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Committee hears support to remove community colleges from ‘truth‑in‑taxation’ postcard requirement (LB495)

2469077 · February 26, 2025
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Summary

Sponsor Sen. Ben Hansen said LB495 simply removes community colleges from the truth‑in‑taxation postcard requirement after their levy authority was largely eliminated; community college representatives and NACO supported the change as a cost‑saving technical fix.

Senator Ben Hansen opened his brief presentation to say LB 495 would remove community colleges from the Property Tax Request Act’s postcard requirement, often called “truth‑in‑taxation” postcards, because community college levy authority has been largely curtailed by statewide funding changes.

Why it matters: The statute requires certain taxing entities to send postcards to property owners when…

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