Nevada Bills | MyRepTracker

signed · Nevada · Senate Nov 20, 2025

SB 8: Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-35)

SB 8 updates Nevada's wage and hour laws by incorporating specific federal exceptions from the Portal-to-Portal Act and Fair Labor Standards Act. This means activities like waiting time, training sessions, travel, and preliminary/concluding tasks are no longer counted as compensable work time for most employees. The bill also aligns Nevada's overtime calculation rules with federal standards for determining pay. These changes apply to most Nevada workers and will expire on October 31, 2029.

Topics ✗ Labor & Employment

signed · Nevada · Senate Jun 13, 2025

SB 407: Revises provisions relating to the Department of Indigent Defense Services. (BDR 14-492)

SB 407 revises Nevada's indigent defense system by changing appointment authority and requirements for key leadership roles. It requires the Board on Indigent Defense Services (not the Governor) to appoint and oversee the Executive Director, who serves a 4-year term and can only be removed for "good cause." The Executive Director also appoints the State Public Defender (previously appointed by the Governor), and both positions must be held by Nevada State Bar members or court-authorized attorneys. The bill aims to strengthen the system's independence, aligning with ABA standards, and includes transitional provisions for current officeholders.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 12, 2025

AB 597: Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-1245)

AB 597 would allow Nevada voters who registered without a party affiliation ("nonpartisan voters") to request and vote a partisan primary ballot for any major political party. This requires them to submit a request by mail (by the seventh Monday before the election) or in person at polling places. The bill also removes the requirement for election officials to notify voters about primary voting restrictions and adjusts ballot distribution procedures for these voters. The bill passed the legislature but was vetoed by the governor on June 12, 2025, so it is not currently law.

vetoed · Nevada · Senate Jun 12, 2025

SB 303: Revises provisions relating to civil liability to persons using certain premises for recreational activity under certain circumstances. (BDR 3-1021)

SB 303 amends Nevada’s Recreational Use of Land Statute (NRS 41.510) to clarify when landowners are protected from liability for injuries during recreational activities. It specifically states that liability protection does not apply if: (1) an occupant (like a paid contractor) causes injury while improving the premises, or (2) the premises are residential common areas or urban public infrastructure. This affects landowners who allow recreational use and individuals injured on such property, while maintaining the core principle that landowners generally owe no duty to keep recreational areas safe. The bill adds a legislative intent statement emphasizing its goal of encouraging land access for recreation.

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 12, 2025

AB 397: Revises provisions relating to higher education. (BDR 34-653)

AB 397 revises Nevada's higher education fee waiver program to provide clearer support for homeless students. It requires the Board of Regents to automatically grant fee waivers (covering registration, lab, and mandatory fees) to students under 25 who: experienced homelessness for at least six months between ages 12-25; received services from Nevada-based homeless support agencies during that time; and completed the federal student aid application annually. The bill replaces the previous "may grant" language with a mandatory "shall grant" requirement and adds documentation verification steps. It also repeals a separate requirement for analyzing natural materials requested by Nevada residents. This directly affects eligible homeless students enrolled in undergraduate programs across Nevada's public universities.

Topics ✓ Education

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 12, 2025

AB 259: Establishes provisions governing prescription drugs. (BDR 40-165)

AB 259 requires pharmacies, insurers, and healthcare providers in Nevada to pay or reimburse no more than the federal "maximum fair price" for certain prescription drugs covered under Medicare. It directly affects drug purchasers and reimbursers within Nevada who handle federally negotiated drugs, while exempting certain federal health coverage providers (like those under ERISA) unless they voluntarily opt-in. The bill makes overpayment a "deceptive trade practice" under Nevada law, enabling civil lawsuits by affected parties but removing criminal penalties. The bill passed the Nevada legislature in June 2025 but was vetoed by the Governor on June 12, 2025.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 12, 2025

AB 585: Revises provisions relating to bill draft requests. (BDR 17-1137)

AB 585 revises Nevada's rules for requesting legislative drafting services. It reduces the number of pre-session drafting requests allowed for Assembly members (from 9 to 6) and Senators (from 18 to 12), splitting these limits equally between two submission deadlines. The bill also cuts request limits for legislative leaders (e.g., Speaker from 15 to 10) and executive officials (e.g., Governor's agenda requests from 5 to 5 but with adjusted deadlines based on elections). These changes require more detailed submissions to maintain request availability and establish new prefiling deadlines for the Governor's agenda. The bill directly affects legislators, legislative leadership, and state executive officials who request draft bills.

vetoed · Nevada · Senate Jun 12, 2025

SB 182: Revises provisions relating to the staffing of health care facilities. (BDR 40-33)

SB 182 requires hospitals in Clark and Washoe Counties (with populations over 100,000 and more than 70 beds) to establish three new committees: one for nursing staff, one for technical staff (e.g., IT, equipment maintenance), and one for service staff (e.g., food service, housekeeping). It sets specific patient-to-nurse ratio limits for different hospital units and mandates that all committees collaborate to create a documented staffing plan including these ratios. Hospitals must also report annually on all committees’ activities and maintain records to verify compliance with staffing rules. The bill adds enforcement tools, including inspections by the health division and protections for staff reporting violations, while allowing temporary ratio deviations during declared emergencies.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

vetoed · Nevada · Senate Jun 12, 2025

SB 217: Makes revisions relating to reproductive health care. (BDR 40-24)

SB 217, vetoed by the Governor on June 12, 2025, establishes new rights for individuals accessing assisted reproduction and requires health insurers to cover infertility treatment and fertility preservation. It prohibits government entities from imposing burdens on access to assisted reproduction, fertility services, or reproductive genetic material, with legal remedies available for violations. The bill mandates that health plans for groups over 50 employees (including public employers) cover infertility treatment and fertility preservation without cost-sharing, while exempting Medicaid managed care plans from these requirements until 2027. It also clarifies that fertilized eggs before implantation are not considered "human beings" under Nevada law.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 12, 2025

AB 499: Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-998)

AB 499 requires county clerks to create online voter services portals where registered voters can check registration details, print update forms, view sample ballots, and find polling locations or drop boxes. It mandates the Department of Motor Vehicles to electronically share driver’s license and ID information with counties to update voter databases, with this data protected as confidential. The bill also requires mail ballot return envelopes to include a QR code linking to the portal and changes signature verification rules for mail ballots, allowing voters to include ID details to simplify signature matching. These provisions directly affect voters, county clerks, and the DMV by modernizing voter registration data management and mail ballot processing.

Topics ✓ Technology

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 12, 2025

AB 534: Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-975)

AB 534 revises election procedures to improve voter access and streamline administrative processes. It requires the Secretary of State to allow voters detained in county or city jails to use the same electronic voting system as overseas military voters for registration and ballot submission. The bill also clarifies that when a registered voter moves to a new county and registers there (e.g., via automatic voter registration), it is treated as a registration update - not a new registration - so they typically won’t need to cast a provisional ballot. Additionally, it renames "provisional ballots" to "conditional ballots" for specific cases and extends deadlines for county clerks to verify petition signatures.

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 12, 2025

AB 188: Revises provisions relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program. (BDR 23-673)

AB 188 revises Nevada's Public Employees' Benefits Program to improve transparency and expand eligibility for health insurance subsidies. It requires the Program's Board to annually report (by August 31 of even years) on the typical cost of health insurance for retirees, enabling better budget planning. The bill also expands subsidy eligibility to state employees hired on or after January 1, 2012 - previously ineligible - subject to 15 years of continuous service. Additionally, it simplifies reinstating health coverage for retirees by removing restrictions on coverage gaps and allowing enrollment during any open period, while maintaining subsidy access. These changes directly affect current and future state retirees and their beneficiaries.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Healthcare ✓ Labor & Employment