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LAWS OF THE STATE
OF NEVADA
Passed at the
EIGHTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
2025
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Senate Bill No. 1Senators Cannizzaro and Titus
CHAPTER 1
[Approved: February 6, 2025]
AN ACT making an appropriation to the Legislative Fund for the costs of the 83rd Legislative Session; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Legislative Fund created by NRS 218A.150 the sum of $28,000,000 for the costs of the 83rd Legislative Session.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 171Assemblymembers Yeager and Watts
CHAPTER 2
[Approved: February 13, 2025]
AN ACT relating to eggs; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to take certain actions relating to the sale, offer or exposing for sale or transport for sale of egg products or shell eggs under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations relating to an order to temporarily suspend such requirements; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law prohibits an egg product or shell egg from being sold or offered, exposed or transported for sale within this State if the egg product or shell egg was produced by an egg-laying hen confined in certain enclosures that are not cage-free. (NRS 583.211-583.251) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the State Quarantine Officer to order the temporary suspension of such requirements and any regulation relating to the sale of eggs in this State during an ongoing event that negatively impacts the national supply chain for egg products or shell eggs which may not exceed 120 consecutive days per suspension. Section 1 additionally: (1) prohibits the State Quarantine Officer from ordering more than two temporary suspensions in 1 calendar year; and (2) requires the State Quarantine Officer to provide notice to the public when the order for the temporary suspension will be released. Section 1 further authorizes the State Quarantine Officer to temporarily: (1) authorize the sale of grade B eggs; (2) prohibit certain governmental entities from purchasing eggs; and (3) authorize a farm owner or operator of a small egg flock to produce, sell or transport eggs to a retailer.
Section 8 of this bill authorizes the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations governing the circumstances in which a temporary suspension will be ordered and any requirements for such a temporary suspension.
Section 1.3 of this bill requires the State Quarantine Officer to enforce the provisions of section 1.
Sections 1.4, 1.5, 4-7 and 9 of this bill provide that the provisions of section 1 are an exception to the existing prohibitions, enforcement and penalties relating to egg products and shell eggs produced by egg-laying hens confined in certain enclosures that are not cage-free.
Section 1.1 of this bill applies certain definitions relating to cage-free eggs to the provisions of section 1.
Section 9.5 of this bill requires the State Department of Agriculture to submit a report to the 83rd Session of the Legislature and the Chairs of the Standing Committees on Natural Resources.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 583 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided by federal law, the State Quarantine Officer may, by order, temporarily suspend the provisions of this section, NRS 583.110 to 583.251, inclusive, and any regulation relating to the sale of eggs in this State for a period of time which may not exceed 120 consecutive days per suspension during any ongoing event that negatively impacts the national supply chain for egg products or shell eggs, including, without limitation:
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consecutive days per suspension during any ongoing event that negatively impacts the national supply chain for egg products or shell eggs, including, without limitation:
(a) A foreign animal disease identified by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture; or
(b) A federally declared disease emergency or natural disaster.
2. If the State Quarantine Officer orders the temporary suspension of the provisions of this section and NRS 583.110 to 583.251, inclusive, pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Subject to the maximum duration specified in subsection 1, the temporary suspension remains in effect until the State Quarantine Officer orders the release of the temporary suspension;
(b) Not less than 14 days before the State Quarantine Officer orders the release of the temporary suspension, the State Quarantine Officer must provide notice to the public that the order temporarily suspending the provisions of this section and NRS 583.110 to 583.251, inclusive, will be released; and
(c) The State Quarantine Officer may temporarily:
(1) Authorize the sale of grade B eggs;
(2) Prohibit or otherwise limit the purchase of eggs by state agencies or local governments; and
(3) Authorize a farm owner or operator of a small egg flock to produce, sell or transport eggs and egg products to a retailer in this State.
3. The State Quarantine Officer may not order more than two temporary suspensions in 1 calendar year.
4. As used in this section, farm owner or operator has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 583.218.
Sec. 1.1. NRS 583.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.110 As used in NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 583.111 to 583.120, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 1.3. NRS 583.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.130 The State Quarantine Officer shall:
1. Enforce the provisions of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive [.] and section 1 of this act.
2. Make and fix grades and standards for eggs.
3. Make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the enforcement of NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
Sec. 1.4. NRS 583.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.160 [It] Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to represent, advertise or sell as fresh eggs any eggs that do not conform to the classifications provided for fresh eggs in NRS 583.110 to 583.210, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
Sec. 1.5. NRS 583.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.210 [Any] Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 583.110 to 583.200, inclusive, and section 1 of this act is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
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Secs. 2 and 3. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 4. NRS 583.237 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.237 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 [,] and by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, on or after July 1, 2022, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure which has less than 1 square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 [,] and by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, on or after January 1, 2024, a farm owner or operator in this State shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure which:
(a) Is not a cage-free housing system; or
(b) Is a cage-free housing system that has less than:
(1) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system provides egg-laying hens with unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms, including, without limitation, unrestricted access in a multi-tiered aviary or partially slatted system; or
(2) One and one-half square feet of usable floor space per egg-laying hen if the cage-free housing system does not provide unrestricted access to elevated flat platforms, including, without limitation, unrestricted access in a single-level, all-litter floor system.
3. The prohibitions in subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to the confinement of an egg-laying hen during:
(a) Medical research for which the egg-laying hen is used;
(b) The examination, testing or treatment of or a surgical procedure performed on the egg-laying hen that is conducted by a person licensed to practice as a veterinarian pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS or a person who is under the direct supervision of a person licensed to practice as a veterinarian pursuant to chapter 638 of NRS;
(c) The transportation of the egg-laying hen;
(d) A State or county fair exhibition, 4-H program or other similar exhibition involving the egg-laying hen;
(e) The slaughter of the egg-laying hen so long as the slaughter complies with the rules and regulations governing the slaughtering of such animals; or
(f) Temporary periods for animal husbandry purposes. Such temporary periods must last not more than 6 hours in any 24-hour period and not more than 24 hours in total of such temporary periods are allowed in any 30-day period.
Sec. 5. NRS 583.239 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.239 1. A farm owner or operator shall not sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs within this State unless the farm owner or operator has been issued a certificate by the Department pursuant to NRS 576.128 and , except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, an endorsement of the certificate by the Department indicating that the egg products or shell eggs were produced by an egg-laying hen which was confined in a manner that complies with NRS 583.237.
2. To apply for an endorsement required by subsection 1, a farm owner or operator must submit to the Department with an application for a certificate or renewal of a certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128:
(a) An attestation that the farm owner or operator confined the egg-laying hens in a manner that complies with NRS 583.237; and
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(b) Evidence that the enclosures for egg-laying hens have been inspected by a person described in subsection 4.
3. The Department shall issue the endorsement required by subsection 1 to an applicant if:
(a) The farm owner or operator submits the information required pursuant to subsection 2; and
(b) The Department determines that such information is sufficient to indicate compliance with NRS 583.237.
4. The Department may use a government inspector, including, without limitation, an inspector who is employed, contracted with or authorized by the Department, or a private inspection or process verification provider to ensure compliance with NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, during the production and the handling of egg products and shell eggs. If the Department uses such an inspector or provider, the Department must approve the inspector or provider as competent to ensure compliance with NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive.
5. Each endorsement issued pursuant to subsection 3 is valid for the period for which the certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 is valid.
6. If a holder of a certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 holds an endorsement issued pursuant to this section, the Department shall include in any notice of renewal of the certificate provided to the holder of the certificate a notice to renew the endorsement issued pursuant to this section.
7. The Department may require an inspection of the enclosure for egg-laying hens to determine whether to renew an endorsement issued pursuant to this section. If the Department determines that an inspection of the enclosure is required for the renewal of the endorsement, the endorsement remains in effect until the endorsement expires or until the Department makes a determination whether to renew the endorsement, whichever occurs later.
8. The Department may not charge a fee for the issuance or renewal of an endorsement pursuant to this section.
Sec. 6. NRS 583.245 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.245 1. [A] Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, a business owner or operator shall not knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale or transport for sale egg products or shell eggs within this State if the business owner or operator knows or should have known that the egg products or shell eggs were produced by an egg-laying hen which was confined in a manner that conflicts with the standards set forth in NRS 583.237.
2. [A] Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, a business owner or operator shall obtain a copy of the certificate issued pursuant to NRS 576.128 that contains the endorsement issued pursuant to NRS 583.239 from the farm owner or operator to whom the certificate is issued before doing any business governed by NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, with the farm owner or operator.
3. The business owner or operator shall:
(a) Retain a copy of the certificate obtained pursuant to subsection 2; and
(b) Provide a copy of the certificate to the Department upon request.
4. It is a defense to any action to enforce NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, that a business owner or operator relied in good faith upon a certificate obtained pursuant to subsection 2.
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Sec. 7. NRS 583.247 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. The Department shall enforce the provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive.
2. The Department or an authorized inspector or agent of the Department is entitled to free access during regular business hours to an applicable farm or business and to the records of such a farm owner or operator or business owner or operator for the purpose of inspecting such farm, business or record to determine whether any of the provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, are being or have been violated.
Sec. 8. NRS 583.249 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.249 The State Quarantine Officer may adopt such regulations as he or she deems necessary for carrying out the provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act relating to the circumstances in which the State Quarantine Officer may order the temporary suspension of the provisions of NRS 583.110 to 583.251, inclusive, and section 1 of this act and requirements for the temporary suspension.
Sec. 9. NRS 583.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:
583.251 [Any] Except as otherwise provided by an order issued by the State Quarantine Officer pursuant to section 1 of this act, any person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 583.211 to 583.251, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 583.700.
Sec. 9.5. Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this act, the State Department of Agriculture shall submit a report of its findings relating to the difference in the cost of eggs and egg products sold by retailer or geographic region to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
1. The 83rd Session of the Legislature;
2. The Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources during the 83rd Session of the Legislature; and
3. The Chair of the Assembly Standing Committee on Natural Resources during the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
Sec. 10. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Senate Bill No. 96Senators Krasner, Lange, Ohrenschall, Pazina, Stone; Buck, Cannizzaro, Cruz-Crawford, Daly, Doρate, Dondero Loop, Ellison, Flores, Neal, Nguyen, Rogich, Scheible, Steinbeck, Taylor and Titus
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymembers Considine, DeLong, DSilva, Edgeworth, Flanagan, Jackson, Karris, Kasama and Nguyen
CHAPTER 3
[Approved: April 23, 2025]
AN ACT relating to days of observance; designating January 27 of each year as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Under existing law, certain days, weeks and months of observance are recognized in this State. (NRS 236.018-236.095) This bill designates January 27 of each year as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of Nevada and requires the Governor to issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of this day.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
Whereas, The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately 6,000,000 Jewish persons and 5,000,000 other persons by the Nazi regime and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; and
Whereas, Other horrific genocides have occurred throughout history in places such as Armenia, Cambodia, Darfur, Guatemala and Rwanda; and
Whereas, In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27, which is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust and to promote education about the Holocaust throughout the world; and
Whereas, A survey released in 2024 by the Governors Advisory Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust revealed a significant lack of knowledge about the Holocaust and other genocides among Nevadans, particularly the younger generation; and
Whereas, Assembly Bill No. 231 was enacted during the 81st (2021) Session of the Nevada Legislature to direct efforts to improve the curricula of courses provided to pupils in Nevada about the Holocaust and other genocides as well as to increase the classroom resources and professional development courses available to educators on genocide education; and
Whereas, The annual observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Nevada will preserve the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides and promote public knowledge of these atrocities as well as serve as a reminder for continued vigilance against hatred, persecution and tyranny to prevent their reoccurrence; now, therefore,
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 236 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. January 27 of each year is designated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the State of Nevada.
2. The Governor shall issue annually a proclamation encouraging the observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The proclamation must, without limitation, call upon the news media, state and local officers, public schools and other public and private entities to bring to the attention of the people in the State of Nevada information about the Holocaust and other genocides throughout history and the importance of remembering the victims of the Holocaust and other genocides.
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Senate Bill No. 458Committee on Finance
CHAPTER 4
[Approved: May 7, 2025]
AN ACT making a supplemental appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for an unanticipated shortfall related to travel, operating and information services expenses; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State the sum of $773,148 for an unanticipated shortfall related to travel, operating and information services expenses. This appropriation is supplemental to that made by section 5 of chapter 209, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1236.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 523Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
CHAPTER 5
[Approved: May 19, 2025]
AN ACT relating to transportation; revising the minimum dollar amount of transportation network company insurance that a transportation network company, a driver or a monitored autonomous vehicle provider is required to maintain under certain circumstances; defining certain terms related to delivery network companies; providing that certain delivery network companies are not vicariously liable for any acts or omissions of a driver who provides delivery services for the delivery network company; providing that a transportation network company is not vicariously liable for any acts or omissions of a driver who provides transportation services for the transportation network company; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law sets forth various provisions governing transportation network companies which enter into agreements with one or more drivers to receive connections to potential passengers from the company in exchange for the payment of a fee by the driver to the company. (Chapter 706A of NRS) Existing law requires a transportation network company or driver to continuously provide, during any period in which the driver is providing transportation services, transportation network company insurance for the payment of liabilities arising from the operation of a motor vehicle by the driver. Existing law sets forth certain minimum amounts of coverage that are required to be provided by a transportation network company or driver for the periods in which the driver is providing transportation services and for the periods in which a driver is logged into the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company and available to receive requests for transportation services but is not otherwise providing transportation services. (NRS 690B.470) Section 1 of this bill reduces the minimum amount of transportation network company insurance required to be maintained while a driver is providing transportation services from an amount of not less than $1,500,000 to an amount of not less than $1,000,000.
Section 3 of this bill provides that a transportation network company is not vicariously liable for any act or omission of a driver or passenger that harms a person or property under any theory of liability or duty of care.
Existing law requires every monitored autonomous vehicle provider to continuously provide transportation network company insurance in an amount of not less than $1,500,000 during any period in which the monitored autonomous vehicle provider is operating a monitored autonomous vehicle, regardless of whether the provider is providing transportation services. (NRS 690B.470) Section 1 reduces the minimum amount of transportation network company insurance required to be maintained to an amount of not less than $1,000,000.
Section 2.3 of this bill defines delivery network company to mean certain entities that operate in this State and use a digital network to connect a customer to a driver for the purpose of providing delivery services. Sections 2.2 and 2.4-2.8 of this bill define certain other terms relating to delivery network companies. Section 2.9 of this bill provides that a delivery network company is not vicariously liable for any act or omission of a driver that harms a person or property under any theory of liability or duty of care. Section 2.9 further provides that a delivery network company shall be deemed to not control, direct or manage a driver or the personal vehicle of a driver. Additionally, section 2.9 limits, for any driver who uses a personal vehicle which is a motor vehicle, the applicability of its provisions to a delivery network company that maintained a motor vehicle insurance policy in an amount of not less than $1,000,000.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 690B.470 is hereby amended to read as follows:
690B.470 1. Every transportation network company or driver shall continuously provide, during any period in which the driver is providing transportation services, transportation network company insurance provided by an insurance company licensed by the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry and approved to do business in this State or a broker licensed pursuant to chapter 685A of NRS or procured directly from a nonadmitted insurer, as defined in NRS 685A.0375:
(a) In an amount of not less than [$1,500,000] $1,000,000 for bodily injury to or death of one or more persons and injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident or motor vehicle crash that occurs while the driver is providing transportation services;
(b) In an amount of not less than $50,000 for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident or motor vehicle crash that occurs while the driver is logged into the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company and available to receive requests for transportation services but is not otherwise providing transportation services;
(c) Subject to the minimum amount for one person required by paragraph (b), in an amount of not less than $100,000 for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident or motor vehicle crash that occurs while the driver is logged into the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company and available to receive requests for transportation services but is not otherwise providing transportation services; and
(d) In an amount of not less than $25,000 for injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident or motor vehicle crash that occurs while the driver is logged into the digital network or software application service of the transportation network company and available to receive requests for transportation services but is not otherwise providing transportation services,
Κ for the payment of tort liabilities arising from the maintenance or use of the motor vehicle.
2. Every monitored autonomous vehicle provider shall continuously provide, during any period in which a monitored autonomous vehicle provider is operating a monitored autonomous vehicle, transportation network company insurance provided by an insurance company licensed by the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry and approved to do business in this State or a broker licensed pursuant to chapter 685A of NRS or procured directly from a nonadmitted insurer, as defined in NRS 685A.0375, in an amount of not less than [$1,500,000] $1,000,000 for bodily injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident or motor vehicle crash that occurs while the monitored autonomous vehicle provider is operating a monitored autonomous vehicle for the payment of tort liabilities arising from the maintenance or use of the monitored autonomous vehicle.
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3. The transportation network company insurance required by subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, may be provided through one or a combination of insurance policies provided by the transportation network company, the driver, the monitored autonomous vehicle provider, both the transportation network company and the driver or both the transportation network company and the monitored autonomous vehicle provider.
4. Every transportation network company shall continuously provide, during any period in which the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider is providing transportation services, transportation network company insurance provided by an insurance company licensed by the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry and approved to do business in this State or a broker licensed pursuant to chapter 685A of NRS or procured directly from a nonadmitted insurer, as defined in NRS 685A.0375, which meets the requirements of subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, as primary insurance if the insurance provided by the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider:
(a) Lapses; or
(b) Fails to meet the requirements of subsection 1 or 2, as applicable.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 485.185 and 485.186 which require the owner or operator of a motor vehicle to provide insurance, transportation network company insurance shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of NRS 485.185 or 485.186, as appropriate, regardless of whether the insurance is provided by the transportation network company, the driver, the monitored autonomous vehicle provider, both the transportation network company and the driver or both the transportation network company and the monitored autonomous vehicle provider, if the transportation network company insurance otherwise satisfies the requirements of NRS 485.185 or 485.186, as appropriate.
6. In addition to the coverage required pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, a policy of transportation network company insurance may include additional coverage, including, without limitation, coverage for medical payments, coverage for uninsured or underinsured motorists, comprehensive coverage and collision coverage.
7. An insurer who provides transportation network company insurance shall not require a policy of insurance for the operation of a motor vehicle required pursuant to NRS 485.185 or 485.186, as appropriate, to deny a claim before the transportation network company insurance provides coverage for a claim.
8. An insurer who provides transportation network company insurance has a duty to defend and indemnify the driver or monitored autonomous vehicle provider and the transportation network company.
9. An insurer who provides transportation network company insurance which includes comprehensive coverage or collision coverage for the operation of a motor vehicle against which a lienholder holds a lien shall issue any payment for a claim under such coverage:
(a) Directly to the person who performs repairs upon the vehicle; or
(b) Jointly to the owner of the vehicle and the lienholder.
10. A transportation network company that provides transportation network company insurance for a motor vehicle is not deemed to be the owner of the motor vehicle.
11. As used in this section, monitored autonomous vehicle has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 706A.045.
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Sec. 2. Chapter 597 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2.1 to 2.9, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2.1. As used in sections 2.1 to 2.9, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 2.2 to 2.8, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 2.2. Customer means a person who orders the delivery of goods where the driver delivers such goods at the direction of the customer.
Sec. 2.3. Delivery network company means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other entity that:
1. Operates in this State; and
2. Uses a digital network to connect a customer to a driver to provide delivery services.
Sec. 2.4. Delivery services means the fulfillment of customer delivery requests through the pick-up from any location of any item or items and the delivery of items using a personal vehicle to a location selected by the customer located within 50 miles of the pick-up location.
Sec. 2.5. Delivery service period means the period:
1. Beginning when a driver starts operating a personal vehicle enroute to pick-up goods for a delivery or series of deliveries as documented via a digital network controlled by a delivery network company;
2. Continuing while the driver transports the requested deliveries; and
3. Ending upon delivery of the requested goods to:
(a) The customer or the last customer in a series of deliveries;
(b) A location designated by the customer or the last location so designated in a series of deliveries; or
(c) A location designated by the delivery network company, including, for purposes of returning the goods.
Sec. 2.6. Digital network means any online-enabled technology application, service, website or system offered or utilized by a delivery network company that enables the provision of delivery services.
Sec. 2.7. Driver means a natural person who provides delivery services through a delivery network companys digital network pursuant to an independent contractor agreement.
Sec. 2.8. Personal vehicle means a vehicle including, without limitation, a motor vehicle, bicycle, scooter or other similar means of transportation, that:
1. Is used by a driver to provide delivery services through a digital network;
2. Is owned, leased or otherwise authorized for use by the driver; and
3. Does not exceed 6,000 pounds.
Sec. 2.9. 1. A delivery network company is not vicariously liable for any act or omission of a driver that harms a person or property under any theory of liability or duty of care.
2. A delivery network company shall be deemed to not control, direct or manage a driver or the personal vehicle of a driver.
3. For any driver who uses a personal vehicle which is a motor vehicle, as defined in NRS 482.075, the provisions of this section apply to a delivery network company if the delivery network company maintained a motor vehicle insurance policy, in force on the date of the incident giving rise to an action, in an amount of not less than $1,000,000, that insured the driver for liability to third parties arising out of the use of a motor vehicle during the delivery service period.
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rise to an action, in an amount of not less than $1,000,000, that insured the driver for liability to third parties arising out of the use of a motor vehicle during the delivery service period.
4. This section does not alter or preclude any other theory of liability against a delivery network company or duty of care owed by a delivery network company to the extent available and proven under law.
Sec. 3. Chapter 706A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A transportation network company is not vicariously liable for any act or omission of a driver or passenger that harms a person or property under any theory of liability or duty of care.
2. This section does not alter or preclude any other theory of liability against a transportation network company or duty of care owed by a transportation network company to the extent available and proven under law.
Sec. 4. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to a cause of action that arises before October 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 530Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
CHAPTER 6
[Approved: May 19, 2025]
AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the effectuation of additional annual increases in certain taxes imposed on fuels for motor vehicles in certain larger counties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes counties to impose certain taxes on motor vehicle fuels and special fuels used in motor vehicles. (Chapter 373 of NRS) Existing law authorizes the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County) to impose, upon approval by a two-thirds majority of the members of the board, additional taxes on motor vehicle fuel and various special fuels used in motor vehicles and to provide for annual increases in those taxes based on a certain measure of increases in the cost of highway and street construction. Existing law provides that, for the period beginning on January 1, 2027, additional annual increases in these taxes may not be effectuated unless a majority of the voters in the county at the general election in November 2026 authorize the board of county commissioners to continue to provide for the annual increases. (NRS 373.0663)
Instead of requiring the approval of a majority of the voters in the county to continue to provide for the annual increases on and after January 1, 2027, this bill authorizes the continued imposition of additional increases in these taxes if the board of county commissioners, on or before December 31, 2026, adopts an ordinance approved by a two-thirds majority of the board authorizing the effectuation of such annual increases. This bill provides that, if the board of county commissioners does not adopt such an ordinance on or before December 31, 2026, the board is prohibited from imposing any additional annual increases in these taxes. This bill also provides that, for the period beginning on January 1, 2037, additional annual increases in these taxes may not be effectuated unless a majority of the voters in the county at the general election in November 2036 authorize the board of county commissioners to continue to provide for the annual increases.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 373.0663 is hereby amended to read as follows:
373.0663 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more and in which a commission has been created and a tax is imposed pursuant to NRS 373.030:
(a) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, except aviation fuel, sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 3.6 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 3.6 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(b) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, except aviation fuel, sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 1.75 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 1.75 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(c) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, except aviation fuel, sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 1 cent per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 1 cent per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
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(d) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, except aviation fuel, sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 9 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 9 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(e) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, except aviation fuel, sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 18.455 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 18.455 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(f) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of motor vehicle fuel, except aviation fuel, sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 18.4 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 18.4 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(g) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of special fuel that consists of an emulsion of water-phased hydrocarbon fuel sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 19 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 19 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
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fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 19 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(h) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of special fuel that consists of liquefied petroleum gas sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 22 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 22 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(i) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of special fuel that consists of compressed natural gas sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 21 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 21 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(j) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of special fuel sold in the county, other than any special fuel described in paragraph (g), (h) or (i), in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 27.75 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 27.75 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(k) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of special fuel that consists of liquefied petroleum gas sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 18.3 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
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percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 18.3 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(l) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of special fuel that consists of compressed natural gas sold in the county in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 18.3 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 18.3 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
(m) The board may by ordinance impose:
(1) An excise tax on each gallon of special fuel sold in the county, other than any special fuel described in paragraph (k) or (l), which is taxed by the Federal Government at a rate per gallon or gallon equivalent of 24.4 cents or more, in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying 24.4 cents per gallon by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, an annual increase in the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1), on the first day of each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which that tax becomes effective, in the amount determined by adding 24.4 cents per gallon to the amount of the tax imposed pursuant to subparagraph (1) during the immediately preceding fiscal year, then multiplying that sum by the lesser of the applicable percentage or the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the fiscal year in which the increase becomes effective.
