There are A LOT of important bills this week! Please take a little time each day to submit online comments and/or email the assigned committees.
The full Week’s public hearing schedule can be found here.
To submit an Online Comment to the record, click the link below the bill number of interest, scroll down on the Bill Page until you reach the header labeled History, directly below you will find a button that says, Submit an Online Comment for [Bill number].
Make Nebraska Education Patriotic Again!!! 🇺🇸
Get your on the record comments submitted by 8am on Monday!! Pt1 Call to Action!!
You can refer back to Monday’s Calls to Action here:
https://nagodotgroup.wordpress.com/2025/02/22/make-education-patriotic-again-nagos-weekly-schedule-2-24/
Save the Bees!!! 🐝 STOP the unnecessary extension of government!!! 🇺🇸 Get your on the record comments submitted by 8am on Tuesday!! Pt2 Call to Action!!
You can refer back to Tuesday’s Calls to Action here:
https://nagodotgroup.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/save-the-beekeepers-nagos-weekly-schedule-pt2-tuesday/
It’s OUR money! And we want it NOW! 🇺🇸 Get your on the record comments submitted by 8am on Wednesday!!! Pt3 Call to Action!!
You can refer back to Wednesday’s Call to Action here:
https://nagodotgroup.wordpress.com/2025/02/23/its-our-money-we-want-it-now-nagos-weekly-schedule-pt3-wednesday/
Thursday February 27, 2025
Executive Board
Room 2102 – 12:00 PM
OPPOSE: LR27CA
Introducer: Hunt
Description: Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms
Statement of Intent: *LR27CA would submit to voters a question on the 2026 general election ballot that would change the constitutional limit on consecutive legislative terms from two to three.*
* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *
Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59091
ALSO Email the Executive Board:
Sen. Ben Hansen, Chairperson – bhansen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach, Vice Chairperson – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Arch – jarch@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Beau Ballard – bballard@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Robert Clements (Ex Officio) – rclements@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Myron Dorn – mdorn@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Fredrickson – Jfredrickson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Terrell McKinney – tmckinney@leg.ne.gov
OPPOSE: LR19CA
Introducer: Dover
Description: Constitutional amendment to change legislative term limits to three consecutive terms
Statement of Intent: *LR19CA intends to ensure the citizens of Nebraska receive the most effective representation while keeping term limits in place.*
* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *
Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59458
ALSO Email the Executive Board:
Sen. Ben Hansen, Chairperson – bhansen@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach, Vice Chairperson – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Arch – jarch@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Beau Ballard – bballard@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Robert Clements (Ex Officio) – rclements@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Myron Dorn – mdorn@leg.ne.gov
Sen. John Fredrickson – Jfredrickson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Terrell McKinney – tmckinney@leg.ne.gov
Revenue
Room 1524 – 1:30 PM
SUPPORT: LB424
Introducer: Andersen
Description: Limit increases in property tax bills
Statement of Intent: *LB 424 establishes the Capping Annual Property tax Increases for Taxpayers Act (CAP IT Act). This bill limits the annual growth of property tax bills for individual parcels to the lesser of the inflation rate or three percent. Overall, the CAP IT Act aims to provide property owners of Nebraska with predictability and protection against excessive tax increases from year to year.*
More Information: It’s not EPIC, but this is a good start to at least do something that addresses the ever increasing property taxes.
* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *
Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59486
ALSO Email the Revenue Committee:
Sen. R. Brad von Gillern, Chairperson – bvongillern@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson, Vice Chairperson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. George Dungan – Gdungan@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Kathleen Kauth – kkauth@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dave Murman – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tony Sorrentino – TSorrentino@leg.ne.gov
Friday February 28, 2025
Revenue
Room 1524 – 1:30 PM
NEUTRAL: LR12CA
Introducer: Kauth
Description: Constitutional amendment to impose a limit on ad valorem taxes for real property, provide a new method of valuing real property for tax purposes, provide certain exceptions, and eliminate conflicting constitutional provisions
Statement of Intent: *N/A
More Information: Kauth introduced this legislation during the special session as well. It’s based on Prop 13 in CA, and it’s at the same price. So we wouldn’t use mass appraisals anymore is how she’d explained it to us.
* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Friday, February 28, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *
Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59049
ALSO Email the Revenue Committee:
Sen. R. Brad von Gillern, Chairperson – bvongillern@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson, Vice Chairperson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. George Dungan – Gdungan@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Kathleen Kauth – kkauth@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dave Murman – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tony Sorrentino – TSorrentino@leg.ne.gov
NEUTRAL: LB479
Introducer: Moser
Description: Change the distribution of sales and use tax revenue
Statement of Intent: *N/A
* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Friday, February 28, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *
Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59638
ALSO Email the Revenue Committee:
Sen. R. Brad von Gillern, Chairperson – bvongillern@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson, Vice Chairperson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. George Dungan – Gdungan@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Kathleen Kauth – kkauth@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dave Murman – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tony Sorrentino – TSorrentino@leg.ne.gov
NEUTRAL: LB439
Introducer: Spivey
Description: Adopt the Property Tax Circuit Breaker Act
Statement of Intent: *N/A
* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Friday, February 28, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *
Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59754
ALSO Email the Revenue Committee:
Sen. R. Brad von Gillern, Chairperson – bvongillern@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson, Vice Chairperson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. George Dungan – Gdungan@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Kathleen Kauth – kkauth@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dave Murman – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tony Sorrentino – TSorrentino@leg.ne.gov
OPPOSE: LB712
Introducer: Hughes
Description: Change the tax on sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems
Statement of Intent: *LB712 replaces the current bifurcated tax structure for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and replaces it with a 40% wholesale tax.*
* If you can not join us in person, please submit online testimony. The comments must be submitted and confirmed by Friday, February 28, 2025, at 8:00 AM! *
Download the Bill Introduction and Submit an Online Comment here: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=58761
ALSO Email the Revenue Committee:
Sen. R. Brad von Gillern, Chairperson – bvongillern@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Mike Jacobson, Vice Chairperson – mjacobson@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Eliot Bostar – Ebostar@leg.ne.gov
Sen. George Dungan – Gdungan@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Teresa lbach – tibach@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Kathleen Kauth – kkauth@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Dave Murman – dmurman@leg.ne.gov
Sen. Tony Sorrentino – TSorrentino@leg.ne.gov
This was the FINAL of NAGOs Weekly Schedule – THURSDAY & FRIDAY!
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