LB 295 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to the County Employees Retirement Act, the Judges Retirement Act, the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement Act, the School Employees Retirement Act, the State Employees Retirement Act, the Spousal Pension Rights Act, and the Public Employees Retirement Board

LB 295 requires all Nebraska state and local government employees participating in retirement systems (including county, school, state, and judicial employees) to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence in the United States. It mandates that employers and employees maintain specific documents like driver's licenses, birth certificates, passports, or U.S. immigration cards (e.g., I-551) to verify eligibility, which must be presented upon request by the retirement board. The bill also updates technical provisions across retirement acts, such as mortality tables for benefit calculations, lump sum payment rules, and board meeting procedures. These changes apply to multiple retirement systems, including the State Employees Retirement Act and School Employees Retirement Act.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
Apr 2025
Legislature Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed May 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrollment and Review ER30 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill was amended during the Enrollment and Review process to correct errors in the list of statutes being amended and to add new provisions prohibiting the use of state names, logos, and symbols. The changes also clarify the purpose of the bill to include contributions to the Judges Retirement Fund and lump sum payments under the School Employees Retirement Act.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include contributions to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges and lump sum payments under the School Employees Retirement Act, and it added a prohibition on using state names, logos, and symbols.
TECHNICAL

Removed an incorrect statute reference (81-2017) from the list of sections being amended.

Added a new statute reference (24-703) to the list of sections being amended.

SCOPE

Added new language to clarify that the bill changes provisions relating to contributions to the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges.

Added new language to clarify that the bill changes provisions relating to lump sum payments under the School Employees Retirement Act.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision prohibiting the use of names, logos, and symbols as provided in the legislation.

TIMELINE

Added language to provide operative dates and declare an emergency for the legislation.

Floor votes · Legislature Mar 14, 2025

How they voted

400
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 49
Mar 14, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
40 Yea 9
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB420 amended into LB295 by AM404
legislature
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 30, 2025
executive
Apr 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 46-0-3
legislature
Apr 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Ballard AM797 adopted
legislature
Apr 9, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER30 adopted
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Nebraska Retirement Systems AM404 adopted
legislature
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM404
legislature
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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