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2025 NESCPA Legislative Agenda

March 17, 2025

Bill No.Brief Description

Position

Hearing Date/Status

Testimony
LB81(Hardin) Provides a fix for the “missing year” of the Property Tax Credit.

Support

2/26/2025

Remains in committee.

Jim Greisch testified on behalf of Society, Omaha Chamber & Lincoln Chamber.

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LB152(J. Cavanaugh) Creates a homestead exemption of the first $100,000 of the actual value of the homestead.

Support

3/12/2025

Remains in committee.

Submitted online comments.

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LB171(Brandt) Would change provisions relating to individual and corporate income tax rates, locking income tax reductions at 4.99%

Oppose

3/13/2025

Remains in committee.

Submitted online comments.

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LB200(Sorrentino) Provides for exemptions under the Personal Property Tax Relief Act

Watch (hearing held prior to determination of positions)

1/23/2025

Remains in committee.

n/a
LB280(von Gillern) Requires the annual audit report of authorized gaming operators, completed by an independent CPA authorized to practice in Nebraska, to be submitted to the Auditor of Public Accounts for review of the report for math errors, improper accounting, and other deficiencies.

Oppose

2/10/2025

Remains in committee.

Korby Gilbertson testified on behalf of the Society.
LB331(Hardin) Would adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act and terminate tax provisions

Oppose

Withdrawn.

n/a
LB401(von Gillern) PTET Technical Corrections

Support

1/29/2024

Speaker Priority Bill

Koley Jessen testified on behalf of the Society.
LB415(Ballard) Changes some provisions related to paid sick time that were unintended consequences of the Employees and Employers of the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

Support

2/24/2025

Business & Labor Priority Bill

Signed onto white paper from the Nebraska Chamber that was presented before the Business & Labor Committee.

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LB468(Clements) Changes provisions relating to inheritance taxes, changes certain fee and tax provisions, and eliminates a sales tax exemption relating to data centers.

Watch

2/5/2025

Clements Priority Bill

n/a
LB647(Revenue) Shell Bill - Change property tax provisions relating to net book value

Watch

3/26/2025

Revenue Priority Bill

 
LB648(Revenue) Shell Bill - Change the sales and use tax rate

Watch

3/26/2025

 
LB649(Revenue) Shell Bill - Change provisions relating to an income tax rate

Watch

3/26/2025

Sanders Priority Bill

 
LB650(von Gillern) Eliminates certain sales tax exemptions, changes income tax provisions relating to nonresident income and certain tax credits (convenience of employer rule), and provides and changes certain sunset dates relating to tax incentives.

Oppose

3/19/2025

Revenue Priority Bill

Korby Gilbertson testifying on behalf of the Society.
LR10CA(Hardin) Constitutional Amendment to require the state to impose a consumption tax or an excise tax on all new goods and services and to provide a tax exemption for grocery items.

Oppose

 

Withdrawn
LR11CA(Hardin) Constitutional Amendment to prohibit governmental entities from imposing any taxes other than retail consumption taxes and excise taxes.

Oppose

 

Withdrawn
LR13CA(Hallstrom) Constitutional Amendment to prohibit the levying of an inheritance tax

Support

3/12/2025

Submitted online comments.

READ TESTIMONY