IN UNUSUAL MOVE, MAJOR TAX BILL RE-ADVANCED FROM COMMITTEE AFTER CONCERNS RAISED

LINCOLN- Last Thursday, LB388, a major tax relief proposal introduced at the request of Gov. Pillen, was voted out of the Revenue Committee. However, after concerns were raised by Sen. John Cavanaugh over the fact that an actual draft of the bill was not available, it was pulled back into committee.

On Tuesday, Sen. Lou Ann Linehan and the Revenue Committee re-advanced the bill on a 7-1 vote, this time with a 62-page amendment. The new amendment corrected several errors in the original proposal that committee members said appeared during the bill-drafting process. The updated proposal, which would shift funding for K-12 education onto state sales taxes to lower property taxes, is to be debated upon Wednesday.

Several school groups, including Omaha Public Schools, said they are still digesting the content of LB388. Liz Standish, associate superintended of Lincoln Public Schools, said the newest version of the proposal appears to address concerns about the new revenue cap being too restrictive for school districts.

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