Sen. Lisa Krasner

Maddy summarySB 240 reduces the state business license fee for small businesses from $200 or $500 to $100. It directly affects corporations, sole proprietorships, limited-liability companies, limited partnerships, and general partnerships that employ 50 or fewer full-time or part-time employees. The bill amends NRS 76.100 to set this lower fee for qualifying small businesses while maintaining the requirement to obtain a license. The change takes effect July 1, 2025. This is a concrete fee reduction targeting small business owners, not a procedural change.

Maddy summarySB 174 requires Nevada school districts and charter schools to create policies ensuring students with disabilities (who have individualized education programs or 504 plans) receive medically necessary treatments from private instructional personnel in schools, including parent notification and collaboration protocols. It updates special education standards for students with visual or hearing impairments by mandating Braille instruction, assistive technology, and prohibiting interference with mobility devices like canes. The bill also expands background check requirements to include private instructional personnel as "volunteers" and requires school districts to submit annual reports to the Department of Education, making policies publicly available online.

Maddy summarySB 399 removes fees for spouses of veterans buried in Nevada's state veterans' cemeteries. The bill amends existing law (NRS 417.210) to explicitly prohibit the Director of Veterans Services from charging a fee for the interment of a veteran's spouse, while maintaining fee-free burial for veterans themselves and other immediate family members. This directly affects spouses of eligible veterans seeking burial in state-operated veterans' cemeteries. The key mechanism is a clear statutory change to the fee structure, ensuring spouses are exempt from costs that may have previously applied. The bill does not alter eligibility requirements or burial procedures for veterans or other family members.

Maddy summaryThis bill adds a new exemption to Nevada's tuition policy, prohibiting the University of Nevada Board of Regents from charging out-of-state tuition to surviving spouses or children of first responders killed while performing their duties in Nevada. It directly affects these family members of fallen police officers, firefighters, or emergency medical personnel who qualify under Nevada law (NRS 193.1678). The key mechanism amends existing law (NRS 396.540) to explicitly include this group among those exempt from tuition charges at Nevada's public universities. This change applies to all campuses within the Nevada System of Higher Education and does not require residency verification.

Maddy summaryAB 250 protects debtors who incurred debt due to economic abuse or coerced debt (like debt from domestic violence, identity theft, or fraud). If a debtor provides documentation, creditors must immediately stop all collection efforts (including wage garnishment or lawsuits), dismiss ongoing cases, and refund payments made. Credit reporting agencies must investigate and remove such debt from credit reports if verified. This directly affects debtors in abusive situations, creditors, and credit bureaus by altering debt collection and reporting practices for these specific cases.

Maddy summarySB 167, vetoed by the Governor on June 2, 2025, would have prohibited Nevada manufacturers from importing, selling, or offering for sale household cleaning products (like dish soap, laundry detergent, or glass cleaners) if animal testing was conducted on the product or its ingredients after January 1, 2030. The bill included exceptions for testing required by foreign regulations, when non-animal testing methods don’t exist, or for safety assessments where animal testing is necessary. It also exempted products tested before 2030 or ingredients where suppliers couldn’t verify no animal testing occurred. As a vetoed bill, it has not become law.

Maddy summarySJR 1 is a Nevada constitutional amendment requiring counties to send mail ballots to all active registered voters for elections. It mandates specific deadlines for sending ballots (based on voter residency), establishes minimum return sites for mail ballots during the three days before elections (with site numbers based on county population), and allows voters to opt out of receiving mail ballots by notifying county clerks 60 days in advance. The bill also requires mail ballots to include all voting materials and specifies how ballots must be delivered and returned securely. This directly affects Nevada voters, county clerks, and election administration procedures statewide.

Maddy summarySB 386 updates Nevada's massage therapy licensing rules. It creates a pathway for out-of-state licensed practitioners (with at least 3 years of active practice) to obtain Nevada licenses after meeting specific requirements, including passing exams. The bill also revises the definition of reflexology to include facial pressure techniques, eliminates mandatory location requirements for board meetings, and allows temporary licenses to be renewed after 3 months (previously expired after 90 days with no renewal). These changes directly affect massage therapists, reflexologists, and structural integration practitioners seeking to practice in Nevada.

Maddy summarySB 258 updates industrial insurance rules by limiting reductions to workers' compensation only for "economic damages" (medical costs, lost wages, and rehabilitation expenses) when an injured worker receives payment from a third party, such as another company's insurance. It removes the requirement for injured workers to notify insurers before suing third parties and changes court procedures by prohibiting juries from hearing evidence about prior compensation payments. These changes directly affect injured workers, their families, and industrial insurers by ensuring workers are "made whole" before insurers claim any portion of third-party recovery. The bill also restricts insurers' claims to only the economic damages portion of any settlement or judgment.

Maddy summarySB 276 requires cities, counties, water authorities, and Indian tribes in Nevada to report water quality data and incident information (like sewage spills or pollution) to the state Environmental Protection Division. It mandates that local entities notify affected neighboring governments and tribes during water incidents and prohibits contracts that block such information sharing. The bill creates a standardized reporting form and ensures all reported data becomes publicly available to relevant local entities and tribes. This directly affects local governments, water agencies, and tribal governments managing water resources across Nevada.