Bruning Tax Statements Will Break Out Public-Safety Costs

Future property-tax statements for Bruning property owners will provide a clearer breakdown of the taxes used to fund public-safety services under a Nebraska law that became operative July 18, 2026.

LB 834, Section 22, requires tax statements to identify the amount of property taxes due for public-safety services for each applicable county, city, and village. Bruning is a village in Thayer County, according to the Thayer County Economic Development Alliance, so the disclosure requirement applies to local tax statements delivered through the county tax-collection system.

What the statement must show

The law says the county treasurer is the ex officio county collector of taxes levied within the county. A county-designated official mails or otherwise delivers the statement to the taxpayer or the party responsible for paying the taxes.

Under the amended law, the statement must clearly indicate the amount of property taxes due to fund public-safety services for each applicable county, city, and village. The same section also requires separate display of certain levy rates and tax amounts tied to principal or interest payments on political-subdivision bonds.

Nebraska law defines public-safety services to include crime prevention, offender detention, firefighter services, police, medical services, ambulance services, and other emergency services. The disclosure can therefore cover more than one type of local or county service.

What this does not mean

The new disclosure is a statement requirement. It does not, by itself, create a new Bruning public-safety tax, change a levy rate, alter a property assessment, increase a tax request, or automatically change the total amount due.

The amount shown will be part of the taxes already calculated under the applicable levies and tax requests. Property owners should compare the public-safety amount with the statement’s total rather than treating the breakdown as an added charge.

What Bruning property owners should watch for

The Nebraska Department of Revenue’s 2026 legislative summary identifies July 18, 2026, as the operative date for the change. The reviewed records do not specify which tax year or mailing cycle will first display the new breakdown. They also do not establish the final layout of a Bruning or Thayer County statement.

When future statements arrive, property owners should look for a separate public-safety entry or comparable breakdown and retain the document with their tax records. Questions about a specific statement should be directed to the Thayer County treasurer or assessor, because the county tax-collection process is responsible for delivering the statement even though the disclosure identifies applicable county, city, and village taxes.

Sources

• Nebraska Department of Revenue, 2026 Nebraska Legislative Changes
• Nebraska Legislature, Engrossed Legislative Bill 834, Section 22
• Thayer County Economic Development Alliance, Village of Bruning Profile