LB 194 Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Change provisions relating to a documentary stamp tax exemption

LB 194 amends Nebraska's documentary stamp tax law to expand exemptions for certain family property transfers. The bill adds exemptions for deeds between spouses, parents and children, and transfers to family-owned corporations, partnerships, or LLCs (when all ownership is held by family members within the fourth degree of kinship) without payment. Transfers must be made in the business entity's name, not the individual's, to qualify for the exemption. This directly affects families and small family-run businesses that move property without monetary exchange.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed Feb 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Final Reading · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was advanced to Final Reading status and a line item regarding deeds transferring title from trustees to beneficiaries under trust deeds was removed from the list of covered documents.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was narrowed by removing one specific category of documents from the list of items addressed in the legislation.
SCOPE

Removed a provision covering deeds that transfer title from a trustee to a beneficiary pursuant to a power of sale exercised by a trustee under a trust deed.

Floor votes · Legislature Feb 21, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 21, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
47 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Feb 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on February 25, 2025
executive
Feb 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Feb 21, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 47-0-2
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Placed on General File
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Revenue Committee
legislature
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tony Sorrentino
Tony Sorrentino
NNonpartisan
NE
39