---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require human immunodeficiency virus testing and eliminate consent requirements for such testing"
description: "Require human immunodeficiency virus testing and eliminate consent requirements for such testing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 285"
citation: "Nebraska LB 285 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linehan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2018-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb1fcbb1-1d5c-4bc5-98a2-a5fd6d7293c8"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2017"
source_hash: "e21deb99f2a87e1476ac8b1aa5185e4bd612d6f6f413de9f7a0d63619c7cb4aa"
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 285 (105) — Require human immunodeficiency virus testing and eliminate consent requirements for such testing

## 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/LB285.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB285.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB285.pdf)

## Votes

- Health and Human Services AM423 adopted — **32–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 — **45–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Linehan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-01** Wayne explanation of vote
- **2018-02-28** Approved by Governor on February 28, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-26** Presented to Governor on February 23, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-02-23** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-02-23** Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-02-08** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-02-08** Enrollment and Review ER99 adopted
- **2018-01-24** Enrollment and Review ER99 filed `filing`
- **2018-01-24** Placed on Select File with ER99 `filing`
- **2018-01-22** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-01-22** Health and Human Services AM423 adopted
- **2018-01-03** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2017-03-31** Pansing Brooks name added
- **2017-03-01** Health and Human Services AM423 filed `filing`
- **2017-03-01** Placed on General File with AM423 `filing`
- **2017-01-18** Notice of hearing for January 26, 2017
- **2017-01-13** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** 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/fb1fcbb1-1d5c-4bc5-98a2-a5fd6d7293c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).