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AB 551 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires a background investigation of employees, prospective employees, contractors and prospective contractors of certain governmental agencies. (BDR 38-1122)

AB 551 requires the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (within Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services) to conduct background investigations on all current and prospective employees and contractors. It mandates that these individuals submit proof of U.S. citizenship or work authorization, along with two sets of fingerprints for FBI and law enforcement background checks. Current employees must complete this by January 1, 2026, and contractors must do so when renewing contracts. The bill aligns with existing Nevada law for the Department of Taxation (AB 530) and is funded through the state executive budget.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 5, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 2 comparisons

What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was transitioned from a preliminary reprint version to its final enacted form, adding the official state enactment language and renumbering the sections. The core policy requirements regarding background checks for welfare and employment agency staff remain unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services and the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, with no changes to the agencies covered or the types of personnel subject to investigation.
TECHNICAL

Added the formal 'Enactment' clause ('The People of the State of Nevada... Do Enact As Follows') required for a bill to become law.

Replaced the preliminary header and committee referral information with the final chapter number and session details.

Removed line numbers and internal markup indicators used during the legislative drafting process.

Deleted the 'Reprint 1' label and the specific date of the amendments, as this version is now the final law.

Floor votes · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
May 19, 2025
D Democratic26
26 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican14
14 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Senate Amendment No. 888 concurred in. To enrollment.
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 888.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 19, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) To printer.
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.