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Committee hears short bill to permit legislative disapproval of certain claims decisions
Summary
LB618 would create a statutory mechanism allowing the Legislature to disapprove claims disallowed by the State Claims Board after the sixtieth day filing. The measure was presented as a procedural vehicle to handle any future disallowed claims that may arrive by statutory deadline.
Legal counsel for the Business and Labor Committee explained LB618 as a procedural bill to permit the Legislature to disapprove certain claims decisions after the State Claims Board acts or if claims arrive after the statutory sixtieth‑day filing deadline.
Thomas Helget told the committee LB618 is a shell bill that creates the process needed to allow later hearings and legislative action on claims that may be submitted to the clerk by the sixtieth day of the session (April 11). He said no disallowances were pending at the time of the hearing but that the statutory calendar requires a vehicle to ensure the Legislature can review and, if appropriate, disapprove claims that the State Claims Board declines to pay.
The committee had no proponents or opponents for LB618 at the hearing and the introducer waived closing comments. No formal action occurred; the bill is positioned as a technical vehicle to enable follow‑up claims work during the session if necessary.
