# Nebraska LB288: Change provisions of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act Nebraska LB288, Change provisions of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act, is a 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions legislature bill sponsored by Urban Affairs Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Provisions/portions of LB626 amended into LB288 by AM733); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NE-LB288-109 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nebraska LB288 - State: Nebraska - Session: 109th Legislature 1st and 2nd Sessions - Title: Change provisions of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, the Community Development Law, the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act - Status: signed - Chamber: legislature - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Provisions/portions of LB626 amended into LB288 by AM733 - Sponsor: Urban Affairs Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Urban Affairs Committee - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (403 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clean energy assessments add resiliency and new builds: benefit, low. Cities can now use property‑linked clean energy financing for grid resiliency, like backup power, batteries, and smart‑grid tech. The financing can also cover efficiency work for buildings that will be built on the property. Local ordinances must verify that funded systems are installed correctly a… - Trust Fund pays faster, enforces clawbacks: mixed, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Affordable Housing Trust Fund awards pay 80% of eligible development costs at approval and 20% at project completion. Recipients must file quarterly cost schedules within 30 days after each quarter and provide proof if asked. The department recaptures unspent funds after the… - Blight rules tie to affordable housing share: mixed, medium. Affordable housing now includes workforce housing, homes for people under 150% of county median income, and homes under federal section 42. An area can be declared blighted if less than 20% of its housing is affordable. If a tax‑division project adds housing there, the city may approve it only if a… - Simpler energy code reviews for funded housing: mixed, medium. The 2018 energy code applies to new state‑funded buildings built after July 1, 2020, except for certain Trust Fund projects named in this law. If a city or county already reviewed plans under a local code that includes the 2018 energy code, the state does not re‑review them. The funding agency must… - Workforce Housing Fund sources and sunset rules: mixed, medium. The workforce housing fund can take money from the Legislature, grants, private donations, and other sources. The department creates a subaccount to support Economic Recovery Act housing and land‑parcel prep. If a grantee does not start a qualified activity within 24 months, it must return the gran… - Workforce housing grants: lower match, stricter rules: mixed, medium. Grants are competitive through FY 2026‑27 and capped at $10 million per nonprofit over two years. Matching funds drop to at least 25% for grants awarded on or after July 19, 2024 (50% before that date). A prior grantee must have spent at least 50% of earlier awards to get more funds. Applicants mus… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Urban Affairs Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | legislature | Final Reading | pass | 43 | 6 | | | 2025-05-01 | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 | | 2025-04-23 | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 | | 2025-04-23 | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 | | 2025-04-23 | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 | | 2025-04-23 | legislature | Vote | fail | 42 | 0 | 7 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 41 | 0 | 8 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 38 | 0 | 11 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 | | | legislature | Vote | fail | 40 | 0 | 9 | ## Actions (32) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB626 amended into LB288 by AM733 (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB622 amended into LB288 by AM968 (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB531 amended into LB288 by AM1181 (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Provisions/portions of LB450 amended into LB288 by AM733 (legislature) - 2025-05-30: Approved by Governor on May 30, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Presented to Governor on May 28, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: President/Speaker signed (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Passed on Final Reading 43-6*-0 (legislature) - 2025-05-28: Dispensing of reading at large approved (legislature) - 2025-05-06: Enrollment and Review ST30 recorded (legislature) - 2025-05-06: Enrollment and Review ST30 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-06: Placed on Final Reading with ST30 (legislature) - 2025-05-01: Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment (legislature) - 2025-05-01: Kauth AM1181 adopted (legislature) - 2025-05-01: Kauth AM1181 filed (legislature) - 2025-05-01: Enrollment and Review ER55 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-29: Enrollment and Review ER55 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-29: Placed on Select File with ER55 (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Urban Affairs AM733 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-23: Dover AM968 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-23: McKinney AM1074 adopted (legislature) - 2025-04-23: McKinney AM1052 withdrawn (legislature) - 2025-04-15: McKinney AM1074 to AM733 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-14: McKinney AM1052 to AM733 filed (legislature) - 2025-04-10: Dover AM968 to AM733 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-26: Urban Affairs AM733 filed (legislature) - 2025-03-26: Placed on General File with AM733 (legislature) - 2025-03-13: Urban Affairs priority bill (legislature) - 2025-01-27: Notice of hearing for February 04, 2025 (legislature) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Urban Affairs Committee (legislature) - 2025-01-15: Date of introduction (legislature) ## Bill text - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Intro/LB288.pdf) - Enrolled / Slip Law: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB288.pdf) - Final / Enacted: [PDF](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Final/LB288.pdf) ## Related bills - LB468: Change provisions relating to inheritance taxes, change certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminate a sales tax exemption relating to data centers (failed) - 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