LR19CA LR19CA
2024 2024
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 19CA
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Introduced by Slama, 1.
Read first time July 29, 2024
Committee: Revenue
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 add a new section 14 to Article VIII:
7 VIII-14 Unless allowed by voters at a statewide general election,
8 the maximum annual percentage increase in state fiscal year spending is
9 limited to the rate of inflation plus the percentage change in the
10 state's population from the prior fiscal year.
11 Sec. 2. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors
12 in the manner prescribed by the Constitution of Nebraska, Article XVI,
13 section 1, with the following ballot language:
14 A constitutional amendment to prohibit the state from increasing
15 fiscal year spending beyond a limit based on inflation and population
16 change unless allowed by voters at a statewide general election.
17 For
18 Against.
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