All Roll Calls
Yes: 552 • No: 164
NebraskaLB921109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET
Adopt the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act and change provisions of the Employment Security Law, the In the Line of Duty Compensation Act, the Non-English-Speaking Workers Protection Act, and the State Miscellaneous Claims Act
Sponsored By: Teresa Ibach
Signed by Governor
Business and Labor Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
9 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 4 mixed.
Jobless benefits easier for part-timers
You are not disqualified from unemployment solely for refusing full‑time work if most weeks in your base period were part‑time. You must be seeking part‑time hours similar to your past work and be available at least 20 hours per week.
No noncompetes for temp health workers
Beginning July 1, 2027, health care staffing agencies cannot use noncompete clauses or charge placement or liquidated‑damage fees when a worker is hired permanently. One exception allows a health care entity to pay a pro‑rata fee that falls to $0 after no more than 720 hours. Another exception applies to a foreign worker the agency helped with U.S. work authorization who is assigned to a single entity for an initial term of at least 24 months.
Stronger death benefits for public safety
For deaths from injuries or illnesses on or after January 1, 2022, more cases count as killed in the line of duty. Covered are heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture during or within 24 hours after nonroutine strenuous activity; certain toxin‑related cancers with at least five years of service; and cumulative trauma with a diagnosis or proof the officer sought help. A claim must be filed within three years after death. The Risk Manager has two weeks to say if a claim is complete, the State Claims Board must decide within 180 days, and denials can be reviewed in Lancaster County District Court.
New rules and fees for health care staffing
Beginning July 1, 2027, health care staffing agencies must register each year and pay $1,500 per Nebraska location (or one $1,500 statewide fee if no Nebraska location). Agencies must verify worker licenses and health requirements, keep records, and carry liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per claim and $3,000,000 total. They must show workers’ comp coverage, approved self‑insurance, a signed statement that it is not required, or occupational accident coverage. If an agency closes, it must keep Nebraska records for two years and provide them within 14 days when asked. The Commissioner can fine up to $500 for a first offense and $5,000 after that, or revoke registration for up to one year, and the state posts a public list with approval, expiration, or revocation dates.
90-day layoff notice for workers
Employers with 100+ employees must give a written 90-day notice before a plant closing or mass layoff. The notice must go to affected workers (or their reps) and the Nebraska Department of Labor, and be posted in any language spoken by at least 5% of workers. The law allows limited exceptions, including strikes, unforeseeable business events, natural disasters, certain financing efforts, and days covered by equal severance or pay in lieu of notice. If an employer breaks the rule, the civil penalty is up to $100 per day, and courts cannot stop a closing or layoff under this Act.
Fewer worksites must provide interpreters
An employer that actively recruits non‑English‑speaking workers must provide an on‑site bilingual interpreter per shift only when more than 10% of employees speak the same non‑English language. The employer must also have a referral agent at that worksite. Raising the trigger from more than 5% to more than 10% reduces how many worksites must comply.
State complaint system for staffing agencies
Starting July 1, 2027, the Commissioner runs a public system to take complaints about health care staffing agencies or workers and must investigate every complaint. The office can do random audits with at least three business days’ notice. The Commissioner can subpoena witnesses and records and ask a court to enforce those subpoenas.
Electronic reports on state claims and payments
The Risk Manager must electronically send approved claims and applications for legislative review to the Business and Labor Committee chair at the next regular session. The Risk Manager must also report all paid claims and judgments to the Clerk of the Legislature and the chair, listing the claimant’s name, amount claimed, amount paid, and a brief description.
Labor Department enforcement and fee fund changes
The Nebraska Department of Labor now administers and enforces the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act alongside other labor laws. Fees from staffing agencies are deposited into the Contractor and Professional Employer Organization Registration Cash Fund, which pays to run and enforce these laws and may be transferred by the Legislature. The law also repeals several listed statute sections as part of code cleanup.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Teresa Ibach
legislature
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 29 • No: 1 • Other: 19
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 30 • No: 8 • Other: 11
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 7 • No: 28 • Other: 14
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 9 • No: 27 • Other: 13
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 34 • No: 6 • Other: 9
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12
legislature vote • 4/24/2026
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Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8
legislature vote • 4/10/2026
Final Reading
Yes: 37 • No: 12
legislature vote • 4/7/2026
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Yes: 29 • No: 1 • Other: 19
legislature vote • 4/7/2026
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Yes: 30 • No: 8 • Other: 11
legislature vote • 4/7/2026
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Yes: 34 • No: 9 • Other: 6
legislature vote • 3/23/2026
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Yes: 34 • No: 6 • Other: 9
legislature vote • 3/23/2026
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Yes: 9 • No: 27 • Other: 13
legislature vote • 3/23/2026
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Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12
legislature vote • 3/23/2026
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Yes: 33 • No: 3 • Other: 13
legislature vote • 3/23/2026
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Yes: 7 • No: 28 • Other: 14
legislature vote • 3/23/2026
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Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8
legislature vote • 3/23/2026
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Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12
Actions Timeline
Presented to Governor on April 10, 2026
4/17/2026legislatureApproved by Governor on April 14, 2026
4/17/2026legislatureDispensing of reading at large approved
4/10/2026legislaturePassed on Final Reading 37-12*-0
4/10/2026legislaturePresident/Speaker signed
4/10/2026legislaturePlaced on Final Reading with ST90
4/8/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ST90 filed
4/8/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ST90 recorded
4/8/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER164 adopted
4/7/2026legislatureKauth FA580 withdrawn
4/7/2026legislatureCavanaugh, M. FA1144 withdrawn
4/7/2026legislatureBostar FA1184 to AM3061 filed
4/7/2026legislatureBostar FA1184 pending
4/7/2026legislatureSorrentino AM3061 pending
4/7/2026legislatureBostar FA1184 adopted
4/7/2026legislatureSorrentino AM3061 adopted
4/7/2026legislatureAdvanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
4/7/2026legislatureCavanaugh, M. FA1144 filed
4/1/2026legislatureSorrentino AM3061 filed
4/1/2026legislaturePlaced on Select File with ER164
3/30/2026legislatureEnrollment and Review ER164 filed
3/30/2026legislatureIbach AM2761 pending
3/23/2026legislatureBusiness and Labor AM2420 pending
3/23/2026legislatureBusiness and Labor AM2420 divided
3/23/2026legislatureBusiness and Labor AM2864 filed
3/23/2026legislature
Bill Text
Introduced
4/17/2026
Enrolled / Slip Law
Final / Enacted