2. An ordinance authorized by this section must be approved by a two-thirds majority of the members of the board. If the board adopts an ordinance authorized by this section, the ordinance must impose all of the taxes authorized by this section. Upon the adoption of such an ordinance, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, no further action by the board is necessary to effectuate the annual increases in the taxes imposed by the ordinance.
3. If the board adopts an ordinance imposing the taxes authorized by this section, the ordinance:
(a) Must be adopted before October 1, 2013;
(b) Must become effective on January 1, 2014; and
(c) Is not affected by any changes in the population of the county which occur after the adoption of the ordinance.
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4. The applicable percentage specified by the board for the taxes imposed pursuant to this section must be the same percentage for each tax imposed pursuant to this section. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the board may amend the applicable percentage by ordinance from time to time, but any such amendment must not become effective earlier than 90 days after the date of the adoption of the ordinance amending the applicable percentage. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 373.120, the applicable percentage must not be amended to reduce the applicable percentage at any time that bonds are outstanding which are secured by the taxes imposed pursuant to this section.
5. Upon the adoption of an ordinance authorized by this section:
(a) For the period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending on December 31, [2016,] 2026, no further action by the board is necessary to effectuate the annual increases in the taxes imposed by the ordinance.
(b) For the period beginning on January 1, [2017,] 2027, and ending on December 31, [2026,] 2036, the annual increases in the taxes authorized by this section and imposed by the ordinance may not be effectuated unless [a question is placed on the ballot at the general election on November 8, 2016, which asks the voters in the county whether to authorize the board to impose, for the period beginning on January 1, 2017, the increases authorized by this section in the taxes imposed by the ordinance and the question is approved by a majority of the registered voters voting on the question. If the question is approved by a majority of such voters, no further action by the board is necessary to effectuate the annual increases in the taxes authorized by this section and imposed by the ordinance.] , on or before December 31, 2026, the board adopts an ordinance approved by a two-thirds majority of the members of the board authorizing the effectuation of the annual increases. If [the question is not approved by a majority of such voters,] such an ordinance is not adopted by the board on or before December 31, 2026, the board shall not impose any additional annual increases in the taxes authorized by this section and imposed by the ordinance after [November 8, 2016,] December 31, 2026, but any annual increases in such taxes imposed by the ordinance on or before [November 8, 2016,] December 31, 2026, are not affected, amended, reduced or eliminated and must be continued for any period during which bonds are outstanding that are secured by such taxes imposed by the ordinance. If the board adopts an ordinance pursuant to this paragraph, the ordinance is not affected by any changes in the population of the county which occur after the adoption of the ordinance.
(c) For the period beginning on January 1, [2027, if the question placed on the ballot pursuant to paragraph (b) is approved by a majority of the registered voters in the county voting on the question,] 2037, the annual increases in the taxes authorized by this section and imposed by the ordinance may be effectuated if a question is placed on the ballot at the general election on November [3, 2026,] 4, 2036, which asks the voters in the county whether to authorize the board to impose, for the period beginning on January 1, [2027,] 2037, the increases authorized by this section in the taxes imposed by the ordinance and the question is approved by a majority of the registered voters voting on the question. If the question is approved at the general election on November [3, 2026,] 4, 2036, by a majority of such voters, no further action by the board is necessary to effectuate the annual increases in the taxes authorized by this section and imposed by the ordinance. If the question is not approved by a majority of such voters, the board shall not impose any additional annual increases in the taxes authorized by this section and imposed by the ordinance after November [3, 2026,] 4, 2036, but any annual increases in such taxes imposed by the ordinance on or before November [3, 2026,] 4, 2036, are not affected, amended, reduced or eliminated and must be continued for any period during which bonds are outstanding that are secured by such taxes imposed by the ordinance.
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board shall not impose any additional annual increases in the taxes authorized by this section and imposed by the ordinance after November [3, 2026,] 4, 2036, but any annual increases in such taxes imposed by the ordinance on or before November [3, 2026,] 4, 2036, are not affected, amended, reduced or eliminated and must be continued for any period during which bonds are outstanding that are secured by such taxes imposed by the ordinance.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index means:
(1) For the fiscal year in which an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section becomes effective, the percentage obtained by adding the average highway and street construction inflation index for that fiscal year to:
(I) If the average highway and street construction inflation index for the immediately preceding fiscal year is greater than the applicable percentage, the remainder obtained by subtracting the applicable percentage from the average highway and street construction inflation index for the immediately preceding fiscal year; or
(II) If the average highway and street construction inflation index for the immediately preceding fiscal year is less than or equal to the applicable percentage, zero; and
(2) For each fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the ordinance becomes effective, the percentage obtained by adding the average highway and street construction inflation index for that fiscal year to:
(I) If the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the immediately preceding fiscal year is greater than the applicable percentage, the remainder obtained by subtracting the applicable percentage from the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the immediately preceding fiscal year; or
(II) If the adjusted average highway and street construction inflation index for the immediately preceding fiscal year is less than or equal to the applicable percentage, zero.
(b) Applicable percentage means the lesser of 7.8 percent or the percentage specified by the board in any ordinance imposing a tax pursuant to this section.
(c) Average highway and street construction inflation index means for a fiscal year the average percentage increase in the highway and street construction inflation index for the 10 calendar years immediately preceding the beginning of that fiscal year.
(d) Highway and street construction inflation index means:
(1) The Producer Price Index for Highway and Street Construction until that Index ceased to be published; and
(2) The Producer Price Index for Other Nonresidential Construction thereafter or, if that Index ceases to be published by the United States Department of Labor, the published index that most closely measures inflation in the costs of highway and street construction, as determined by the commission.
(e) Special fuel has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 366.060.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Senate Bill No. 451Senator Cannizzaro
CHAPTER 7
[Approved: May 22, 2025]
AN ACT relating to taxation; extending the imposition of a property tax rate in unincorporated areas of Clark County and the City of Las Vegas for the purpose of employing police officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Under existing law, there is a property tax of 28 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation imposed in a taxing district comprising the unincorporated areas of Clark County and the City of Las Vegas for the purpose of employing peace officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. This property tax is composed of: (1) a rate of 8 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation in the taxing district, which was approved by the voters of the taxing district at the 1988 General Election and which is permanent; and (2) a rate of 20 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation in the taxing district, which was approved by the voters of the taxing district at the 1996 General Election and which expires on June 30, 2027. (NRS 354.5982; chapter 817, Statutes of Nevada 1987, at page 2284, as amended by chapter 585, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 2865, chapter 658, Statutes of Nevada 1995, at page 2534, as amended by chapter 585, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 2865) Sections 1 and 4 of this bill provide for: (1) the continued imposition of the property tax rate of 20 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation in the taxing district, for the period beginning on July 1, 2027, and ending June 30, 2057; and (2) the continued use of the proceeds of this property tax for the purpose of employing police officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to ensure that the property tax rate continued pursuant to this bill is apportioned to the unincorporated areas of Clark County and the City of Las Vegas in the same manner as the existing property tax rate.
Existing law provides for a partial abatement of property taxes, which has the effect of establishing an annual cap on increases of property taxes. (NRS 361.4722-361.4724) However, under existing law, certain property tax rates are exempt from this partial abatement, including, without limitation, a new or increased property tax rate that a taxing entity is required to impose or increase by any legislative act which becomes effective after April 6, 2005. Thus, with certain exceptions, such property tax rates are not included in the calculation used to determine the amount of property taxes abated under the existing law establishing an annual cap on increases of property taxes. (NRS 361.4726) Because the property tax rate of 20 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation, which was approved at the 1996 General Election for the purpose of employing police officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, was imposed before April 6, 2005, section 1 also provides that the property tax rate extended by that section is not exempt from the partial abatement of property taxes and, thus, is required to be included in the calculation used to determine the amount of property taxes abated.
Section 3 of this bill makes a conforming change to continue the exemption of the property tax rate extended by section 1 from provisions of existing law limiting the amount of property tax revenue that may be received by certain local governments.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets
[omitted
material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 280 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2027, and ending before July 1, 2057, the board of county commissioners, the city council and any other governing body of each taxing district in the taxable area shall impose a tax at the rate of 20 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation within the taxable area for the support of the department for the purpose of employing additional police officers.
2. All county officers charged with the duty of collecting ad valorem taxes shall collect the tax imposed pursuant to this section in the same form and manner, and with the same interest and penalties, as other ad valorem taxes are collected, and shall pay all revenue generated by the tax, including all interest and penalties, to the department upon collection.
3. The committee shall authorize the department to use the proceeds only for the purpose of employing additional police officers and the incurrence of related costs.
4. Any tax that may be imposed pursuant to this section is not subject to the limitation provided in NRS 354.59811 and is not exempt from any partial abatement from taxation provided pursuant to NRS 361.4722, 361.4723 or 361.4724.
Sec. 2. NRS 280.201 is hereby amended to read as follows:
280.201 1. The funding apportionment plan must exclude the cost of:
(a) Operating and maintaining a county or a branch county jail;
(b) A rural program of resident officers, where applicable; and
(c) Any program of contract services which is totally funded by the contracting agency or entity.
Κ The costs described in paragraphs (a) and (b) are a proper charge against the county. The capital costs of building a county or a branch county jail are the responsibility of the board of county commissioners.
2. If a department operates a program for school crossing guards, each participating political subdivision must pay the cost of operating the positions located within its jurisdiction.
3. The funding apportionment plan must apportion the anticipated costs of operating and maintaining the department, and capital costs, after deducting all anticipated revenue internally generated by the department, among the participating political subdivisions according to the formula developed by the department pursuant to this section.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, an additional tax ad valorem that is levied pursuant to the approval of the voters or pursuant to section 1 of this act must be levied at a uniform rate in the unincorporated area of the county and in each participating city.
5. In developing the formula, the department must divide its budget into the following functional areas:
(a) Activities which are the responsibility of any one of the participating political subdivisions.
(b) Contract services which are performed solely for another agency or entity.
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(c) Administrative or supporting activities.
(d) The remaining activities, services or programs are to be allocated to those functional areas which are to be jointly funded by the participating political subdivision.
Κ Contract services which are performed solely for another agency or entity must each be identified as a separate functional area.
6. The department must identify the bureaus, sections, divisions and groups that are assigned to each functional area. Each functional area must be a separate accounting unit within the budget of the department for the purpose of apportioning the cost among the participating political subdivisions.
7. The costs of the activities of administration or support must be allocated to the other functional area to which they apply in the ratio that the cost of each functional area bears to the combined costs of the other functional areas.
8. The costs of each functional area which is to be jointly funded, including the administrative and support costs allocated in accordance with subsection 6, must be apportioned among the participating political subdivisions as follows:
(a) The cost of uniformed functions in the field must be apportioned on a percentage basis according to the comparative cumulative, unweighted percentage relationship among the participating political subdivisions of the permanent population of the participating political subdivisions, as determined annually by the Governor, the total number of calls for service which were dispatched by the department in each participating political subdivision, excluding:
(1) Calls for service with respect to felony crimes;
(2) Calls for service originating in those areas which were served by a rural program of resident officers; and
(3) Calls for service originating from a program of contract services which is totally funded by the contracting agency or entity,
Κ and the total number of felonies which were reported in each participating political subdivision, excluding reports of felonies originating from a rural program of resident officers or a program of contract services. The number of calls for service and the number of felonies reported must have been made during the 12 months preceding January 1 of the current fiscal year.
(b) The cost of the investigative function must be apportioned on a percentage basis according to the comparative cumulative, unweighted percentage relationship among the participating political subdivisions of the total number of felonies which were reported in each participating political subdivision during the 12 months preceding January 1 of the current fiscal year.
9. For the purpose of subsection 8, the population attributable to a county does not include the population of the cities within that county or the population of those areas within that county which are served by a rural program of resident officers.
10. The department shall maintain all of the statistics necessary to effectuate the funding apportionment plan and shall maintain accurate records in support of the determination required in order to comply with this section.
11. If, in the initial year of the merger, the statistics necessary to determine the funding apportionment plan for the remainder of that year are incomplete, the department shall prepare a funding apportionment plan for the remainder of that year based upon the most accurate statistics available, and apply it as closely as possible in the manner prescribed in this section.
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incomplete, the department shall prepare a funding apportionment plan for the remainder of that year based upon the most accurate statistics available, and apply it as closely as possible in the manner prescribed in this section. The fact that a budget, a funding apportionment plan and a rural program of resident officers are not prepared and submitted when due does not invalidate any of them.
Sec. 3. NRS 354.59811 is hereby amended to read as follows:
354.59811 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.377, 278C.260, 354.59813, 354.59815, 354.59818, 354.5982, 354.5987, 354.705, 354.723, 450.425, 450.760, 540A.265 and 543.600, and section 1 of this act, for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1989, the maximum amount of money that a local government, except a school district, a district to provide a telephone number for emergencies or a redevelopment agency, may receive from taxes ad valorem, other than those attributable to the net proceeds of minerals or those levied for the payment of bonded indebtedness and interest thereon incurred as general long-term debt of the issuer, or for the payment of obligations issued to pay the cost of a water project pursuant to NRS 349.950, or for the payment of obligations under a capital lease executed before April 30, 1981, must be calculated as follows:
(a) The rate must be set so that when applied to the current fiscal years assessed valuation of all property which was on the preceding fiscal years assessment roll, together with the assessed valuation of property on the central assessment roll which was allocated to the local government, but excluding any assessed valuation attributable to the net proceeds of minerals, assessed valuation attributable to a redevelopment area and assessed valuation of a fire protection district attributable to real property which is transferred from private ownership to public ownership for the purpose of conservation, it will produce 106 percent of the maximum revenue allowable from taxes ad valorem for the preceding fiscal year, except that the rate so determined must not be less than the rate allowed for the previous fiscal year, except for any decrease attributable to the imposition of a tax pursuant to NRS 354.59813 in the previous year.
(b) This rate must then be applied to the total assessed valuation, excluding the assessed valuation attributable to the net proceeds of minerals and the assessed valuation of a fire protection district attributable to real property which is transferred from private ownership to public ownership for the purpose of conservation, but including new real property, possessory interests and mobile homes, for the current fiscal year to determine the allowed revenue from taxes ad valorem for the local government.
2. As used in this section, general long-term debt does not include debt created for medium-term obligations pursuant to NRS 350.087 to 350.095, inclusive.
Sec. 4. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purposes of performing any preparatory administrative tasks and adopting any ordinances necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On July 1, 2027, for all other purposes.
3. This act expires by limitation on June 30, 2057.
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Assembly Bill No. 17Committee on Judiciary
CHAPTER 8
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to writs of garnishment; revising provisions relating to the service of writs of garnishment where the named garnishee is the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires a writ of garnishment where the named garnishee is the State of Nevada to be served upon the State Controller. (NRS 31.249) This bill replaces the State Controller with the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration for purposes of serving such a writ.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 31.249 is hereby amended to read as follows:
31.249 1. No writ of garnishment in aid of attachment may issue except on order of the court. The court may order the writ of garnishment to be issued:
(a) In the order directing the clerk to issue a writ of attachment; or
(b) If the writ of attachment has previously issued without notice to the defendant and the defendant has not appeared in the action, by a separate order without notice to the defendant.
2. The plaintiffs application to the court for an order directing the issuance of a writ of garnishment must be by affidavit made by or on behalf of the plaintiff to the effect that the affiant is informed and believes that the named garnishee:
(a) Is the employer of the defendant; or
(b) Is indebted to or has property in the garnishees possession or under the garnishees control belonging to the defendant,
Κ and that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the affiant, the defendants future wages, the garnishees indebtedness or the property possessed is not by law exempt from execution. If the named garnishee is the State of Nevada, the writ of garnishment must be served upon the [State Controller.] Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration.
3. The affidavit by or on behalf of the plaintiff may be contained in the application for the order directing the writ of attachment to issue or may be filed and submitted to the court separately thereafter.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the grounds and procedure for a writ of garnishment are identical to those for a writ of attachment.
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 25 (CHAPTER 8, AB 17)κ
5. If the named garnishee is the subject of more than one writ of garnishment regarding the defendant, the court shall determine the priority and method of satisfying the claims, except that any writ of garnishment to satisfy a judgment for the collection of child support must be given first priority.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 18Committee on Judiciary
CHAPTER 9
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to electronic filing; revising provisions relating to the signing of certain documents that are filed electronically; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) authorizes the electronic filing of certain documents in certain judicial proceedings; and (2) requires documents that are filed electronically to contain an image of the signature of the person who is filing the document. (NRS 62D.400, 171.103, 173.049, 178.591, 432B.515) Existing court rules adopted by the Nevada Supreme Court, the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules (NEFCR), govern the electronic filing of documents in the courts of this State and contain definitions of certain terms used in the NEFCR such as electronic signature. (NEFCR 2(k)) This bill requires certain documents that are filed electronically to contain the electronic signature, as that term is defined in the NEFCR, of the person who is filing the document.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 62D.400 is hereby amended to read as follows:
62D.400 1. A clerk of the court may allow any of the following documents to be filed electronically:
(a) A petition prepared and signed by the district attorney pursuant to NRS 62C.100 or 62C.110.
(b) A document relating to proceedings conducted pursuant to this title.
(c) A study and report prepared pursuant to NRS 62E.160.
2. Any document that is filed electronically pursuant to this section must contain [an image of] the electronic signature of the person who is filing the document.
3. As used in this section, electronic signature has the meaning ascribed to it in the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules.
Sec. 2. NRS 171.103 is hereby amended to read as follows:
171.103 1. A court clerk may accept a complaint filed pursuant to this chapter that is filed electronically. A complaint that is filed electronically must contain [an image of] the electronic signature of the prosecuting attorney.
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 26 (CHAPTER 9, AB 18)κ
2. If a court clerk accepts a complaint that is filed electronically pursuant to subsection 1, the court clerk shall acknowledge receipt of the complaint by an electronic time stamp and shall electronically return the complaint with the electronic time stamp to the prosecuting attorney. A complaint that is filed and time-stamped electronically pursuant to this section may be converted into a printed document and served upon a defendant in the same manner as a complaint that is not filed electronically.
3. As used in this section, electronic signature has the meaning ascribed to it in the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules.
Sec. 3. NRS 173.049 is hereby amended to read as follows:
173.049 1. A court clerk may accept an information filed pursuant to this chapter that is filed electronically. An information that is filed electronically must contain [an image of] the electronic signature of the prosecuting attorney.
2. If a court clerk accepts an information that is filed electronically pursuant to subsection 1, the court clerk shall acknowledge receipt of the information by an electronic time stamp and shall electronically return the information with the electronic time stamp to the prosecuting attorney. An information that is filed and time-stamped electronically pursuant to this section may be converted into a printed document and served upon a defendant in the same manner as an information that is not filed electronically.
3. As used in this section, electronic signature has the meaning ascribed to it in the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules.
Sec. 4. NRS 178.591 is hereby amended to read as follows:
178.591 1. Except when personal service of a person is ordered by the court or required by specific statute, a person who is represented by an attorney may be lawfully served with any motion, notice or other legal document by electronic means if the office of the attorney representing the person has the ability to receive and store the motion, notice or other legal document electronically.
2. In addition to any other document required by the court, a person who uses electronic means pursuant to subsection 1 to electronically serve any motion, notice or other legal document that is required to be filed with the court shall include with the original document filed with the court evidence of the electronic transmittal of the legal document.
3. A court clerk may accept a motion, notice or other legal document that is filed electronically. A motion, notice or other legal document that is filed electronically must contain [an image of] the electronic signature of the prosecuting attorney.
4. If a court clerk accepts a motion, notice or other legal document that is filed electronically pursuant to subsection 3, the court clerk shall acknowledge receipt of the motion, notice or other legal document by an electronic time stamp and shall electronically return the motion, notice or other legal document with the electronic time stamp to the prosecuting attorney. A motion, notice or other legal document may be converted into a printed document and served upon a defendant in the same manner as a motion, notice or other legal document that is not filed electronically.
5. A motion, notice or other legal document that is filed or served electronically shall be deemed to be filed or served on the date that it is filed or served electronically if it is filed or served not later than 11:59 p.m. on that date.
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 27 (CHAPTER 9, AB 18)κ
6. As used in this section, electronic signature has the meaning ascribed to it in the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules.
Sec. 5. NRS 432B.515 is hereby amended to read as follows:
432B.515 1. A court clerk may allow any of the following documents to be filed electronically:
(a) A petition signed by the district attorney or the Attorney General pursuant to NRS 432B.510; or
(b) A report prepared pursuant to NRS 432B.540.
2. Any document that is filed electronically pursuant to this section must contain [an image of] the electronic signature of the person who is filing the document.
3. As used in this section, electronic signature has the meaning ascribed to it in the Nevada Electronic Filing and Conversion Rules.
Sec. 6. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 20Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
CHAPTER 10
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; authorizing the imprinting of individualized symbols or codes for different medical conditions on drivers licenses or identification cards; revising the manner in which the Department communicates certain information concerning liability insurance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to adopt regulations establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol indicating a medical condition on a drivers license or identification card. If such a program is adopted, existing law: (1) requires the Department to adopt a single symbol to indicate that a person has a medical condition; and (2) prohibits the Department from adopting individualized symbols for different medical conditions. (NRS 483.3485, 483.863) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill authorize the Department to adopt individualized symbols or codes for different medical conditions in addition to adopting the required single symbol to indicate that a person has a medical condition.
Existing law requires the Department to mail to the registered owner of a motor vehicle a request for information regarding the liability insurance covering the motor vehicle, if the Department is unable to verify that the motor vehicle is covered by a policy of liability insurance. If the Department does not receive the requested information, existing law requires the Department to suspend the registration of the motor vehicle after sending a notice of suspension of registration by certified mail. (NRS 485.317) Section 3 of this bill requires the Department to send a request for information regarding liability insurance coverage by electronic notification, if the registered owner has elected to receive information from the Department by electronic notification. Section 3 also requires the Department to send a notice of suspension of registration by electronic notification, if the registered owner has elected to receive information from the Department by electronic notification, in addition to sending the notice by certified mail or a mail service that requires the signature of the recipient and confirmation of delivery.
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 28 (CHAPTER 10, AB 20)κ
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 483.3485 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.3485 1. The Department may adopt regulations establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol indicating a medical condition on a drivers license issued by the Department.
2. If the Department establishes a program pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) [Except as otherwise provided in this title, the] The Department shall adopt a single symbol for imprinting on a drivers license to indicate a medical condition and [shall not] may also adopt individualized symbols or codes for different medical conditions.
(b) The regulations adopted by the Department must provide that a person is eligible to have the symbol indicating a medical condition imprinted on his or her drivers license if the person is:
(1) On anticoagulants; or
(2) A person with:
(I) Diabetes;
(II) Epilepsy;
(III) Blindness and low vision;
(IV) Deafness;
(V) Coronary atherosclerosis;
(VI) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
(VII) A food allergy;
(VIII) Malignant hyperthermia;
(IX) Sickle cell disease;
(X) Systemic lupus erythematosus;
(XI) Heart disease;
(XII) Hemophilia;
(XIII) Schizophrenia;
(XIV) Depression; or
(XV) A mental illness.
(c) The Department shall maintain a record of the medical condition for which the symbol indicating a medical condition was imprinted on the drivers license of an eligible person. The record must be maintained in the same location and manner as all other records relating to the drivers license of the person, including, without limitation, the records relating to the drivers license of the person that are made available to law enforcement agencies. If the Department maintains such information in the form of a code, the code used must conform with the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, or the most current revision, adopted by the National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(d) The Department shall maintain on the Internet website of the Department information about the program established pursuant to subsection 1, including, without limitation, the manner in which a person may obtain a drivers license which has been imprinted with a symbol indicating a medical condition.
