{"id":38931,"date":"2025-05-15T09:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38931"},"modified":"2025-05-15T09:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T15:36:21","slug":"housing-assistance-for-abuse-survivors-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38931","title":{"rendered":"Housing assistance for abuse survivors approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers passed a measure May 14 increasing taxes on Nebraska real estate transactions to help meet the immediate housing needs of sex trafficking and domestic violence survivors.

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Sen. Eliot Bostar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

LB78, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar, increases the documentary stamp tax on the transfer of real estate from $2.25 to $2.32 for each $1,000 in value and directs the additional proceeds to a new fund administered by the state Department of Health and Human Services. <\/p>\n

The department will use the funding to provide housing-related assistance, including rental and utility payments, for survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking based on a formula it will create. The department may contract with qualifying nonprofit organizations to provide the assistance.<\/p>\n

LB78 allows the department to distribute a certain amount of excess funds to certified organizations serving domestic violence or sex trafficking survivors to acquire or rehabilitate housing for survivors.<\/p>\n

The state Department of Revenue estimates that the 7-cent documentary stamp tax increase will generate $830,000 for the program\u2019s cash fund in fiscal year 2025-26, $1.1 million in FY2026-27 and $1.2 million in FY2027-28. <\/p>\n

Included in the bill are the provisions of LB159, sponsored by Sen. Dunixi Guereca of Omaha, under which Nebraska courts may consider a defendant\u2019s status as a survivor of sex trafficking, domestic violence or abuse when determining sentences.<\/p>\n

LB78 passed on a vote of 49-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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