SB 157 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products. (BDR 56-962)

SB 157 requires Nevada's Cannabis Compliance Board to adopt mandatory regulations for testing cannabis and cannabis products. It directly affects cannabis businesses (licensees and registrants) by mandating that representative samples of every product lot must be tested by independent labs, with specific protocols for sample collection. The bill specifies that regulations must include these testing requirements, moving beyond current law which only authorized such rules. This change aims to standardize product safety testing across the industry.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 2, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025

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Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 6 edits · Jun 5, 2025

MODERATE

This bill shifts from authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to create testing rules to mandating that the Board adopt specific regulations for testing cannabis. It defines a 'lot' of cannabis by weight (e.g., 15 pounds for flowers) and requires independent labs to test representative samples of each lot according to national standards.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a general authorization for the Board to regulate the industry to a specific mandate requiring the Board to enforce testing protocols and collect demographic data on industry owners and agents.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the Board's authority regarding testing from optional ('may') to mandatory ('shall'), requiring specific regulations on how and when cannabis must be tested.

Mandated that representative samples of every lot be tested by an independent laboratory using ASTM International standards.

Required the Board to collect and report comprehensive demographic data (race, ethnicity, age, gender) for cannabis establishment owners, managers, and agents.

Established a new pilot program requirement for the Board to identify opportunities for emerging small cannabis businesses to enter the market.

DEFINITION

Defined the term 'lot' with specific weight limits for flowers (15 lbs), leaves (45 lbs), and extraction material (150 lbs) to determine testing frequency.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a mandate for the Board to create regulations specifically for investigating unlicensed cannabis activities and imposing penalties.

Floor votes · Assembly May 28, 2025

How they voted

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

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Committee

Jun 5, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

executive

May 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Assembly Amendment Nos. 741 and 779 concurred in. To enrollment.

upper

May 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 31, Nays: 11.) To Senate.

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Waiver granted effective: May 22, 2025. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 741.) Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: None, Excused: 1, Not voting: 1.) To Assembly.

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

upper

Feb 2, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors