Revises provisions relating to food security. (BDR 18-75)
SB 282 creates a Grocery Initiative within Nevada's Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants and technical assistance to grocery stores in designated food deserts. The initiative aims to expand access to healthy foods in areas meeting specific criteria, such as high poverty rates and limited grocery store proximity (defined as rural tracts with 33% of residents >10 miles from a store or urban tracts with similar metrics). It appropriates $10 million for the program and requires the Council on Food Security to research food insecurity in these areas and submit a legislative report. The bill directly affects grocery stores in qualifying census tracts, not general residents.
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in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
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Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2025
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The bill text has been reprinted with amendments adopted on April 14, 2025, marking it as the first reprint version (SB282_R1). The primary change is a minor formatting adjustment to the summary line, removing extra spacing. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or requirements were altered in this reprint.
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The bill title was updated from 'EXEMPT' to include the reprint date and version identifier (SB282_R1), and the summary line was slightly reformatted by removing extra spaces. These are administrative updates to reflect the latest amendment adoption.
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Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
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Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
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4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Julie Pazina
DDemocratic
P
Melanie Scheible
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Cannizzaro
DDemocratic
P
Rochelle Nguyen
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Taylor
DDemocratic
Co
Edgar Flores
DDemocratic
Co
FD
Fabian Doñate
DDemocratic
Co
James Ohrenschall
DDemocratic
Co
Marilyn Dondero Loop
DDemocratic
Co
Skip Daly
DDemocratic
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