---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide procedures for choosing a method of payment for payments under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act"
description: "Provide procedures for choosing a method of payment for payments under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "105"
identifier: "LB 957"
citation: "Nebraska LB 957 (105)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e11dca20-fee0-4bda-bd3f-a2b0dc246945"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2018"
source_hash: "a6e0f2eb541d44a69c12c5665be751a00d04e4573616ca4dc7581173694b8e5f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 957 (105) — Provide procedures for choosing a method of payment for payments under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Intro/LB957.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Final/LB957.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/105/PDF/Slip/LB957.pdf)

## Votes

- Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Business and Labor AM1952 adopted — **32–0** (fail) · legislature
- Lowe AM2818 adopted — **33–0** (fail) · legislature
- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Lowe AM2659 adopted — **28–0** (fail) · legislature
- McDonnell AM2673 adopted — **31–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-04-23** Approved by Governor on April 19, 2018 `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-18** Presented to Governor on April 18, 2018 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-18** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0 `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2018-04-10** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2018-04-10** Lowe AM2818 adopted
- **2018-04-10** Lowe AM2818 filed `filing`
- **2018-04-10** Enrollment and Review ER148 adopted
- **2018-03-27** Enrollment and Review ER148 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-27** Placed on Select File with ER148 `filing`
- **2018-03-26** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2018-03-26** McDonnell AM2673 adopted
- **2018-03-26** McDonnell AM2673 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-26** Lowe AM2659 adopted
- **2018-03-26** Lowe AM2659 filed `filing`
- **2018-03-26** Business and Labor AM1952 adopted
- **2018-02-22** Business and Labor AM1952 filed `filing`
- **2018-02-22** Placed on General File with AM1952 `filing`
- **2018-02-21** Speaker priority bill
- **2018-01-26** Notice of hearing for February 05, 2018
- **2018-01-11** Referred to Business and Labor Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-10** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e11dca20-fee0-4bda-bd3f-a2b0dc246945`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).