LB 415 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and the Conveyance Safety Act and provide for offset of debt owed due to the overpayment of unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law against gambling winnings under the Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act and against future benefits under the Employment Security Law

Nebraska LB 415 amends gambling regulations and debt collection procedures. It allows racetracks to operate casino-style games and sports wagering with new licensing rules (e.g., one operator per track, no racing license requirement) and requires gambling operators to check winners' accounts against state debts before paying winnings. Specifically, operators must deduct outstanding unemployment overpayments or state tax liabilities from winnings and remit the deducted amount to the Department of Revenue. This directly affects gambling winners (who receive reduced payouts) and state agencies (which collect debts automatically). The bill updates sections of Nebraska's Gambling Winnings Setoff for Outstanding Debt Act to include sports wagering and cash device winnings.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Legislature Passage
May 2025
Legislature Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrollment and Review ER33 · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill revision (ER33) amends the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act to clarify definitions, update accrual rules, and modify applicability thresholds. The changes affect how employees earn paid sick time, which businesses are considered 'small businesses' for exemptions, and which state statutes are impacted by the law.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly list additional Revised Statutes sections affected, and the definition of 'small business' was modified to change how employee counts determine eligibility for reduced paid sick time limits.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'small business' was changed from employers with fewer than 20 employees to a more complex calculation based on maintaining 20 or more employees across 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year.

REQUIREMENT

Paid sick time accrual rules were updated to specify that employees begin accruing after 80 hours of consecutive employment, with a minimum of one hour earned for every 30 hours worked.

ELIGIBILITY

The annual paid sick time limits were adjusted based on business size, with small businesses capping at 40 hours and non-small businesses at 56 hours per year.

TECHNICAL

Additional Revised Statutes sections were added to the list of affected laws, including sections related to debt setoffs, unemployment benefits, and conveyance safety.

TIMELINE

The effective date for paid sick time accrual was specified to begin at employment commencement or October 1, 2025, whichever is later.

Floor votes · Legislature Mar 28, 2025

How they voted

3415
Passed
Total votes 49
Mar 28, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
34 Yea 15 Nay
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
100
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB698 amended into LB415 by AM545
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB435 amended into LB415 by AM545
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB402 amended into LB415 by AM545
legislature
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
executive
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
May 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 33-16*-0
legislature
May 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
von Gillern AM1207 adopted
legislature
May 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Strommen AM1337 adopted
legislature
May 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER33 adopted
legislature
Mar 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Business and Labor AM545 adopted
legislature
Mar 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM545
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Beau Ballard
Beau Ballard
NNonpartisan
NE
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