Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session

Nebraska Legislature Bill LB13 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.
OldNewDifferences
11 /(*,6/$785(2)1(%5$6.$
22 21(+81'5('1,17+/(*,6/$785(
33 ),5676(66,21
44 /(*,6/$7,9(%,//
55 b
66 ,QWURGXFHGE\ &DYDQDXJK0
77 5HDGILUVWWLPH-DQXDU\
88 &RPPLWWHH
99 $ %,// )25 $1 $&7 UHODWLQJ WR WKH IHGHUDO &KLOG &DUH 6XEVLG\ SURJUDP WR
1010 DPHQG VHFWLRQ  5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV &XPXODWLYH 6XSSOHPHQW 
1111 WR UHTXLUH WKH 'HSDUWPHQW RI +HDOWK DQG +XPDQ 6HUYLFHV WR ILOH D
1212 VWDWH SODQ DPHQGPHQW DV SUHVFULEHG DQG WR UHSHDO WKH RULJLQDO
1313 VHFWLRQ
1414 %HLWHQDFWHGE\WKHSHRSOHRIWKH6WDWHRI1HEUDVND
1515 /%
1616 
1717 /%
1818 
1919  6HFWLRQ  6HFWLRQ  5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV &XPXODWLYH 6XSSOHPHQW
2020 LVDPHQGHGWRUHDG
2121    7KH 'HSDUWPHQW RI +HDOWK DQG +XPDQ 6HUYLFHV VKDOO
2222 DGPLQLVWHU WKH SURJUDP RI VRFLDO VHUYLFHV LQ WKLV VWDWH 7KH GHSDUWPHQW
2323 PD\ FRQWUDFW ZLWK RWKHU VRFLDO DJHQFLHV IRU WKH SXUFKDVH RI VRFLDO
2424 VHUYLFHVDWUDWHVQRWWRH[FHHGWKRVHSUHYDLOLQJLQWKHVWDWHRUWKHFRVW
2525 DW ZKLFK WKH GHSDUWPHQW FRXOG SURYLGH WKRVH VHUYLFHV 7KH VWDWXWRU\
2626 PD[LPXP SD\PHQWV IRU WKH VHSDUDWH SURJUDP RI DLG WR GHSHQGHQW FKLOGUHQ
2727 VKDOO DSSO\ RQO\ WR SXEOLF DVVLVWDQFH JUDQWV DQG VKDOO QRW DSSO\ WR
2828 SD\PHQWVIRUVRFLDOVHUYLFHV
2929  D  $V SDUW RI WKH SURYLVLRQ RI VRFLDO VHUYLFHV DXWKRUL]HG E\
3030 VHFWLRQ  WKH GHSDUWPHQW VKDOO SDUWLFLSDWH LQ WKH IHGHUDO FKLOG
3131 FDUH DVVLVWDQFH SURJUDP XQGHU  86&  HW VHT DV VXFK VHFWLRQV
3232 H[LVWHGRQ-DQXDU\DQGSURYLGHFKLOGFDUHDVVLVWDQFHWRIDPLOLHV
3333 ZLWK LQFRPHV XS WR L  RQH KXQGUHG HLJKW\ILYH SHUFHQW RI WKH IHGHUDO
3434 SRYHUW\ OHYHO SULRU WR 2FWREHU   RU LL  RQH KXQGUHG WKLUW\
3535 SHUFHQWRIWKHIHGHUDOSRYHUW\OHYHORQDQGDIWHU2FWREHU
3636 E L  $V SDUW RI WKH SURYLVLRQ RI VRFLDO VHUYLFHV DXWKRUL]HG E\
3737 WKLVVHFWLRQDQGVHFWLRQWKHGHSDUWPHQWVKDOOSDUWLFLSDWHLQWKH
3838 IHGHUDO &KLOG &DUH 6XEVLG\ SURJUDP $ FKLOG FDUH SURYLGHU VHHNLQJ WR
