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NebraskaLB123109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessionslegislature

Change provisions relating to withholding money due to noncompliance with budget limits, property tax request authority, and annual audits for certain political subdivisions

Sponsored By: Rita Sanders

Signed by Governor

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.

State aid paused for budget, tax, or audit failures

When the Auditor finds a local government broke budget limits, missed audit filing, or failed property tax forms, the State Treasurer stops its state aid. The Treasurer holds the money for six months. If the government fixes the problem in time, it gets the held money. If not, the money is forfeited and sent to other aid recipients in the county, or to the Highway Allocation Fund if none exist. Homestead exemption reimbursements that are forfeited go to the General Fund. Aid keeps being forfeited until the Auditor confirms compliance, and after 12 months without compliance the unit loses future aid eligibility; eligibility resumes once it complies.

Annual property tax request forms required

The State Auditor creates forms to calculate each local government's property tax request authority and unused authority. Every political subdivision must file these forms by September 30, 2025, and by September 30 every year after. If a subdivision does not file or is not following the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Auditor notifies the subdivision and the State Treasurer.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Rita Sanders

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 140 • No: 0

legislature vote • 3/20/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 45 • No: 0 • Other: 4

legislature vote • 3/11/2025

Vote

Yes: 29 • No: 0 • Other: 20

legislature vote • 2/21/2025

Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 0 • Other: 12

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 29 • No: 0 • Other: 20

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on March 25, 2025

    3/25/2025legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on March 20, 2025

    3/20/2025legislature

  3. President/Speaker signed

    3/20/2025legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4

    3/20/2025legislature

  5. Enrollment and Review ST11 recorded

    3/17/2025legislature

  6. Enrollment and Review ST11 filed

    3/17/2025legislature

  7. Placed on Final Reading with ST11

    3/17/2025legislature

  8. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    3/11/2025legislature

  9. Sanders AM407 adopted

    3/11/2025legislature

  10. Sanders AM407 filed

    2/27/2025legislature

  11. Placed on Select File

    2/26/2025legislature

  12. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    2/21/2025legislature

  13. Placed on General File

    2/7/2025legislature

  14. Notice of hearing for January 29, 2025

    1/22/2025legislature

  15. Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee

    1/14/2025legislature

  16. Date of introduction

    1/10/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/10/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

    PDF

  • Final / Enacted

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