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NE LB331

Bill

Status

Failed

2/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Hardin

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Replaces Nebraska's property tax, income tax (personal and corporate), sales and use tax, and inheritance tax with a single 7.5% consumption tax on goods and services, effective January 1, 2028

  • Exempts groceries purchased for off-premises consumption, used property, business-to-business purchases, and items used for educational purposes from the consumption tax

  • Creates the Budget Equalization and Review Board with five regional representatives to oversee county and political subdivision funding, and the School Equalization and Review Board to manage school district funding through new state trust funds

  • Establishes the County Trust Fund, County Stabilization Fund, County Rainy Day Fund, Education Trust Fund, Education Stabilization Fund, and Education Facilities and Growth Fund to distribute state revenue to local governments and schools

  • Counties, cities, and villages may impose an additional consumption tax up to 1% only for bond repayment purposes; terminates tax-increment financing and existing local sales taxes

Legislative Description

Adopt the Nebraska EPIC Option Consumption Tax Act and terminate tax provisions

Last Action

Bill withdrawn

2/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Revenue1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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