3939 SDUWLFLSDWH LQ WKH IHGHUDO &KLOG &DUH 6XEVLG\ SURJUDP VKDOO FRPSO\ ZLWK
4040 WKH FULPLQDO KLVWRU\ UHFRUG LQIRUPDWLRQ FKHFN UHTXLUHPHQWV RI WKH &KLOG
4141 &DUH /LFHQVLQJ $FW ,Q GHWHUPLQLQJ RQJRLQJ HOLJLELOLW\ IRU WKLV SURJUDP
4242 WHQ SHUFHQW RI D KRXVHKROGV JURVV HDUQHG LQFRPH VKDOO EH GLVUHJDUGHG
4343 DIWHU WZHOYH FRQWLQXRXV PRQWKV RQ WKH SURJUDP DQG DW HDFK VXEVHTXHQW
4444 UHGHWHUPLQDWLRQ ,Q GHWHUPLQLQJ RQJRLQJ HOLJLELOLW\ LI D IDPLO\V LQFRPH
4545 H[FHHGV RQH KXQGUHG HLJKW\ILYH SHUFHQW RI WKH IHGHUDO SRYHUW\ OHYHO
4646 SULRU WR 2FWREHU   RU RQH KXQGUHG WKLUW\ SHUFHQW RI WKH IHGHUDO
4747 SRYHUW\ OHYHO RQ DQG DIWHU 2FWREHU   WKH IDPLO\ VKDOO UHFHLYH
4848 WUDQVLWLRQDO FKLOG FDUH DVVLVWDQFH WKURXJK WKH UHPDLQGHU RI WKH IDPLO\V
4949 HOLJLELOLW\ SHULRG RU XQWLO WKH IDPLO\V LQFRPH H[FHHGV HLJKW\ILYH
5050 /%
5151 
5252 /%
5353 
5454  SHUFHQW RI WKH VWDWH PHGLDQ LQFRPH IRU D IDPLO\ RI WKH VDPH VL]H DV
5555 UHSRUWHG E\ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV %XUHDX RI WKH &HQVXV ZKLFKHYHU RFFXUV
5656 ILUVW :KHQ WKH IDPLO\V HOLJLELOLW\ SHULRG HQGV WKH IDPLO\ VKDOO
5757 FRQWLQXH WR EH HOLJLEOH IRU WUDQVLWLRQDO FKLOG FDUH DVVLVWDQFH LI WKH
5858 IDPLO\VLQFRPHLVEHORZWZRKXQGUHGSHUFHQWRIWKHIHGHUDOSRYHUW\OHYHO
5959 SULRU WR 2FWREHU   RU RQH KXQGUHG HLJKW\ILYH SHUFHQW RI WKH
6060 IHGHUDO SRYHUW\ OHYHO RQ DQG DIWHU 2FWREHU   7KH IDPLO\ VKDOO
6161 UHFHLYH WUDQVLWLRQDO FKLOG FDUH DVVLVWDQFH WKURXJK WKH UHPDLQGHU RI WKH
6262 WUDQVLWLRQDO HOLJLELOLW\ SHULRG RU XQWLO WKH IDPLO\V LQFRPH H[FHHGV
6363 HLJKW\ILYH SHUFHQW RI WKH VWDWH PHGLDQ LQFRPH IRU D IDPLO\ RI WKH VDPH
6464 VL]H DV UHSRUWHG E\ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV %XUHDX RI WKH &HQVXV ZKLFKHYHU
6565 RFFXUV ILUVW 7KH DPRXQW RI VXFK FKLOG FDUH DVVLVWDQFH VKDOO EH EDVHG RQ
6666 D FRVWVKDUHG SODQ EHWZHHQ WKH UHFLSLHQW IDPLO\ DQG WKH VWDWH DQG VKDOO
6767 EH EDVHG RQ D VOLGLQJVFDOH PHWKRGRORJ\ $ UHFLSLHQW IDPLO\ PD\ EH
6868 UHTXLUHG WR FRQWULEXWH D SHUFHQWDJH RI VXFK IDPLO\V JURVV LQFRPH IRU
6969 FKLOG FDUH WKDW LV QR PRUH WKDQ WKH FRVWVKDULQJ UDWHV LQ WKH
