PREPARED BY: Mikayla Findlay LB 148 DATE PREPARED: March 05, 2025 PHONE: 402-471-0062 Revision: 01 Revised to include provisions in AM 391 FISCAL NOTE LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ANALYST ESTIMATE ESTIMATE OF FISCAL IMPACT – STATE AGENCIES (See narrative for political subdivision estimates) FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE GENERAL FUNDS $29,629 $30,921 CASH FUNDS $28,236 $28,236 $28,236 $28,236 FEDERAL FUNDS OTHER FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS $57,865 $28,236 $59,157 $28,236 Any Fiscal Notes received from state agencies and political subdivisions are attached following the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Estimate. This bill amends the Dentistry Practice Act to update standards for obtaining a license to practice dentistry in Nebraska and adopts the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact for a licensing pathway to create reciprocity among participant states. Additional work would be required by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) within Program 178 – Professional Licensure however the costs would be absorbed within current agency appropriations. Applicants under the Compact, dentists and dental hygienists from other states, would be subject to criminal background check by Nebraska State Patrol. NSP estimates needing an additional staff person to process the additional applications. The agency estimates needing additional General Funds to supplement the cash fund revenue anticipated.