Nebraska 109th Legislature (2025-2026) Status: In Committee

LB 461 — Change provisions of the Cities of the First Class Firefighters Retirement Act

Last action — Provisions/portions of LB461 amended into LB179 by AM592

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    Passed Legislature
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Legislature.

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  • In Committee

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the provisions regarding the pension benefits of retiring firefighters in Nebraska, clarifying payment options and eligibility criteria.

  • 16-1027

    The retiring firefighter may further elect to defer the date of the first payment or lump-sum distribution to the first day of any specified month prior to age seventy.

    This adds a new option for retiring firefighters to defer their pension benefits.

  • 16-1027

    A firefighter entitled to a minimum pension benefit under this subsection may elect to receive such pension benefit in any form permitted by subsection (1) of this section, including a single lump-sum payment, if the firefighter retires on or after January 1, 1997, or if the city has adopted a lump-sum distribution option for firefighters retiring before January 1, 1997, in the funding medium for the retirement system. → A firefighter entitled to a minimum pension benefit under this subsection may elect to receive such pension benefit in any form permitted by subsection (1) of this section, including a single lump-sum payment, if the firefighter retires on or after January 1, 1997, or if the city has adopted a lump-sum distribution option for firefighters retiring before January 1, 1997, in the funding medium for the retirement system. If the minimum pension benefit is paid in the form of an optional annuity benefit or a single lump-sum payment, such benefit or payment shall be the actuarial equivalent of the annuity that would otherwise be paid to the firefighter pursuant to this subsection.

    This change clarifies that minimum pension benefits can also be paid as an optional annuity or lump-sum equivalent.

  • 16-1027

    If the retirement value of a firefighter entitled to a minimum pension benefit under subsection (2) of this section is not sufficient at the time of the first payment to purchase or provide the required pension benefit, the city shall utilize such funds as may be necessary from the unallocated employer account of the retirement system to purchase or provide for the required pension benefit.

    This provision ensures that the city can allocate necessary funds to meet pension benefit requirements.

  • 16-1027

    Any retiring firefighter whose pension benefit is less than twenty-five dollars per month on the straight life annuity option shall be paid a lump-sum settlement equal to the retirement value in lieu of annuity and shall not be entitled to elect to receive annuity benefits.

    This establishes a minimum threshold for pension benefits, providing a lump-sum option for those with low benefits.

Action History

  1. Provisions/portions of LB461 amended into LB179 by AM592

  2. Motion to suspend rules to indefinitely postpone withdrawn

  3. Motion to suspend rules to indefinitely postpone filed

  4. Motion to suspend rules to indefinitely postpone prevailed

  5. Indefinitely postponed

  6. Motion to suspend rules to indefinitely postpone filed

  7. Placed on General File with AM426

  8. Nebraska Retirement Systems AM426 filed

  9. Notice of hearing for February 07, 2025

  10. Referred to Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee

  11. Date of introduction

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Not signed on (48)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 461?
LB 461 is sponsored by Margo Juarez.
What is the current status of LB 461?
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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