# Nebraska LB534: Provide for payment of claims against the state Nebraska LB534, Provide for payment of claims against the state, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Kathleen Kauth; status signed, last action 2025-05-21 (Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB534-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB534 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Provide for payment of claims against the state - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-05-21, Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025 - Sponsor: Kathleen Kauth - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Business and Labor Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (158 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - General Fund pays named claims: benefit, high. 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 Subsidiarie… - Insurance fund pays tort claims: benefit, high. 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 Ins… - Settlements for injured state workers: benefit, high. 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… - State writes off old debts: benefit, low. 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… - Immediate effect and payment rules: mixed, low. 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 a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kathleen Kauth, Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-15 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-05-08 | legislature | Vote | fail | 37 | 0 | 12 | | 2025-05-08 | legislature | Vote | fail | 36 | 0 | 13 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 36 | 0 | 13 | ## Actions (24) - 2025-05-21: Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-19: Presented to Governor on May 15, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-15: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 49-0-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Hunt AM1481 not considered (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Motion to return to Select File withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Hunt AM1481 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Hunt AM1480 not considered (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Motion to return to Select File withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Hunt AM1480 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-13: Placed on Final Reading (legislature) - 2025-05-12: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-05-09: Placed on Select File (legislature) - 2025-05-08: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-05-08: Kauth AM491 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-05-08: Business and Labor AM1243 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-30: Business and Labor AM1243 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-30: Placed on General File with AM1243 (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Notice of hearing for April 29, 2025 on AM491 (legislature) - 2025-04-22: Kauth AM491 filed (legislature) - 2025-02-24: Notice of hearing for March 17, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-24: Referred to Business and Labor Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-22: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB534.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB534.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB534.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/LB534.pdf) - [Enrolled / Slip Law (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB534.pdf) - [Final / Enacted (PDF)](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB534.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-LB534-109 (as of 2026-10-17).