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NE LB487

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Terrell McKinney

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 7-member Restitution and Redress for Redlining Task Force to study historical redlining practices in Nebraska, particularly the 1935 Omaha Home Owner Loan Corporation maps that designated predominantly African-American and immigrant neighborhoods as "hazardous" for mortgage lending

  • Task force members appointed by the Governor from diverse backgrounds: 2 from the Commission on African American Affairs, 3 from the second congressional district, and 1 each from the first and third congressional districts, with no political party affiliation allowed

  • Requires the task force to develop reparation proposals, recommend compensation methods for redlining victims and their descendants, and submit annual reports to the Legislature by November 1 each year until termination on November 1, 2028

  • Creates the Restoration Study Fund, funded by redirecting all proceeds from the Marijuana and Controlled Substances Tax (section 77-4303) from the bill's effective date until November 1, 2028

  • Grants the task force authority to hold hearings, request witness testimony, compel document production through district court orders, and access information from state agencies including confidential records

Legislative Description

Adopt the Restitution and Redress for Redlining Task Force Act

Last Action

Title printed. Carryover bill

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Government, Military and Veterans Affairs1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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