---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change licensure and scope of practice for dental assistants and dental hygienists"
description: "Change licensure and scope of practice for dental assistants and dental hygienists"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 18"
citation: "Nebraska LB 18 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolterman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-05"
last_action: "2017-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3521885a-47db-41ae-bf72-229dcbc4b2fa"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "15d9c072c39092d6a34c071e17fef87cf8e041336dc981b956fb75fc6d6f126e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 18 (105) — Change licensure and scope of practice for dental assistants and dental hygienists

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Intro/LB18.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB18.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB18.pdf)

## Votes

- Kolterman AM24 adopted — **44–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 — **46–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kolterman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-29** Approved by Governor on March 29, 2017 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-23** Presented to Governor on March 23, 2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-23** Wayne explanation of vote
- **2017-03-23** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Passed on Final Reading 46-0-3 `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2017-03-13** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2017-03-13** Enrollment and Review ER6 adopted
- **2017-02-23** Enrollment and Review ER6 filed `filing`
- **2017-02-23** Placed on Select File with ER6 `filing`
- **2017-02-21** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2017-02-21** Kolterman AM24 adopted
- **2017-02-16** Kolterman AM24 pending
- **2017-02-16** Kolterman AM24 filed `filing`
- **2017-02-06** Hilkemann name added
- **2017-01-20** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2017-01-09** Notice of hearing for January 18, 2017
- **2017-01-09** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-05** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3521885a-47db-41ae-bf72-229dcbc4b2fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).