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Provide for payment of claims against the state

Sponsored By: Kathleen Kauth

Signed by Governor

Business and Labor Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

General Fund pays named claims

The law pays named settlements and indemnification claims from the General Fund (Agency 65, Programs 536 and 592). Settlements: $348,654.28 to Nebraska Press Advertising Service; $280,932.50 to Tina Bartlett for a line-of-duty claim for Ross Bartlett; $134,046 to Follett Corporation and Subsidiaries; $250,000 to Tamrae Marcello for a line-of-duty claim for Christopher Marcello on behalf of V.E.M., M.M., O.M., and V.M.M.; $182,058.97 to Johnson County. Indemnification: $395,000 to Dornan, Howard, Breitkreutz, Dahlquist & Klein PC LLO trust (Estate of Kevin C. Carter); $85,000 to Keating, O'Gara, Nedved & Peter PC LLO trust (for Amy Eidenmiller); $162,500 to Ramos Law trust (for Rachel Ritke); $185,000 to Fiedler Law Office trust (for Gerald Krolikowski). Warrants issue after proper vouchers, and each beneficiary must file a receipt and release before payment.

Insurance fund pays tort claims

The law pays tort claims from the State Insurance Fund (Program 594, Agency 65). Payments are: $10,894.24 to Progressive Universal Insurance Company; $26,500 to Berry Law Firm trust; $49,826.83 to Ekeh Law Office trust; $16,250 to Hauptman, O'Brien, Wolf & Lathrop trust; $17,983.05 to Travelers Insurance Company; $950,000 to Rembolt Ludtke LLP trust; $375,000 to Friedman Law Offices trust. Warrants issue after proper vouchers, and each beneficiary must file a receipt and release before payment.

Settlements for injured state workers

The law pays nine workers' compensation settlements from the Workers' Compensation Claims Revolving Fund (Program 593, Agency 65). Payments are: $275,000 to Matthew Nicholas; $175,000 to Janice Myers; $215,000 to Jessica Bock; $25,000 to Reginald Borzekofski; $70,000 to Zachary Coulombe; $50,000 to Jeffrey Pelowski; $150,000 to Bobby Green Jr.; $50,000 to Jeanann Duke; $250,000 to Maureen Scanlon. Each payment goes to the claimant's attorney trust account. The Director issues warrants after proper vouchers. No warrant is delivered until the payee files a receipt and release in full.

State writes off old debts

The law lets agencies write off approved uncollectible accounts. Approved amounts are: Veterans' Affairs $14,983.58; Motor Vehicles $14,296.88; Transportation $120,741.50; Labor $90,339.82; Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems $49,591.34; Environment and Energy $53,256.46; Health and Human Services $1,424,360.66. These are accounting write-offs, not payments to households.

Immediate effect and payment rules

The act takes effect immediately upon approval. The Director of Administrative Services draws warrants when proper vouchers are presented. The State Treasurer pays those warrants from the listed funds. No warrant is delivered until each beneficiary files a receipt and release that frees the state and its officers.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Kathleen Kauth

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 158 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/15/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 49 • No: 0

legislature vote • 5/8/2025

Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12

legislature vote • 5/8/2025

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 36 • No: 0 • Other: 13

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025

    5/21/2025legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on May 15, 2025

    5/19/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    5/15/2025legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0

    5/15/2025legislature

  5. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    5/15/2025legislature

  6. Hunt AM1481 not considered

    5/15/2025legislature

  7. Motion to return to Select File withdrawn

    5/15/2025legislature

  8. Hunt AM1481 filed

    5/15/2025legislature

  9. Hunt AM1480 not considered

    5/15/2025legislature

  10. Motion to return to Select File withdrawn

    5/15/2025legislature

  11. Hunt AM1480 filed

    5/15/2025legislature

  12. Placed on Final Reading

    5/13/2025legislature

  13. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    5/12/2025legislature

  14. Placed on Select File

    5/9/2025legislature

  15. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    5/8/2025legislature

  16. Kauth AM491 withdrawn

    5/8/2025legislature

  17. Business and Labor AM1243 adopted

    5/8/2025legislature

  18. Business and Labor AM1243 filed

    4/30/2025legislature

  19. Placed on General File with AM1243

    4/30/2025legislature

  20. Notice of hearing for April 29, 2025 on AM491

    4/22/2025legislature

  21. Kauth AM491 filed

    4/22/2025legislature

  22. Notice of hearing for March 17, 2025

    2/24/2025legislature

  23. Referred to Business and Labor Committee

    1/24/2025legislature

  24. Date of introduction

    1/22/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/22/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

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