Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB1157: Provide payment method requirements for health insurers, health insurer vendors, and care management organizations
Status: Failed, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the amended text:
AM2361 AM2361 LB1157 LB1157 DLM - 02/26/2026 DLM - 02/26/2026 AMENDMENTS TO LB1157 Introduced by Banking, Commerce and Insurance. 1. Strike the original section and insert the following new section: Section 1. Beginning January 1, 2027, a health insurance plan, its contractors, and its affiliates shall not restrict the method of claim payment to a health care provider for health care services to a credit, charge, or debit card, or any combination thereof.
Sponsors
- Ben Hansen (NP, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Provisions/portions of LB1157 amended into LB967 by AM2797
- : Indefinitely postponed
- : Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2361 filed
- : Placed on General File with AM2361
- : Notice of hearing for February 23, 2026
- : Referred to Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee
- : Kauth FA817 filed
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LB1157?
- LB1157 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Provide payment method requirements for health insurers, health insurer vendors, and care management organizations.
- What is the status of LB1157?
- Failed as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Provisions/portions of LB1157 amended into LB967 by AM2797 (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB1157?
- Ben Hansen (NP, 16).
- Where is the official record for LB1157?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=63417
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