# Nebraska LB1133: Provide for payment of claims against the state Nebraska LB1133, Provide for payment of claims against the state, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Kathleen Kauth; status signed, last action 2026-04-07 (Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB1133-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB1133 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Provide for payment of claims against the state - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-04-07, Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026 - Sponsor: Kathleen Kauth - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Business and Labor Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (346 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Workers' comp payments to claimants: benefit, high. The law pays $1,167,500 in total from the Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund. It lists one-time payments to trust accounts for named workers: Greg Mosley ($400,000), Stewart Craig ($162,500), Kenneth Cobb ($20,000), Todd Rasmussen ($300,000), Anthony O. Dix ($110,000), Tina Vaughn ($125,00… - One-time payments for settled claims: mixed, high. The law pays $51,791.88 to Rodney Gerald Hoelscher and $289,360.48 to Kevin and Teresa McAcy for a line-of-duty claim for Kyle McAcy. It also pays $354,456.23 to the Fiedler Law Firm trust account for Kurt Von Minden. The money comes from the General Fund through Agency 65 (Programs 536 and 592). T… - State writes off uncollectible debts: mixed, low. The law lets state agencies remove certain receivables approved by the State Claims Board. Approved amounts include about $1.03 million for Health and Human Services and about $1.71 million for the Department of Labor, plus smaller amounts for other agencies. This changes agency accounting records… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kathleen Kauth, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 48 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-25 | legislature | Vote | fail | 43 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-03-25 | legislature | Select File | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 | | 2026-03-12 | legislature | Vote | fail | 36 | 0 | 13 | | 2026-03-12 | legislature | Vote | fail | 34 | 0 | 15 | | 2026-03-12 | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 0 | 16 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 34 | 0 | 15 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 33 | 0 | 16 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 43 | 0 | 6 | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-07: Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-04-01: Presented to Governor on April 1, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-04-01: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2026-04-01: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 48-0-1 (legislature) - 2026-03-30: Placed on Final Reading Second (legislature) - 2026-03-25: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Reengrossment (legislature) - 2026-03-25: Kauth AM2887 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-25: Returned to Select File for specific amendment (legislature) - 2026-03-24: Kauth AM2887 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-23: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2026-03-19: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2026-03-19: Kauth FA793 withdrawn (legislature) - 2026-03-19: Enrollment and Review ER142 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-17: Enrollment and Review ER142 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-17: Placed on Select File with ER142 (legislature) - 2026-03-12: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2026-03-12: Business and Labor AM2008 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-12: Kauth AM2413 adopted (legislature) - 2026-03-04: Notice of hearing for March 11, 2026 on AM2413 (legislature) - 2026-03-04: Kauth AM2413 to AM2008 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-03: Business and Labor AM2008 filed (legislature) - 2026-03-03: Placed on General File with AM2008 (legislature) - 2026-01-27: Notice of hearing for February 23, 2026 (legislature) - 2026-01-22: Referred to Business and Labor Committee (legislature) - 2026-01-21: Kauth FA793 filed (legislature) - 2026-01-20: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB1133.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB1133.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB1133.pdf) ## Related bills - LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers (failed) - LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendment relating to child care (failed) - LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide for regulation of medical cannabis (failed) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB1133.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB1133.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB1133.pdf) ## Related - [LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax pro…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB468-109) - [LB13: Require the Department of Health and Human Services to file a state plan amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB13-109) - [LB677: Change provisions of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act and provide f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB677-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB714-109) - [Nebraska bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska/bills) - [Nebraska state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nebraska) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB1133-109 (as of 2026-10-17).