LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – The senators who brought the discrepancy in language in in the property tax reform bill to voters’ attention say they have a plan to rectify the error.
State Sens. Tom Brandt, Loren Lippencott, Danielle Conrad, Steve Erdman, Brian Hardin, and Jen Day signed a statement saying they will introduce a bill in the next legislative session to fix the error in the bill passed in August’s special session.
The error, according to the statement, a error in LB34 “inadvertently nullified” Nebraskans’ ability to collect on their 2023 property tax credit when they file their 2024 income tax.
“We are now encouraging all Nebraskans to begin contacting their State Senators, urging them to support this important piece of legislation for next year. We believe the good citizens of Nebraska should not have to shoulder a financial burden created by the Legislature,” the statement said.
The statement says the senators believe “emergency legislation” should be able to fix the issue, pending the next legislative session in January 2025.
Read the senators’ full statement
“In the haste of wanting to give Nebraskans some much needed property tax relief, Nebraska State Senators inadvertently nullified the opportunity for many Nebraskans to collect their 2023 property tax credit when they file their 2024 income tax return later next year. The error occurred when the Legislature passed LB 34 during the special session of the Legislature in August of this year.
This problem can be easily rectified by passing legislation early next year. Nebraskans are entitled to receive the credit owed to them for property taxes paid in 2023, and we believe that emergency legislation can and should be passed early in January 2025 to resolve this oversight.
A bill has been drafted and will be introduced by Sen. Brian Hardin of Gering (LD48) in January 2025 to correct the error contained in LB 34. We are now encouraging all Nebraskans to begin contacting their State Senators, urging them to support this important piece of legislation for next year. We believe the good citizens of Nebraska should not have to shoulder a financial burden created by the Legislature.
Although State Senator Erdman won’t be returning to the Legislature next year due to term limits, we, the undersigned, support legislation in January 2025 to recover the lost 2023 property tax credit that is rightfully owed to Nebraska taxpayers.”
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