to Governor April 3, 2025; approved April 9, 2025
Notes
- LB41A implements the funding side of LB41 but does not itself create or modify program policy beyond funding restrictions. For details on the substantive changes enabled by this funding, consult the text of Legislative Bill 41.