(e) The regulations adopted by the Department may provide that a person is eligible to have the symbol indicating a medical condition imprinted on his or her drivers license to indicate such other medical conditions not listed in paragraph (b) as the Department deems appropriate.
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 29 (CHAPTER 10, AB 20)κ
imprinted on his or her drivers license to indicate such other medical conditions not listed in paragraph (b) as the Department deems appropriate. The Department shall provide a means for members of the public to suggest additional medical conditions for inclusion in the regulations adopted by the Department.
3. The Department may apply for and accept any gift, grant, appropriation or other donation to assist in carrying out a program established pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Sec. 2. NRS 483.863 is hereby amended to read as follows:
483.863 1. The Department may adopt regulations establishing a program for the imprinting of a symbol indicating a medical condition on an identification card issued by the Department.
2. If the Department establishes a program pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) [Except as otherwise provided in this title, the] The Department shall adopt a single symbol for imprinting on an identification card to indicate a medical condition and [shall not] may also adopt individualized symbols or codes for different medical conditions.
(b) The regulations adopted by the Department must provide that a person is eligible to have the symbol indicating a medical condition imprinted on his or her identification card if the person is:
(1) On anticoagulants; or
(2) A person with:
(I) Diabetes;
(II) Epilepsy;
(III) Blindness and low vision;
(IV) Deafness;
(V) Coronary atherosclerosis;
(VI) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
(VII) A food allergy;
(VIII) Malignant hyperthermia;
(IX) Sickle cell disease;
(X) Systemic lupus erythematosus;
(XI) Heart disease;
(XII) Hemophilia;
(XIII) Schizophrenia;
(XIV) Depression; or
(XV) A mental illness.
(c) The Department shall maintain a record of the medical condition for which the symbol indicating a medical condition was imprinted on the identification card of an eligible person. The record must be maintained in the same location and manner as all other records relating to the identification card of the person, including, without limitation, the records relating to the identification card of the person that are available to law enforcement agencies. If the Department maintains such information in the form of a code, the code used must conform with the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, or the most current revision, adopted by the National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
(d) The Department shall, at the time of the issuance or renewal of an identification card, give the holder the opportunity to have imprinted on his or her identification card a symbol indicating a medical condition.
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(e) The Department shall maintain on the Internet website of the Department information about the program established pursuant to subsection 1, including, without limitation, the manner in which a person may obtain an identification card which has been imprinted with a symbol indicating a medical condition.
(f) The regulations adopted by the Department may provide that a person is eligible to have the symbol indicating a medical condition imprinted on his or her identification card to indicate such other medical conditions not listed in paragraph (b) as the Department deems appropriate. The Department shall provide a means for members of the public to suggest additional medical conditions for inclusion in the regulations adopted by the Department.
3. The Department may apply for and accept any gift, grant, appropriation or other donation to assist in carrying out a program established pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Sec. 3. NRS 485.317 is hereby amended to read as follows:
485.317 1. The Department shall verify that each motor vehicle which is registered in this State is covered by a policy of liability insurance as required by NRS 485.185.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Department may use any information to verify whether a motor vehicle is covered by a policy of liability insurance as required by NRS 485.185. The Department may not use the name of the owner of a motor vehicle as the primary means of verifying that a motor vehicle is covered by a policy of liability insurance.
3. If the Department is unable to verify that a motor vehicle is covered by a policy of liability insurance as required by NRS 485.185, the Department shall send a request for information by [first-class] mail or, if the registered owner of the motor vehicle has elected to receive information from the Department by electronic notification, by electronic notification, to the registered owner of the motor vehicle. The owner shall submit all the information which is requested to the Department within 15 days after the date on which the request for information was [mailed] sent by the Department. If the Department does not receive the requested information within 15 days after it [mailed] sent the request to the owner, the Department shall send to the owner a notice of suspension of registration by certified mail [.] or a mail service that requires the signature of the recipient and confirmation of delivery and, if the owner has elected to receive information from the Department by electronic notification, by electronic notification. The notice must inform the owner that unless the Department is able to verify that the motor vehicle is covered by a policy of liability insurance as required by NRS 485.185 within 10 days after the date on which the notice was sent by the Department, the owners registration will be suspended pursuant to subsection 4.
4. The Department shall suspend the registration and require the return to the Department of the license plates of any vehicle for which the Department cannot verify the coverage of liability insurance required by NRS 485.185.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the Department shall reinstate the registration of the vehicle and reissue the license plates only upon verification of current insurance and compliance with the requirements for reinstatement of registration prescribed in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 of NRS 482.480.
6. If the Department suspends the registration of a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 4 because the registered owner of the motor vehicle failed to have insurance on the date specified in the form for verification, and if the registered owner, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department, proves to the satisfaction of the Department that the owner was unable to comply with the provisions of NRS 485.185 on that date because of extenuating circumstances or that the motor vehicle was a dormant vehicle and the owner failed to cancel the registration in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 485.320, the Department may:
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 31 (CHAPTER 10, AB 20)κ
failed to have insurance on the date specified in the form for verification, and if the registered owner, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department, proves to the satisfaction of the Department that the owner was unable to comply with the provisions of NRS 485.185 on that date because of extenuating circumstances or that the motor vehicle was a dormant vehicle and the owner failed to cancel the registration in accordance with subsection 3 of NRS 485.320, the Department may:
(a) Reinstate the registration of the motor vehicle and reissue the license plates upon payment by the registered owner of a fee of $50, which must be deposited in the Account for Verification of Insurance created by subsection 7 of NRS 482.480; or
(b) Remove the suspension of the registration without the payment of a fee or administrative fine.
Κ The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
Sec. 4. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
3. Section 3 of this act becomes effective on October 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 21Committee on Commerce and Labor
CHAPTER 11
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to unemployment compensation; eliminating provisions requiring the Administrator of the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to annually perform certain calculations to determine certain information relating to the solvency of the Unemployment Compensation Fund; revising the amount of certain money that is required to be annually transferred from the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund to the Unemployment Compensation Fund; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
The Unemployment Compensation Law, in general: (1) requires employers to pay contributions into the Unemployment Compensation Fund at a certain rate of the wages paid by the employer for employment; and (2) makes persons who have become unemployed and comply with certain requirements eligible for benefits from the Unemployment Compensation Fund in an amount based on the persons previous wages for employment. (Chapter 612 of NRS) Section 1 of this bill eliminates provisions requiring the Administrator of the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, on or before September 30 of each year, to perform certain calculations to determine certain information relating to the solvency of the Unemployment Compensation Fund. (NRS 612.550)
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 32 (CHAPTER 11, AB 21)κ
Existing law requires, with certain exceptions, each employer to make payments, at the rate of .05 percent of the wages the employer pays, into the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund. (NRS 612.606) Existing law requires the money collected from such payments to be used for certain purposes relating to the employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State. (NRS 612.606, 612.607) Under existing law, at the end of each fiscal year, the State Controller is required to transfer into the Clearing Account in the Unemployment Compensation Fund the amount by which the unencumbered balance of the money collected from such payments exceeds the amount of that money which the Legislature has authorized for expenditure during the first 90 days of the succeeding fiscal year. (NRS 612.607) Section 2 of this bill revises the amount of the required transfer to be the amount by which the unencumbered balance of the money collected from such payments exceeds the amount of that money which the Legislature has authorized for expenditure during the first 180 days of the succeeding fiscal year.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 612.550 is hereby amended to read as follows:
612.550 1. As used in this section:
(a) [Average actual duration means the number of weeks obtained by dividing the number of weeks of benefits paid for weeks of total unemployment in a consecutive 12-month period by the number of first payments made in the same 12-month period.
(b)] Average annual payroll for each calendar year means the annual average of total wages paid by an employer subject to contributions for the 3 consecutive calendar years immediately preceding the computation date. The average annual payroll for employers first qualifying as eligible employers must be computed on the total amount of wages paid, subject to contributions, for not less than 10 consecutive quarters and not more than 12 consecutive quarters ending on December 31, immediately preceding the computation date.
[(c) Beneficiary means a person who has received a first payment.
(d)] (b) Computation date for each calendar year means June 30 of the preceding calendar year.
[(e) Covered worker means a person who has worked in employment subject to this chapter.
(f) First payment means the first weekly unemployment insurance benefit paid to a person in the persons benefit year.
(g)] (c) Reserve balance means the excess, if any, of total contributions paid by each employer over total benefit charges to that employers experience rating record.
[(h)] (d) Reserve ratio means the percentage ratio that the reserve balance bears to the average annual payroll.
[(i)] (e) Total contributions paid means the total amount of contributions, due on wages paid on or before the computation date, paid by an employer not later than the last day of the second month immediately following the computation date.
[(j) Unemployment risk ratio means the ratio obtained by dividing the number of first payments issued in any consecutive 12-month period by the average monthly number of covered workers in employment as shown on the records of the Division for the same 12-month period.]
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 33 (CHAPTER 11, AB 21)κ
2. The Administrator shall, as of the computation date for each calendar year, classify employers in accordance with their actual payrolls, contributions and benefit experience, and shall determine for each employer the rate of contribution which applies to that employer for each calendar year in order to reflect his or her experience and classification. The contribution rate of an employer may not be reduced below 2.95 percent, unless there have been 12 consecutive calendar quarters immediately preceding the computation date throughout which the employer has been subject to this chapter and his or her account as an employer could have been charged with benefit payments, except that an employer who has not been subject to the law for a sufficient period to meet this requirement may qualify for a rate less than 2.95 percent if his or her account has been chargeable throughout a lesser period not less than the 10-consecutive-calendar-quarter period ending on the computation date.
3. Any employer who qualifies under paragraph (b) of subsection [9] 8 and receives the experience record of a predecessor employer must be assigned the contribution rate of the predecessor.
4. Benefits paid to a person up to and including the computation date must be charged against the records, for experience rating, of the persons base-period employers in the same percentage relationship that wages reported by individual employers represent to total wages reported by all base period employers, except that:
(a) If one of the base period employers has paid 75 percent or more of the wages paid to the person during the persons base period, and except as otherwise provided in NRS 612.551, the benefits, less a proportion equal to the proportion of wages paid during the base period by employers who make reimbursement in lieu of contributions, must be charged to the records for experience rating of that employer. The proportion of benefits paid which is equal to the part of the wages of the claimant for the base period paid by an employer who makes reimbursement must be charged to the record of that employer.
(b) No benefits paid to a multistate claimant based upon entitlement to benefits in more than one state may be charged to the experience rating record of any employer when no benefits would have been payable except pursuant to NRS 612.295.
(c) Except for employers who have been given the right to make reimbursement in lieu of contributions, extended benefits paid to a person must not be charged against the accounts of the persons base-period employers.
5. The Administrator shall, as of the computation date for each calendar year, compute the reserve ratio for each eligible employer and shall classify those employers on the basis of their individual reserve ratios. The contribution rate assigned to each eligible employer for the calendar year must be determined by the range within which the employers reserve ratio falls. The Administrator shall, by regulation, prescribe the contribution rate schedule to apply for each calendar year by designating the ranges of reserve ratios to which must be assigned the various contribution rates provided in subsection 6. The lowest contribution rate must be assigned to the designated range of highest reserve ratios and each succeeding higher contribution rate must be assigned to each succeeding designated range of lower reserve ratios, except that, within the limits possible, the differences between reserve ratio ranges must be uniform.
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6. Each employer eligible for a contribution rate based upon experience and classified in accordance with this section must be assigned a contribution rate by the Administrator for each calendar year according to the following classes:
Class 1..................................................................................... 0.25 percent
Class 2..................................................................................... 0.55 percent
Class 3..................................................................................... 0.85 percent
Class 4..................................................................................... 1.15 percent
Class 5..................................................................................... 1.45 percent
Class 6..................................................................................... 1.75 percent
Class 7..................................................................................... 2.05 percent
Class 8..................................................................................... 2.35 percent
Class 9..................................................................................... 2.65 percent
Class 10................................................................................... 2.95 percent
Class 11................................................................................... 3.25 percent
Class 12................................................................................... 3.55 percent
Class 13................................................................................... 3.85 percent
Class 14................................................................................... 4.15 percent
Class 15................................................................................... 4.45 percent
Class 16................................................................................... 4.75 percent
Class 17................................................................................... 5.05 percent
Class 18................................................................................... 5.40 percent
7. [On September 30 of each year, the Administrator shall determine:
(a) The highest of the unemployment risk ratios experienced in the 109 consecutive 12-month periods in the 10 years ending on March 31;
(b) The potential annual number of beneficiaries found by multiplying the highest unemployment risk ratio by the average monthly number of covered workers in employment as shown on the records of the Division for the 12 months ending on March 31;
(c) The potential annual number of weeks of benefits payable found by multiplying the potential number of beneficiaries by the highest average actual duration experienced in the 109 consecutive 12-month periods in the 10 years ending on September 30; and
(d) The potential maximum annual benefits payable found by multiplying the potential annual number of weeks of benefits payable by the average payment made to beneficiaries for weeks of total unemployment in the 12 months ending on September 30.
8.] The Administrator shall issue an individual statement, itemizing benefits charged during the 12-month period ending on the computation date, total benefit charges, total contributions paid, reserve balance and the rate of contributions to apply for that calendar year, for each employer whose account is in active status on the records of the Division on January 1 of each year and whose account is chargeable with benefit payments on the computation date of that year.
[9.] 8. If an employer transfers its trade or business, or a portion thereof, to another employer:
(a) And there is substantially common ownership, management or control of the employers, the experience record attributable to the transferred trade or business must be transferred to the employer to whom the trade or business is transferred. The rates of both employers must be recalculated, and the recalculated rates become effective on the date of the transfer of the trade or business.
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the recalculated rates become effective on the date of the transfer of the trade or business. If the Administrator determines, following the transfer of the experience record pursuant to this paragraph, that the sole or primary purpose of the transfer of the trade or business was to obtain a reduced liability for contributions, the Administrator shall combine the experience rating records of the employers involved into a single account and assign a single rate to the account.
(b) And there is no substantially common ownership, management or control of the employers, the experience record of an employer may be transferred to a successor employer as of the effective date of the change of ownership if:
(1) The successor employer acquires the entire or a severable and distinct portion of the business, or substantially all of the assets, of the employer;
(2) The successor employer notifies the Division of the acquisition in writing within 90 days after the date of the acquisition;
(3) The employer and successor employer submit a joint application to the Administrator requesting the transfer; and
(4) The joint application is approved by the Administrator.
Κ The joint application must be submitted within 1 year after the date of issuance by the Division of official notice of eligibility to transfer.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), a transfer of the experience record must not be completed if the Administrator determines that the acquisition was effected solely or primarily to obtain a more favorable contribution rate.
(d) Any liability to the Division for unpaid contributions, interest or forfeit attributable to the transferred trade or business must be transferred to the successor employer. The percentage of liability transferred must be the same as the percentage of the experience record transferred.
[10.] 9. Whenever an employer has paid no wages in employment for 8 consecutive calendar quarters following the last calendar quarter in which the employer paid wages for employment, the Administrator shall terminate the employers experience rating account, and the account must not thereafter be used in any rate computation.
[11.] 10. The Administrator may adopt reasonable accounting methods to account for those employers which are in a category for providing reimbursement in lieu of contributions.
[12.] 11. To the extent allowed by federal law, the Administrator may, by regulation, suspend, modify, amend or waive any requirement of this section for the duration of a state of emergency or declaration of disaster proclaimed pursuant to NRS 414.070 and for any additional period of time during which the emergency or disaster directly affects the requirement of this section if:
(a) The Administrator determines the action is:
(1) In the best interest of the Division, this State or the general health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this State; or
(2) Necessary to comply with instructions received from the Department of Labor; and
(b) The action of the Administrator is approved by the Governor.
Sec. 2. NRS 612.607 is hereby amended to read as follows:
612.607 1. All payments collected pursuant to NRS 612.606 must be deposited in the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund. At the end of each fiscal year, the State Controller shall transfer to the Clearing Account in the Unemployment Compensation Fund the amount by which the unencumbered balance of the money deposited in the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund pursuant to this subsection exceeds the amount of that money which the Legislature has authorized for expenditure during the first [90] 180 days of the succeeding fiscal year.
κ2025 Statutes of Nevada, Page 36 (CHAPTER 11, AB 21)κ
end of each fiscal year, the State Controller shall transfer to the Clearing Account in the Unemployment Compensation Fund the amount by which the unencumbered balance of the money deposited in the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund pursuant to this subsection exceeds the amount of that money which the Legislature has authorized for expenditure during the first [90] 180 days of the succeeding fiscal year.
2. Except for money transferred from the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund pursuant to subsection 1, the Administrator may only expend the money collected for the employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State to:
(a) Establish and administer an employment training program which must foster job creation, minimize unemployment costs of employers and meet the needs of employers for skilled workers by providing training to unemployed persons.
(b) Establish or provide support for job training programs in the public and private sectors for training, retraining or improving the skills of persons employed in this State.
(c) Establish a program to provide grants of money to a nonprofit private entity to be used to make loans of money to veterans and senior citizens to start small businesses. The Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing criteria and standards relating to the eligibility for and use of any grants made pursuant to this paragraph.
(d) Pay the costs of the collection of payments required pursuant to NRS 612.606.
3. The money used for the program for the employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State must supplement and not displace money available through existing employment training programs conducted by any employer or public agency and must not replace, parallel, supplant, compete with or duplicate in any way existing apprenticeship programs approved by the State Apprenticeship Council.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Senior citizen means a person who is domiciled in this State and is 62 years of age or older.
(b) Small business means a business conducted for profit which:
(1) Employs 50 or fewer full-time employees; and
(2) Has gross annual sales of less than $5,000,000.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 30Committee on Judiciary
CHAPTER 12
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to request from a local detention facility access to any records in its possession which contain information that may assist in evaluating and treating a defendant who is committed to the custody of or ordered to report to the Administrator based upon a finding of incompetence; requiring a local detention facility to provide access to any such records for the limited purpose of allowing the Administrator to evaluate and treat the defendant; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Administrators designee to request from the Department of Corrections access to any records in its possession which contain information that may assist in evaluating and treating a defendant who previously has served a term of imprisonment under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and who is committed to the custody of or ordered to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee based upon a finding of incompetence. Existing law requires the Department of Corrections, upon receiving such a request, to provide access to any such records, including, without limitation, relevant medical and mental health records, for the limited purpose of allowing the Administrator or the Administrators designee to evaluate and treat the defendant. (NRS 178.453)
This bill similarly: (1) authorizes the Administrator or the Administrators designee to request from a local detention facility access to any records in its possession which contain information that may assist in evaluating and treating a defendant who has previously been detained or ordered to serve a term of imprisonment in the local detention facility and who is committed to the custody of or ordered to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee based upon a finding of incompetence; and (2) requires the local detention facility, upon receiving such a request, to provide access to any such records, including, without limitation, relevant medical and mental health records, for the limited purpose of allowing the Administrator or the Administrators designee to evaluate and treat the defendant.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 178.453 is hereby amended to read as follows:
178.453 1. The Administrator or the Administrators designee may request from the Department of Corrections access to any records in its possession which contain information that may assist in evaluating and treating a defendant who previously has served a term of imprisonment under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and who is committed to the custody of or ordered to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee pursuant to NRS 178.425, 178.460, 178.461 or 178.464.
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Administrators designee pursuant to NRS 178.425, 178.460, 178.461 or 178.464.
2. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, upon request of the Administrator or the Administrators designee for access to records of a defendant pursuant to subsection 1, the Department of Corrections, through the Medical Director, shall provide access to any such records, including, without limitation, relevant medical and mental health records, for the limited purpose of allowing the Administrator or the Administrators designee to evaluate and treat the defendant.
3. The Administrator or the Administrators designee may request from a local detention facility access to any records in its possession which contain information that may assist in evaluating and treating a defendant who has previously been detained or ordered to serve a term of imprisonment in the local detention facility and who is committed to the custody of or ordered to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee pursuant to NRS 178.425, 178.460, 178.461 or 178.464.
4. Unless otherwise ordered by a court, upon request of the Administrator or the Administrators designee for access to records of a defendant pursuant to subsection 3, a local detention facility shall provide access to any such records, including, without limitation, relevant medical and mental health records, for the limited purpose of allowing the Administrator or the Administrators designee to evaluate and treat the defendant.
5. No oral or written consent of the defendant is required for the Administrator or the Administrators designee to obtain access to records from the Department of Corrections or a local detention facility pursuant to this section.
[4.] 6. As used in this section [,] :
(a) Local detention facility means a county, city or town jail or detention facility.
(b) Medical Director has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 209.077.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 38Committee on Commerce and Labor
CHAPTER 13
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to housing; revising provisions governing manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing; revising provisions relating to certain investigations by the Administrator; revising provisions governing the payment of certain claims from the Account for Housing Inspection and Compliance; revising provisions governing certain disclosures required to be made to a tenant by a landlord of a manufactured home park; revising requirements relating to the maintenance of lots by tenants in a manufactured home park; requiring a purchaser or transferee of a mobile home park to notify the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry of the sale or transfer; eliminating certain provisions relating to travel trailers; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law regulates various activities relating to manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing. (Chapter 489 of NRS) Sections 1.3 and 24-28 of this bill make the requirements and prohibitions in existing law relating to trip permits applicable to manufactured buildings. (NRS 489.122, 489.611-489.661) Section 2 of this bill makes certain provisions in existing law relating to the issuance of certificates and labels of compliance applicable to manufactured buildings. (NRS 489.241, 489.461) Sections 3 and 14-18 of this bill make the requirements in existing law relating to regulations governing certain sales and the issuance of certificates of title by the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry applicable to manufactured buildings. (NRS 489.272, 489.531-489.581) Sections 4-6 of this bill make the enforcement authority of the Division in existing law relating to notice of violations, orders to vacate and orders to stop work applicable to manufactured buildings. (NRS 489.291, 489.295, 489.297) Section 8 of this bill makes the provisions relating to advance fees in existing law applicable to sales of manufactured buildings and factory-built housing. (NRS 489.426)
Existing law authorizes, in certain circumstances, and requires, upon receiving a complaint, the Administrator of the Division to investigate certain actions of a licensee or other person suspected to violate any provision of existing law regulating various activities relating to manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing and take certain disciplinary action. (NRS 489.431) Section 8.5 of this bill: (1) provides, with certain exceptions, that the documents, files and communications made or received relating to such an investigation are confidential and not a public record; and (2) requires the Administrator, to the extent feasible, to communicate or cooperate with a licensing board or any other agency conducting an investigation relating to such acts. Section 39.7 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate that such records are not public records.
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Existing law creates the Account for Housing Inspection and Compliance in the State General Fund and requires that this Account be administered by the Division. (NRS 319.169) Under existing law, a person is required to obtain a license from the Division to engage in the business of a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, general serviceperson, specialty serviceperson, salesperson or certain managing employee in connection with the sale, lease, distribution, alteration, repair, remodeling or manufacture of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing. (NRS 489.311, 489.341) Existing law provides a procedure pursuant to which certain persons who obtain judgments against such licensees for acts of fraud, misrepresentation or deceit made in connection with their licenses are authorized to make a claim for payment from the Account of any unpaid damages, subject to certain monetary limitations. (NRS 489.4971-489.4989) Sections 10 and 11 of this bill clarify that an eligible claimant for such a payment is not only a purchaser of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing but any person who entered into an agreement for the sale, purchase, lease, distribution, alteration, repair, remodeling or manufacture of such housing. Sections 10 and 11 also expand the actions regarding which such claims are authorized to be made to include any action against a licensee in which damages are recovered for an act or omission of the licensee that violates the laws governing manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing. Additionally, sections 10 and 11 reorganize the existing procedure for making a claim for payment from the Account. Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change to refer to a provision that has been renumbered by section 10. (NRS 489.325)
Existing law sets forth certain requirements concerning the sale of a new, used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or new, used or rebuilt factory-built housing. (NRS 489.501, 489.511, 489.521) If such a sale is conducted by a dealer, existing law requires the dealer to complete a report of sale in a form prescribed by the Division and submit the report of sale and certain other documents to the Division within certain time periods after the sale. (NRS 489.501, 489.511) Sections 12 and 13 of this bill require that the report of sale submitted to the Division be completed.
