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LB 77A

Appropriation Bill

109th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Eliot Bostar

LB 77A provides $1,000,000 over FY2025-26 and FY2026-27 to the Nebraska Department of Insurance to implement LB 77, without funding salaries.

Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
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Bill Summary · LB 77A

Summary — LB 77A (2025) — Appropriation Bill

Status: Approved by Governor (June 4, 2025)
Introduced: May 14, 2025
Sponsor: Senator Bostar (primary)

Purpose

LB 77A is an appropriation bill that provides funding to the Nebraska Department of Insurance to support implementation of Legislative Bill 77 (One Hundred Ninth Legislature, First Session, 2025). It does not change substantive policy by itself but supplies designated resources to carry out LB 77.

Key provisions

  • Appropriates $500,000 from the Department of Insurance Cash Fund for FY2025–26 to the Department of Insurance, Program 69.
  • Appropriates $500,000 from the Department of Insurance Cash Fund for FY2026–27 to the Department of Insurance, Program 69.
  • Explicit prohibition: No expenditures for permanent and temporary salaries and per diems for state employees may be made from the funds appropriated in this section.

Total direct appropriation provided by LB 77A: $1,000,000 across two fiscal years.

Who is affected

  • Primary recipient: Nebraska Department of Insurance (Program 69).
  • Indirectly affected: parties impacted by implementation of LB 77 (insurers, regulated entities, consumers), since LB 77A supplies implementation funding. The funds come from the Department of Insurance Cash Fund, not the state General Fund.

Implementation and likely uses

  • The appropriation is designated to "aid in carrying out the provisions of Legislative Bill 77." While LB 77A does not itemize specific expenditures, such funds are typically used for non-salary implementation expenses (for example: contracts, information technology, rulemaking support, training, outreach, studies, or other administrative costs). The explicit salary/per diem prohibition means staffing increases would need alternative funding sources.

Legislative and procedural timeline

  • Introduced: May 14, 2025
  • Advanced through Enrollment and Review (ER88 adopted; ministerial correction to a numeric typo)
  • Passed Final Reading: May 30, 2025 (vote recorded as 46-2*-1)
  • Presented to Governor: May 30, 2025
  • Approved by Governor: June 4, 2025

Notes

  • LB 77A is an implementing appropriation tied to LB 77; to fully understand programmatic impacts, consult the text and fiscal analysis of LB 77 itself.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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