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NebraskaLB455109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Change provisions of the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act relating to injury reports and workers' compensation insurance policies and deductibles

Sponsored By: Bob Hallstrom

Signed by Governor

Business and Labor Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Workers’ comp deductibles for employers

Workers’ comp policies now offer employer-chosen medical deductibles per claim of $500 to $2,500, or a larger annual deductible of at least $50,000 and no more than 40% of premium if both sides agree. You may choose only one deductible and must receive written details before you buy. The insurer pays providers and handles and defends all claims, then bills the employer up to the deductible. Starting January 1, 2027, deductible amounts you reimburse count toward your experience modification while you use the option, unless you buy a gross reportable deductible policy. Insurers can refuse a deductible if a credit check shows you cannot pay the deductible. Employees never pay any part of a deductible and cannot be forced to give up the right to choose a doctor; breaking this rule is a Class II misdemeanor.

Faster injury reports and worker privacy

Employers or insurers must file a report of every reportable work injury within 10 days after they learn of it. A reportable injury means death, time off, restricted duty, loss of consciousness, or treatment beyond first aid. The court mails you a notice when a report is filed and tells you it cannot give legal advice, and that you may contact a Nebraska workers’ comp attorney. Your contact info is confidential and public copies remove your personal details; the court may share report details only with parties named in law (for example you or your lawyer, your employer or insurer, your doctor for treatment or billing, certain agencies or researchers, by court order, or after 60 days). You can get your own report and may waive confidentiality using the court’s form; requests use the court’s form and a waiver stays until you revoke it. The court may use report information in any pending case about your injury. The law repeals and replaces the old sections that covered these rules.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bob Hallstrom

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 271 • No: 127

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 13 • No: 28 • Other: 8

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 1 • Other: 11

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 12 • No: 28 • Other: 9

legislature vote • 4/10/2026

Final Reading

Yes: 37 • No: 12

legislature vote • 3/3/2026

Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 1 • Other: 11

legislature vote • 3/3/2026

Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12

legislature vote • 3/3/2026

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 1 • Other: 12

legislature vote • 2/26/2026

Vote

Yes: 12 • No: 28 • Other: 9

legislature vote • 2/26/2026

Vote

Yes: 13 • No: 28 • Other: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026

    4/17/2026legislature

  2. Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

    4/17/2026legislature

  3. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    4/10/2026legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading 37-12-0

    4/10/2026legislature

  5. President/Speaker signed

    4/10/2026legislature

  6. Placed on Final Reading

    4/7/2026legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ER131 adopted

    4/1/2026legislature

  8. Cavanaugh, M. MO449 withdrawn

    4/1/2026legislature

  9. Cavanaugh, M. MO450 withdrawn

    4/1/2026legislature

  10. Hallstrom FA998 withdrawn

    4/1/2026legislature

  11. Cavanaugh, M. FA1014 withdrawn

    4/1/2026legislature

  12. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    4/1/2026legislature

  13. Placed on Select File with ER131

    3/4/2026legislature

  14. Enrollment and Review ER131 filed

    3/4/2026legislature

  15. Raybould MO77 out of order

    3/3/2026legislature

  16. Cavanaugh, M. MO448 withdrawn

    3/3/2026legislature

  17. Raybould MO78 withdrawn

    3/3/2026legislature

  18. Hallstrom FA996 withdrawn

    3/3/2026legislature

  19. Hallstrom FA997 withdrawn

    3/3/2026legislature

  20. Hallstrom AM2401 to AM678 filed

    3/3/2026legislature

  21. Hallstrom AM2401 adopted

    3/3/2026legislature

  22. Business and Labor AM678 adopted

    3/3/2026legislature

  23. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    3/3/2026legislature

  24. Raybould MO76 failed

    2/26/2026legislature

  25. Cavanaugh, M. MO467 Reconsider the vote taken on MO76 filed

    2/26/2026legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    4/17/2026

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

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