LINCOLN- A legislative committee has narrowly advanced a bill that would provide all Nebraska constitutional officers, except the governor, a roughly 57% salary raise effective in 2027. Legislative Bill 345, introduced by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, includes no specific dollar amounts as introduced. However, the committee unanimously adopted an amendment to the bill, advanced in a 5-1 vote, offering the raises effective Jan. 7, 2027, if passed by the full Legislature and signed into law by the governor.

The changes would affect the following salaries:

Attorney general, from $95,000 to $149,000.
Secretary of state, from $85,000 to $133,000.
Auditor of public accounts, from $85,000 to $133,000.
State treasurer, from $85,000 to $133,000.
Lieutenant governor, from $75,000 to $118,000.
Five members of the Public Service Commission, from $75,000 to $118,000 each.

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