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AB 188 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program. (BDR 23-673)

AB 188 revises Nevada's Public Employees' Benefits Program to improve transparency and expand eligibility for health insurance subsidies. It requires the Program's Board to annually report (by August 31 of even years) on the typical cost of health insurance for retirees, enabling better budget planning. The bill also expands subsidy eligibility to state employees hired on or after January 1, 2012 - previously ineligible - subject to 15 years of continuous service. Additionally, it simplifies reinstating health coverage for retirees by removing restrictions on coverage gaps and allowing enrollment during any open period, while maintaining subsidy access. These changes directly affect current and future state retirees and their beneficiaries.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRequires annual reporting on retiree health costs for better budget planning, promoting fiscal responsibility in program management.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands health insurance subsidies to state employees hired after 2012, increasing coverage access and improving program transparency for retirees.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands health insurance subsidies to previously ineligible state employees (hired 2012+), enhancing benefits under employment standards.95% confidence
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Vetoed Jun 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 3 → As Enrolled · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates the Public Employees' Benefits Program by requiring the Board to report the full cost of health insurance for retirees, modifying rules for reinstating coverage to allow multiple gaps in insurance history, and increasing state funding for retiree medical expenses in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
Scope change
The bill expands eligibility for reinstating health insurance to retirees who have had more than one gap in coverage, provided they can prove continuous coverage during other periods.
REQUIREMENT

Requires the Board to submit an annual report by August 31 detailing the typical full cost for retirees to obtain comparable health insurance.

Mandates the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs to conduct a study on the Program during the 2025-2026 interim.

ELIGIBILITY

Removes the restriction preventing retirees with multiple gaps in insurance history from reinstating coverage, replacing it with a requirement to prove continuous coverage during other periods.

FISCAL

Increases the state's financial contribution to qualified medical expenses for retired public officers and employees for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Floor votes · Assembly May 30, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Jun 12, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 980.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 980 concurred in. To enrollment.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 37, Nays: 5.) To Senate.
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, as amended. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means. Rereferred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Action of referral rescinded. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
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Max Carter
DDemocratic
NV
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