Nebraska 107th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Enacted

LB 256 — Change provisions relating to lump-sum settlement approval and the filing of releases under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act

Last action — Approved by Governor on May 21, 2021

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on May 21, 2021

  2. Presented to Governor on May 19, 2021

  3. Passed on Final Reading 32-3-14

  4. President/Speaker signed

  5. Placed on Final Reading

  6. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  7. Placed on Select File

  8. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  9. Placed on General File

  10. Blood name added

  11. Notice of hearing for February 01, 2021

  12. Referred to Business and Labor Committee

  13. Date of introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 48 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (48)

48 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed on Final Reading 32-3-14

Passed 32 Yea · 3 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 323014
Total 323014
% of votes cast 65%6%0%29%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Not Voting
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Not Voting
Blood — Not Voting
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Yea
Bostelman — Not Voting
Lindstrom — Yea
Linehan — Yea
Brewer — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Briese — Yea
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Not Voting
Pahls — Not Voting
Erdman — Nay
Flood — Yea
Friesen — Not Voting
Slama — Not Voting
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Not Voting
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Groene — Nay
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Yea
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Yea
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Not Voting
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Not Voting
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Yea
Rita Sanders — Not Voting
Robert Clements — Nay
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 13 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 360013
Total 360013
% of votes cast 73%0%0%27%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Aguilar — Yea
Hilkemann — Yea
Albrecht — Yea
Blood — Yea
Kolterman — Yea
Lathrop — Not Voting
Bostelman — Yea
Lindstrom — Yea
Linehan — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Lowe — Not Voting
Briese — Not Voting
McCollister — Yea
McDonnell — Yea
Morfeld — Yea
Day — Yea
Pahls — Yea
Erdman — Not Voting
Flood — Not Voting
Friesen — Yea
Slama — Yea
Geist — Yea
Stinner — Yea
Gragert — Yea
Vargas — Not Voting
Groene — Not Voting
Walz — Yea
Halloran — Yea
Wayne — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wishart — Not Voting
Hilgers — Yea
Cavanaugh, J. — Yea
Cavanaugh, M. — Yea
Dave Murman — Yea
Eliot Bostar — Not Voting
Hansen, B. — Yea
Hansen, M. — Yea
Jana Hughes — Yea
John Arch — Yea
Megan Hunt — Yea
Mike Moser — Yea
Myron Dorn — Yea
Pansing Brooks — Not Voting
Rita Sanders — Yea
Robert Clements — Not Voting
Terrell McKinney — Yea
Tom Brandt — Yea
Wendy DeBoer — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LB 256?
LB 256 is sponsored by Ben Hansen.
What is the current status of LB 256?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
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