Sections 19-23 of this bill make the provisions in existing law relating to the issuance of labels and certificates of installation applicable to manufactured buildings and commercial coaches. (NRS 489.591-489.5965) Section 29 of this bill makes the exemption of a dealer from property taxes for inventory in existing law applicable to the dealers inventory of manufactured buildings and factory-built housing. (NRS 489.711) Section 30 of this bill makes the requirements for offers to sell, buy or lease used manufactured homes, mobile homes and commercial coaches applicable to such offers for used manufactured buildings and factory-built housing. (NRS 489.715) Section 31 of this bill expands the forms of contracts in existing law that the Administrator is required to prescribe for use by a dealer to include contracts for the sale or listing for sale of a manufactured building or factory-built housing. (NRS 489.7152)
Existing law: (1) authorizes the Division to investigate and audit any financial account related to the business of a dealer or distributor of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing to investigate potential insolvency or to administer or enforce any law; and (2) requires the Administrator to adopt regulations prescribing the scope of such an audit. (NRS 489.7235) Instead of investigating for potential insolvency, section 32 of this bill authorizes the Division to investigate whether the dealer or distributor violated laws governing manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing. Section 32 also broadens the authority of the Division for adoption of the regulations to include the investigation and other related matters.
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Sections 33 and 35 of this bill expand the prohibition in existing law against a dealer commingling his or her money with money or other property of a seller or purchaser of a manufactured home or mobile home to apply to sales or purchases of manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing. (NRS 489.727, 489.821) Section 34 of this bill expands the prohibition against manufacturing a manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach unless the components and system are constructed or assembled according to certain standards to include manufactured buildings and factory-built housing. (NRS 489.801)
Existing law requires a landlord of a manufactured home lot or manufactured home park to: (1) provide certain written disclosures to each tenant, including certain contact information for the manufactured home park owner, manager, assistant manager and person authorized to receive service of process for the landlord; and (2) post or provide to each tenant the office hours or the landlords availability at the park. (NRS 118B.080) Section 37 of this bill revises such disclosure requirements to mandate certain contact information for the representative of the manufactured home park instead of the manager or assistant manager and adds to such disclosure requirements an electronic mail address, if available, for the manufactured home park and the person authorized to receive service of process for the landlord. Section 37 requires that the office hours be during regular business hours. Section 37 also requires that the manager or assistant manager of a manufactured home park consisting of 75 or more lots: (1) be available at the park location for a minimum of 8 hours each week during regular business hours; and (2) post such hours.
Existing law authorizes a landlord or his or her agent or employee to require a tenant to landscape and maintain the tenants lot if the landlord advises the tenant in writing of reasonable requirements for landscaping. (NRS 118B.120) Section 38 of this bill changes the authority of the landlord regarding landscaping to only allow the landlord, with certain exceptions, to require the tenant to reasonably maintain the tenants lot to control weeds and any grass or other vegetation and only if the landlord had provided the tenant with 30 days advance written notice of the requirement.
Existing law sets forth various requirements and restrictions relating to a mobile home park. (NRS 461A.215-461A.237) Section 40 of this bill requires a purchaser or transferee of a mobile home park to notify the Division of the sale or transfer of the park, in a form prescribed by the Division, within 10 business days after the sale or transfer.
Section 40.5 of this bill repeals the definition of the term travel trailer, which has the effect of eliminating the applicability to travel trailers of the provisions of law regulating various activities relating to manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing. Sections 1-1.2, 1.4-2, 9, 28.5, 34-35 and 39.3 of this bill make conforming changes as a result of the elimination of the term.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 489.021 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.021 1. The Legislature finds that the construction, assembly and use of manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing and their systems, components and appliances, and the alteration, transportation and installation of manufactured homes, mobile homes, manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing, like other products having concealed vital parts, may present hazards to the health, life and safety of persons and the safety of property unless they are properly manufactured, altered, transported and installed.
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2. In the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing, there is also the possibility of unascertained defects in them even though they are inspected by purchasers.
3. It is the policy and purpose of this State to protect the public against these hazards and to prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, alteration, transportation and installation in this State of manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings, commercial coaches and factory-built housing which are not constructed in a manner which provides reasonable safety and protection to owners and users.
4. The Legislature further intends to provide a procedure to ensure that this State assumes the fullest responsibility for the administration and enforcement of federal safety and construction standards for manufactured homes in Nevada in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.
Sec. 1.1. NRS 489.115 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.115 Manufacturer means every person, including, without limitation, a partnership, limited partnership, limited-liability partnership, limited-liability limited partnership or limited-liability company, or a corporation, engaged in the business of manufacturing manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing.
Sec. 1.2. NRS 489.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.120 1. Mobile home means a structure which is:
(a) Built on a permanent chassis;
(b) Designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities; and
(c) Transportable in one or more sections.
2. The term includes the design of the body and frame and the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems of the mobile home.
3. The term does not include a recreational park trailer, [travel trailer,] commercial coach or manufactured home or any structure built in compliance with the requirements of chapter 461 of NRS.
Sec. 1.3. NRS 489.122 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.122 Movement means the act of towing, pushing or otherwise propelling a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach upon a highway or road.
Sec. 1.4. NRS 489.125 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.125 New manufactured home, new mobile home, [new travel trailer,] new manufactured building, new commercial coach or new factory-built housing means a manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer,] manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing, respectively, which has never been sold at retail or occupied either before or after sale for the purpose intended by the manufacturer and has never been registered with or been the subject of a certificate of title issued by the appropriate agency of authority of any other state, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States or any foreign state, province or country.
Sec. 1.5. NRS 489.155 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.155 Used manufactured home, used mobile home, [used travel trailer,] used manufactured building, used commercial coach or used factory-built housing means a manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer,] manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing, respectively, which has been:
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used factory-built housing means a manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer,] manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing, respectively, which has been:
1. Sold, rented or leased and occupied before or after the sale, rental or lease; or
2. Registered with or been the subject of a certificate of title issued by the appropriate agency of authority of any other state, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States or any foreign state, province or country.
Sec. 1.6. NRS 489.221 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.221 An employee of the Division shall not hold an interest in any firm which sells, distributes, manufactures, rebuilds or services any manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer,] manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing or which installs any manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing, or act as an agent for any of them.
Sec. 1.7. NRS 489.231 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.231 1. To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Administrator may:
(a) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, papers and documents; and
(b) Conduct hearings.
2. The Administrator may apply for and receive grants from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for developing and carrying out a plan for enforcement and administration of federal standards of safety and construction respecting manufactured homes offered for sale or lease in this state.
3. The Administrator may adopt regulations to ensure acceptance by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of the state plan for administration and enforcement of federal standards of safety and construction respecting manufactured homes in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.
4. The Administrator may:
(a) Make inspections;
(b) Approve plans and specifications;
(c) Provide technical services;
(d) Issue licenses, permits, certificates of title and certificates and labels of compliance and installation in such form as he or she may deem proper, including, without limitation, in electronic form;
(e) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states or private organizations that adopt and maintain standards reasonably consistent with this chapter;
(f) Collect the fees provided for in this chapter; and
(g) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out his or her duties under this chapter.
5. The Administrator or a representative of the Administrator may enter, at reasonable times and without notice, any mobile home park or place of business or any factory, warehouse or establishment in which manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings or factory-built housing are manufactured, stored or held for sale or distribution and inspect at reasonable times in a reasonable manner the
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premises and books, papers, records and documents which are relevant to the manufacture, distribution and sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers,] manufactured buildings or factory-built housing and compliance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq., this chapter and chapter 461 of NRS, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and to compliance by landlords of mobile home parks with the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving any entrance or exit fee. A magistrate shall issue a warrant to permit an inspection if the Administrator has shown:
(a) Evidence that a violation of a provision of this chapter or of the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving any entrance or exit fee has been committed or is being committed; or
(b) That the business has been chosen for an inspection on the basis of a general administrative plan for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 2. NRS 489.241 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.241 The Administrator shall adopt regulations:
1. Consistent with the federal regulations governing procedure and enforcement respecting manufactured homes to administer and enforce federal construction and safety standards respecting manufactured homes in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.).
2. For the construction of commercial coaches that are reasonably consistent with nationally recognized standards.
3. For the:
(a) Reconstruction; and
(b) Alteration, including that done to a plumbing, heating or electrical system,
Κ of mobile homes and commercial coaches that are reasonably consistent with nationally recognized standards.
4. For the issuance of certificates and labels of compliance. The regulations must provide for, without limitation:
(a) Inspection at the place of manufacture;
(b) Submission and approval of plans and specifications or for the actual inspection and approval of the manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer] manufactured building or commercial coach or acceptance of a label of compliance issued by another state or a private organization which the Administrator finds has a competent inspection program reasonably consistent with this chapter; and
(c) Revocation for cause, upon notice and hearing, of the right of a manufacturer to sell manufactured homes, mobile homes, [travel trailers] manufactured buildings or commercial coaches in this state for use in this state.
[5. Consistent with nationally recognized standards governing the minimum requirements for the design of travel trailers.]
Sec. 3. NRS 489.272 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.272 The Administrator shall adopt regulations:
1. Requiring a person who is buying or selling a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach pursuant to:
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(a) A sale to satisfy a lien; or
(b) A contract for sale or other agreement by which the certificate of title does not pass immediately from the seller to the buyer upon the sale,
Κ to submit to the Administrator such information regarding the sale as the Administrator deems necessary.
2. Establishing requirements for the issuance or transfer of a certificate of title of a mobile home, manufactured home , manufactured building or commercial coach in cases involving:
(a) More than one transferor or transferee;
(b) A transferor or transferee who holds a certificate of title in trust for another person; or
(c) A sale to satisfy a lien.
Sec. 4. NRS 489.291 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.291 1. If the Administrator finds a violation of this chapter or of the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, or of any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Administrator may issue a notice of violation to the person alleged to have violated the provision. The notice of violation must set forth the violation which the Administrator alleges with particularity and specify the corrective action which is to be taken and the time within which the action must be taken. If the person is alleged to have violated the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, the notice of violation must specify that the fee be repaid in full, and may specify any other corrective action which the Administrator deems necessary.
2. Any person who fails to take the corrective action required in a notice of violation is guilty of a misdemeanor and the Administrator may:
(a) Apply to the district court for the judicial district in which the violation is alleged to have occurred for an injunction and any other relief which the court may grant to compel compliance;
(b) Request that the district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred prosecute the person for the violation;
(c) If the person is alleged to have violated the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, assess a penalty against the person equal to three times the amount of the fee which was charged or received; or
(d) If the person is alleged to have violated NRS 489.311 and while acting without a license is alleged to have caused damage to a mobile home, manufactured home , manufactured building or commercial coach, require that the person reimburse the owner of the mobile home, manufactured home , manufactured building or commercial coach for the cost of repairing such damage and assess a penalty against that person equal to the estimated cost of such repairs.
3. The assessment of a penalty pursuant to paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection 2 is a contested case.
4. Any person who is found to have violated a provision of this chapter, the prohibition in NRS 118B.140 against charging or receiving an entrance or exit fee, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is liable for the cost incurred by the Division in enforcing the provision or regulation.
Sec. 5. NRS 489.295 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.295 1. If an inspection reveals that a used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach is constructed or maintained in violation of this chapter, the Division may order its use discontinued and the used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach, or any portion thereof, vacated.
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order its use discontinued and the used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach, or any portion thereof, vacated.
2. The order to vacate must be served upon the person using the used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach and copies of the order must also be posted at or upon each exit of the used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach.
3. The order to vacate must include a reasonable time within which the violation may be corrected.
4. A person shall not occupy or use the used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach in violation of the order to vacate.
Sec. 6. NRS 489.297 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.297 1. Whenever any construction, rebuilding or other work is performed in violation of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, the Division may order the work stopped.
2. The order to stop work must be served upon the person doing the work or upon the person causing the work to be done. The person served with the order shall immediately cease the work until authorized by the Division to continue it.
3. A copy of the order to stop work must be posted at or upon a recognized entrance of the used manufactured home, used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach.
Sec. 7. NRS 489.325 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.325 1. The Administrator may adopt regulations which provide for the licensing of specialty servicepersons. A person licensed as a specialty serviceperson pursuant to this section must be limited in the scope of the work he or she may perform to installation or repair in one of the following categories:
(a) Awnings, roofing or skirting;
(b) Plumbing;
(c) Heating and air-conditioning systems;
(d) Electrical systems; or
(e) Any other category that may be similarly licensed by the State Contractors Board.
2. The Administrator shall provide in those regulations for:
(a) The imposition of reasonable fees for application, examination and licensure.
(b) The creation and administration of a written or oral examination for each category of limited licensure.
(c) Minimum qualifications for such a license, including, without limitation, the passage of any applicable examination required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 489.351, unless waived pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 489.351.
3. A person who is licensed as a specialty serviceperson shall comply with each statute and regulation which applies to general servicepersons, including, without limitation, the payment of a fee required pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection [2] 1 of NRS 489.4971.
Sec. 8. NRS 489.426 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.426 1. A person who charges or collects an advance fee shall, within 3 months after charging or collecting such a fee, furnish to his or her principal an accounting of the use of the money.
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principal an accounting of the use of the money. The Administrator also may require an accounting by the person of the use of the money.
2. A person shall not accept an advance fee listing unless the person is a dealer, responsible managing employee or salesperson who is licensed pursuant to this chapter.
3. The Administrator may adopt regulations concerning advance fee listings and the charging and collecting of an advance fee, including, but not limited to:
(a) Forms to be used for advance fee agreements; and
(b) Reports and forms of accounting required to be kept, made or submitted to the Division.
4. A violation of this section or the regulations adopted pursuant to this section constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Advance fee means the money contracted for, charged, claimed, collected, demanded or received for an advance fee listing of, an advertisement for or an offer to sell a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach [,] or factory-built housing, if the advance fee listing, advertisement or offer is issued to promote the sale of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing or for referral to a business, to dealers or to salespersons, before the last printing or other last issuance thereof, other than by a newspaper of general circulation.
(b) Advance fee listing includes, but is not limited to:
(1) The name or a list of the names of owners, prospective buyers or exchangers, or the location of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing that is offered for sale or exchange.
(2) The location at which prospective or potential buyers or exchangers of manufactured homes, mobile homes [or] , manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing may be communicated with or found.
(3) An agreement by which a person who is engaged in the business of promoting the sale of manufactured homes, mobile homes [or] , manufactured buildings, commercial coaches or factory-built housing agrees to render to an owner or buyer any service to promote the sale of the manufactured home, mobile home [or] , manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing for an advance fee.
(4) An agreement by which a person agrees to locate or to promote the sale of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing for an advance fee.
Κ The term does not include any publication issued for general circulation.
Sec. 8.5. NRS 489.431 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.431 1. The Administrator may on his or her own motion, and shall upon receiving a complaint, investigate the actions of any licensee or any other person who assumes to act in the capacity of a licensee in this State. A complaint must be verified and filed with the Division within 2 years after the act complained of.
2. If the Administrator finds that the licensee or other person has acted in violation of this chapter, and that the violation is not repeated or continuing, the Administrator may attempt to secure a correction of the violation or satisfaction for the complainant from the licensee or other person.
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person. If the Administrators attempt fails or if the Administrator determines that disciplinary action is necessary, the Administrator may take disciplinary action.
3. If the Administrator finds that the violation is being repeatedly or continuously committed, or if in the Administrators discretion the violation warrants disciplinary action, the Administrator may take disciplinary action without seeking correction or satisfaction.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Division, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action against a licensee or other person who assumes to act in the capacity of a licensee are confidential.
5. The charging documents filed with the Administrator to initiate disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter and all documents and information considered by the Administrator or a hearing officer when determining whether to impose discipline are public records.
6. An order that imposes discipline and the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public records.
7. The Administrator shall, to the extent feasible, communicate or cooperate with or provide any documents or other information to any other licensing board or any other agency that is investigating a person, including, without limitation, a law enforcement agency.
Sec. 9. NRS 489.461 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.461 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.02095, a manufactured home, mobile home [, travel trailer] or commercial coach for which a certificate and label of compliance has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not required to comply with any local building codes or ordinances prescribing standards for plumbing, heating, electrical systems, body and frame design and construction requirements.
Sec. 10. NRS 489.4971 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.4971 1. [Any person who entered into an agreement for the sale, purchase, lease, distribution, alteration, repair, remodeling or manufacture of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing may file a claim against a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Such a claim may be satisfied by the Account.
2.] Upon the issuance or renewal of the following licenses by the Division, the licensee must pay, in addition to the original or renewal license fee, a fee:
(a) For a dealers, distributors or manufacturers original license, or for any original limited dealers license which authorizes a limited dealer to act as a repossessor or liquidator, of $1,000.
(b) For a dealers, distributors or manufacturers renewal license, or a renewal of any limited dealers license which authorizes a limited dealer to act as a repossessor or liquidator, of $600.
(c) For an original or renewal license for:
(1) A general serviceperson or specialty serviceperson, of $150.
(2) A salesperson, of $75.
(3) A responsible managing employee, of $100.
Κ Except as otherwise provided in NRS 489.265, fees collected pursuant to this section must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Account.
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[3. A payment from the Account to satisfy the claim of a person specified in subsection 1 against a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter must be made only upon an appropriate court order that is issued in an action for fraud, misrepresentation or deceit relating to an act for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter.
4. If a person specified in subsection 1 commences an action specified in subsection 3 against a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter, the person specified in subsection 1 must serve a copy of the complaint upon the Administrator within 30 days after the action is commenced.]
2. Money in the Account must, within the limitations set by NRS 489.4975 and 489.4983, be used to pay a claim for which:
(a) A court entered an order directing payment of the claim from the Account pursuant to NRS 489.4979; or
(b) The Administrator compromised the claim pursuant to NRS 489.4977.
Sec. 11. NRS 489.4975 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.4975 1. If a [purchaser] person who entered into an agreement for the sale, purchase, lease, distribution, alteration, repair, remodeling or manufacture of a manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing commences an action against a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter relating to an act or omission of the licensee that is in violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the person who commenced the action must serve a copy of the complaint in the action upon the Administrator within 30 days after the action is commenced.
2. If the person who commenced the action obtains a final judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of damages against [any] the licensee , [under this chapter in an action specified in subsection 3 of NRS 489.4971,] the judgment creditor may, [upon] within 1 year after the termination of all proceedings, including appeals in connection with any judgment, [file] make a claim for payment from the Account by filing a verified petition in the court in which the judgment was entered for an order directing payment from the Account in the amount of actual damages included in the judgment and unpaid, but not more than $25,000 per judgment and the liability of the Account may not exceed $100,000 for any licensee.
[2.] 3. A copy of the petition must be served upon the Administrator and an affidavit of service filed with the court. The petition and each copy of the petition served pursuant to this subsection must set forth the grounds which entitle the judgment creditor to recover from the Account and must include a copy of:
(a) The final judgment specified in subsection [1;] 2;
(b) The complaint upon which the final judgment was entered; and
(c) If assets are known to exist, the writ of execution that was returned unsatisfied.
[3.] 4. The court shall act upon the petition within 30 days after service and, upon the hearing of the petition, the judgment creditor must show that:
(a) The judgment creditor is not the spouse of the judgment debtor, or the personal representative of that spouse.
(b) The judgment creditor has complied with all the requirements of NRS 489.4971 to 489.4989, inclusive.
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(c) The judgment creditor has obtained a judgment of the kind described in subsection [1,] 2, stating the amount of the judgment and the amount owing on it at the date of the petition.
(d) A writ of execution has been issued upon the judgment and that no assets of the judgment debtor liable to be levied upon in satisfaction of the judgment could be found, or that the amount realized on the sale of any of them that were found under the execution was insufficient to satisfy the judgment, stating the amount so realized and the balance remaining due.
(e) The judgment creditor and the Division have made reasonable searches and inquiries to ascertain whether the judgment debtor possesses real or personal property or other assets, liable to be sold or applied in satisfaction of the judgment.
(f) The petition has been filed not more than 1 year after the termination of all proceedings, including reviews and appeals, in connection with the judgment.
[4.] 5. A person licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not recover from the Account for damages related to a transaction in which the person acted in his or her capacity as a licensee.
Sec. 12. NRS 489.501 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.501 1. When a new manufactured home, new mobile home, new manufactured building or new commercial coach or new factory-built housing is sold in this State by a dealer, the dealer shall complete a report of sale. The report of sale must be in a form prescribed by the Division.
2. The dealer shall require the buyer to sign an acknowledgment of taxes, on a form prescribed by the Division. A dealer who sells a new manufactured home, new mobile home, new manufactured building or new commercial coach or new factory-built housing shall deliver the buyers copy of the acknowledgment of taxes to the buyer at the time of sale and submit another copy within 30 days after the date of the sale to the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing will be located.
3. The dealer shall submit the completed report of sale and the manufacturers certificate or statement of origin to the Division within 30 days after the execution of all instruments which the contract of sale required to be executed at the time of sale or within 30 days after the date of sale, whichever is later, unless an extension of time is granted by the Division.
4. A dealer who sells a new manufactured home, new mobile home, new manufactured building or new commercial coach or new factory-built housing shall deliver a copy of the report of sale to the buyer at the time of sale and submit another copy within 30 days after the date of the sale to the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing will be located.
Sec. 13. NRS 489.511 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.511 1. If a used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing is sold in this State by a dealer, the dealer shall complete a dealers report of sale. The report must be in a form prescribed by the Division.
2. The dealer shall submit the completed dealers report of sale to the Division within 45 days after the execution of all instruments which the contract of sale requires to be executed at the time of the sale, unless an extension of time is granted by the Division, together with the endorsed certificate of title previously issued.
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extension of time is granted by the Division, together with the endorsed certificate of title previously issued. The dealer shall furnish one copy of the report of sale to the buyer at the time of the sale. Within 45 days after the sale, the dealer shall furnish one copy of the report of sale to the assessor of the county in which the manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing will be located.
3. The dealer shall require the buyer to sign an acknowledgment of taxes, on a form prescribed by the Division. The dealer shall deliver the buyers copy of the acknowledgment to the buyer at the time of sale and submit another copy to the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing is to be located.
4. If a used or rebuilt manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building or commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing is sold by a dealer pursuant to an installment contract or other agreement by which the certificate of title does not pass immediately from the seller to the buyer upon the sale, the dealer shall submit to the Division any information required by the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 489.272.
Sec. 14. NRS 489.531 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.531 The Division shall not issue a certificate of title of a used manufactured home , [or] used mobile home , used manufactured building or used commercial coach unless the county assessor of the county in which the manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach was situated at the time of sale has provided to the Division, on a form prescribed by the Division, verification that all personal property taxes on that manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach for the fiscal year have been paid.
Sec. 15. NRS 489.561 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.561 Whenever an application is made to the Division for title of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach previously titled and the applicant is unable to present the certificate of title previously issued because it is lost or being unlawfully detained by one in possession or is not otherwise available, the Division may receive the application and examine the circumstances of the case and require the filing of affidavits or other information. When the Division is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to a certificate of title, or pursuant to NRS 489.562, it may issue the certificate on the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach.
Sec. 16. NRS 489.564 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.564 1. The owner or joint owners of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach may request the Division to issue a certificate of title in beneficiary form for the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach, as applicable, which includes a directive to the Division to transfer the certificate of title upon the death of the owner or upon the death of all joint owners to a beneficiary named on the face of the certificate of title.
2. A request made pursuant to subsection 1 must be submitted on an application made available by the Division and must:
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(a) Contain a notarized signature of the owner or each joint owner; and
(b) Be accompanied by the fee for the issuance of a certificate of title.
3. A certificate of title in beneficiary form may not be issued to a person who holds an interest in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach as a tenant in common with another person.
4. A certificate of title in beneficiary form must include after the name of the owner or after the names of joint owners the words transfer on death to or the abbreviation TOD followed by the name of the beneficiary.
