AB 264 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the issuance of certain professional and occupational licenses. (BDR 54-926)

AB 264 requires Nevada regulatory bodies (like state boards for professions) to inform applicants denied a license based on moral character or criminal history about their right to challenge the decision. It mandates written notice within 10 days of denial, detailing the basis, and gives applicants 30 days to seek judicial review in district court. Courts must require the regulatory body to prove by a preponderance of evidence that the applicant poses a direct, substantial, and unmitigatable risk to public health/safety - prior arrests alone cannot justify denial. If the body fails to meet this burden, the court orders the license be issued, overriding other law. This applies to most professional licenses but excludes State Contractors’ Board licenses.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill was amended to clarify that it applies only to 'certain' professional and occupational licenses rather than all licenses, and to change the burden of proof in court hearings from 'clear and convincing evidence' to the lower standard of 'preponderance of the evidence.' The amendments also update the bill's title and summary to reflect these changes and correct the bill number reference.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from applying to all professional and occupational licenses to applying only to 'certain' licenses, and the term 'licensing agency' was changed to 'regulatory body' to align with existing state law definitions.

SCOPE

Changed the bill's title and summary to specify that it applies to 'certain professional and occupational licenses' instead of all such licenses.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the burden of proof in court hearings from 'clear and convincing evidence' to the lower standard of 'preponderance of the evidence,' making it easier for applicants to challenge license denials.

Added a requirement for regulatory bodies to advise applicants of available administrative remedies and applicable timelines before issuing a final decision on license applications.

DEFINITION

Replaced the term 'licensing agency' with 'regulatory body' throughout the bill to align with existing state law definitions in Chapter 622 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

TIMELINE

Modified the timing for providing written notice of license denial to occur within 10 days after issuing a final decision rather than within 10 days after the denial itself.

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Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

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Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 128.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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