LB 967 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to insurance fees, licensing, and trade practices, pharmacy benefit managers, mutual insurance holding companies, the Population Health Information Act, the Health Information Technology Board, and the Site and Building Development Act and adopt the Nebraska Protection of Seniors from Insurance Exploitation Act

This bill requires mutual insurance holding companies in Nebraska to provide electronic notice of annual meetings to members using specific, reasonable methods. It specifies that electronic notice is valid if sent to a member's designated email or published on a website they've been informed about, and must include all required meeting details and voting instructions. Companies must maintain records of electronic delivery (like logs or receipts) and cannot prevent members from requesting printed materials at no cost. The bill updates notice requirements under the Mutual Insurance Holding Company Act, ensuring clear, accessible communication for members while allowing electronic participation options.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Legislature Passage
Apr 2026
Legislature Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Signed Apr 7, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrollment and Review ER138 Final Reading · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was re-introduced with a significantly simplified title and scope, shifting focus from a broad list of regulatory updates to a specific mandate prohibiting health insurance plans from restricting certain claim payment methods. The text was also reformatted to remove internal editorial marks and update the sponsor information.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from a comprehensive update of multiple insurance and health care statutes to a single, specific prohibition on restricting claim payment methods.
SCOPE

The bill's title and summary were drastically shortened, removing references to pharmacy benefit managers, site development funds, and mutual insurance holding companies to focus solely on claim payment restrictions.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts for transferring funds from the Department of Insurance Cash Fund to the General Fund were added for the years 2026 through 2029.

REQUIREMENT

A new substantive requirement was introduced to prohibit health insurance plans from restricting certain claim payment methods.

TECHNICAL

The document was cleaned of internal legislative markup symbols and updated to reflect the final reading stage with current sponsor names.

Floor votes · Legislature Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

341
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 49
Mar 5, 2026
N Nonpartisan49
34 Yea 1 Nay 14
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
5
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1157 amended into LB967 by AM2797
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1138 amended into LB967 by AM2324
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB1062 amended into LB967 by AM2324
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB953 amended into LB967 by AM2324
legislature
Apr 17, 2026
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB950 amended into LB967 by AM2324
legislature
Apr 7, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on April 7, 2026
executive
Apr 1, 2026
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Apr 1, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Bostar AM2888 adopted
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Jacobson AM2797 adopted
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER138 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2324 adopted
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File with AM2324
legislature
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
legislature
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors