# Nebraska LB341: Adopt the Nebraska Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act Nebraska LB341, Adopt the Nebraska Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Bob Hallstrom; status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB341-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB341 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Adopt the Nebraska Statutory Thresholds for Settlements Involving Minors Act - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Approved by Governor on April 7, 2025 - Sponsor: Bob Hallstrom - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Judiciary Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (156 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents can settle minor claims to $40,000: benefit, medium. The law lets a person with legal custody settle a minor’s claim without county court approval. This applies only if no conservator or guardian ad litem is appointed, the claim (excluding medical reimbursements, liens, reasonable attorney fees, and suit costs) is $40,000 or less, payment is by cash,… - Good-faith protections in minor settlements: benefit, medium. People, insurers, and banks that act in good faith under this law are protected from later legal claims by the minor about the settled funds after transfer. Anyone who settles a minor’s claim in good faith is also shielded. These protections apply when they followed the Act’s procedures. - Attorneys must keep settlement affidavits: cost, low. If you are an attorney for the person settling a minor’s claim, you must keep the affidavit or verified statement in your file. Keep it for four years after the minor turns 21. This duty applies only when you represent the settling person. - Where and when minor money is held: mixed, medium. The law sets where settlement money goes and limits withdrawals. If an attorney represents the minor and payment is cash, check, draft, or direct deposit, money goes to the attorney trust account, then into a Nebraska UTMA account for the child, with notice of the deposit. If no attorney, those pay… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bob Hallstrom, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-03 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 | | 2025-02-26 | legislature | Vote | fail | 39 | 0 | 10 | | 2025-02-26 | legislature | Vote | fail | 35 | 0 | 14 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 35 | 0 | 14 | ## Actions (14) - 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) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-03-11: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-03-04: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-02-26: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-02-26: Judiciary AM176 adopted (legislature) - 2025-02-10: Judiciary AM176 filed (legislature) - 2025-02-10: Placed on General File with AM176 (legislature) - 2025-01-28: Notice of hearing for February 05, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-21: Referred to Judiciary Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-16: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB341.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB341.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB341.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/LB341.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB341.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB341.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-LB341-109 (as of 2026-10-17).