Nebraska legislation · 109th Legislature
Nebraska LB597: Change provisions relating to foundation aid, local effort rate yield, adjusted valuations of property, and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act
Status: Failed, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the amended text:
AM183 AM183 LB597 LB597 LPB - 02/06/2025 LPB - 02/06/2025 AMENDMENTS TO LB597 Introduced by DeBoer, 10. 1. Strike original section 2 and insert the following new section: Section 1. Section 77-3442, Revised Statutes Cumulative Supplement, 2024, is amended to read: 77-3442 (1) Property tax levies for the support of local governments for fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1998, shall be limited to the amounts set forth in this section except as provided in section 77-3444. (2)(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (2)(b) and (2)(e) of this section, school districts and multiple-district school systems may levy a maximum levy of: (i) Through fiscal year 2024-25, one dollar and five cents per one hundred dollars of taxable valuation of property subject to the levy; and . (ii) For fiscal year 2025-26 and each fiscal year thereafter, ninety-five cents per one hundred dollars of taxable valuation of property subject to the levy. (b) For each fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2017-18, learning communities may levy a maximum levy for the general fund budgets of member school districts of ninety-five cents per one hundred dollars of taxable valuation of property subject to the levy. The proceeds from the levy pursuant to this subdivision shall be distributed pursuant to section 79-1073. (c) Except as provided in subdivision (2)(e) of this …
Sponsors
- Wendy DeBoer (NP, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Indefinitely postponed
- : Title printed. Carryover bill
- : DeBoer AM183 filed
- : Notice of hearing for February 10, 2025
- : Referred to Education Committee
- : Date of introduction
Common questions
- What is LB597?
- LB597 is a bill in the Nebraska Legislature (109th Legislature): Change provisions relating to foundation aid, local effort rate yield, adjusted valuations of property, and certification dates under the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act.
- What is the status of LB597?
- Failed as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Indefinitely postponed (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored LB597?
- Wendy DeBoer (NP, 10).
- Where is the official record for LB597?
- On the Nebraska Legislature website: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59798
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