5. During the lifetime of a sole owner or before the death of the last surviving joint owner:
(a) The signature or consent of the beneficiary is not required for any transaction relating to a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach for which a certificate of title in beneficiary form has been issued; and
(b) The certificate of title in beneficiary form may be revoked or the beneficiary changed at any time by:
(1) Sale of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach with proper assignment and delivery of the certificate of title to another person; or
(2) Filing an application with, and paying a fee to, the Division to reissue the certificate of title with no designation of a beneficiary or with the designation of a different beneficiary.
6. The interest of the beneficiary in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach on the death of the sole owner or on the death of the last surviving joint owner is subject to any contract of sale, assignment or ownership or security interest to which the owner or owners of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach were subject during their lifetime.
7. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 5, the designation of a beneficiary in a certificate of title in beneficiary form may not be changed or revoked by will, any other instrument or a change in circumstances, or otherwise changed or revoked.
8. The Division shall, upon:
(a) Proof of death of one of the owners, of two or more joint owners or of a sole owner; and
(b) Payment of the fee for a certificate of title,
Κ issue a new certificate of title for the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach to the surviving owner or owners or, if none, to the beneficiary, subject to any security interest.
9. For the purposes of complying with the provisions of subsection 8, the Division may rely on a death certificate, record or report that constitutes prima facie evidence of death.
10. The transfer on death of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach pursuant to this section is not considered as testamentary and is not subject to administration pursuant to the provisions of title 12 of NRS.
11. As used in this section:
(a) Beneficiary means a person or persons designated to become the owner or owners of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach on the death of the preceding owner or owners.
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(b) Certificate of title in beneficiary form means a certificate of title of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach that indicates the present owner or owners of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach and designates a beneficiary.
Sec. 17. NRS 489.571 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.571 1. Whenever a security interest is created in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach, the certificate of title must be delivered to the Division with a statement signed by the debtor showing the date of the security agreement, the names and addresses of the debtor and the secured party.
2. The Division shall issue to the secured party a certificate of title with the name and address of the secured party and the name and address of the registered owner noted on it. If the security interest is subsequently acquired by another person, or if there is a change in the name or address of the secured party, the secured party shall apply to the Division for a corrected certificate of title.
3. When the contract or terms of the security agreement have been fully performed, the seller or other secured party who holds the certificate of title shall deliver the certificate to the person legally entitled to it with proper evidence of the termination or release of the security interest.
Sec. 18. NRS 489.581 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.581 Compliance with the provisions of this chapter relating to a security interest in a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is sufficient for the perfection and release of that security interest. In all other respects the rights and duties of the debtor and secured party are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code—Secured Transactions and chapter 97 of NRS to the extent applicable.
Sec. 19. NRS 489.591 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.591 The Division shall adopt regulations concerning the issuance of:
1. Certificates of installation issued by the Division which certify that the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach was installed in compliance with regulations adopted by the Division.
2. Labels of installation issued by the Division which must be attached to a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach after the certificate of installation has been issued and removed when the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is moved from the location it occupied when the certificate was issued.
Sec. 20. NRS 489.593 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.593 Each certificate of installation issued by the Division for a manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach must include the following information:
1. The name of the Administrator;
2. The address and telephone number of each office of the Division;
3. The legal rights of owners of manufactured homes , [and] mobile homes [;] , manufactured buildings and commercial coaches;
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4. The procedure for filing a complaint with the Administrator;
5. The procedure for resolution of disputes between owners of manufactured homes , [or] mobile homes , manufactured buildings or commercial coaches and persons licensed by the Division; and
6. Any other information prescribed by the Administrator.
Sec. 21. NRS 489.595 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.595 A dealer shall provide a copy of the certificate of installation described in NRS 489.593 to each purchaser of a new manufactured home [.] , new mobile home, new manufactured building or new commercial coach. The Division shall make available sample copies of certificates of installation to all licensed dealers for distribution to prospective purchasers.
Sec. 22. NRS 489.596 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.596 1. The Division, in cooperation with manufacturers and organizations concerned with manufactured homes , [and] mobile homes, manufactured buildings and commercial coaches, shall conduct one or more training programs each year regarding appropriate methods and techniques for conducting any inspections necessary for the issuance of certificates of installation and labels of installation for manufactured homes , [and] mobile homes [.] , manufactured buildings and commercial coaches.
2. The Division shall pay for the expenses of conducting the programs from money in the Account.
Sec. 23. NRS 489.5965 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.5965 No person may issue a certificate of installation or label of installation for a manufactured home , [or] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach unless the person has successfully completed, within the preceding 12 months, a training program conducted pursuant to NRS 489.596.
Sec. 24. NRS 489.611 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.611 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach may be moved upon the highways or roads of this state through use of any valid license plate unless a proper trip permit is obtained and displayed.
2. NRS 489.621 to 489.661, inclusive, do not apply to manufactured homes, mobile homes , manufactured buildings or commercial coaches moved:
(a) Through this state from and to points outside Nevada.
(b) Into this state with a valid license plate or permit from another state.
(c) With any valid license plate when movement is from:
(1) The place of manufacture of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach to the place of business of a dealer licensed under this chapter;
(2) One dealer lot to another; or
(3) A dealer lot to the place of delivery to that dealers buyer.
Sec. 25. NRS 489.621 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.621 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 489.611, any person who moves a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach upon any highway or road in this state shall, before that movement, apply to the county assessor for a trip permit. The assessor of the county from which the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is to be moved shall issue a trip permit for each section of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach upon application presented in the form prescribed by the Division, payment of a fee of $5 for each permit, and proof satisfactory to the assessor of ownership and that all property taxes, for the full year in which the permit is to be used, and use taxes if applicable, levied against the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach and its contents have been paid.
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prescribed by the Division, payment of a fee of $5 for each permit, and proof satisfactory to the assessor of ownership and that all property taxes, for the full year in which the permit is to be used, and use taxes if applicable, levied against the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach and its contents have been paid.
2. The trip permit authorizes movement over the highways and roads for not more than 5 consecutive working days following the date of issuance and the application and permit respectively must be used in lieu only of any certificate of registration and vehicle license number plate required by law.
Sec. 26. NRS 489.631 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.631 1. The application for a trip permit must contain any information required by the Division, and the name of the owner of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach, the make, model and serial number of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach, the location of the place from which it was moved, the address of the place to which it is to be moved, the amount of all property taxes paid for the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach for the year in which the permit will be used, the expiration date of the permit and the signature of the county assessor or designee of the county assessor.
2. The county assessor shall, within 10 days after issuing the trip permit, forward a copy of the application:
(a) To the Division; and
(b) To the assessor of the county where the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach will be located, unless the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is to leave this state.
3. The county assessor shall also provide a copy of the application:
(a) For use by the operator of the vehicle moving the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach and the operator shall keep a copy of the application in his or her possession at all times during the movement.
(b) To the owner of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach.
Sec. 27. NRS 489.641 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.641 1. The Division shall determine the size, shape and form of the trip permit which may be part of a single form also containing the application for the permit. Each permit must bear the month and day of expiration in numerals of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a reasonable distance during daylight.
2. The trip permit must be prominently displayed on the rear of each section of the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach in the manner prescribed by the Division at all times during which the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is moved upon any highway or road. The permit must be made and displayed in a manner that renders the permit unusable when removed from the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach.
Sec. 28. NRS 489.661 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.661 1. Any person who moves a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach in violation of the provisions of NRS 489.611 to 489.651, inclusive, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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2. If a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach is moved upon any highway or road in the State in violation of any of the provisions of NRS 489.611 to 489.651, inclusive, the Division, any member of the Nevada Highway Patrol or any peace officer in the State shall seize and hold the manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach until presented with a copy of the application and trip permit required by NRS 489.621 to 489.661, inclusive.
Sec. 28.5. NRS 489.701 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.701 1. Any mobile home [,] or commercial coach [or travel trailer] sold or used for residential purposes in this State must be equipped with a smoke detector which meets standards approved by the State Fire Marshal.
2. Any manufactured home sold or used for residential purposes in this State must be equipped with a smoke detector which meets federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.).
3. An interconnectivity device for smoke detectors is not required to be installed in a mobile home or manufactured home that was not designed and produced by the manufacturer to accommodate such a device.
Sec. 29. NRS 489.711 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.711 Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 361 and 482 of NRS or any other law, no dealer may be required to pay any property tax, either as tax on inventory or on individual manufactured homes, mobile homes , manufactured buildings or commercial coaches [,] or factory-built housing, on any manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing of which the dealer takes possession and holds for sale in the ordinary course of business.
Sec. 30. NRS 489.715 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.715 1. Full disclosure of all terms and conditions of an offer to sell, buy or lease a used or rebuilt manufactured home, used or rebuilt mobile home , used or rebuilt manufactured building or used or rebuilt commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing must be set forth in writing and signed by the seller, buyer and dealer.
2. Any offer to purchase or lease a used or rebuilt manufactured home, used or rebuilt mobile home , used or rebuilt manufactured building or used or rebuilt commercial coach or used or rebuilt factory-built housing must be submitted within 5 days after the offer is made to the owner or the authorized agent of the owner for approval or disapproval. The offer must be in writing and signed and dated by the person making the offer and by the dealer.
3. As used in this section, authorized agent does not include a dealer or an employee or agent of the dealer.
Sec. 31. NRS 489.7152 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.7152 The Administrator shall prescribe the form of the contracts that must be used by a dealer for the sale and listing for sale of a manufactured home, mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach [.] or factory-built housing. A dealer who fails to use the forms prescribed by the Administrator pursuant to this section is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to NRS 489.381.
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Sec. 32. NRS 489.7235 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.7235 1. The Division may investigate and audit any financial account, including, without limitation, any trust account, related to the business of a dealer or distributor if [:
(a) The] the Division [has reasonable cause to believe that the dealer or distributor is using or has used the account to carry on the business of the dealer or distributor; and
(b) The Division:
(1)] :
(a) Has reasonable cause to believe [or has received a credible complaint] that the dealer or distributor [is insolvent or is in a financial condition, or has engaged in a financial practice, which creates a substantial risk of insolvency; or
(2)] has violated a provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or
(b) Determines that the investigation and audit are reasonably necessary to assist the Division in administering or enforcing any provision of law.
2. The Administrator shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, prescribing the scope of an investigation or audit conducted pursuant to this section.
[3. As used in this section, insolvency or insolvent means a condition under which a dealer or distributor is unable to meet the liabilities of his or her business as they become due in the regular course of business and which creates a substantial risk of harm to the public or a consumer.]
Sec. 33. NRS 489.727 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.727 A dealer shall not commingle the money or other property of a seller or purchaser of a manufactured home , [or a] mobile home , manufactured building or commercial coach or factory-built housing with his or her own.
Sec. 34. NRS 489.801 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.801 1. It is unlawful for any person to manufacture any manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer or] manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing unless the manufactured home, mobile home, [travel trailer or] manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing and its components and systems are constructed and assembled according to the standards prescribed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or offer for sale any manufactured home which has been constructed on or after June 15, 1976, unless the manufactured home and its components and systems have been constructed and assembled according to the standards prescribed pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.).
3. Any person who knowingly sells or offers to sell in this state any manufactured home, mobile home or commercial coach for which a certificate or label of compliance is required under this chapter, which does not bear a certificate or label of compliance, is liable for the penalties provided in NRS 489.811 and 489.821.
4. It is unlawful for any person to issue a certification which states that a manufactured home conforms to all applicable federal standards for safety and construction if that person, in the exercise of due care, has reason to know that the certification is false or misleading in any material respect.
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5. It is unlawful for a manufacturer to fail to furnish notification of defects relating to construction or safety, as required by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5414).
6. It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to permit access by the Administrator to the documentary materials set forth in NRS 489.231.
7. It is unlawful for any person, without authorization from the Division, to disclose or obtain the contents of an examination given by the Division.
8. It is unlawful for any person to use a manufactured home or mobile home as living quarters or for human occupancy, respectively, if the manufactured home or mobile home violates a standard of safety set forth in regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 489.251, concerning installation, tie down, and support of manufactured homes and mobile homes.
Sec. 34.5. NRS 489.811 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.811 1. [Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, any] Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is liable to the State for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each violation of this chapter or any regulation or order issued under it constitutes a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home, mobile home, manufactured building, commercial coach or factory-built housing and with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required by this chapter or regulation or order, except that the maximum civil penalty is $1,000,000 for any related series of violations occurring within 1 year after the first violation.
2. Before the adoption of any regulation for whose violation a civil penalty may be imposed, the Administrator shall give at least 30 days written notice to every licensed manufacturer, dealer, distributor, general serviceperson and specialty serviceperson, and every other interested party who has requested the notice.
3. An action to enforce a civil penalty must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the defendant has his or her principal place of business.
4. All money collected as civil penalties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be deposited in the Account.
[5. This section does not apply to a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of travel trailers.]
Sec. 35. NRS 489.821 is hereby amended to read as follows:
489.821 1. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who knowingly:
(a) Makes any false entry on any certificate of origin or certificate of title.
(b) Furnishes false information to the Division concerning any security interest.
(c) Files with the Administrator any notice, statement or other document required under the provisions of this chapter which is false or contains any material misstatement of fact.
(d) Whether acting individually or as a director, officer or agent of a corporation, violates a provision of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq., this chapter and chapter 461 of NRS, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, causing a condition which endangers the health or safety of a purchaser of a manufactured home.
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this chapter and chapter 461 of NRS, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, causing a condition which endangers the health or safety of a purchaser of a manufactured home.
2. A dealer is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who knowingly:
(a) Fails to maintain a trust account as required by NRS 489.724.
(b) Commingles the money or other property of a seller or purchaser of a manufactured home, manufactured building , [or] mobile home or commercial coach or factory-built housing with his or her own.
(c) Fails to cooperate or comply with or knowingly impedes or interferes with any investigation or audit conducted by the Division pursuant to NRS 489.7235.
(d) Acts as a dealer while insolvent or engages in any financial practice which creates a substantial risk of insolvency.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[4. Subsection 3 does not apply to a manufacturer of travel trailers.]
Sec. 36. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 37. NRS 118B.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:
118B.080 1. The landlord shall disclose in writing to each tenant the:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the owner [and manager] or [assistant manager] representative of the manufactured home park [;] and the electronic mail address of the manufactured home park, if available; and
(b) Name , electronic mail address, if available, and address of a person authorized to receive service of process for the landlord,
Κ and any change thereof.
2. The information must be furnished in writing to each new tenant on or before the commencement of the tenancy and to each existing tenant.
3. A landlord shall post [, or] in a conspicuous place in a common area of the park and provide to each tenant [,] the office hours [or] , which must be during regular business hours, and the landlords availability at the park location.
4. If the manufactured home park consists of 75 or more lots, the manager or assistant manager:
(a) Must be available at the park location for at least 8 hours each week, which must be during regular business hours; and
(b) Shall post the hours of availability of the manager or assistant manager required pursuant to paragraph (a) in a conspicuous place in a common area of the park.
Sec. 38. NRS 118B.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:
118B.120 1. The landlord or his or her agent or employee may:
(a) [Require] Except as otherwise provided in the rental agreement or lease or subsection 4, require that the tenant [landscape and] reasonably maintain the tenants lot to control weeds and any grass or other vegetation if the landlord [advises] has provided the tenant [in writing of reasonable requirements for the landscaping.] with 30 days advance written notice of this requirement.
(b) If the tenant does not comply with the provisions of paragraph (a), maintain the tenants lot to control weeds and any grass or other vegetation and charge the tenant a service fee for the actual cost of that maintenance.
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(c) Require that the manufactured home be removed from the park if it is unoccupied for more than 90 consecutive days and the tenant or dealer is not making good faith and diligent efforts to sell it.
2. The landlord shall maintain, in the manner required for the other tenants, any lot on which is located a manufactured home within the park which has been repossessed, abandoned or held for rent or taxes. The landlord is entitled to reimbursement for the cost of that maintenance from the repossessor or lienholder or from the proceeds of any sale for taxes, as the case may be.
3. Before dismantling a manufactured home that was abandoned, the landlord or manager must:
(a) Conduct a title search with the Division to determine the owner of record of the manufactured home. If the owner of record is not found, the landlord or manager may use the records of the county assessor for the county in which the manufactured home is located to determine the owner of the manufactured home.
(b) Send a certified letter notifying the owner and any lienholder of the intent of the landlord or manager to dismantle the manufactured home.
(c) If the owner does not respond within 30 days after the date of mailing the certified letter, submit to the Division an affidavit of dismantling.
4. The landlord shall trim all the trees located within the park and dispose of the trimmings from those trees absent a written voluntary assumption of that duty by the tenant for trees on the tenants lot.
5. For the purposes of this section, a manufactured home shall be deemed to be abandoned if:
(a) It is located on a lot in a manufactured home park, other than a cooperative park, for which no rent has been paid for at least 60 days;
(b) It is unoccupied; and
(c) The manager of the manufactured home park reasonably believes it to be abandoned.
Sec. 39. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 39.3. NRS 118B.215 is hereby amended to read as follows:
118B.215 1. In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 319.510, money in the Account may be used to pay necessary administrative costs and to assist eligible persons by supplementing their monthly rent for the manufactured home lot on which their manufactured home is located. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, to be eligible for assistance from the Account, a person must:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, have been a tenant in the same manufactured home park in this State for at least 1 year immediately preceding his or her application for assistance;
(b) Be the registered owner of the manufactured home which is subject to the tenancy, as indicated on the certificate of title that is issued by the Division pursuant to NRS 489.541;
(c) Have a monthly household income, as determined by the Administrator in accordance with subsection 2, which is at or below:
(1) The federally designated level signifying poverty or thirty percent of the median family income, as prescribed by the HOME Investment Partnerships Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12701 et seq., adjusted for household size, which the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has established for the area of the State in which the manufactured home is located, whichever is greater; or
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(2) A maximum monthly household income that the Administrator has established by regulation pursuant to subsection 5;
(d) Be a tenant in a manufactured home park that is operated for profit and maintain continuous tenancy in that park during the duration of the supplemental assistance; and
(e) Not have assets whose value is more than $12,000, excluding the value of:
(1) The manufactured home which is subject to the tenancy;
(2) The contents of that manufactured home; and
(3) One motor vehicle.
Κ A person who has been a tenant of a manufactured home park in this State for at least 1 year, but has not been a tenant of the manufactured home park in which the tenant resides at the time the tenant applies for assistance for at least 1 year, is eligible for assistance from the Account if the tenant moved to the manufactured home park in which the tenant resides at the time of his or her application because the tenant was unable to pay the rent at the manufactured home park from which the tenant moved or because that park was closed.
2. In determining the monthly household income of an applicant pursuant to subsection 1, the Administrator shall exclude from the calculation:
(a) The value of any food stamps the applicant received pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011 et seq., during the year immediately preceding his or her application for assistance; or
(b) If the applicant is receiving coverage pursuant to Medicare Part B, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395j et seq., the value of the cost of that coverage during the year immediately preceding his or her application for assistance,
Κ whichever is greater.
3. The Administrator may waive the requirements for eligibility set forth in subsection 1 upon the written request of an applicant if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the circumstances of the applicant warrant a waiver as a result of:
(a) Illness;
(b) Disability; or
(c) Extreme financial hardship based upon a significant reduction of income, when considering the applicants current financial circumstances.
Κ An applicant shall include with his or her request for a waiver all medical and financial documents that support his or her request.
4. The Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing:
(a) The annual reporting requirements for persons receiving assistance pursuant to this section. The regulations must require that each such person provide the Division with a written acknowledgment of his or her continued eligibility for assistance.
(b) The maximum amount of assistance which may be distributed to a person to supplement his or her monthly rent pursuant to this section.
5. The Administrator may adopt regulations establishing a maximum monthly household income for a person to be eligible for assistance from the Account pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Manufactured home includes a travel trailer that is located on a manufactured home lot within a manufactured home park.
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(b) Monthly household income means the combined monthly incomes of the occupants of a manufactured home which is subject to the tenancy for which assistance from the Account is requested.
(c) Travel trailer [has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 489.150.] means a portable structure mounted on wheels, consisting of a vehicular chassis primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use and designed to be drawn by another vehicle, and designated by the manufacturer as a travel trailer. The term does not include a recreational park trailer.
Sec. 39.7. NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239.010 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, 176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.
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432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 484E.070, 485.316, 489.431, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 630.2672, 630.2673, 630.2687, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716, 633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 670B.680, 671.365, 671.415, 673.450, 673.480, 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records. Any such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public. This section does not supersede or in any manner affect the federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, diminish or affect in any other manner the rights of a person in any written book or record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law.
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2. A governmental entity may not reject a book or record which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted.
3. A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity can redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise confidential.
4. If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic medium. Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium if:
(a) The public record:
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format; and
(2) Is not available in an electronic format; or
(b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium would:
(1) Give access to proprietary software; or
(2) Require the production of information that is confidential and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from information that is not otherwise confidential.
5. An officer, employee or agent of a governmental entity who has legal custody or control of a public record:
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different medium.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030, shall, upon request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself or herself.
Sec. 40. Chapter 461A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
When a mobile home park is sold or otherwise transferred, the purchaser or transferee of the mobile home park shall complete and submit a report of transfer to the Division within 10 business days after the sale or transfer. The report of transfer must be in a form prescribed by the Division.
Sec. 40.5. NRS 489.150 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 41. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 40.5, inclusive, of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On July 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 46Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
CHAPTER 14
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to public utilities; establishing that an applicable privilege is not waived when certain entities disclose or make available confidential information to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and certain other persons and governmental entities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law establishes privileges for communications made under certain circumstances, which authorize a person to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any other person from disclosing, information contained in such privileged communications. (Chapter 49 of NRS) With certain exceptions, existing law also provides that a privilege is waived if a person who holds the privilege voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the information contained in the privileged communication. (NRS 49.385)
With certain exceptions, the records and files in the possession of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada are public records and are required to be open at all reasonable times to the public. (NRS 239.010, 703.190) Under existing law, the Commission is authorized to: (1) keep confidential certain information in the records of public utilities and other entities, including, without limitation, trade secrets and confidential commercial information, that are required to be made available to the Commission and its officers and employees; and (2) take such actions as are necessary to prevent the disclosure of such information by persons and governmental entities authorized by existing law to have access to such confidential information. (NRS 703.190, 703.196)
This bill provides that if any such confidential information is also privileged, the privilege is not waived as a result of the confidential information being disclosed or made available to the Commission, its officers and employees, and other persons and governmental entities authorized by existing law to have access to the confidential information.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 703.196 is hereby amended to read as follows:
703.196 1. Any books, accounts, records, minutes, papers and property of any public utility, alternative seller, provider of discretionary natural gas service or provider of new electric resources that are subject to examination pursuant to NRS 703.190 or 703.195 and are made available to the Commission, any officer or employee of the Commission, an affected governmental entity, any officer or employee of an affected governmental entity, the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General or any other person under the condition that the disclosure of such information to the public be withheld or otherwise limited, must not be disclosed to the public unless the Commission first determines that the disclosure is justified.
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2. The Commission shall take such actions as are necessary to protect the confidentiality of such information, including, without limitation:
(a) Granting such protective orders as it deems necessary; and
(b) Holding closed hearings to receive or examine such information.
3. If the Commission closes a hearing to receive or examine such information, it shall:
(a) Restrict access to the records and transcripts of such hearings without the prior approval of the Commission or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction authorizing access to the records or transcripts; and
(b) Prohibit any participant at such a hearing from disclosing such information without the prior authorization of the Commission.
4. A representative of the Regulatory Operations Staff of the Commission and the Bureau of Consumer Protection:
(a) May attend any closed hearing held pursuant to this section; and
(b) Have access to any records or other information determined to be confidential pursuant to this section.
5. The Commission shall consider in an open meeting whether the information reviewed or examined in a closed hearing may be disclosed without revealing the confidential subject matter of the information. To the extent the Commission determines the information may be disclosed, the information must become a part of the records available to the public. Information which the Commission determines may not be disclosed must be kept under seal.
