Bill Commons

NE LB 77

enacted

Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing

Nebraska · 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) · legislature

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Quick answers

Did NE LB 77 pass?

Yes. NE LB 77 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-06): Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

What is NE LB 77 about?

NE LB 77 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session (109th Legislature, 2nd Session) titled “Adopt the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act and provide for insurance and medicaid coverage of biomarker testing”.

Who sponsors NE LB 77?

Bostar is the primary sponsor of NE LB 77.

Introduced
2025-01-09
Latest action
2025-06-06 — Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Bostarprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-06

    Approved by Governor on June 4, 2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-06

    Provisions/portions of LB253 amended into LB77 by AM1187

  3. 2025-05-30

    Dispensing of reading at large approved

  4. 2025-05-30

    Passed on Final Reading 46-2*-1

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    President/Speaker signed

    passage

  6. 2025-05-30

    Presented to Governor on May 30, 2025

    executive-receipt

  7. 2025-05-27

    Placed on Final Reading

    reading-3

  8. 2025-05-21

    Enrollment and Review ER86 adopted

  9. 2025-05-21

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

  10. 2025-05-14

    Placed on Select File with ER86

    filing

  11. 2025-05-14

    Enrollment and Review ER86 filed

    filing

  12. 2025-05-09

    Bostar AM1261 adopted

  13. 2025-05-09

    Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM1187 adopted

  14. 2025-05-09

    Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

  15. 2025-05-08

    Bostar AM1261 to AM1187 filed

    filing

  16. 2025-04-28

    Placed on General File with AM1187

    committee-passage

  17. 2025-04-28

    Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM1187 filed

    filing

  18. 2025-03-17

    Speaker priority bill

  19. 2025-01-27

    Notice of hearing for February 10, 2025

  20. 2025-01-13

    Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-01-09

    Date of introduction

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2025-05-09 · pass · 37-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Hansen: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Hughes: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Brandt: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Hunt: abstain
    • Storer: abstain

  • Bostar AM1261 adopted

    2025-05-09 · fail · 31-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • DeKay: abstain
    • Hansen: abstain
    • Sorrentino: abstain
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Hughes: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Brandt: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Hunt: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Fredrickson: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Guereca: abstain
    • Rountree: abstain

  • Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM1187 adopted

    2025-05-09 · fail · 32-0

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Riepe: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Armendariz: abstain
    • Dover: abstain
    • Hughes: abstain
    • Spivey: abstain
    • Bosn: abstain
    • Dungan: abstain
    • Hunt: abstain
    • Storer: abstain
    • Brandt: abstain
    • Fredrickson: abstain
    • McKinney: abstain
    • Cavanaugh, M.: abstain
    • Guereca: abstain
    • Rountree: abstain
    • DeBoer: abstain
    • Hansen: abstain
    • Sorrentino: abstain

  • Passed on Final Reading 46-2*-1

    2025-05-30 · pass · 46-2

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Andersen: yes
    • DeKay: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Raybould: yes
    • Arch: yes
    • Dorn: yes
    • Juarez: yes
    • Rountree: yes
    • Ballard: yes
    • Dover: yes
    • Kauth: yes
    • Sanders: yes
    • Bosn: yes
    • Dungan: yes
    • Lippincott: yes
    • Sorrentino: yes
    • Bostar: yes
    • Fredrickson: yes
    • Lonowski: yes
    • Spivey: yes
    • Brandt: yes
    • Guereca: yes
    • McKeon: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Cavanaugh, J.: yes
    • Hallstrom: yes
    • McKinney: yes
    • Storm: yes
    • Cavanaugh, M.: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Strommen: yes
    • Clements: yes
    • Hardin: yes
    • Moser: yes
    • von Gillern: yes
    • Clouse: yes
    • Holdcroft: yes
    • Murman: yes
    • Wordekemper: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Prokop: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Ibach: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Armendariz*: no
    • Riepe*: no
    • Hunt: excused

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https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=58825

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