Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB1137: Change provisions relating to residential contracts, notice of cancelations, prohibited acts, and post-loss assignment of rights or benefits under the Insured Homeowners Protection Act, licenses, contracts, prohibited acts, and fees under the Public Adjusters Licensing Act, and penalties relating to fraudulent insurance acts
Status: Failed, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
One Hundred Ninth Legislature - Second Session - 2026 Introducer's Statement of Intent LB1137 Chairperson: Senator Mike Jacobson Committee: Banking, Commerce and Insurance The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB1137 amends the Insured Homeowners Protection Act, the Public Adjusters Licensing Act, and the insurance fraud statutes to provide Nebraska consumers additional protections related to residential property claims. First, the legislation amends the Insured Homeowners Protection Act by providing that a residential contractor must provide a homeowner a notice that a homeowner may cancel a contract with the residential contract within five business days after signing the contract or receiving a written notification from an insurer that a claim is not a covered loss. The residential contractor would also be required to provide a cancellation form. Additionally, the Act is amended to prohibit a residential contractor from soliciting or accepting a post loss-assignment of an insurance claim as well as prohibiting a residential contractor from negotiating with an insurer on the insured's behalf. Second, LB1137 amends the Public Adjuster Licensing Act to adopt the latest updates to the model act adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Public adjusters are licensed through the Department of Insurance to represent insureds in the preparation, presentation and settlement of claims. …
Sponsors
- Beau Ballard (NP, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Indefinitely postponed
- : Notice of hearing for February 03, 2026
- : Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
- : Kauth FA797 filed
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LB1137?
- LB1137 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Change provisions relating to residential contracts, notice of cancelations, prohibited acts, and post-loss assignment of rights or benefits under the Insured Homeowners Protection Act, licenses, contracts, prohibited acts, and fees under the Public Adjusters Licensing Act, and penalties relating to fraudulent insurance acts.
- What is the status of LB1137?
- Failed as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Indefinitely postponed (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB1137?
- Beau Ballard (NP, 21).
- Where is the official record for LB1137?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63079
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