LR18CA Fails to Advance at Legislature

A proposed constitutional amendment that would have reimbursed political subdivisions for unfunded mandates failed to advance at the Nebraska Legislature.

LR18CA  Details.
The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby:

This resolution proposes amending the Nebraska Constitution to provide that any future acts of the Legislature creating new locally administered programs or imposing increased service levels on political subdivisions of the state must also provide for the state reimbursement of such mandates. Permissible forms of state reimbursement would include specific appropriations and increases in a distribution of state revenue.

The vote in favor was 23-20, but lacked the votes necessary to advance. 
Hear the complete debate and District 37 Senator Stan Clouse's comments below. 

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