---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require a protocol for individuals eligible for medical parole to apply for medical assistance"
description: "Require a protocol for individuals eligible for medical parole to apply for medical assistance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 726"
citation: "Nebraska LB 726 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22c0184a-5156-4dcb-ac23-0860043a44c0"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "026aad9f6aa3084526781aceaeeb3c1a50b027cca1c749e6d81ac7c30feffe18"
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 726 (106) — Require a protocol for individuals eligible for medical parole to apply for medical assistance

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LB726.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB726.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB726.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 39-0-10 — **39–0** (pass) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **36–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Walz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-30** Approved by Governor on May 29, 2019 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24** Presented to Governor on May 23, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-23** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Passed on Final Reading 39-0-10 `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2019-05-16** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2019-05-16** Enrollment and Review ER114 adopted
- **2019-05-13** Enrollment and Review ER114 filed `filing`
- **2019-05-13** Placed on Select File with ER114 `filing`
- **2019-05-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2019-02-28** Placed on General File `filing`
- **2019-02-07** Notice of hearing for February 20, 2019
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Health and Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** 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/22c0184a-5156-4dcb-ac23-0860043a44c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).