6. No waiver of any applicable privilege in the information contained in any books, accounts, records, minutes, papers and property of any public utility, alternative seller, provider of discretionary natural gas service or provider of new electric resources that are subject to examination pursuant to NRS 703.190 or 703.195 shall occur as a result of making such information available or disclosing such information to the Commission, the Regulatory Operations Staff of the Commission or any other officer or employee of the Commission, an affected governmental entity, any officer or employee of an affected governmental entity, the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General or any other person to whom such information is disclosed or made available if further disclosure of such information to the public is prohibited by this section.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 48Committee on Education
CHAPTER 15
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to education; requiring a school administrator or his or her designee to conduct an initial screening and assessment of a report of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to determine whether to take certain actions; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district to assign a pupil who is a perpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to another school if his or her parent or guardian requests such an assignment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) prohibits discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying on the premises of a school, at an activity sponsored by a school or on any school bus; and (2) establishes various provisions governing the protocol for addressing violations of such prohibitions. (NRS 388.135-388.137) Under existing law, after such a violation is reported to an administrator or his or her designee, the administrator or his or her designee is required to begin an investigation into the reported violation. If the findings of such an investigation show that a violation occurred, existing law requires the administrator or his or her designee to make recommendations concerning disciplinary action or other measures to be imposed against the pupil who was the perpetrator of the violation. Additionally, existing law requires the board of trustees of a school district to assign a pupil who is a victim of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to another school in the district if his or her parent or guardian requests the assignment. (NRS 388.1351) Existing law additionally authorizes an administrator to recommend disciplinary action against a person who submits a report of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying that the administrator determines is false and made with malice, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or intentional or knowing violation of the law. (NRS 388.137)
This bill requires the administrator or his or her designee upon receipt of a report of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to, in accordance with any procedures prescribed by the Department of Education for such purposes, immediately screen and assess the report to determine whether based on the facts included in the report such discrimination likely occurred. If the administrator or designee determines that such discrimination has occurred, the administrator or designee shall take the actions and begin the investigation required in existing law. If the administrator or designee determines that the facts included in the report do not suggest that such discrimination has likely occurred, the administrator or designee shall, unless such a person determines that a report is false and submitted in violation of the law, adhere to any policies prescribed by the Department for handling such a report. This bill additionally: (1) authorizes the board of trustees of a school district to assign a pupil who is a perpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to another school in the district at the request of his or her parent or guardian; and (2) prohibits the victim and perpetrator from being assigned to the same school if both pupils are assigned to a new school as a result of the violation.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 388.1351 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.1351 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.13535, a teacher, administrator, coach or other staff member who witnesses a violation of NRS 388.135 or receives information that a violation of NRS 388.135 has occurred shall report the violation to the administrator or his or her designee as soon as practicable, but not later than a time during the same day on which the teacher, administrator, coach or other staff member witnessed the violation or received information regarding the occurrence of a violation.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, upon receiving a report required by subsection 1, the administrator or designee shall immediately , in accordance with any relevant procedures prescribed by the Department for such purposes, screen and assess the report to determine whether the facts included in the report suggest that a violation of NRS 388.135 has likely occurred. If the administrator or designee determines that:
(a) A violation of NRS 388.135 has likely occurred, the administrator or designee shall take any necessary action to stop the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying and ensure the safety and well-being of the reported victim or victims of the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying and shall begin an investigation into the report. If the administrator or designee does not have access to the reported victim of the alleged violation of NRS 388.135, the administrator or designee may wait until the next school day when he or she has such access to take the action required by this subsection.
(b) The facts included in the report do not suggest that a violation of NRS 388.135 has likely occurred, the administrator or designee shall adhere to any policies or procedures prescribed by the Department for handling such a report.
3. The investigation conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 must include, without limitation:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in [subsection] subsections 2 and 4, notification provided by telephone, electronic mail or other electronic means or provided in person, of the parents or guardians of all pupils directly involved in the reported discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying, as applicable, either as a reported aggressor or a reported victim of the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying. The notification must be provided:
(1) If the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying is reported before the end of school hours on a school day, before the schools administrative office closes on the day on which the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying is reported; or
(2) If the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying was reported on a day that is not a school day, or after school hours on a school day, before the schools administrative office closes on the school day following the day on which the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying is reported.
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(b) Interviews with all pupils whose parents or guardians must be notified pursuant to paragraph (a) and with all such parents and guardians.
4. If the contact information for the parent or guardian of a pupil in the records of the school is not correct, a good faith effort to notify the parent or guardian shall be deemed sufficient to meet the requirement for notification pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an investigation required by this section must be completed, to the greatest extent practicable, within 5 school days after the administrator or designee receives a report required by subsection 1. If extenuating circumstances prevent the administrator or designee from completing the investigation required by this section within 5 school days after making a good faith effort, 2 additional school days may be used to complete the investigation.
6. An administrator or designee who conducts an investigation required by this section shall complete a written report of the findings and conclusions of the investigation. [If] Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 11, if a violation is found to have occurred:
(a) The report must include recommendations concerning the imposition of disciplinary action or other measures to be imposed as a result of the violation, in accordance with the policy governing disciplinary action adopted by the governing body. Subject to the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the report must be made available, not later than 24 hours after the completion of the written report, to all parents or guardians who must be notified pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 as part of the investigation; and
(b) Any action taken after the completion of the investigation to address the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying must be based on restorative disciplinary practices and carried out in a manner that causes the least possible disruption for the victim or victims. When necessary, the administrator or designee shall give priority to ensuring the safety and well-being of the victim or victims over any interest of the perpetrator or perpetrators when determining the actions to take.
7. If a violation is found not to have occurred, information concerning the incident must not be included in the record of the reported aggressor.
8. Not later than 10 school days after receiving a report required by subsection 1, the administrator or designee shall meet with each reported victim of the discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying to inquire about the well-being of the reported victim and to ensure that the reported discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying, as applicable, is not continuing.
9. To the extent that information is available, the administrator or designee shall provide a list of any resources that may be available in the community to assist a pupil to each parent or guardian of a pupil to whom notice was provided pursuant to this section as soon as practicable. Such a list may include, without limitation, resources available at no charge or at a reduced cost and may be provided in person or by electronic or regular mail. If such a list is provided, the administrator or designee, or any employee of the school or the school district is not responsible for providing such resources to the pupil or ensuring the pupil receives such resources.
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10. The parent or guardian of a pupil involved in the reported violation of NRS 388.135 may appeal a disciplinary decision of the administrator or designee, made against the pupil as a result of the violation, in accordance with the policy governing disciplinary action adopted by the governing body. Not later than 30 days after receiving a response provided in accordance with such a policy, the parent or guardian may submit a complaint to the Department. The Department shall consider and respond to the complaint pursuant to procedures and standards prescribed in regulations adopted by the Department.
11. If a violation of NRS 388.135 is found to have occurred, the parent or guardian of a pupil who is a victim or perpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying may request that the board of trustees of the school district in which the pupil is enrolled [to] assign the pupil to a different school in the school district. Upon receiving such a request, the board of trustees [shall,] :
(a) Shall, if the pupil is a victim of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying, in consultation with the parent or guardian of the pupil, assign the pupil to a different school [.] ; or
(b) May, if the pupil is a perpetrator of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying, in consultation with the parent or guardian of the pupil, assign the pupil to a different school as a component of the disciplinary action or other measures taken in response to the violation.
12. If both the victim and perpetrator of a violation of NRS 388.135 are assigned to a different school pursuant to subsection 11, the perpetrator must not be assigned to the same school as the victim.
13. A principal or his or her designee shall submit a monthly report to the direct supervisor of the principal that includes for the school the number of:
(a) Reports received pursuant to subsection 1 concerning incidents of bullying or cyber-bullying;
(b) Reports received pursuant to subsection 1 concerning incidents of discrimination based on race;
(c) Times in which a violation of NRS 388.135 is found to have occurred; and
(d) Times in which no violation of NRS 388.135 is found to have occurred.
[13.] 14. School hours and school days are determined for the purposes of this section by the schedule established by the governing body for the school.
[14.] 15. The provisions of this section must not be construed to place any limit on the time within which an investigation concerning any alleged act that constitutes sexual assault must be completed.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 50Committee on Government Affairs
CHAPTER 16
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to public safety; authorizing a board of county commissioners to establish an electronic database containing information concerning victims of mass casualty incidents; setting forth certain requirements for such an electronic database; exempting certain persons from civil liability related to such an electronic database, under certain circumstances; providing for the confidentiality of information contained in such an electronic database; requiring a hospital and an independent center for emergency medical care in a county in which such an electronic database is established to report to the database certain information concerning a victim of a mass casualty incident; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Section 1 of this bill authorizes a board of county commissioners to establish and maintain an electronic database containing information concerning victims of mass casualty incidents to coordinate the provision of reunification and identification services and long-term support services for such victims. Section 1 sets forth certain requirements for such an electronic database and requires a board of county commissioners that establishes such an electronic database to determine certain matters concerning the information contained in the database, the reporting of certain information to the database and the persons and governmental entities that may participate in the database. Under sections 1 and 2 of this bill, the information contained in the electronic database is confidential and may be disclosed only by participants in the database for certain purposes. Additionally, section 1 requires that, except for a victim of a mass casualty incident who has provided written authorization for his or her information to remain in the database for the purpose of receiving long-term support services, all information contained in the database concerning a victim of a mass casualty incident must be deleted after all victims of the mass casualty incident have been identified and reunified. Section 1 grants a county in which the board of county commissioners has established such an electronic database and the officers, employees and agents of the county immunity from civil liability for any act or omission related to the establishment or maintenance of the database not amounting to willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of medical facilities, including hospitals and independent centers for emergency medical care, by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. (Chapter 449 of NRS) Section 3 of this bill requires a hospital or independent center for emergency medical care located in a county in which an electronic database is established pursuant to section 1 and which is notified or becomes aware of a mass casualty incident to report to the database certain information about a victim of the mass casualty incident. Section 3 additionally requires a hospital or independent center for emergency medical care to: (1) inquire whether such a victim wishes to receive long-term support services and, if so, request that the victim provide written authorization for his or her information to remain in the electronic database; and (2) include a unique identifier in the medical record of such a victim. Section 3 grants a hospital, an independent center for emergency medical care and their agents and employees immunity from civil liability for any such report made in good faith and for any unauthorized acquisition of the information reported that may occur after a report was made by the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care in accordance with the requirements of section 3.
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independent center for emergency medical care in accordance with the requirements of section 3. Sections 4-6 of this bill make conforming changes to provide for the administration of the requirements of section 3 in the same manner as other requirements imposed on hospitals and independent centers for emergency medical care by existing law, except for the penalties imposed for violation of those requirements. (NRS 449.029, 449.0301, 449.0302) Under section 3, a hospital or independent center for emergency medical care that fails to comply with the requirements of section 3 is not subject to any penalty for that failure. Sections 7-9 of this bill make conforming changes so that the penalties imposed for violations of other requirements imposed on hospitals and independent centers for emergency medical care by existing law do not apply to a failure to comply with the provisions of section 3.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 244 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A board of county commissioners may establish and maintain an electronic database containing information concerning victims of mass casualty incidents to coordinate the provision of reunification and identification services and long-term support services for such victims.
2. A board of county commissioners that establishes an electronic database pursuant to subsection 1 shall determine:
(a) The information that must be contained in the electronic database, which must include, without limitation, the information reported by a hospital or an independent center for emergency medical care pursuant to section 3 of this act.
(b) The form and manner in which a hospital or an independent center for emergency medical care must report the information required by section 3 of this act to the electronic database, which must require the information to be reported in such a form and in such a manner so as to protect the security of the information.
(c) Each person or governmental entity that may participate in the electronic database, which must include, without limitation, each person or governmental entity in the county whose duties or responsibilities include the support of carrying out emergency functions, as determined by the county emergency manager.
(d) The extent to which a person or governmental entity described in paragraph (c) may participate in the electronic database, including, without limitation, whether the person or governmental entity may input information into the electronic database and the type of information contained in the electronic database to which the person or governmental entity has access.
3. If a board of county commissioners establishes an electronic database pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners shall implement and maintain security measures to protect the personally identifiable information contained within the database. Such security measures must:
(a) Comply with all applicable provisions of 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162 and 164, NRS 603A.210 and any other applicable federal and state law.
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(b) Include, without limitation:
(1) The performance of vulnerability and risk assessments;
(2) The imposition of restrictions on access by a participant to the information contained in the database based on the role of the participant; and
(3) Reasonable measures for authentication, monitoring and auditing to prevent unauthorized access to the information contained in the database or misuse of that information.
4. Any information contained in an electronic database established pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential and may only be disclosed by a participant in the database as necessary for the provision of reunification and identification services and long-term support services for victims of mass casualty incidents. Except for a victim of a mass casualty incident who has provided a written authorization for his or her information to remain in the electronic database for the purpose of receiving long-term support services, all information contained in the database concerning a victim of a mass casualty incident must be deleted after all victims of the mass casualty incident have been identified and reunified.
5. An electronic database established pursuant to subsection 1 and the disclosure of information therefrom must comply with the applicable provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended, and the applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
6. A county in which the board of county commissioners has established an electronic database pursuant to subsection 1 and any officer, employee or agent of the county are immune from civil liability for any act or omission related to the establishment or maintenance of the database not amounting to willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith.
7. As used in this section:
(a) Hospital has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.012.
(b) Independent center for emergency medical care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.013.
(c) Long-term support services means the support services provided pursuant to NRS 217.096, financial aid services, services which provide compensation to victims and medical or psychological services provided in a trauma-informed manner, as defined in NRS 422.2734.
(d) Mass casualty incident has the meaning ascribed to the term mass casualty event in 34 U.S.C. § 10281(o)(1)(A).
Sec. 2. NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239.010 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 164.041, 172.075, 172.245, 176.01334, 176.01385, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.
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178.4715, 178.5691, 178.5717, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 180.600, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 218G.615, 224.240, 226.462, 226.796, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1285, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.545, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.145, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 284.4086, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.909, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 353D.250, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.1415, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.159, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 427A.940, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.4018, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 439.4941, 439.4988, 439.5282, 439.840, 439.914, 439A.116, 439A.124, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 439B.845, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 449.209, 449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 450B.805, 453.164, 453.720, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.368, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484B.830, 484B.833, 484E.070, 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 598A.420, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 604D.500, 604D.600, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 628B.760, 629.043, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2671, 630.2672, 630.2673, 630.2687, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.327, 630A.555, 631.332, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 632.3423, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.427, 633.4715, 633.4716, 633.4717, 633.524, 634.055, 634.1303, 634.214, 634A.169, 634A.185, 634B.730, 635.111, 635.158, 636.262, 636.342, 637.085, 637.145, 637B.192, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.183, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640.152, 640A.185, 640A.220, 640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.
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640B.405, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.135, 640D.190, 640E.225, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260, 641D.320, 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 670B.680, 671.365, 671.415, 673.450, 673.480, 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, and section 1 of this act, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records. Any such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public. This section does not supersede or in any manner affect the federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, diminish or affect in any other manner the rights of a person in any written book or record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law.
2. A governmental entity may not reject a book or record which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted.
3. A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity can redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise confidential.
4. If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic medium. Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium if:
(a) The public record:
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format; and
(2) Is not available in an electronic format; or
(b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium would:
(1) Give access to proprietary software; or
(2) Require the production of information that is confidential and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from information that is not otherwise confidential.
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5. An officer, employee or agent of a governmental entity who has legal custody or control of a public record:
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different medium.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030, shall, upon request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself or herself.
Sec. 3. Chapter 449 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If a hospital or an independent center for emergency medical care is located in a county in which the board of county commissioners has established an electronic database pursuant to section 1 of this act and is notified or otherwise becomes aware of a mass casualty incident, the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care shall, as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after receiving and registering a victim of the mass casualty incident as a patient at the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care, report to the electronic database the following information concerning the victim in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 164.510(b)(4) and in the form and manner determined by the board of county commissioners:
(a) The name of the victim, if known.
(b) The date of birth of the victim, if known.
(c) Any identifying physical characteristics of the victim.
2. A hospital or an independent center for emergency medical care shall:
(a) Include in the medical record of each patient who is the victim of a mass casualty incident a unique identifier established by the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care which allows the hospital or center to identify the patient as a victim of a mass casualty incident in the event that the patient wishes to receive long-term support services after discharge from the hospital or center; and
(b) Before discharging a patient who is the victim of a mass casualty incident, inquire whether the patient wishes to receive long-term support services and, if so, request that the patient provide written authorization for his or her information to remain in the electronic database established pursuant to section 1 of this act for the purpose of receiving such services.
3. A hospital, an independent center for emergency medical care and any agent or employee thereof are immune from civil liability for any report made in good faith in accordance with the requirements of this section and for any unauthorized acquisition of any information reported that may occur after the hospital or independent center for emergency medical care made a report in accordance with the requirements of this section.
4. A hospital or independent center for emergency medical care that fails to comply with the provisions of this section is not subject to any penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter for such failure to comply.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Long-term support services has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.
(b) Mass casualty incident has the meaning ascribed to the term mass casualty event in 34 U.S.C. § 10281(o)(1)(A).
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Sec. 4. NRS 449.029 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.029 As used in NRS 449.029 to 449.240, inclusive, and section 3 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, medical facility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0151 and includes a program of hospice care described in NRS 449.196.
Sec. 5. NRS 449.0301 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.0301 The provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 3 of this act do not apply to:
1. Any facility conducted by and for the adherents of any church or religious denomination for the purpose of providing facilities for the care and treatment of the sick who depend solely upon spiritual means through prayer for healing in the practice of the religion of the church or denomination, except that such a facility shall comply with all regulations relative to sanitation and safety applicable to other facilities of a similar category.
2. Foster homes as defined in NRS 424.014.
3. Any medical facility, facility for the dependent or facility which is otherwise required by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 449.0303 to be licensed that is operated and maintained by the United States Government or an agency thereof.
Sec. 6. NRS 449.0302 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.0302 1. The Board shall adopt:
(a) Licensing standards for each class of medical facility or facility for the dependent covered by NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 3 of this act and for programs of hospice care.
(b) Regulations governing the licensing of such facilities and programs.
(c) Regulations governing the procedure and standards for granting an extension of the time for which a natural person may provide certain care in his or her home without being considered a residential facility for groups pursuant to NRS 449.017. The regulations must require that such grants are effective only if made in writing.
(d) Regulations establishing a procedure for the indemnification by the Division, from the amount of any surety bond or other obligation filed or deposited by a facility for refractive surgery pursuant to NRS 449.068 or 449.069, of a patient of the facility who has sustained any damages as a result of the bankruptcy of or any breach of contract by the facility.
(e) Regulations that prescribe the specific types of discrimination prohibited by NRS 449.101.
(f) Regulations requiring a hospital or independent center for emergency medical care to provide training to each employee who provides care to victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault concerning appropriate care for such persons, including, without limitation, training concerning the requirements of NRS 449.1885.
(g) Any other regulations as it deems necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive [.] , and section 3 of this act.
2. The Board shall adopt separate regulations governing the licensing and operation of:
(a) Facilities for the care of adults during the day; and
(b) Residential facilities for groups,
Κ which provide care to persons with Alzheimers disease or other severe dementia, as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 449.1845.
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3. The Board shall adopt separate regulations for:
(a) The licensure of rural hospitals and rural emergency hospitals which take into consideration the unique problems of operating such a facility in a rural area.
(b) The licensure of facilities for refractive surgery which take into consideration the unique factors of operating such a facility.
(c) The licensure of mobile units which take into consideration the unique factors of operating a facility that is not in a fixed location.
4. The Board shall require that the practices and policies of each medical facility or facility for the dependent provide adequately for the protection of the health, safety and physical, moral and mental well-being of each person accommodated in the facility.
5. In addition to the training requirements prescribed pursuant to NRS 449.093, the Board shall establish minimum qualifications for administrators and employees of residential facilities for groups. In establishing the qualifications, the Board shall consider the related standards set by nationally recognized organizations which accredit such facilities.
6. The Board shall adopt separate regulations regarding the assistance which may be given pursuant to NRS 453.375 and 454.213 to an ultimate user of controlled substances or dangerous drugs by employees of residential facilities for groups. The regulations must require at least the following conditions before such assistance may be given:
(a) The ultimate users physical and mental condition is stable and is following a predictable course.
(b) The amount of the medication prescribed is at a maintenance level and does not require a daily assessment.
(c) A written plan of care by a physician or registered nurse has been established that:
(1) Addresses possession and assistance in the administration of the medication; and
(2) Includes a plan, which has been prepared under the supervision of a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist, for emergency intervention if an adverse condition results.
(d) Except as otherwise authorized by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 449.0304, the prescribed medication is not administered by injection or intravenously.
(e) The employee has successfully completed training and examination approved by the Division regarding the authorized manner of assistance.
7. The Board shall adopt separate regulations governing the licensing and operation of residential facilities for groups which provide assisted living services. The Board shall not allow the licensing of a facility as a residential facility for groups which provides assisted living services and a residential facility for groups shall not claim that it provides assisted living services unless:
(a) Before authorizing a person to move into the facility, the facility makes a full written disclosure to the person regarding what services of personalized care will be available to the person and the amount that will be charged for those services throughout the residents stay at the facility.
(b) The residents of the facility reside in their own living units which:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, contain toilet facilities;
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(2) Contain a sleeping area or bedroom; and
(3) Are shared with another occupant only upon consent of both occupants.
(c) The facility provides personalized care to the residents of the facility and the general approach to operating the facility incorporates these core principles:
(1) The facility is designed to create a residential environment that actively supports and promotes each residents quality of life and right to privacy;
(2) The facility is committed to offering high-quality supportive services that are developed by the facility in collaboration with the resident to meet the residents individual needs;
(3) The facility provides a variety of creative and innovative services that emphasize the particular needs of each individual resident and the residents personal choice of lifestyle;
(4) The operation of the facility and its interaction with its residents supports, to the maximum extent possible, each residents need for autonomy and the right to make decisions regarding his or her own life;
(5) The operation of the facility is designed to foster a social climate that allows the resident to develop and maintain personal relationships with fellow residents and with persons in the general community;
(6) The facility is designed to minimize and is operated in a manner which minimizes the need for its residents to move out of the facility as their respective physical and mental conditions change over time; and
(7) The facility is operated in such a manner as to foster a culture that provides a high-quality environment for the residents, their families, the staff, any volunteers and the community at large.
8. The Division may grant an exception from the requirement of subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 7 to a facility which is licensed as a residential facility for groups on or before July 1, 2005, and which is authorized to have 10 or fewer beds and was originally constructed as a single-family dwelling if the Division finds that:
(a) Strict application of that requirement would result in economic hardship to the facility requesting the exception; and
(b) The exception, if granted, would not:
(1) Cause substantial detriment to the health or welfare of any resident of the facility;
(2) Result in more than two residents sharing a toilet facility; or
(3) Otherwise impair substantially the purpose of that requirement.
9. The Board shall, if it determines necessary, adopt regulations and requirements to ensure that each residential facility for groups and its staff are prepared to respond to an emergency, including, without limitation:
(a) The adoption of plans to respond to a natural disaster and other types of emergency situations, including, without limitation, an emergency involving fire;
(b) The adoption of plans to provide for the evacuation of a residential facility for groups in an emergency, including, without limitation, plans to ensure that nonambulatory patients may be evacuated;
(c) Educating the residents of residential facilities for groups concerning the plans adopted pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b); and
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(d) Posting the plans or a summary of the plans adopted pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) in a conspicuous place in each residential facility for groups.
10. The regulations governing the licensing and operation of facilities for transitional living for released offenders must provide for the licensure of at least three different types of facilities, including, without limitation:
(a) Facilities that only provide a housing and living environment;
(b) Facilities that provide or arrange for the provision of supportive services for residents of the facility to assist the residents with reintegration into the community, in addition to providing a housing and living environment; and
(c) Facilities that provide or arrange for the provision of programs for alcohol and other substance use disorders, in addition to providing a housing and living environment and providing or arranging for the provision of other supportive services.
Κ The regulations must provide that if a facility was originally constructed as a single-family dwelling, the facility must not be authorized for more than eight beds.
