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Appropriate funds for salaries of constitutional officers

Sponsored By: John Arch

Signed by Governor

Appropriations Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

13 provisions identified: 11 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Pay for retired state judges

The law funds retired judges’ pay. It provides $72,436 in FY2025-26 and $72,436 in FY2026-27. The salary cap is $69,832 each year.

Pay set for top state judges

The law funds Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges. For FY2025-26: Supreme Court $1,885,504; Appeals $1,556,026. For FY2026-27: Supreme Court $1,908,959; Appeals $1,577,052. Salary caps are $1,575,388 and $1,282,817 each year.

Pay set for trial court judges

The law funds district, juvenile, and county court judges. District/Juvenile: $17,331,218 (FY2025-26) and $17,533,770 (FY2026-27); cap $14,569,523 each year. County Court: $14,278,652 and $14,448,176; cap $11,950,447 each year.

Salaries for Workers’ Comp Court

The law funds Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court pay from a Cash Fund. Judges: $1,488,346 in FY2025-26 and $1,488,346 in FY2026-27; cap $1,249,057 each year. Retired/acting judges: $55,267 each year; cap $51,339.

Pay for Attorney General

The law funds the Attorney General’s pay. It provides $142,367 in FY2025-26 and $142,367 in FY2026-27. The salary cap is $95,000 each year.

Pay for Board of Parole

The law funds Board of Parole salaries. It provides $745,039 in FY2025-26 and $777,249 in FY2026-27. Salary caps are $550,121 and $567,437.

Pay for governor and lieutenant governor

The law funds the top two executive officers. Governor: $151,900 in FY2025-26 and $151,900 in FY2026-27; cap $105,000 each year. Lieutenant Governor: $120,009 each year; cap $75,000.

Pay for Public Service Commission

The law funds Public Service Commissioners’ pay. It provides $506,453 in FY2025-26 and $506,453 in FY2026-27. The salary cap is $375,000 each year.

Pay for Secretary of State and Auditor

The law funds these constitutional officers. Secretary of State: $126,404 (FY2025-26) and $129,542 (FY2026-27); cap $85,000 each year. Auditor of Public Accounts: $132,614 and $136,399; cap $85,000 each year.

Pay for State Treasurer

The law funds the State Treasurer’s pay from General and Cash Funds. FY2025-26: $50,576 GF + $87,035 CF = $137,611. FY2026-27: $52,200 GF + $89,843 CF = $142,043. The salary cap is $85,000 each year.

Pay for Tax Equalization Commission

The law funds the Tax Equalization and Review Commission. It provides $856,970 in FY2025-26 and $862,867 in FY2026-27. The salary cap is $697,672 each year.

Tax Commissioner pay and budget rule

The law funds the Tax Commissioner’s pay: $275,784 in FY2025-26 and $285,524 in FY2026-27, split between General and Cash Funds. Salary caps are $212,972 and $219,613. If money or caps are short, the Commissioner must ask the Legislature for more through the deficit process. The Department of Administrative Services cannot raise the appropriation or cap on its own.

How the state pays and caps salaries

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes payments for these FY2025-26 and FY2026-27 salary appropriations. The Director of Administrative Services must draw warrants, and the State Treasurer must pay them. Programs in this act cannot use their funds to pay workers’ compensation premium assessments. The law defines what counts toward the salary limit and caps salary spending, with small increases allowed for certified prior‑year encumbrances.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • John Arch

    legislature

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 162 • No: 7

legislature vote • 4/24/2026

Vote

Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8

legislature vote • 5/15/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 42 • No: 7

legislature vote • 5/7/2025

Vote

Yes: 38 • No: 0 • Other: 11

legislature vote • 5/7/2025

Vote

Yes: 41 • No: 0 • Other: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on May 21, 2025

    5/27/2025legislature

  2. Presented to Governor on May 15, 2025

    5/19/2025legislature

  3. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    5/15/2025legislature

  4. Passed on Final Reading with Emergency Clause 42-7*-0

    5/15/2025legislature

  5. President/Speaker signed

    5/15/2025legislature

  6. Placed on Final Reading

    5/12/2025legislature

  7. Clements FA158 withdrawn

    5/9/2025legislature

  8. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    5/9/2025legislature

  9. Placed on Select File

    5/8/2025legislature

  10. Appropriations AM834 adopted

    5/7/2025legislature

  11. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    5/7/2025legislature

  12. Placed on General File with AM834

    4/29/2025legislature

  13. Appropriations AM834 filed

    4/29/2025legislature

  14. Clements FA158 to AM834 filed

    4/29/2025legislature

  15. Notice of hearing for February 18, 2025

    2/4/2025legislature

  16. Referred to Appropriations Committee

    1/17/2025legislature

  17. Date of introduction

    1/15/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    5/27/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

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  • Final / Enacted

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