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LB1048
Nebraska Bill LB1048: Updates on Reporting Rules, Fees, and State Programs
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:18 AM
In one sentence
This law updates reporting rules for insurance companies and state agencies, sets fees for large livestock operations to fund environmental programs, creates a new Water Resources Cash Fund, removes labor negotiation reports, and ends the employee suggestion award system.
What it does
- Requires insurance carriers to file yearly reports on incentive payments made under shared savings programs, including details on shoppable health care services used by customers.
- Sets annual fees based on animal counts for farms with large livestock waste facilities or concentrated animal feeding operations.
- Creates a Livestock Waste Management Cash Fund where collected fees are deposited to pay for program costs and environmental oversight.
- Establishes the Water Resources Cash Fund, which can receive money from legislative transfers, fees, donations, federal sources, and claim settlements.
- Removes the requirement for state agencies to report details about labor negotiations.
- Eliminates the Suggestion Award Board and ends the system that gives awards to state employees with ideas.
Who it affects
- Insurance carriers operating in Nebraska
- Owners of large animal feeding operations and livestock waste facilities requiring permits
- State agencies including those for agriculture, labor, water, revenue, administrative services, correctional services, economic development, insurance, transportation, and law enforcement task forces
- Nebraska state employees
Limits and unknowns
- The official text provided cuts off while listing sources for the Water Resources Cash Fund, so some details about how claim settlements or other specific payments enter this fund are missing.
- Some fee amounts and dates in the livestock section reference years like 2006 and 2007-08; these may be historical figures from previous laws that were amended by this bill.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Shared savings incentive payment program
- A plan where health insurers give money back to customers who choose lower-cost medical services.
- Livestock Waste Management Cash Fund
- A special account that holds fees collected from farms with large animal operations to pay for environmental inspections and monitoring costs.
- Short-time compensation program
- A system funded by federal money, not state general funds, designed to help workers whose hours are reduced instead of being laid off completely.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Change and eliminate reporting requirements involving certain government agencies and preparation of the state executive budget, require the provision of copies of certain contracts to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and eliminate the Suggestion Award Board and the state employee suggestion system
Official activity
Bill history
- Passed