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Chair Sen. Brian Harden opened the public hearing, reviewed committee procedures including testimony order, the 3-minute light system, exhibit rules, and rules for written comments (must be submitted via legislature.nebraska.gov by 8 a.m. the day of hearing).
The Nebraska Legislature Health and Human Services Committee heard appointment confirmations and held public hearings on several bills affecting rural health access, pharmacy delivery rules (LB796), oversight of Medicaid waiver changes and assessment tools for people with disabilities (LB958), SNAP work-requirement waivers for vulnerable groups (LB734), and a proposal for livestock integrator disaster plans (LB1200). Committee members heard extensive public testimony and department responses but took no recorded votes.
