Nevada Bills | MyRepTracker

signed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

AB 409: Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43-1058)

AB 409 revises Nevada's special license plate program to include veterans of the U.S. Space Force and their families. It requires the DMV to issue these plates to Space Force veterans (and their spouses, parents, or children), expanding eligibility beyond existing military branches like the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. The bill also allows holders of personalized prestige license plates to combine them with military service plates by paying additional fees. This change directly affects Space Force veterans and their immediate family members seeking these specialized plates.

Topics ✓ Veterans

vetoed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

AB 388: Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 23-1027)

AB 388 revises paid family leave provisions for state employees and private employers with 50+ staff. It reduces the required employment duration from 12 months to 90 days, increases leave entitlement from 8 to 12 weeks, and expands eligible reasons to include bonding with foster children, pregnancy-related conditions, and domestic violence situations. Employers must provide 100% pay for employees earning up to 110% of the state average wage, and 60% pay for higher earners. The bill also requires employers to establish clear procedures and provide written notices about leave eligibility.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

AB 212: Revises provisions relating to early childhood education. (BDR S-815)

AB 212 renames Nevada's "Virtual Early Childhood Family Engagement Pilot Program" to simply "Virtual Early Childhood Family Engagement Program" and removes a requirement limiting children's screen time to American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations. The bill extends the program's funding and operation through September 2027, requiring the administering nonprofit to submit annual reports and the Department of Health and Human Services to compile and submit these reports to state legislators. It directly affects parents and guardians of children who will enter kindergarten, particularly those from low-income households (≤200% federal poverty level), foster care, or rural areas, by providing virtual coaching and resources via digital devices. The bill includes a new state appropriation to fund these services, which include connecting families to childcare, housing, Medicaid, and early education resources.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

signed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

AB 123: Revises provisions relating to elections communications. (BDR 24-733)

AB 123 makes it a crime to threaten or intimidate a candidate for public office or their family members regarding bodily injury or property damage. It specifically targets threats that cause reasonable fear of being carried out, with first offenses classified as misdemeanors and repeat offenses as gross misdemeanors. The bill creates a process where candidates can report threats to the Secretary of State, who must investigate and refer serious cases to the Attorney General if reasonable suspicion exists. This law directly affects election candidates and their families by adding criminal penalties for targeted threats, while explicitly protecting constitutionally protected free speech.

signed · Nevada · Senate Jun 11, 2025

SB 460: Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-16)

SB 460 requires Nevada public elementary schools to develop specific plans to improve student achievement, including measurable goals and consequences for principals who fail to meet them. It updates annual school accountability reports to include details about these improvement plans and revises how teacher vacancies are reported. The bill also creates a School District Oversight Board that can assume management of a struggling school district during a state of emergency, with defined membership and activation requirements. These changes directly affect school districts, elementary school principals, and accountability reporting systems across Nevada.

signed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

AB 442: Revises provisions relating to grants. (BDR 31-589)

AB 442 requires Nevada state agencies that make grants to private nonprofits to notify grantees in writing if payment is delayed beyond 30 days after receiving a valid invoice, and to submit annual reports of such delays to finance officials. It directly affects state grant-making entities (like government departments) and private nonprofits with IRS 501(c)(3) status. Key provisions include standardized notice requirements for payment delays, annual reporting to the Office of Finance, and updates to the State Plan for Federal Assistance to include methods for managing advanced grant payments. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and excludes grants executed before that date.

vetoed · Nevada · Senate Jun 11, 2025

SB 352: Revises provisions relating to health care. (BDR 57-712)

SB 352 amends Nevada law to prohibit health insurers and health care providers from discriminating against patients based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or gender identity/expression. The bill expands existing protections by adding race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability to the list of prohibited discrimination bases in health insurance policies and health care services. It also authorizes Nevada's health care licensing agencies to create specific anti-discrimination regulations and discipline providers who violate these rules. This applies directly to all health insurance companies, Medicaid, and health care facilities operating in Nevada.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

vetoed · Nevada · Senate Jun 11, 2025

SB 378: Makes revisions relating to health care. (BDR 40-705)

SB 378 requires healthcare providers to give patients their electronic health records within 7 business days at no cost, and prohibits using paid health information exchanges to meet electronic record-keeping requirements. It updates licensing for independent emergency medical centers, mandating no fees for licenses, requiring urgent care during all operating hours, and obligating the state to collect and publicly share data on these centers' operations and patient outcomes. The bill also limits electronic health information exchange rules to specific providers (like doctors and hospitals) while exempting small practices from some requirements, though they must still provide records electronically upon patient request.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Technology

signed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

AB 163: Enters into the Counseling Compact. (BDR 54-129)

AB 163 enters Nevada into the Counseling Compact, an agreement allowing licensed professional counselors from member states to practice in Nevada without obtaining a separate Nevada license. The bill requires counselors to maintain current home-state licensure, notify the Compact Commission, meet continuing education standards, and pass state-specific law assessments. It directly affects licensed counselors seeking multistate practice and Nevada’s Board of Examiners, which must share investigatory information with the Compact’s database. Key provisions include enabling telehealth counseling across member states and treating Compact practice as equivalent to Nevada-licensed counseling. This creates a streamlined process for counselors while maintaining public safety through shared disciplinary reporting.

signed · Nevada · Assembly Jun 11, 2025

AB 76: Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR 56-286)

AB 76 revises Nevada's cannabis regulatory framework, primarily changing disciplinary procedures for cannabis businesses and licensees. It shifts key decisions from the Cannabis Compliance Board to its Executive Director, who now determines whether to pursue disciplinary action, serves notices of violation, and manages initial hearings through a hearing officer instead of the Board. The bill also authorizes the Board to issue warning letters or nonpunitive admonishments and use summonses for unlicensed cannabis activities. These changes streamline enforcement while preserving rights to Board review and judicial appeal for affected businesses.

signed · Nevada · Senate Jun 11, 2025

SB 179: Revises provisions relating to discrimination. (BDR 18-35)

Nevada's SB 179 requires the Nevada Equal Rights Commission to consider whether discrimination claims in housing, employment, or public accommodations were motivated by antisemitism during investigations. The bill directly affects the Commission's investigative process and individuals filing discrimination complaints. It adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's 2016 definition of antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, as the standard for evaluating such claims. This policy change specifically adds antisemitism as a factor to be assessed in investigations, without altering existing protections against discrimination.

Topics ✓ Housing ✓ Labor & Employment

signed · Nevada · Senate Jun 11, 2025

SB 233: Revises provisions relating to agriculture. (BDR S-704)

SB 233 creates a Nevada-grown food and farm product certification program requiring vendors to sell at least 51% Nevada-produced items to qualify. It also establishes a State Department of Agriculture Task Force on Farm Labor to study workforce development and visa programs, with a requirement to submit a report to the 2027 Legislature. The bill appropriates $800,000 for the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program. This directly affects Nevada farmers, food vendors, and agricultural businesses by creating new certification standards and labor workforce studies.