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Legislature approves increase in distress-warrant fees to better reflect collection costs
Summary
LB900 would raise the fee for issuing distress warrants from $2 to $20 to reflect sheriffs’ collection costs and simplify levy/mileage procedures; the bill advanced after a call of the house (25-1 recorded vote).
Lawmakers advanced LB900, a bill to increase the fee for issuing distress warrants from $2 to $20, a change the sponsor said is necessary to reflect the cost incurred by county sheriffs in collecting delinquent personal-property taxes.
Senator Laneski said the bill was introduced at NACO’s request and is intended to make fees reflect actual service costs, rolling a current $1 levy fee into the new flat charge and leaving mileage reimbursements in place. He said the fee was last adjusted in 1989 and that the change is part of broader efforts to right-size fees.
Senator Clements and others noted the measure was tied to prior revenue discussions (including LB468) and discussed possible incorporation into other revenue legislation if appropriate. Because there was a request for a call of the house, senators recorded an open vote; the clerk recorded 25 ayes and 1 nay on the advancement to E & R initial after the call was lifted.
Supporters characterized the bill as a rate change rather than a change in collection authority; they said it would simplify procedures and reduce administrative complexity for county treasurers and sheriffs.
