{"id":39920,"date":"2026-02-11T13:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=39920"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:30:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:30:52","slug":"distress-warrant-fee-increase-clears-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=39920","title":{"rendered":"Distress warrant fee increase clears first round"},"content":{"rendered":"

A measure intended to help counties cover the cost of collecting delinquent taxes advanced from general file Feb. 11.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Dan Lonowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

County sheriffs currently collect a $2 fee for distress warrants issued to collect delinquent taxes on personal property, plus a $1 levy fee, a mileage charge and a commission on any taxes collected.<\/p>\n

The charges are assessed against the debtor and are credited by a county treasurer to the county\u2019s general fund.<\/p>\n

Hastings Sen. Dan Lonowski, sponsor of LB900, said the proposal would increase the fee for issuing a distress warrant to $20 to better reflect the cost incurred by county sheriffs when collecting delinquent taxes.<\/p>\n

He said the bill also would eliminate the $1 levy fee as well as a \u201cconvoluted\u201d requirement to prorate mileage among trips when sheriffs serve multiple warrants at the same time.<\/p>\n

For taxes collected by distress and sale, counties could collect a 10% commission on amounts not exceeding $500, an increase from $100. An 8% commission would apply to amounts exceeding $500, also an increase from $100.<\/p>\n

Sen. Robert Clements of Elmwood supported the bill, saying he proposed a similar fee increase in his LB468. That measure, introduced last session, would cut county inheritance tax rates while also distributing replacement revenue to counties.<\/p>\n

Clements said the fee for issuing distress warrants has not been increased in over 30 years.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers voted 25-1 to advance LB900 to select file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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