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Committee hears two bills to expand homestead exemption for partially disabled veterans
Summary
Joint hearings on LB272 and LB425 focused on expanding Nebraska's homestead exemption to veterans with less than 100% VA disability ratings; proponents argued the change would provide targeted property‑tax relief, while senators and county officials raised fiscal questions and possible caps to limit cost.
Sen. George Dungan and Sen. Bob Anderson presented competing but related proposals to expand Nebraska's homestead exemption for veterans with partial service‑connected disabilities.
Dungan's bill, LB272, would extend the existing homestead exemption (which currently applies to veterans with a 100% disability rating) to veterans with more than a 10% service‑connected disability, applying the exemption proportionally to the disability percentage. Anderson's bill, LB425 (the Vets Act), narrows that expansion to veterans rated 80%–90% disabled and would also scale the exemption to the disability percentage.
Why it matters: Supporters said many disabled veterans now fall below the 100% threshold used in current Nebraska law but still face significant property tax burdens. Lance Molina, a disabled Air Force veteran testifying in support, said Nebraska's all‑or‑nothing approach often excludes veterans who have a combined rating that prorat es…
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