# Nebraska LB179: Change retirement contribution rates under the Police Officers Retirement Act and optional benefit forms under the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act Nebraska LB179, Change retirement contribution rates under the Police Officers Retirement Act and optional benefit forms under the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Stan Clouse; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Provisions/portions of LB461 amended into LB179 by AM592); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB179-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB179 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Change retirement contribution rates under the Police Officers Retirement Act and optional benefit forms under the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Provisions/portions of LB461 amended into LB179 by AM592 - Sponsor: Stan Clouse - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (144 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More payout choices for firefighters: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, firefighters in cities of the first class get more payout options at retirement. If your retirement date is on or after January 1, 1997, you can take a single lump sum. You can also choose one or more partial payments, in the amounts and timing you set. The law adds choic… - Police in first-class cities pay 9%: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, police in Nebraska cities of the first class pay 9% of salary into their pension (up from 7%). The city picks up these amounts and treats them as employer contributions for federal tax rules. The 9% comes out of your paycheck each month and is credited to your account. Yo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stan Clouse, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 | | 2025-03-11 | legislature | Vote | fail | 30 | 0 | 19 | | 2025-02-27 | legislature | Vote | fail | 37 | 0 | 12 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 30 | 0 | 19 | ## Actions (23) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB461 amended into LB179 by AM592 (legislature) - 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on April 7, 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 47-0-2 (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Ballard FA81 not considered (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Motion to return to Select File withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-04-02: Ballard FA81 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-20: Juarez name added (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Enrollment and Review ST13 recorded (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Enrollment and Review ST13 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Final Reading with ST13 (legislature) - 2025-03-11: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-03-11: Juarez AM592 adopted (legislature) - 2025-03-11: Juarez AM592 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-05: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-02-27: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-02-10: Placed on General File (legislature) - 2025-01-29: Notice of hearing for February 07, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Wordekemper name withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Referred to Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-13: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB179.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB179.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB179.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/LB179.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB179.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB179.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-LB179-109 (as of 2026-10-17).