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NebraskaLB78109th Legislature 1st and 2nd SessionslegislatureWALLET

Adopt the Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Assistance Act, change provisions relating to sentencing juveniles, and change the rate and allocation of the documentary stamp tax

Sponsored By: Eliot Bostar

Signed by Governor

Revenue Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

More housing help for abuse survivors

The law creates a DHHS program to keep domestic violence and sex trafficking survivors housed. Help can cover rent, utilities, deposits, and other housing costs. DHHS can give grants and loans and pay approved 501(c)(3) groups or tribes that have an agreement with the state. Money flows through a new Survivor Housing Assistance Fund. After a survivor’s housing bills are fully paid, up to 20% of that cost can go to certified groups to buy or fix housing for survivors.

Transfer tax funds housing and services

For each $2.32 collected, the county keeps $0.50. The rest goes to the State Treasurer, who credits $0.95 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, $0.25 to the Site and Building Development Fund, $0.25 to the Homeless Shelter Assistance Trust Fund, $0.30 to the Behavioral Health Services Fund, and $0.07 to the Survivor Housing Assistance Fund.

Judges weigh abuse and trafficking

When a judge decides probation instead of jail, the law requires extra weight for two factors. First, the person was abused by a family or household member, a sexual partner, or someone who used them for money. Second, the person is a trafficking victim as defined in state law. These are added mitigating reasons in sentencing.

Higher tax on real estate transfers

The tax on transferring real estate is $2.32 for each $1,000 of value or fraction of $1,000. The person signing the deed pays this tax. This replaces the old $2.25 rate.

Clearer rules for counting property sales

Assessors count a transaction as a sale if the stated price is over $100 or if more than $2.32 in documentary stamp tax was paid. This changes which transfers go into sales studies used to value property. Using more sales can raise assessed values for some owners and lower them for others over time.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Eliot Bostar

    Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 236 • No: 4

legislature vote • 5/14/2025

Final Reading

Yes: 49 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/9/2025

Vote

Yes: 39 • No: 0 • Other: 10

legislature vote • 3/19/2025

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 2 • Other: 14

legislature vote • 3/19/2025

Vote

Yes: 43 • No: 0 • Other: 6

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 33 • No: 2 • Other: 14

legislature vote • Unknown

Vote

Yes: 39 • No: 0 • Other: 10

Actions Timeline

  1. Provisions/portions of LB159 amended into LB78 by AM737

    6/6/2025legislature

  2. Approved by Governor on May 20, 2025

    5/20/2025legislature

  3. Presented to Governor on May 14, 2025

    5/14/2025legislature

  4. President/Speaker signed

    5/14/2025legislature

  5. Passed on Final Reading 49-0-0

    5/14/2025legislature

  6. Dispensing of reading at large approved

    5/14/2025legislature

  7. Enrollment and Review ST19 recorded

    4/15/2025legislature

  8. Enrollment and Review ST19 filed

    4/15/2025legislature

  9. Placed on Final Reading with ST19

    4/15/2025legislature

  10. Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment

    4/9/2025legislature

  11. Bostar AM784 adopted

    4/9/2025legislature

  12. Enrollment and Review ER29 adopted

    4/9/2025legislature

  13. Bostar AM784 filed

    4/3/2025legislature

  14. Enrollment and Review ER29 filed

    3/27/2025legislature

  15. Placed on Select File with ER29

    3/27/2025legislature

  16. Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial

    3/19/2025legislature

  17. Guereca AM737 adopted

    3/19/2025legislature

  18. Guereca AM737 filed

    3/19/2025legislature

  19. State-Tribal Relations priority bill

    3/11/2025legislature

  20. Placed on General File

    3/10/2025legislature

  21. Notice of hearing for January 22, 2025

    1/15/2025legislature

  22. Referred to Revenue Committee

    1/13/2025legislature

  23. Date of introduction

    1/9/2025legislature

Bill Text

  • Introduced

    1/9/2025

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  • Enrolled / Slip Law

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  • Final / Enacted

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