Key Votes
LB 599 - Prenatal Care for Undocumented Immigrants - Key Vote
Nebraska Key Votes
Deb Fischer voted Nay (Override of Veto) on this legislation.
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Stages
- April 18, 2012 Senate Veto Override Passed
- April 13, 2012 Executive Vetoed
- April 11, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 19, 2011 Introduced
Family
Issues
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Minors and Children
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Immigration
- Health and Health Care
Stage Details
Legislation - Veto Override Passed (Senate) (30-16) - April 18, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Prenatal Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Vote to override a veto of a bill that establishes a child health assistance program to provide prenatal care to children of low-income and undocumented immigrant women and children.
- Establishes a new program to provide child health assistance, including prenatal care, to all children regardless of the mother's eligibility and immigration status (Secs. 3 & 4).
- Defines “child” as an individual who is 19 years or younger, including the period from conception until birth (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that children with incomes less than or equal to 185 percent of the federal poverty line are eligible for the program (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that the prenatal care and pregnancy-related services provided by the new program include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 4):
- Fees for labor and delivery services;
- Pharmaceuticals and prescription vitamins;
- Outpatient hospital care;
- Imaging services;
- Laboratory testing;
- Hospital costs associated with labor and delivery; and
- Services for conditions that could complicate the pregnancy.
- Specifies that fetuses do not have immigration status (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - April 13, 2012
Title: Prenatal Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (31-15) - April 11, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Prenatal Care for Children of Undocumented Immigrants
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a child health assistance program to provide prenatal care to children of low-income and undocumented immigrant women and children.
- Establishes a new program to provide child health assistance, including prenatal care, to all children regardless of the mother's eligibility and immigration status (Secs. 3 & 4).
- Defines “child” as an individual who is 19 years or younger, including the period from conception until birth (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that children with incomes less than or equal to 185 percent of the federal poverty line are eligible for the program (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that the prenatal care and pregnancy-related services provided by the new program include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 4):
- Fees for labor and delivery services;
- Pharmaceuticals and prescription vitamins;
- Outpatient hospital care;
- Imaging services;
- Laboratory testing;
- Hospital costs associated with labor and delivery; and
- Services for conditions that could complicate the pregnancy.
- Specifies that fetuses do not have immigration status (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 19, 2011
Title: Prenatal Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Brenda J. Council (NE - N) (Out Of Office)
- Gwen E. Howard (NE - N) (Out Of Office)
- Heath Mello (NE - N)
