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NE LB1067

Bill

Status

Passed

4/17/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robert Hallstrom

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Increases the documentary stamp tax rate from $2.32 to $3.32 per $1,000 of property value for real estate transfers before January 1, 2032, after which the rate reverts to $2.32

  • Allocates the additional $1.00 in tax revenue equally between two funds: $0.50 to the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund and $0.50 to the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund

  • Prohibits transfers from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund beginning July 1, 2027, protecting the fund from being redirected to other purposes

  • Requires remaining funds in the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund to be transferred to the General Fund beginning July 1, 2027, and Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund balances to transfer beginning July 1, 2029

  • Maintains the existing distribution of the base $2.32 tax: $0.50 to counties, $0.95 to Affordable Housing Trust Fund, $0.25 each to Site and Building Development Fund and Homeless Shelter Assistance Trust Fund, $0.30 to Behavioral Health Services Fund, and $0.07 to Domestic Violence and Sex Trafficking Survivor Housing Assistance Fund

Legislative Description

Change provisions relating to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the rate and disbursement of the documentary stamp tax, the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Fund, and the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund

Last Action

Approved by Governor on April 14, 2026

4/17/2026

Committee Referrals

Revenue1/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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