7070 WUDQVLWLRQDO FKLOG FDUH DVVLVWDQFH SURJUDP DV RI -DQXDU\   IRU
7171 WKRVH QR ORQJHU HOLJLEOH IRU FDVK DVVLVWDQFH DV SURYLGHG LQ VHFWLRQ
7272 
7373 LL  $ OLFHQVHG FKLOG FDUH SURJUDP WKDW HPSOR\V D PHPEHU RI DQ
7474 HOLJLEOH KRXVHKROG VKDOO PDNH UHDVRQDEOH DFFRPPRGDWLRQV VR WKDW WKH
7575 HOLJLEOH DSSOLFDQW RU DGXOW KRXVHKROG PHPEHU LV QRW D SULPDU\ FDUHJLYHU
7676 WR VXFK DSSOLFDQWV RU DGXOW KRXVHKROG PHPEHUV FKLOG ,I UHDVRQDEOH
7777 DFFRPPRGDWLRQFDQQRWEHPDGHWKHGHSDUWPHQWVKDOODOORZWKHDSSOLFDQWRU
7878 DGXOW KRXVHKROG PHPEHU WR UHFHLYH FKLOG FDUH DVVLVWDQFH IRU WKH
7979 DSSOLFDQWV RU DGXOW KRXVHKROG PHPEHUV FKLOG LQFOXGLQJ ZKHQ WKH
8080 DSSOLFDQW RU DGXOW KRXVHKROG PHPEHU LV WKH SULPDU\ FDUHJLYHU IRU VXFK
8181 FKLOG
8282 LLL  $ OLFHQVHG FKLOG FDUH SURYLGHU HOLJLEOH IRU WKH FKLOG FDUH
8383 VXEVLG\ PD\ HQUROO WKH KRXVHKROG PHPEHUV FKLOG LQ D FKLOG FDUH SURJUDP
8484 RWKHU WKDQ WKH KRXVHKROG PHPEHUV FKLOG FDUH SURJUDP WR UHFHLYH FKLOG
8585 /%
8686 
8787 /%
8888 
8989  FDUHDVVLVWDQFH
9090 LY  6XEGLYLVLRQV  E LL  DQG  E LLL  RI WKLV VHFWLRQ VKDOO
9191 EHFRPH RSHUDWLYH RQ -XO\   7KH GHSDUWPHQW VKDOO SURPXOJDWH UXOHV
9292 DQGUHJXODWLRQVFRQVLVWHQWZLWKWKHVHVXEGLYLVLRQV
9393 F  )RU WKH SHULRG EHJLQQLQJ -XO\   WKURXJK 6HSWHPEHU 
9494  IXQGV SURYLGHG WR WKH 6WDWH RI 1HEUDVND SXUVXDQW WR WKH &KLOG &DUH
9595 DQG 'HYHORSPHQW %ORFN *UDQW $FW RI   86&  HW VHT DV VXFK
9696 DFW DQG VHFWLRQV H[LVWHG RQ -DQXDU\   VKDOO EH XVHG WR SD\ WKH
9797 FRVWV WR WKH VWDWH UHVXOWLQJ IURP WKH LQFRPH HOLJLELOLW\ FKDQJHV PDGH LQ
9898 VXEGLYLVLRQV  D  DQG E  RI WKLV VHFWLRQ E\ /DZV  /% ,I WKH
9999 DYDLODEOH DPRXQW RI VXFK IXQGV LV LQVXIILFLHQW WR SD\ VXFK FRVWV WKHQ
100100 IXQGV SURYLGHG WR WKH VWDWH IRU WKH 7HPSRUDU\ $VVLVWDQFH IRU 1HHG\
101101 )DPLOLHV SURJUDP HVWDEOLVKHG LQ  86&  HW VHT PD\ DOVR EH XVHG
102102 1R *HQHUDO )XQGV VKDOO EH XVHG WR SD\ WKH FRVWV WR WKH VWDWH RWKHU WKDQ
103103 DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ FRVWV UHVXOWLQJ IURP WKH LQFRPH HOLJLELOLW\ FKDQJHV PDGH
