PREPARED BY: Nikki Swope
LB 414 DATE PREPARED: April 3, 2025
PHONE: 402-471-0042
Revision: 01
As amended by AM565 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
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
Any Fiscal Notes received from state agencies and political su bdivisions are attached following the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Estimate.
LB 414 would establish a suicide mortality review team in the Department of Veterans Affairs (NDVA). The bill provides for who would
comprise the review team, outlines the expectations of the review team, establishes a cooperative agreement with the Nebraska Violent
Death Reporting System and requires a yearly written report of the finding s of the team as outlined in the bill.
As amended by AM 565, the requirement for NDVA to hire a Director of Behavioral Health is eliminated which removes the fiscal
impact. The amendment further includes a provision to prevent all information and records acquired by a review team from being
subject to subpoena except for information that is otherwise not immune from subpoena. The amendment also prevents any member
and all others involved in a review team from being questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding regarding information that is provided
in the meetings unless the information is obtained independently or is public information. The amendment further moves subpoena
power from the Director of Veterans Affairs to a county attorney or the Attorney General for any records or information as defined in the
bill.
No fiscal impact.
NOTE: NDVA has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Af fairs to plan and establish suicide mortality
review committees (SMRC). Eligible entities must focus on lethal means safety education and training in their communities. As part if
the program monitoring and compliance, recipients must input data monthly into VA’s web-based management system to ensure that
recipients have access to the data they need to gather and summarize program impacts and lessons learned on the implementation of
the program criteria.