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

LB 402 — Include collections relating to overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law as collectible under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and change the statute of limitations for recovery of unemployment overpayment debt

Last action — Indefinitely postponed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Legislature
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 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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This bill expands the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act to include debts related to overpayment of unemployment benefits.

  • 9-1302

    any debt that is assigned to the Department of Labor for receipt of any sum as benefits under section 48-663.01 to which the obligor was not entitled under the Employment Security Law.

    Adds the Department of Labor's authority to collect debts from gambling winnings related to unemployment benefit overpayments.

  • 9-1303

    owed as a result of an overpayment of benefits under section 48-663.01;

    Defines debts to include those owed due to overpayment of unemployment benefits.

  • 9-1304

    The Department of Labor may submit any certified debt of twenty-five dollars or more to the collection system... as a result of overpayments received under section 48-663.01 shall be a continuous process that allows the amount of debt to fluctuate up or down depending on the actual amount owed.

    Allows the Department of Labor to submit debts from unemployment benefit overpayments to the collection system.

Action History

  1. Indefinitely postponed

  2. Title printed. Carryover bill

  3. Provisions/portions of LB402 amended into LB415 by AM545

  4. Notice of hearing for February 10, 2025

  5. Referred to Business and Labor Committee

  6. Date of introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (48)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 402?
LB 402 is sponsored by R. Brad von Gillern.
What is the current status of LB 402?
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 17, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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