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Revenue panel narrows documentary stamp tax changes; separate 7¢ proposal targets survivor housing aid
Summary
The revenue committee’s amendment to LB 622 removed an increase in documentary stamp taxes and instead focused on distribution and reporting for housing funds; a separate proposal would raise the tax by 7¢ to fund housing assistance for trafficking survivors and domestic-violence victims and remains on select file.
The report said LB 622, as introduced, would have increased documentary stamp taxes with new funds earmarked for affordable housing. The revenue committee’s amendment refocused the bill on how any earmarked funds would be distributed and reported and, in the amendment’s form, would not increase documentary stamp taxes.
Separately, a different bill on select file would increase the documentary stamp tax by seven cents to provide housing assistance to trafficking survivors and domestic-violence victims; that measure remains on select file for further consideration.
The committee discussion highlighted the intended uses for housing assistance and how reporting and distribution could be structured, but the report did not include specific fiscal estimates or final votes for either proposal.
