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AB 70 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions related to energy. (BDR 58-454)

AB 70 requires Nevada's Energy Director to provide county commissioners a formal opportunity to submit written comments on tax break applications from renewable energy facilities, and to consider those comments when deciding whether to approve or deny the requests. This directly affects renewable energy projects seeking partial tax abatements (covering sales/use and property taxes) and county governments that can now formally influence these decisions. The bill updates existing law by adding this comment requirement to the application process without creating new state or local government costs, as noted in the fiscal analysis.
Issues: ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill enables tax abatements for renewable energy projects by requiring county input in approval process, directly advancing renewable energy development.92% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 20, 2024 Signed May 26, 2025
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Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 26, 2025
MODERATE
This bill authorizes Nevada counties to charge renewable energy developers up to $50,000 to cover costs for preparing federal environmental impact statements. It also prevents counties from imposing new financial barriers or construction moratoriums on projects that have already received tax abatement approval.
Scope change
The bill applies specifically to renewable energy facilities located on federal land within Nevada counties that are seeking partial tax abatements.
FISCAL

Allows counties to require applicants to reimburse the county for administrative and operational costs related to federal environmental impact statement preparation, capped at $50,000.

REQUIREMENT

Requires applicants to either prepay estimated costs or pay the difference if actual costs exceed the prepayment amount, with refunds issued if costs are lower.

Gives applicants the right to request documentation from the county proving the actual costs incurred for reimbursement purposes.

ENFORCEMENT

Prohibits counties from imposing special use permit requirements or construction moratoriums that would make approved renewable energy projects financially or operationally impractical.

Floor votes · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
2
May 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer.
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 538.) Dispensed with reprinting.
lower
Nov 20, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Revenue. To printer.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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