Pillen vetoes bill defining snow and ice removal, flood management as ‘emergency management’

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 744

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — Citing property tax concerns, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen issued his first veto of the year against a bill meant to explicitly include snow and ice removal and flood management as “emergency management” functions in state law.

In a one-page letter returning Legislative Bill 1256, from State Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha, Pillen argued counties, cities and villages could under the bill reclassify certain types of services to “circumvent” state property tax …

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