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ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 2CA
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Introduced by Brandt, 32.
Read first time July 25, 2024
Committee:
1 THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST
2 SPECIAL SESSION, RESOLVE THAT:
3 Section 1. At the general election in November 2024, the following
4 proposed amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska shall be submitted to
5 the electors of the State of Nebraska for approval or rejection:
6 To amend Article VIII, section 1:
7 VIII-1 The necessary revenue of the state and its governmental
8 subdivisions shall be raised by taxation in such manner as the
9 Legislature may direct. Notwithstanding Article I, section 16, Article
10 III, section 18, or Article VIII, section 4, of this Constitution or any
11 other provision of this Constitution to the contrary: (1) Taxes shall be
12 levied by valuation uniformly and proportionately upon all real property
13 and franchises as defined by the Legislature except as otherwise provided
14 in or permitted by this Constitution; (2) tangible personal property, as
15 defined by the Legislature, not exempted by this Constitution or by
16 legislation, shall all be taxed at depreciated cost using the same
17 depreciation method with reasonable class lives, as determined by the
18 Legislature, or shall all be taxed by valuation uniformly and
19 proportionately; (3) the Legislature may provide for a different method
20 of taxing motor vehicles and may also establish a separate class of motor
21 vehicles consisting of those owned and held for resale by motor vehicle
22 dealers which shall be taxed in the manner and to the extent provided by
23 the Legislature and may also establish a separate class for trucks,
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1 trailers, semitrailers, truck-tractors, or combinations thereof,
2 consisting of those owned by residents and nonresidents of this state,
3 and operating in interstate commerce, and may provide reciprocal and
4 proportionate taxation of such vehicles. The tax proceeds from motor
5 vehicles taxed in each county shall be allocated to the county and the
6 cities, villages, and school districts of such county; (4) the
7 Legislature may provide that agricultural land and horticultural land, as
8 defined by the Legislature, shall constitute a separate and distinct
9 class of property for purposes of taxation and may provide for a
10 different method of taxing agricultural land and horticultural land which
11 results in values that are not uniform and proportionate with all other
12 real property and franchises but which results in values that are uniform
13 and proportionate upon all property within the class of agricultural land
14 and horticultural land; (5) the Legislature may enact laws to provide
15 that the value of land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural
16 use shall for property tax purposes be that value which such land has for
17 agricultural or horticultural use without regard to any value which such
18 land might have for other purposes or uses; (6) the Legislature may
19 prescribe standards and methods for the determination of the value of
20 real property at uniform and proportionate values; (7) in furtherance of
21 the purposes for which such a law of the United States has been adopted,
22 whenever there exists a law of the United States which is intended to
23 protect a specifically designated type, use, user, or owner of property
24 or franchise from discriminatory state or local taxation, such property
25 or franchise shall constitute a separate class of property or franchise
26 under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and such property or franchise
27 may not be taken into consideration in determining whether taxes are
28 levied by valuation uniformly or proportionately upon any property or
29 franchise, and the Legislature may enact laws which statutorily recognize
30 such class and which tax or exempt from taxation such class of property
31 or franchise in such manner as it determines; and (8) the Legislature may
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1 provide that livestock shall constitute a separate and distinct class of
2 property for purposes of taxation and may further provide for reciprocal
3 and proportionate taxation of livestock located in this state for only
4 part of a year; and (9) the Legislature may provide that owner-occupied
5 housing, as defined by the Legislature, shall constitute a separate and
6 distinct class of property for purposes of taxation and may provide for a
7 different method of taxing owner-occupied housing which results in values
8 that are not uniform and proportionate with all other real property and
9 franchises but which results in values that are uniform and proportionate
10 upon all property within the class of owner-occupied housing. Each actual
11 property tax rate levied for a governmental subdivision shall be the same
12 for all classes of taxed property and franchises. Taxes uniform as to
13 class of property or the ownership or use thereof may be levied by
14 valuation or otherwise upon classes of intangible property as the
15 Legislature may determine, and such intangible property held in trust or
16 otherwise for the purpose of funding pension, profit-sharing, or other
17 employee benefit plans as defined by the Legislature may be declared
18 exempt from taxation. Taxes other than property taxes may be authorized
19 by law. Existing revenue laws shall continue in effect until changed by
20 the Legislature.
21 Sec. 2. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors
22 in the manner prescribed by the Constitution of Nebraska, Article XVI,
23 section 1, with the following ballot language:
24 A constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature to provide a
25 different method of taxing owner-occupied housing.
26 For
27 Against.
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