LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature could Frankenstein together a property tax reduction package and start debating it by next Thursday, according to key lawmakers.

Six days into a special legislative session Gov. Jim Pillen called to address the state’s “property tax crisis,” Speaker of the Legislature John Arch of La Vista told colleagues to plan on debating the yet-to-be-developed package into the night next Thursday and Friday, as well as during a rare Saturday session. Meanwhile, State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan, the Revenue Committee chairwoman, expressed confidence that her committee will have a proposal ready on the speaker’s timeline, although it may differ from the governor’s initial plan.

“We’ll be able to come up with something that will provide significant property tax relief for Nebraskans and more funding for schools,” she said, but added: “I don’t know what it will be.”

Sen. Brad von Gillern of Omaha, the Revenue Committee vice chairman, predicted the committee will end up “Frankenstein-ing” a package, taking the best parts from multiple bills and putting them together like the creature created by the fictional Dr. Frankenstein.

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