Change provisions relating to school retirement systems and the Nebraska State Patrol Retirement System
LB 645 adjusts retirement contributions for Nebraska's Class V school districts and the State Patrol Retirement System. Starting July 1, 2025, employees will contribute 8.75% to 9.75% of their salary based on the retirement system's funding level, and the state will add a 2% annual contribution of employee compensation to the retirement fund. The bill clarifies that the state's 2% contribution does not shift the district's responsibility for funding the retirement system. It also updates death benefits for State Patrol officers and aligns retirement provisions across systems.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Legislature Passage
Apr 2025
Legislature Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Signed May 6, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons
What changed between versions
Introduced
→
Enrollment and Review ER51
·
4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended during enrollment to correct a section numbering error and expand the scope of changes to include sections 79-958 and 79-966, while clarifying the bill's purpose to change both employee and state contributions. The substantive funding provisions for the School Retirement Fund remain largely unchanged, though the amendment clarifies the bill's intent to harmonize provisions across multiple sections.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include amendments to sections 79-958 and 79-966, and the description was updated to reflect changes to both employee and state contributions.
TECHNICAL
Corrected section numbering error in the original bill text
SCOPE
Added section 79-958 to the list of sections being amended
Updated bill description to include changes to employee contributions
DEFINITION
Added language to declare an emergency for the legislation
Floor votes · Legislature Apr 17, 2025
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 49
Apr 17, 2025
N
Nonpartisan49
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jun 6, 2025
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB76 amended into LB645 by AM1135
legislature
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on May 6, 2025
executive
Apr 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 45-2*-2
legislature
Apr 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Ballard AM1190 adopted
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Bostar AM1135 adopted
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Ballard AM1108 adopted
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER51 adopted
legislature
Apr 17, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Nebraska Retirement Systems AM876 adopted
legislature
Apr 15, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM876
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beau Ballard
NNonpartisan
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about LB 645
Scope: NE
Hi! I can help you understand LB 645. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline