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SB 427 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Makes appropriations to certain institutions of the Nevada System of Higher Education for capital improvement projects. (BDR S-560)

SB 427 allocates $6.2 million from the State General Fund to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for planning a new Lee Business School building and upgrading campus security, health, and public safety facilities. It also allocates $6.2 million to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) specifically for constructing a life sciences building. Funds must be spent by June 30, 2027 (UNLV) or June 30, 2029 (UNR), with unspent balances reverting to the State General Fund by September 17, 2027 or September 21, 2029, respectively. The bill becomes effective July 1, 2025, and directly affects these two universities and their campus operations.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAllocates $6.2M each to UNLV/UNR from State General Fund for capital projects, advancing public education funding within budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAllocates $6.2M each to UNLV and UNR for new buildings and facility upgrades, directly funding higher education infrastructure per topic description.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Signed Jun 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 3 → As Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 10, 2025
MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft committee version to an enacted law, changing the header and adding the official 'Chapter' and 'Enacted' language. Substantively, the bill now includes funding for Great Basin College and the Desert Research Institute, which were absent in the previous version, while retaining appropriations for other institutions like UNLV and Western Nevada College.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include two new recipients: Great Basin College and the Desert Research Institute, in addition to the institutions already listed in the draft version.
FISCAL

Added $1,913,272 to Great Basin College for HVAC equipment replacement, $500,000 for building improvements, and $2,162,429 for parking lot and walkway repairs.

Added $1,200,000 to the Desert Research Institute for the installation and maintenance of fire sprinklers.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document format from a 'Reprint' draft to an 'As Enrolled' final law, including the addition of 'Chapter' and 'Enacted' headers and the removal of committee reference text.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 2, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (40-0)
assembly
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 969.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To printer. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Assembly Amendments No. 969 concurred in.
upper
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 940.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 19, Nays: None, Excused: 2.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 875.) To printer.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
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