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Senators reject Anderson amendment to end statewide SNAP waiver; LB192 advances
Summary
A floor amendment that would have banned the state's blanket waiver of federal SNAP work requirements failed on a roll-call vote; the underlying bill expanding childcare licensure provisions (LB192) advanced later in the day.
Senator Anderson introduced AM 11:31, an amendment to attach his bill to LB192 that would bar the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) from seeking or renewing a statewide waiver of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements and require broader use of the federal Employment & Training (E&T) program. Proponents said the change would restore work expectations and expand help for able-bodied adults without dependents; opponents said the amendment was procedurally hostile to another senator's priority bill and raised unresolved fiscal and rural-tribal impacts.
The amendment was defeated on a roll-call vote (22 yes, 14 no; remaining senators present not voting or absent), and later the underlying LB192 was advanced to enrollment and review on a separate recorded vote.
Why it matters: AM 11:31 sought to remove what the sponsor called a blanket statewide waiver that he said exempted able-bodied SNAP recipients from federal work expectations. Supporters argued that obligating participation in E&T programs will move Nebraskans toward…
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