# Nebraska LB168: Adopt the 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Act Nebraska LB168, Adopt the 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Brian Hardin; status signed, last action 2025-04-09 (Approved by Governor on April 9, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB168-109 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB168 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Adopt the 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Act - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-09, Approved by Governor on April 9, 2025 - Sponsor: Brian Hardin - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (167 yes, 79 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Protects discounted drug access at clinics: benefit, medium. Drug makers, their agents, and third‑party logistics providers cannot block delivery of 340B discount drugs to any site a covered provider authorizes. This does not apply when federal law bans receipt of the drug. They also cannot require claims, medical, encounter, utilization, purchasing, or othe… - State can sue to protect discount drugs: benefit, low. The law defines which drugs and providers count under the 340B discount program, using federal rules as of January 1, 2025. The Attorney General or any county attorney can ask a court to stop violations of these protections. These tools help protect clinics’ and patients’ access to discounted drugs. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brian Hardin, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 42 | 5 | 2 | | 2025-03-05 | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 | | 2025-03-05 | legislature | Vote | fail | 0 | 37 | 12 | | 2025-03-05 | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 0 | 37 | 12 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-09: Approved by Governor on April 9, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Presented to Governor on April 3, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-04-03: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 42-5-2 (legislature) - 2025-03-26: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Cavanaugh, M. MO58 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Cavanaugh, M. MO57 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-03-12: Hardin priority bill (legislature) - 2025-03-11: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-03-05: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-03-05: Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM225 adopted (legislature) - 2025-03-05: Cavanaugh, M. MO59 failed (legislature) - 2025-03-03: Cavanaugh, M. MO59 Indefinitely postpone pursuant to Rule 6, Sec. 3(f) filed (legislature) - 2025-03-03: Cavanaugh, M. MO58 Bracket until May 1, 2025 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-03: Cavanaugh, M. MO57 Recommit to the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee filed (legislature) - 2025-02-12: Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM225 filed (legislature) - 2025-02-12: Placed on General File with AM225 (legislature) - 2025-01-27: Notice of hearing for February 04, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Brandt name added (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-14: Fredrickson name added (legislature) - 2025-01-14: Conrad name added (legislature) - 2025-01-13: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB168.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB168.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB168.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) - LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock Brand Act (failed) - LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks (failed) - LB714: Change provisions relating to motor vehicle taxes and fees (failed) ## Sources - [Introduced (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB168.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB168.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB168.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) - [LB646: Provide an exemption from brand inspections and change fees under the Livestock…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB646-109) - [LB170: Eliminate the sales tax exemptions for candy and soft drinks](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB170-109) - [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-LB168-109 (as of 2026-10-19).