Bill
LB 516
LB516 ends counties’ mandatory DHHS office-space duties, repeal 68-130 and 81-1139.01 (Stone Building), shifting facility planning from counties to the state.
LB516 Summary — Nebraska Legislature (One Hundred Ninth Legislature, First Session)
Overview
- Bill: LB516
- Title: Eliminate provisions relating to counties maintaining office space for the Department of Health and Human Services
- Introduced: January 21, 2025 (Senator Dan Quick)
- Status: Notice of hearing scheduled for February 19, 2025
- Committee: Health and Human Services
- Principal purpose: Remove mandatory county obligations to provide office and service facilities for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that were in place as of April 1, 1983, and repeal related obsolete statutes.
What the bill does (Key provisions)
- Repeals mandatory county office-space obligations:
- Repeals 68-130, which previously required counties to maintain DHHS office and service facilities used for administration of public assistance programs as of April 1, 1983.
- Repeals obsolete statute related to a specific building:
- Repeals 81-1139.01 (Stone Office Building) and related provisions.
- Repeal scope:
- The repeal is aimed at outright removal of the county office-space maintenance requirement and the Stone Office Building provision, effectively removing these duties from statute.
Who/What is affected
- Counties: Historically responsible for maintaining certain DHHS office and service facilities; the bill removes this mandatory obligation.
- Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS): Structural change in facility obligations could shift potential facility planning, leasing, or maintenance responsibilities away from counties, depending on subsequent DHHS or state-level policy actions.
- Public assistance program administration: Potential changes to how and where public assistance services are delivered within the state, if counties no longer have statutory duties to maintain facilities.
- Stone Office Building: The obsolete provision tied to this building would be repealed.
Procedural and timeline aspects
- Introduction and sponsor: LB516 introduced by Senator Dan Quick.
- Hearing: Scheduled for February 19, 2025, before the Health and Human Services Committee.
- Legislative history notes:
- The bill explicitly references repealing 68-130 and 81-1139.01, both identified as obsolete or outdated statutes.
- Fiscal notes are available for LB516 (submitted February 18, 2025 and February 19, 2025), indicating a formal consideration of fiscal impact, though the summary does not specify amounts.
- Repeal status: Explicitly states the sections to be “outright repealed” and reissued as Revised Statutes of Nebraska, indicating a clean statutory removal of the mandated obligations.
Fiscal implications (as indicated by available documents)
- Fiscal notes exist, but no specifics are provided in the summary. The notes will outline potential impacts on state and local budgets, facility costs, and DHHS operations stemming from removing county maintenance requirements.
Why this matters
- The bill removes a longstanding, county-level facility obligation tied to public assistance administration and a named building provision. If counties were previously responsible for maintaining DHHS facilities, LB516 could shift responsibilities, funding, or planning to the state or DHHS, and could affect where services are housed and delivered. The hearing and fiscal notes will help clarify any anticipated budgetary and operational effects.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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