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AB 502 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-401)

AB 502 revises regulations for public works projects (financed with public funds) to improve compliance oversight, affecting contractors, subcontractors, and public bodies like government agencies. It removes a 10-day deadline for contractors to request apprentices and requires reporting of project and apprentice identifying details. Public bodies must now obtain a project ID at least 10 days before advertising, with daily penalties for late reporting. The bill also adjusts penalties: $5,000 maximum for first violations, at least $5,000 for subsequent violations, and shortens disqualification periods for repeated offenses (e.g., 180 days for a second offense instead of 3 years).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Nevada's public works laws to improve contractor accountability and apprenticeship compliance. It extends the deadline for requesting apprentices from 10 to 30 days, mandates reporting of previously exempt identifying project information, and creates a new Public Works Compliance Division to enforce rules. Additionally, it shortens disqualification periods for repeat offenders and clarifies investigation timelines for public bodies.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of reporting requirements by removing exemptions for identifying project information and establishes a new internal division within the Office of Labor Commissioner to handle enforcement.
TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for contractors to request apprentices from 10 days to 30 days before work begins.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the exemption for identifying information about public works, now requiring contractors to report this data to the Labor Commissioner.

Required public bodies to complete investigations or refer violations to the new Division within 90 days after a project's substantial completion.

ENFORCEMENT

Created a new Public Works Compliance Division within the Office of Labor Commissioner to investigate violations and manage referrals from public bodies.

Reduced the disqualification period for first-time offenders from 3 years to up to 180 days, while maintaining longer penalties for subsequent offenses.

Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2025 · Assembly May 26, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 30, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 914 concurred in. To enrollment.
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 914.) To printer.
lower
May 26, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (37-2-1)
assembly
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass, as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 2, Excused: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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