11. The Board shall adopt regulations applicable to providers of community-based living arrangement services which:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), require a natural person responsible for the operation of a provider of community-based living arrangement services and each employee of a provider of community-based living arrangement services who supervises or provides support to recipients of community-based living arrangement services to complete training concerning the provision of community-based living arrangement services to persons with mental illness and continuing education concerning the particular population served by the provider;
(b) Exempt a person licensed or certified pursuant to title 54 of NRS from the requirements prescribed pursuant to paragraph (a) if the Board determines that the person is required to receive training and continuing education substantially equivalent to that prescribed pursuant to that paragraph;
(c) Require a natural person responsible for the operation of a provider of community-based living arrangement services to receive training concerning the provisions of title 53 of NRS applicable to the provision of community-based living arrangement services; and
(d) Require an applicant for a license to provide community-based living arrangement services to post a surety bond in an amount equal to the operating expenses of the applicant for 2 months, place that amount in escrow or take another action prescribed by the Division to ensure that, if the applicant becomes insolvent, recipients of community-based living arrangement services from the applicant may continue to receive community-based living arrangement services for 2 months at the expense of the applicant.
12. The Board shall adopt separate regulations governing the licensing and operation of freestanding birthing centers. Such regulations must:
(a) Align with the standards established by the American Association of Birth Centers, or its successor organization, the accrediting body of the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, or its successor organization, or another nationally recognized organization for accrediting freestanding birthing centers; and
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(b) Allow the provision of supervised training to providers of health care, as appropriate, at a freestanding birthing center.
13. If the regulations adopted pursuant to this section require a physical examination to be performed on a patient or the medical history of a patient to be obtained before or after the patient is admitted to a hospital, those regulations must authorize a certified nurse-midwife to perform such a physical examination or obtain such a medical history before or after a patient is admitted to a hospital for the purpose of giving birth.
14. As used in this section:
(a) Certified nurse-midwife means a person who is:
(1) Certified as a Certified Nurse-Midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board, or its successor organization; and
(2) Licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to NRS 632.237.
(b) Living unit means an individual private accommodation designated for a resident within the facility.
Sec. 7. NRS 449.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.160 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, the Division may deny an application for a license or may suspend or revoke any license issued under the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 3 of this act upon any of the following grounds:
(a) Violation by the applicant or the licensee of any of the provisions of NRS 439B.410, 449.029 to 449.245, inclusive, and section 3 of this act or NRS 449A.100 to 449A.124, inclusive, and 449A.270 to 449A.286, inclusive, or of any other law of this State or of the standards, rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
(b) Aiding, abetting or permitting the commission of any illegal act.
(c) Conduct inimical to the public health, morals, welfare and safety of the people of the State of Nevada in the maintenance and operation of the premises for which a license is issued.
(d) Conduct or practice detrimental to the health or safety of the occupants or employees of the facility.
(e) Failure of the applicant to obtain written approval from the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services as required by NRS 439A.100 or 439A.102 or as provided in any regulation adopted pursuant to NRS 449.001 to 449.430, inclusive, and section 3 of this act and NRS 449.435 to 449.531, inclusive, and chapter 449A of NRS if such approval is required, including, without limitation, the closure or conversion of any hospital in a county whose population is 100,000 or more that is owned by the licensee without approval pursuant to NRS 439A.102.
(f) Failure to comply with the provisions of NRS 441A.315 and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto or NRS 449.2486.
(g) Violation of the provisions of NRS 458.112.
(h) Failure to comply with the provisions of NRS 449A.170 to 449A.192, inclusive, and any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
(i) Violation of the provisions of NRS 629.260.
2. In addition to the provisions of subsection 1, the Division may revoke a license to operate a facility for the dependent if, with respect to that facility, the licensee that operates the facility, or an agent or employee of the licensee:
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(a) Is convicted of violating any of the provisions of NRS 202.470;
(b) Is ordered to but fails to abate a nuisance pursuant to NRS 244.360, 244.3603 or 268.4124; or
(c) Is ordered by the appropriate governmental agency to correct a violation of a building, safety or health code or regulation but fails to correct the violation.
3. The Division shall maintain a log of any complaints that it receives relating to activities for which the Division may revoke the license to operate a facility for the dependent pursuant to subsection 2. The Division shall provide to a facility for the care of adults during the day:
(a) A summary of a complaint against the facility if the investigation of the complaint by the Division either substantiates the complaint or is inconclusive;
(b) A report of any investigation conducted with respect to the complaint; and
(c) A report of any disciplinary action taken against the facility.
Κ The facility shall make the information available to the public pursuant to NRS 449.2486.
4. On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Division shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a written report setting forth, for the previous biennium:
(a) Any complaints included in the log maintained by the Division pursuant to subsection 3; and
(b) Any disciplinary actions taken by the Division pursuant to subsection 2.
Sec. 8. NRS 449.163 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.163 1. [In] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, in addition to the payment of the amount required by NRS 449.0308, if a medical facility, facility for the dependent or facility which is required by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 449.0303 to be licensed violates any provision related to its licensure, including any provision of NRS 439B.410 or 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 3 of this act or any condition, standard or regulation adopted by the Board, the Division, in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 449.165, may:
(a) Prohibit the facility from admitting any patient until it determines that the facility has corrected the violation;
(b) Limit the occupancy of the facility to the number of beds occupied when the violation occurred, until it determines that the facility has corrected the violation;
(c) If the license of the facility limits the occupancy of the facility and the facility has exceeded the approved occupancy, require the facility, at its own expense, to move patients to another facility that is licensed;
(d) Except where a greater penalty is authorized by subsection 2, impose an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 per day for each violation, together with interest thereon at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per annum; and
(e) Appoint temporary management to oversee the operation of the facility and to ensure the health and safety of the patients of the facility, until:
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(1) It determines that the facility has corrected the violation and has management which is capable of ensuring continued compliance with the applicable statutes, conditions, standards and regulations; or
(2) Improvements are made to correct the violation.
2. If an off-campus location of a hospital fails to obtain a national provider identifier that is distinct from the national provider identifier used by the main campus and any other off-campus location of the hospital in violation of NRS 449.1818, the Division may impose against the hospital an administrative penalty of not more than $10,000 for each day of such failure, together with interest thereon at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per annum, in addition to any other action authorized by this chapter.
3. If the facility fails to pay any administrative penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 or subsection 2, the Division may:
(a) Suspend the license of the facility until the administrative penalty is paid; and
(b) Collect court costs, reasonable attorneys fees and other costs incurred to collect the administrative penalty.
4. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, the Division may require any facility that violates any provision of NRS 439B.410 or 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and section 3 of this act or any condition, standard or regulation adopted by the Board to make any improvements necessary to correct the violation.
5. Any money collected as administrative penalties pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 or subsection 2 must be accounted for separately and used to administer and carry out the provisions of NRS 449.001 to 449.430, inclusive, and section 3 of this act, NRS 449.435 to 449.531, inclusive, and chapter 449A of NRS to protect the health, safety, well-being and property of the patients and residents of facilities in accordance with applicable state and federal standards or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
Sec. 9. NRS 449.240 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.240 [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 3 of this act, the district attorney of the county in which the facility is located shall, upon application by the Division, institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation of any provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.245, inclusive [.] , and section 3 of this act.
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Assembly Bill No. 55Committee on Judiciary
CHAPTER 17
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions governing blood tests of deceased crash victims; revising provisions governing the submittal of crash reports to the Department of Public Safety; revising provisions governing the central repository to track data electronically concerning vehicle crashes on a statewide basis that is created and maintained by the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires a coroner, or other public official performing like duties, in all cases in which a death has occurred as a result of a crash involving a motor vehicle, to: (1) cause to be drawn from each decedent a blood sample to be analyzed for the presence and concentration of alcohol within 8 hours of the crash; and (2) report to the Department of Motor Vehicles the findings of such a blood sample within 30 days after the death. (NRS 484C.170) Section 1 of this bill: (1) requires the blood sample to also be analyzed for the presence and concentration of certain substances which are commonly misused, as determined by the coroner or other public official; (2) removes the requirement that such a blood sample be drawn within 8 hours of the crash; and (3) removes the requirement that the findings of such a blood sample be reported to the Department within 30 days after the death, and instead requires the coroner or other public official to report the findings to the Department upon receipt of the findings.
Existing law requires every police officer who investigates a vehicle crash and prepares a report as a result to forward the written or electronic report to the Department of Public Safety within 10 days after the investigation of the crash. Existing law requires the Department to record the data collected from such reports in a central repository to track data electronically concerning vehicle crashes on a statewide basis. (NRS 484E.110) Section 2 of this bill requires a police officer to submit the report through the electronic crash reporting system maintained by the Department within 10 days after: (1) the date of the crash; or (2) the date of death of a person involved in the crash if the death occurred as a result of the crash.
Existing law requires the Department of Public Safety to prepare forms for crash reports made by police officers to the Department and to supply such forms to law enforcement agencies and other appropriate persons upon request. (NRS 484E.120) To reflect the changes made in section 2 requiring that a crash report to the Department be submitted through the electronic crash reporting system, section 3 of this bill requires the Department to prescribe the form for crash reports and make the form available to law enforcement agencies and other appropriate persons.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 484C.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:
484C.170 1. Any coroner, or other public official performing like duties, shall in all cases in which a death has occurred as a result of a crash involving a motor vehicle, whether the person killed is a driver, passenger or pedestrian, cause to be drawn from each decedent [, within 8 hours of the crash,] a blood sample to be analyzed for the presence and concentration of alcohol [.]
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crash,] a blood sample to be analyzed for the presence and concentration of alcohol [.] and substances which are commonly misused, as determined by the coroner or other public official.
2. The findings of the examinations are a matter of public record and must be reported to the Department by the coroner or other public official [within 30 days after the death.] upon receipt of the findings.
3. [Blood-alcohol] Blood sample analyses for the presence and concentration of alcohol and substances which are commonly misused are acceptable only if made by laboratories licensed to perform this function.
Sec. 2. NRS 484E.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:
484E.110 1. Every police officer who investigates a vehicle crash of which a report must be made as required in this chapter, or who otherwise prepares a written or electronic report as a result of an investigation either at the time of and at the scene of the crash or thereafter by interviewing the participants or witnesses, shall [forward a written or electronic] submit the report of the crash to the Department of Public Safety through the electronic crash reporting system maintained by the Department of Public Safety within 10 days after [the investigation] :
(a) The date of the crash [.] ; or
(b) The date of death of a person involved in the crash if the death occurred as a result of the crash.
2. The data collected by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to [this] subsection 1 must be recorded in a central repository created and maintained by the Department of Public Safety , in collaboration with the Department of Transportation, to track data electronically concerning vehicle crashes on a statewide basis.
[2.] 3. The [written or electronic] reports required to be [forwarded] submitted by police officers and the information contained therein are not privileged or confidential.
[3.] 4. Every sheriff, chief of police or office of the Nevada Highway Patrol receiving any report required under NRS 484E.030 to 484E.090, inclusive, shall immediately [prepare] file a copy thereof [and file the copy] with the Department of Public Safety.
[4.] 5. If a police officer investigates a vehicle crash resulting in bodily injury to or the death of any person or total damage to any vehicle or item of property to an apparent extent of $750 or more, the police officer shall prepare a [written or electronic] report of the investigation.
[5.] 6. As soon as practicable after receiving a report pursuant to this section, the Department of Public Safety shall [submit] transmit a copy of the report to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Sec. 3. NRS 484E.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:
484E.120 1. The Department of Public Safety shall [prepare forms] prescribe the form for crash reports required pursuant to NRS 484E.110, which must be suitable with respect to the persons required to make the reports and the purposes to be served. The [forms] form must be designed to call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose with reference to a crash the cause, conditions then existing, the persons and vehicles involved, the name and address of the insurance company, the number of the policy providing coverage and the dates on which the coverage begins and ends. The Department of Public Safety shall [, upon request, supply] make available to a police department, sheriff or other appropriate agency or person the [forms] form for crash reports prepared by a police officer pursuant to NRS 484E.110.
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person the [forms] form for crash reports prepared by a police officer pursuant to NRS 484E.110.
2. In addition to submitting a copy of a report pursuant to NRS 484E.110, the Department of Public Safety shall provide any information required by this section which is not included in the report to the Department of Motor Vehicles to enable the Department of Motor Vehicles to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under chapter 485 of NRS are inapplicable. The Department of Motor Vehicles may rely upon the accuracy of information supplied to a police officer by a driver or owner on the form unless it has reason to believe that the information is erroneous.
3. Every crash report required pursuant to NRS 484E.070 must be made on the appropriate form approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to that section and must contain all the information required in the form.
4. Every crash report required pursuant to NRS 484E.110 must be made on the appropriate form approved by the Department of Public Safety and must contain all the information required therein unless it is not available.
Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 56Committee on Commerce and Labor
CHAPTER 18
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to providers of health care; revising requirements for continuing education and training for certain providers of health care; requiring the Board of Medical Examiners to require a physician assistant on inactive status to pay a biennial registration fee; revising the provisions relating to fees charged and collected by the Board; requiring the Board, if authorized by a licensee, to provide to an employer of the licensee or an entity credentialing the licensee certain documents and information; setting forth certain grounds for the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to initiate disciplinary action against a licensee or deny licensure to an applicant; revising requirements for the issuance by the Board of a license to practice osteopathic medicine; providing for the biennial renewal of certain licenses issued by the Board; establishing and revising certain fees charged by the Board; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires certain providers of health care licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to complete certain continuing education as a condition to the renewal of the license. (NRS 630.253, 633.471) Section 1 of this bill eliminates provisions requiring the Board of Medical Examiners to require the completion of a course of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction. Section 12 of this bill increases, from 35 to 40, the number of hours of continuing medical education certain providers of health care licensed by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine are required to complete during each period of licensure.
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Existing law requires the Board of Medical Examiners to adopt regulations regarding the licensure of a physician assistant. (NRS 630.275) Existing law establishes a biennial registration fee for a physician assistant licensed by the Board. (NRS 630.268) Under existing law, the Board is required to exempt a physician assistant on inactive status from paying the biennial registration fee. (NRS 630.255) Section 2 of this bill eliminates that exception. Section 4 of this bill instead requires the Board to require a physician assistant on inactive status to pay a fee for biennial registration. Section 3 of this bill sets forth the maximum amount of that fee.
Section 3 revises provisions setting forth the maximum amount of various fees charged by the Board. Section 3 increases the maximum amount of certain fees, removes certain fees and establishes the maximum amount of a fee the Board is required to charge for certain services provided by the Board.
Existing law authorizes the Board to keep certain information confidential, including, among other information, any statement, evidence, credential or other proof submitted in support of or to verify the contents of an application for a license. (NRS 630.336) Section 6 of this bill requires the Board, if authorized by a licensee, to provide to an employer of the licensee or an entity credentialing the licensee copies of any documents or other information obtained by the Board during the application process for the issuance of the license of the licensee, including, without limitation, copies of documents and other information verifying the completion by the licensee of any educational program related to licensure and verifying certain other matters concerning the licensee.
Existing law sets forth the requirements for the issuance by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine of a license to practice osteopathic medicine, including, among other requirements, the requirement that an applicant must: (1) have graduated from a school of osteopathic medicine before 1995 and completed a hospital internship or certain postgraduate training; (2) have completed 3 years, or such other length of time as required by certain programs of postgraduate medical education as a resident in the United States or Canada; or (3) be a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in this State, have completed 24 months of the program and have committed, in writing, that he or she will complete the program. (NRS 633.311) Section 6.7 of this bill revises the requirements for a person who is a resident enrolled in a postgraduate training program to obtain a license to allow a license to be issued to a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in the United States or Canada that is approved by the Board or certain other organizations who has completed 24 months of the program and who has committed, in writing, that he or she will complete the program. Section 6.7 also provides that if, after issuing a license to practice osteopathic medicine, the Board obtains information that differs from the information provided by the applicant or otherwise received by the Board, the Board may take certain action against the applicant.
Section 6.3 of this bill provides that obtaining, maintaining or renewing or attempting to obtain, maintain or renew a license to practice osteopathic medicine by bribery, fraud or misrepresentation or by any false, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete statement constitutes grounds for the Board to initiate disciplinary action against a licensee and to deny licensure to an applicant.
Existing law, with certain exceptions, provides for the annual renewal of a license to practice osteopathic medicine issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and sets forth a renewal date for such a license as January 1 of each calendar year. (NRS 633.471) Section 12 instead provides, with certain exceptions, for the biennial renewal of such a license and establishes the renewal date for such a license as December 31 of each even-numbered year.
Existing regulations provide for the annual renewal of a license as a physician assistant issued by the Board. (NAC 633.285) Sections 9 and 10 of this bill instead provide for the biennial renewal of such a license and establish the renewal date as December 31 of each odd-numbered year. Existing law provides for the biennial renewal of a license as an anesthesiologist assistant issued by the Board. (NRS 633.4254) Section 7 of this bill establishes a renewal date for such a license as December 31 of each odd-numbered year.
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Section 20 of this bill sets forth certain requirements for the renewal of certain licenses issued by the Board which are held by a licensee on December 31, 2025.
Existing law sets forth procedures by which a person may be simultaneously licensed as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant by the Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine. (NRS 630.2677, 630.26835, 630.2684, 630.26845, 630.2735, 630.2755, 633.4256, 633.4258, 633.426, 633.4332, 633.438, 633.4718) Under existing law, a person who is licensed as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and who wishes to be simultaneously licensed by both the Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine is required to: (1) apply to the Board of Medical Examiners for a license to practice as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable; (2) pay all applicable fees, including the fee payable to the Board of Medical Examiners for an application for and the issuance of a simultaneous license as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable, and the annual simultaneous registration fee for a physician assistant or biennial simultaneous registration fee for an anesthesiologist assistant, as applicable, payable to the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine; and (3) if the person is applying for simultaneous licensure while renewing his or her license, apply to renew his or her license and indicate in the application that he or she wishes to hold a simultaneous license. (NRS 633.426, 633.438, 633.4718) Sections 8, 11 and 15 of this bill instead require such a person to pay to the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine a biennial simultaneous license renewal fee, rather than an annual or biennial simultaneous license registration fee. Section 14 of this bill similarly eliminates a reference to the biennial registration of a license.
Existing law requires the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to: (1) maintain a list of each licensed osteopathic physician and physician assistant and certain training that each such licensee has received; and (2) update the list at least annually with information received from licensees who renewed their licenses during the preceding year. (NRS 633.4715) Section 13 of this bill requires the Board to instead update the list at least biennially with such information from licensees who renewed their licenses during the preceding biennium. Sections 16 and 17 of this bill revise certain other procedures and requirements relating to licensure to account for the change from an annual to a biennial period of licensure for certain osteopathic physicians and physician assistants.
Existing law sets forth a list of maximum fees to be charged and collected by the Board. (NRS 633.501) Section 18 of this bill: (1) revises the descriptions of certain fees; (2) increases the amount of certain fees to account for the change from an annual to a biennial period of licensure for certain osteopathic physicians and physician assistants; and (3) establishes a biennial license renewal fee and a biennial simultaneous license renewal fee for an anesthesiologist assistant.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 630.253 is hereby amended to read as follows:
630.253 1. The Board shall, as a prerequisite for the:
(a) Renewal of a license as a physician assistant;
(b) Renewal of a license as an anesthesiologist assistant; or
(c) Biennial registration of the holder of a license to practice medicine,
Κ require each holder to submit evidence of compliance with the requirements for continuing education as set forth in regulations adopted by the Board.
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2. These requirements:
(a) May provide for the completion of one or more courses of instruction relating to risk management in the performance of medical services.
(b) [Must provide for the completion of a course of instruction, within 2 years after initial licensure, relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction. The course must provide at least 4 hours of instruction that includes instruction in the following subjects:
(1) An overview of acts of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction;
(2) Personal protective equipment required for acts of terrorism;
(3) Common symptoms and methods of treatment associated with exposure to, or injuries caused by, chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear agents;
(4) Syndromic surveillance and reporting procedures for acts of terrorism that involve biological agents; and
(5) An overview of the information available on, and the use of, the Health Alert Network.
(c)] Must provide for the completion by a holder of a license to practice medicine of a course of instruction within 2 years after initial licensure that provides at least 2 hours of instruction on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness as described in subsection [6.] 5.
[(d)] (c) Must provide for the completion of at least 2 hours of training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder within 2 years after initial licensure.
[(e)] (d) Must provide for the biennial completion by each psychiatrist and each physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a psychiatrist of one or more courses of instruction that provide at least 2 hours of instruction relating to cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion. Such instruction:
(1) May include the training provided pursuant to NRS 449.103, where applicable.
(2) Must be based upon a range of research from diverse sources.
(3) Must address persons of different cultural backgrounds, including, without limitation:
(I) Persons from various gender, racial and ethnic backgrounds;
(II) Persons from various religious backgrounds;
(III) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons;
(IV) Children and senior citizens;
(V) Veterans;
(VI) Persons with a mental illness;
(VII) Persons with an intellectual disability, developmental disability or physical disability; and
(VIII) Persons who are part of any other population that a psychiatrist or a physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a psychiatrist may need to better understand, as determined by the Board.
[(f)] (e) Must allow the holder of a license to receive credit toward the total amount of continuing education required by the Board for the completion of a course of instruction relating to genetic counseling and genetic testing.
[(g)] (f) Must provide for the completion by a physician or physician assistant who provides or supervises the provision of emergency medical services in a hospital or primary care of at least 2 hours of training in the stigma, discrimination and unrecognized bias toward persons who have acquired or are at a high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus within 2 years after beginning to provide or supervise the provision of such services or care.
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services in a hospital or primary care of at least 2 hours of training in the stigma, discrimination and unrecognized bias toward persons who have acquired or are at a high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus within 2 years after beginning to provide or supervise the provision of such services or care.
3. [The Board may determine whether to include in a program of continuing education courses of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction in addition to the course of instruction required by paragraph (b) of subsection 2.
4.] The Board shall encourage each holder of a license who treats or cares for persons who are more than 60 years of age to receive, as a portion of their continuing education, education in geriatrics and gerontology, including such topics as:
(a) The skills and knowledge that the licensee needs to address aging issues;
(b) Approaches to providing health care to older persons, including both didactic and clinical approaches;
(c) The biological, behavioral, social and emotional aspects of the aging process; and
(d) The importance of maintenance of function and independence for older persons.
[5.] 4. The Board shall encourage each holder of a license to practice medicine to receive, as a portion of his or her continuing education, training concerning methods for educating patients about how to effectively manage medications, including, without limitation, the ability of the patient to request to have the symptom or purpose for which a drug is prescribed included on the label attached to the container of the drug.
[6.] 5. The Board shall require each holder of a license to practice medicine to receive as a portion of his or her continuing education at least 2 hours of instruction every 4 years on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness, which may include, without limitation, instruction concerning:
(a) The skills and knowledge that the licensee needs to detect behaviors that may lead to suicide, including, without limitation, post-traumatic stress disorder;
(b) Approaches to engaging other professionals in suicide intervention; and
(c) The detection of suicidal thoughts and ideations and the prevention of suicide.
[7.] 6. The Board shall encourage each holder of a license to practice medicine or as a physician assistant to receive, as a portion of his or her continuing education, training and education in the diagnosis of rare diseases, including, without limitation:
(a) Recognizing the symptoms of pediatric cancer; and
(b) Interpreting family history to determine whether such symptoms indicate a normal childhood illness or a condition that requires additional examination.
[8.] 7. A holder of a license to practice medicine may not substitute the continuing education credits relating to suicide prevention and awareness required by this section for the purposes of satisfying an equivalent requirement for continuing education in ethics.
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[9.] 8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 630.2535, a holder of a license to practice medicine may substitute not more than 2 hours of continuing education credits in pain management, care for persons with an addictive disorder or the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder for the purposes of satisfying an equivalent requirement for continuing education in ethics.
[10.] 9. As used in this section [:
(a) Act of terrorism has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4415.
(b) Biological agent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.442.
(c) Chemical agent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4425.
(d) Primary] , primary care means the practice of family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and midwifery.
[(e) Radioactive agent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4437.
(f) Weapon of mass destruction has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4445.]
