NE Wire Service

Health and Human Services Committee

January 24, 2025

Committee Chair: Sen. Brian Hardin | Bills Heard: 0 | Full Transcript (PDF)


Session Notes

This was a gubernatorial confirmation hearing for two DHHS appointees. No public testimony was offered for either nominee—no proponents, opponents, or neutral testifiers appeared. Committee Chair Hardin explained hearing procedures at the outset, including testifier sheet requirements and written position comment deadlines (8 a.m. day of hearing via nebraskalegislature.gov). Committee members present: Sen. Beau Ballard (District 21), Sen. Dan Quick (District 35), Sen. Glen Meyer (District 17), Sen. John Fredrickson (District 20), Sen. Ben Hansen (District 16), and Sen. Merv Riepe (District 12). Research analyst Bryson Bartels and committee clerk Barb Dorn were present. Pages: Sydney Cochran (UNL, business administration and U.S. history) and Tate Smith (Columbus, political science). No votes were taken on either confirmation.


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