Nebraska lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill aimed at tax changes in order to reduce property taxes. LB388 advanced on a vote of 28-12. The bill remains a work in progress which Elkhorn Sen. Lou Ann Linehan hopes to make changes to at the second stage of debate…
Several lawmakers were surprised when Bayard Sen. Steve Erdman made a last-minute vote change to allow lawmakers to reach 33 votes to invoke cloture on the bill. Negotiations on the bill could involve a host of options. The bill originally proposed up to a 1-cent increase in state sales tax and add sales tax to such items as pop and candy, state lottery tickets, pet services and other items in order to raise about $650 million in revenue to lower property taxes.