LR 10CA Legislature · 109th Legislature (2025-2026)

Constitutional amendment to require the state to impose a consumption tax or an excise tax on all new goods and services and to provide a tax exemption for grocery items

This Nebraska constitutional amendment (LR 10CA) would have required the state to impose a consumption or excise tax on all new goods and services starting January 1, 2028, with only grocery items for off-premises consumption exempt. It would have affected all Nebraskans purchasing new products or services, as the tax would apply broadly except for groceries. The bill was withdrawn on February 13, 2025, and did not advance further. It proposed a constitutional change to mandate this tax structure, which would have been implemented without legislative approval beyond the amendment itself. The proposal was never voted on by the public.
Bill status died 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Legislature Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
Floor votes · Legislature Feb 13, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 49
Feb 13, 2025
N Nonpartisan49
37 Yea 12
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Legislature Vote: pass (37-0-12)
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 Brian Hardin
Brian Hardin
NNonpartisan
NE
48