LR20CA LR20CA
2024 2024
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 20CA
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 Any person may sue the state, in a manner prescribed by the
8 Legislature, if state fiscal year spending is increased beyond the rate
9 of inflation plus the percentage change in the state's population from
10 the prior fiscal year without prior voter approval at a statewide general
11 election in violation of the laws of the State of Nebraska.
12 Sec. 2. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors
13 in the manner prescribed by the Constitution of Nebraska, Article XVI,
14 section 1, with the following ballot language:
15 A constitutional amendment to allow suits against the state if state
16 fiscal year spending is increased beyond a limit based on inflation and
17 population change without prior voter approval at a statewide general
18 election in violation of the laws of the State of Nebraska.
19 For
20 Against.
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