Special legislative session underway

As expected, the governor called the Legislature into special session on Wednesday, July 24 to enact legislation relating to property tax relief and school funding. The Legislature convened on Thursday, July 25. Deviating from the preannounced schedule, Speaker Arch chose to not bring the Legislature back into session on Saturday to allow the Revisor of Statutes’ Office more time to prepare new drafts of bills and constitutional amendments.

The governor’s package is composed of three bills: LB1, LB2 and LB3. LB1 would serve as the main vehicle to deliver property tax relief. The proposal conta...