104104 LQ VXEGLYLVLRQV  D  DQG E  RI WKLV VHFWLRQ E\ /DZV  /% IRU
105105 WKHSHULRGEHJLQQLQJ-XO\WKURXJK6HSWHPEHU
106106 G  7KH 'HSDUWPHQW RI +HDOWK DQG +XPDQ 6HUYLFHV VKDOO FROODERUDWH
107107 ZLWK D SULYDWH QRQSURILW RUJDQL]DWLRQ ZLWK H[SHUWLVH LQ HDUO\ FKLOGKRRG
108108 FDUH DQG HGXFDWLRQ IRU DQ LQGHSHQGHQW HYDOXDWLRQ RI WKH LQFRPH
109109 HOLJLELOLW\ FKDQJHV PDGH LQ VXEGLYLVLRQV  D  DQG E  RI WKLV VHFWLRQ
110110 E\ /DZV  /% LI SULYDWH IXQGLQJ LV PDGH DYDLODEOH IRU VXFK
111111 SXUSRVH 7KH HYDOXDWLRQ VKDOO EH FRPSOHWHG E\ -XO\   DQG VKDOO EH
112112 VXEPLWWHG HOHFWURQLFDOO\ WR WKH GHSDUWPHQW DQG WR WKH +HDOWK DQG +XPDQ
113113 6HUYLFHV&RPPLWWHHRIWKH/HJLVODWXUH
114114   ,Q GHWHUPLQLQJ WKH UDWH RU UDWHV WR EH SDLG E\ WKH GHSDUWPHQW
115115 IRU FKLOG FDUH DV GHILQHG LQ VHFWLRQ  WKH GHSDUWPHQW VKDOO DGRSW
116116 D IL[HGUDWH VFKHGXOH IRU WKH VWDWH RU D IL[HGUDWH VFKHGXOH IRU DQ DUHD
117117 RI WKH VWDWH DSSOLFDEOH WR HDFK FKLOG FDUH SURJUDP FDWHJRU\ RI SURYLGHU
118118 DV GHILQHG LQ VHFWLRQ  ZKLFK PD\ FODLP UHLPEXUVHPHQW IRU VHUYLFHV
119119 SURYLGHG E\ WKH IHGHUDO &KLOG &DUH 6XEVLG\ SURJUDP H[FHSW WKDW WKH
120120 /%
121121 
122122 /%
123123 
124124  GHSDUWPHQWVKDOOQRWSD\DUDWHKLJKHUWKDQWKDWFKDUJHGE\DQLQGLYLGXDO
125125 SURYLGHU WR WKDW SURYLGHUV SULYDWH FOLHQWV 7KH GHSDUWPHQW VKDOO ILOH D
126126 VWDWH SODQ DPHQGPHQW IRU VHUYLFHV WR SD\ SURYLGHUV EDVHG RQ D FKLOGV
127127 HQUROOPHQWRUDXWKRUL]HGKRXUVDQGQRWDFKLOGVDWWHQGDQFH 7KHVFKHGXOH
128128 PD\ SURYLGH VHSDUDWH UDWHV IRU FDUH IRU LQIDQWV IRU FKLOGUHQ ZLWK
129129 VSHFLDO QHHGV LQFOXGLQJ GLVDELOLWLHV RU WHFKQRORJLFDO GHSHQGHQFH RU IRU
130130 RWKHU LQGLYLGXDO FDWHJRULHV RI FKLOGUHQ 7KH VFKHGXOH PD\ DOVR SURYLGH
131131 WLHUHG UDWHV EDVHG XSRQ D TXDOLW\ VFDOH UDWLQJ RI VWHS WKUHH RU KLJKHU
132132 XQGHU WKH 6WHS 8S WR 4XDOLW\ &KLOG &DUH $FW 7KH VFKHGXOH VKDOO EH
133133 HIIHFWLYHRQ2FWREHURIHYHU\\HDUDQGVKDOOEHUHYLVHGDQQXDOO\E\WKH
134134 GHSDUWPHQW
135135 6HF   2ULJLQDO VHFWLRQ  5HYLVHG 6WDWXWHV &XPXODWLYH
136136 6XSSOHPHQWLVUHSHDOHG
137137 /%
138138 
139139 /%
140140 
141141