Bills affecting Homeowner in Nebraska — 2026 session

Provide regulation of and requirements for energy storage resources and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax

Require education for county attorneys, members of county planning commissions, and county board members and change provisions relating to conditional use or special exception zoning determinations and appeals

Include extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction in municipal elections and districts

Rename the School District Property Tax Relief Act as the Live Here Thrive Here Act and the School District Property Tax Relief Credit Fund as the Live Here Thrive Here Credit Fund and change the distribution of property tax credits under the act

Change provisions relating to the amount of relief granted under the School District Property Tax Relief Act

Adopt the First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act and change provisions relating to the Sports Arena Facility Financing Assistance Act, the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act, the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act, property tax valuation and levy procedures, homestead exemptions, and income taxes

Change provisions relating to late applications for homestead exemptions

Change provisions relating to county assessors, the Property Tax Administrator, real property assessments, taxes levied in counties, delinquent taxes owed to counties, remission of sales and use taxes, and mobile homes

Increase and provide for inflation adjustments for amounts exempt from judicial enforcement and the homestead and exempt property allowances

Adopt the Nameplate Capacity Tax Facility Standards Act and change provisions relating to property tax exemptions and the nameplate capacity tax

Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain veterans and surviving spouses

Change provisions relating to the Property Tax Request Act and property tax levy limits

Change provisions relating to the calculation of property tax request authority under the Property Tax Growth Limitation Act

Require the county assessor and one voting member of the governing bodies of participating political subdivisions to attend joint public hearings under the Property Tax Request Act

Adopt changes to federal law regarding banking and finance, change provisions relating to control of certain banks and trust companies, digital asset depository institutions, interest rates on certain loans, installment loans, mortgage loan originators, mortgage bankers, and the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act, and change references to the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act in the Controllable Electronic Record Fraud Prevention Act

Adopt the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Service Providers Tax Credit Act and eliminate personal property tax and sales and use tax exemptions relating to data centers

Change provisions relating to homestead exemptions for certain veterans and a property tax exemption for certain facilities

Define a term and change tax credit provisions under the Nebraska Property Tax Incentive Act

Provide an income tax credit for renters and change provisions relating to a property tax credit

Change provisions relating to withholding money due to noncompliance with budget limits, property tax request authority, and annual audits for certain political subdivisions