Sec. 2. NRS 630.255 is hereby amended to read as follows:
630.255 1. Any licensee who changes the location of his or her practice of medicine from this State to another state or country, has never engaged in the practice of medicine in this State after licensure or has ceased to engage in the practice of medicine in this State for 12 consecutive months may be placed on inactive status by order of the Board. Any physician assistant who notifies the Board of his or her desire to be placed on inactive status in writing on a form prescribed by the Board may be placed on inactive status by order of the Board.
2. Each inactive licensee shall maintain a permanent mailing address with the Board to which all communications from the Board to the licensee must be sent. An inactive licensee who changes his or her permanent mailing address shall notify the Board in writing of the new permanent mailing address within 30 days after the change. If an inactive licensee fails to notify the Board in writing of a change in his or her permanent mailing address within 30 days after the change, the Board may impose upon the licensee a fine not to exceed $250.
3. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2, any licensee who changes the location of his or her practice of medicine from this State to another state or country shall maintain an electronic mail address with the Board to which all communications from the Board to him or her may be sent.
4. An inactive physician assistant shall not practice as a physician assistant. The Board shall consider an inactive physician assistant who practices as a physician assistant to be practicing without a license. Such practice constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against the physician assistant in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 630.275.
5. [The Board shall exempt an inactive physician assistant from paying the applicable fee for biennial registration prescribed by NRS 630.268.
6.] Before resuming the practice of medicine or practice as a physician assistant in this State, the inactive licensee must:
(a) Notify the Board in writing of his or her intent to resume the practice of medicine or practice as a physician assistant, as applicable, in this State;
(b) File an affidavit with the Board describing the activities of the licensee during the period of inactive status;
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(c) Complete the form for registration for active status;
(d) Pay the applicable fee for biennial registration; and
(e) Satisfy the Board of his or her competence to practice medicine or practice as a physician assistant, as applicable.
[7.] 6. If the Board determines that the conduct or competence of the licensee during the period of inactive status would have warranted denial of an application for a license to practice medicine or practice as a physician assistant in this State, the Board may refuse to place the licensee on active status.
Sec. 3. NRS 630.268 is hereby amended to read as follows:
630.268 1. The Board shall charge and collect not more than the following fees:
For application for and issuance of a license to practice as a physician, including a license as an administrative physician or a license by endorsement....................... [$600] $800
For application for and issuance of a temporary, locum tenens, limited, restricted, authorized facility, special, special purpose or special event license........................................ [400] 600
For renewal of a limited, restricted, authorized facility or special license [400] 600
For application for and issuance of a license as a physician assistant, including a license by endorsement and any temporary license................................................................ [400] 600
For application for and issuance of a simultaneous license as a physician assistant 200
For biennial registration of a physician assistant............................ 800
For biennial simultaneous registration of a physician assistant.... 400
For biennial registration of a physician............................... [800] 1,000
For application for and issuance of a license as a perfusionist or practitioner of respiratory care including any temporary license to practice perfusion and any temporary license to provide respiratory care as an intern [400] 600
For biennial renewal of a license as a perfusionist......................... 600
For application for and issuance of a license or temporary license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant [400] 600
For application for and initial issuance of a simultaneous license as an anesthesiologist assistant [200] 400
For biennial registration of an anesthesiologist assistant............... 800
For biennial simultaneous registration of an anesthesiologist assistant 400
For biennial registration of a practitioner of respiratory care....... 600
For biennial registration for a physician who is on inactive status 600
For biennial registration for a physician assistant who is on inactive status 400
For written verification of licensure......................................... [50] 100
[For a duplicate identification card..................................................... 25]
For a duplicate [license] wall certificate.................................. [50] 100
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[For computer printouts or labels.................................................... $500
For verification of a listing of physicians, per hour......................... 20]
For furnishing a custom list of [new physicians] licensees or a list of newly licensed licensees 100
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5, in addition to the fees prescribed in subsection 1, the Board shall charge and collect necessary and reasonable fees for the expedited processing of a request or for any other incidental service the Board provides.
3. The cost of any special meeting called at the request of a licensee, an institution, an organization, a state agency or an applicant for licensure must be paid for by the person or entity requesting the special meeting. Such a special meeting must not be called until the person or entity requesting it has paid a cash deposit with the Board sufficient to defray all expenses of the meeting.
4. If an applicant submits an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to:
(a) NRS 630.1607, and the applicant is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran, the Board shall collect not more than one-half of the fee set forth in subsection 1 for the initial issuance of the license. As used in this paragraph, veteran has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.
(b) NRS 630.2752, the Board shall collect not more than one-half of the fee set forth in subsection 1 for the initial issuance of the license.
5. If an applicant submits an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to NRS 630.1606 or 630.2751, as applicable, the Board shall charge and collect not more than the fee specified in subsection 1 for the application for and initial issuance of a license.
6. The amount of the fee specified in subsection 1 for the biennial registration of a physician assistant who is on inactive status must not exceed one-half of the amount of the fee for the biennial registration of a physician assistant who is on active status.
Sec. 4. NRS 630.275 is hereby amended to read as follows:
630.275 The Board shall adopt regulations regarding the licensure of a physician assistant, including, but not limited to:
1. The educational and other qualifications of applicants.
2. The required academic program for applicants.
3. The procedures for applications for and the issuance of licenses.
4. The procedures deemed necessary by the Board for applications for and the initial issuance of licenses by endorsement pursuant to NRS 630.2751 or 630.2752.
5. The tests or examinations of applicants required by the Board.
6. The medical services which a physician assistant may perform, except that a physician assistant may not perform those specific functions and duties delegated or restricted by law to persons licensed as dentists, chiropractic physicians, naprapaths, podiatric physicians and optometrists under chapters 631, 634, 634B, 635 and 636, respectively, of NRS, or as hearing aid specialists.
7. The duration, renewal and termination of licenses, including licenses by endorsement. The Board [shall] :
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(a) Shall not require a physician assistant to receive or maintain certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or its successor organization, or by any other nationally recognized organization for the accreditation of physician assistants to satisfy any continuing education requirements for the renewal of licenses.
(b) Shall require a physician assistant who is on inactive status to pay a biennial fee for registration prescribed by NRS 630.268.
8. The grounds and procedures respecting disciplinary actions against physician assistants.
9. The supervision of medical services of a physician assistant by a supervising physician.
10. A physician assistants use of equipment that transfers information concerning the medical condition of a patient in this State electronically, telephonically or by fiber optics, including, without limitation, through telehealth, from within or outside this State or the United States.
Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 6. NRS 630.336 is hereby amended to read as follows:
630.336 1. Any deliberations conducted or vote taken by the Board or any investigative committee of the Board regarding its ordering of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care to undergo a physical or mental examination or any other examination designated to assist the Board or committee in determining the fitness of a physician, perfusionist, physician assistant, anesthesiologist assistant or practitioner of respiratory care are not subject to the requirements of NRS 241.020.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 or 4, all applications for a license to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care, any charges filed by the Board, financial records of the Board, formal hearings on any charges heard by the Board or a panel selected by the Board, records of such hearings and any order or decision of the Board or panel must be open to the public.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 and NRS 239.0115, the following may be kept confidential:
(a) Any statement, evidence, credential or other proof submitted in support of or to verify the contents of an application;
(b) Any report concerning the fitness of any person to receive or hold a license to practice medicine, perfusion or respiratory care; and
(c) Any communication between:
(1) The Board and any of its committees or panels; and
(2) The Board or its staff, investigators, experts, committees, panels, hearing officers, advisory members or consultants and counsel for the Board.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Board pursuant to NRS 630.307, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action are confidential.
5. The formal complaint or other document filed by the Board to initiate disciplinary action and all documents and information considered by the Board when determining whether to impose discipline are public records.
6. The Board shall, to the extent feasible, communicate or cooperate with or provide any documents or other information to any other licensing board or agency or any agency which is investigating a person, including a law enforcement agency.
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law enforcement agency. Such cooperation may include, without limitation, providing the board or agency with minutes of a closed meeting, transcripts of oral examinations and the results of oral examinations.
7. If authorized by a licensee, the Board shall provide to an employer of the licensee or an entity credentialing the licensee copies of any documents and other information obtained by the Board during the application process for the issuance of the license of the licensee, including, without limitation, copies of any documents and other information verifying:
(a) The completion by the licensee of any educational program related to licensure, including, without limitation, academic transcripts.
(b) The completion by the licensee of any postgraduate training.
(c) Any malpractice insurance maintained by the licensee.
(d) Any privileges of the licensee to practice at a hospital, clinic or other medical facility.
Sec. 6.3. Chapter 633 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Obtaining, maintaining or renewing or attempting to obtain, maintain or renew a license to practice osteopathic medicine by bribery, fraud or misrepresentation or by any false, misleading, inaccurate or incomplete statement constitutes grounds for the Board to initiate disciplinary action against a licensee pursuant to NRS 633.511 and to deny licensure to an applicant.
Sec. 6.7. NRS 633.311 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.311 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 633.315 and 633.381 to 633.419, inclusive, an applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine may be issued a license by the Board if:
(a) The applicant is 21 years of age or older;
(b) The applicant is a graduate of a school of osteopathic medicine;
(c) The applicant:
(1) Has graduated from a school of osteopathic medicine before 1995 and has completed:
(I) A hospital internship; or
(II) One year of postgraduate training that complies with the standards of intern training established by the American Osteopathic Association;
(2) Has completed 3 years, or such other length of time as required by a specific program, of postgraduate medical education as a resident in the United States or Canada in a program approved by the Board, the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association or the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; or
(3) Is a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in [this State,] the United States or Canada that is approved by the Board, the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or, as applicable, their successor organizations, has completed 24 months of the program and has committed, in writing, that he or she will complete the program;
(d) The applicant applies for the license as provided by law;
(e) The applicant passes:
(1) All parts of the licensing examination of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners;
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(2) All parts of the licensing examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards;
(3) All parts of the licensing examination of the Board, a state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and is certified by a specialty board of the American Osteopathic Association or by the American Board of Medical Specialties; or
(4) A combination of the parts of the licensing examinations specified in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) that is approved by the Board;
(f) The applicant pays the fees provided for in this chapter; and
(g) The applicant submits all information required to complete an application for a license.
2. An applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine may satisfy the requirements for postgraduate education or training prescribed by paragraph (c) of subsection 1:
(a) In one or more approved postgraduate programs, which may be conducted at one or more facilities in this State or, except for a resident who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program in this State pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1, in the District of Columbia or another state or territory of the United States;
(b) In one or more approved specialties or disciplines;
(c) In nonconsecutive months; and
(d) At any time before receiving his or her license.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, if, after issuing a license to practice osteopathic medicine, the Board obtains information from a primary or other source of information and that information differs from the information provided by the applicant or otherwise received by the Board, the Board may:
(a) Temporarily suspend the license;
(b) Promptly review the differing information with the Board as a whole or in a committee appointed by the Board;
(c) Declare the license void if the Board or a committee appointed by the Board determines that the information submitted by the applicant was false, fraudulent or intended to deceive the Board;
(d) Refer the applicant to the Attorney General for possible criminal prosecution pursuant to NRS 633.741; or
(e) If the Board temporarily suspends the license, allow the license to return to active status subject to any terms and conditions specified by the Board, including:
(1) Placing the licensee on probation for a specified period with specified conditions;
(2) Administering a public reprimand;
(3) Limiting the practice of the licensee;
(4) Suspending the license for a specified period or until further order of the Board;
(5) Requiring the licensee to participate in a program to correct an alcohol or other substance use disorder;
(6) Requiring supervision of the practice of the licensee;
(7) Imposing an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000;
(8) Requiring the licensee to perform community service without compensation;
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(9) Requiring the licensee to take a physical or mental examination or an examination testing his or her competence to practice osteopathic medicine;
(10) Requiring the licensee to complete any training or educational requirements specified by the Board; and
(11) Requiring the licensee to submit a corrected application, including the payment of all appropriate fees and costs incident to submitting an application.
4. If the Board determines after reviewing the differing information to allow the licensee to remain in active status, the action of the Board is not a disciplinary action and must not be reported to any national database. If the Board determines after reviewing the differing information to declare the license void, its action shall be deemed a disciplinary action and shall be reportable to national databases.
Sec. 7. NRS 633.4254 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.4254 1. The Board may issue a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant to an applicant who:
(a) Graduated from an anesthesiologist assistant program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its predecessor or successor organization;
(b) Has passed a certification examination administered by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants, its successor organization or other nationally recognized organization for the certification of anesthesiologist assistants that has been reviewed and approved by the Board;
(c) Is certified by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiologist Assistants, its successor organization or other nationally recognized organization for the certification of anesthesiologist assistants that has been reviewed and approved by the Board;
(d) Submits an application for a license as an anesthesiologist assistant in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252;
(e) Pays the application fee for the application for and issuance of a license as an anesthesiologist assistant required by NRS 633.501; and
(f) Meets the qualifications prescribed by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252 to assist in the practice of medicine under the supervision of a supervising osteopathic anesthesiologist.
2. An applicant for a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant submitted pursuant to this section must include, without limitation, all the information required by the Board to complete the application.
3. A license issued by the Board pursuant to subsection 1 [is valid for a period of 2 years and] may be renewed on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.4252.
Sec. 8. NRS 633.426 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.426 If a person licensed as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not applying to renew his or her license and wishes to hold a simultaneous license as an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS, the person must:
1. Apply for an anesthesiologist assistant license to the Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
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2. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The [fee for] biennial simultaneous [registration of] license renewal fee for an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The application and initial simultaneous license fee for an anesthesiologist assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
Sec. 9. NRS 633.433 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.433 1. The Board may issue a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who is qualified under the regulations of the Board to perform medical services under the supervision of a supervising osteopathic physician. The application for a license as a physician assistant must include all information required to complete the application.
2. A license as a physician assistant issued by the Board may be renewed on or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year in a manner consistent with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.434.
Sec. 10. NRS 633.434 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.434 The Board shall adopt regulations regarding the licensure of a physician assistant, including, without limitation:
1. The educational and other qualifications of applicants.
2. The required academic program for applicants.
3. The procedures for applications for and the issuance and renewal of licenses.
4. The procedures deemed necessary by the Board for applications for and the issuance of initial licenses by endorsement pursuant to NRS 633.4335 and 633.4336.
5. The tests or examinations of applicants by the Board.
6. The medical services which a physician assistant may perform, except that a physician assistant may not perform osteopathic manipulative therapy or those specific functions and duties delegated or restricted by law to persons licensed as dentists, chiropractic physicians, doctors of Oriental medicine, naprapaths, podiatric physicians, optometrists and hearing aid specialists under chapters 631, 634, 634A, 634B, 635, 636 and 637B, respectively, of NRS.
7. The grounds and procedures respecting disciplinary actions against physician assistants.
8. The supervision of medical services of a physician assistant by a supervising osteopathic physician.
Sec. 11. NRS 633.438 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.438 If a person licensed to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is not applying to renew his or her license and wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS, the person must:
1. Apply for a license to practice as a physician assistant to the Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
2. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The [annual] biennial simultaneous [registration] license renewal fee for a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The fee for application for and issuance of a simultaneous license as a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
Sec. 12. NRS 633.471 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.471 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 15 and NRS 633.491, every holder of a license, except a physician assistant or an anesthesiologist assistant, issued under this chapter, except a temporary , [or a] special or authorized facility license, may renew the license on or before [January 1] December 31 of each [calendar] even-numbered year after its issuance by:
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anesthesiologist assistant, issued under this chapter, except a temporary , [or a] special or authorized facility license, may renew the license on or before [January 1] December 31 of each [calendar] even-numbered year after its issuance by:
(a) Applying for renewal on forms provided by the Board;
(b) Paying the [annual] biennial license renewal fee specified in this chapter;
(c) Submitting a list of all actions filed or claims submitted to arbitration or mediation for malpractice or negligence against the holder during the previous [year;] biennium;
(d) Subject to subsection 14, submitting evidence to the Board that in the [year] biennium preceding the application for renewal the holder has attended courses or programs of continuing education approved by the Board in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board totaling a number of hours established by the Board which must not be less than [35] 40 hours nor more than that set in the requirements for continuing medical education of the American Osteopathic Association; and
(e) Submitting all information required to complete the renewal.
2. The Secretary of the Board shall notify each licensee of the requirements for renewal not less than 30 days before the date of renewal.
3. The Board shall request submission of verified evidence of completion of the required number of hours of continuing medical education [annually] biennially from a percentage of the applicants for renewal of a license to practice osteopathic medicine or a license to practice as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant determined by the Board. Subject to subsection 14, upon a request from the Board, an applicant for renewal of a license to practice osteopathic medicine or a license to practice as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant shall submit verified evidence satisfactory to the Board that in the [year] biennium preceding the application for renewal the applicant attended courses or programs of continuing medical education approved by the Board totaling the number of hours established by the Board.
4. The Board shall require each holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine to complete a course of instruction within 2 years after initial licensure that provides at least 2 hours of instruction on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness as described in subsection 9.
5. The Board shall encourage each holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine to receive, as a portion of his or her continuing education, training concerning methods for educating patients about how to effectively manage medications, including, without limitation, the ability of the patient to request to have the symptom or purpose for which a drug is prescribed included on the label attached to the container of the drug.
6. The Board shall encourage each holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine or as a physician assistant to receive, as a portion of his or her continuing education, training and education in the diagnosis of rare diseases, including, without limitation:
(a) Recognizing the symptoms of pediatric cancer; and
(b) Interpreting family history to determine whether such symptoms indicate a normal childhood illness or a condition that requires additional examination.
7. The Board shall require, as part of the continuing education requirements approved by the Board, the biennial completion by a holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine of at least 2 hours of continuing education credits in ethics, pain management, care of persons with addictive disorders or the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder.
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a license to practice osteopathic medicine of at least 2 hours of continuing education credits in ethics, pain management, care of persons with addictive disorders or the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder.
8. The continuing education requirements approved by the Board must allow the holder of a license as an osteopathic physician, physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant to receive credit toward the total amount of continuing education required by the Board for the completion of a course of instruction relating to genetic counseling and genetic testing.
9. The Board shall require each holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine to receive as a portion of his or her continuing education at least 2 hours of instruction every 4 years on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness which may include, without limitation, instruction concerning:
(a) The skills and knowledge that the licensee needs to detect behaviors that may lead to suicide, including, without limitation, post-traumatic stress disorder;
(b) Approaches to engaging other professionals in suicide intervention; and
(c) The detection of suicidal thoughts and ideations and the prevention of suicide.
10. A holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine may not substitute the continuing education credits relating to suicide prevention and awareness required by this section for the purposes of satisfying an equivalent requirement for continuing education in ethics.
11. The Board shall require each holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine to complete at least 2 hours of training in the screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment approach to substance use disorder within 2 years after initial licensure.
12. The Board shall require each psychiatrist or a physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a psychiatrist to biennially complete one or more courses of instruction that provide at least 2 hours of instruction relating to cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion. Such instruction:
(a) May include the training provided pursuant to NRS 449.103, where applicable.
(b) Must be based upon a range of research from diverse sources.
(c) Must address persons of different cultural backgrounds, including, without limitation:
(1) Persons from various gender, racial and ethnic backgrounds;
(2) Persons from various religious backgrounds;
(3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons;
(4) Children and senior citizens;
(5) Veterans;
(6) Persons with a mental illness;
(7) Persons with an intellectual disability, developmental disability or physical disability; and
(8) Persons who are part of any other population that a psychiatrist or physician assistant practicing under the supervision of a psychiatrist may need to better understand, as determined by the Board.
13. The Board shall require each holder of a license to practice osteopathic medicine or as a physician assistant who provides or supervises the provision of emergency medical services in a hospital or primary care to complete at least 2 hours of training in the stigma, discrimination and unrecognized bias toward persons who have acquired or are at a high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus within 2 years after beginning to provide or supervise the provision of such services or care.
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the provision of emergency medical services in a hospital or primary care to complete at least 2 hours of training in the stigma, discrimination and unrecognized bias toward persons who have acquired or are at a high risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus within 2 years after beginning to provide or supervise the provision of such services or care.
14. The Board shall not require a physician assistant to receive or maintain certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, or its successor organization, or by any other nationally recognized organization for the accreditation of physician assistants to satisfy any continuing education requirement pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 and subsection 3.
15. Members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the United States Public Health Service are exempt from payment of the [annual] biennial license renewal fee during their active duty status.
16. As used in this section, primary care means the practice of family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and midwifery.
Sec. 13. NRS 633.4715 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.4715 1. The Board shall:
(a) Require each applicant for the renewal of a license as an osteopathic physician or physician assistant to:
(1) Report whether he or she has received training in the treatment of mental and emotional trauma immediately following an emergency or disaster, training in the short-term treatment of mental and emotional trauma or training in the long-term treatment of mental and emotional trauma; and
(2) If the applicant has received training in the treatment of mental and emotional trauma immediately following an emergency or disaster, describe the training and indicate if he or she is willing to respond immediately should an emergency or disaster arise at any location in this State;
(b) Maintain a list of each licensed osteopathic physician and physician assistant and any training described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) that the licensee has received and update the list at least [annually] biennially to include information reported pursuant to paragraph (a) by licensees who renewed their license during the immediately preceding [year;] biennium;
(c) Maintain a list of the names and contact information for osteopathic physicians or physician assistants who indicate that they are willing to respond immediately should an emergency or disaster arise at any location in this State and whom the Board has determined have appropriate training to respond following an emergency or disaster; and
(d) Provide the lists maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) upon request to a governmental entity responding to a state of emergency or declaration of a disaster by the Governor or the Legislature pursuant to NRS 414.070.
2. The Board shall not deny the renewal of a license as an osteopathic physician or physician assistant solely because the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 1, any information obtained or maintained by the Board pursuant to this section is confidential.
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Sec. 14. NRS 633.4717 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.4717 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, each applicant for the renewal of any type of license as an osteopathic physician pursuant to this chapter shall complete the data request developed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 439A.124. The applicant shall provide to the Department all the information included in the request.
2. The Board shall make the data request described in subsection 1 available to applicants for the renewal of a license as an osteopathic physician on an electronic application for the renewal of a license or through a link included on the Internet website maintained by the Board.
3. An applicant for biennial [registration or] renewal of a license who refuses or fails to complete a data request pursuant to subsection 1 is not subject to disciplinary action, including, without limitation, refusal to [issue the biennial registration or] renew the license, for such refusal or failure.
4. The information contained in a completed data request is confidential and, except as required by NRS 439A.124, must not be disclosed to any person or entity.
Sec. 15. NRS 633.4718 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.4718 A person applying to renew a license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS must:
1. Indicate in the application that he or she wishes to hold a simultaneous license to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS;
2. Apply:
(a) To renew a license to practice as a physician assistant to the Board pursuant to this chapter; and
(b) For a license to practice as a physician assistant to the Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS; and
3. Pay all applicable fees, including, without limitation:
(a) The [annual] biennial simultaneous [registration] license renewal fee for a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 633.501; and
(b) The fee for application for and issuance of a simultaneous license as a physician assistant pursuant to NRS 630.268.
Sec. 16. NRS 633.481 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.481 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a licensee fails to comply with the requirements of NRS 633.471 within 10 days after the renewal date, the Board shall give 15 days notice of the failure to renew the license and of the expiration of the license by certified mail to the licensee at the licensees last known address that is registered with the Board. If the license is not renewed within 15 days after receiving notice, the license expires automatically without any further notice or a hearing and the Board shall file a copy of the notice with the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice or its successor agency.
2. A licensee who fails to meet the continuing education requirements for license renewal may apply to the Board for a waiver of the requirements. The Board may grant a waiver for that [year] biennium only if the Board finds that the failure is due to a disability, military service, absence from the United States, or circumstances beyond the control of the licensee which are deemed by the Board to excuse the failure.
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3. A person whose license has expired under this section may apply to the Board for restoration of the license upon:
(a) Payment of all past due renewal fees and the late payment fee specified in NRS 633.501;
(b) Producing verified evidence satisfactory to the Board of completion of the total number of hours of continuing education required for the [year] biennium preceding the renewal date and for each [year] biennium succeeding the date of expiration;
(c) Stating under oath in writing that he or she has not withheld information from the Board which if disclosed would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this chapter; and
(d) Submitting any other information that is required by the Board to restore the license.
Sec. 17. NRS 633.491 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.491 1. A licensee who retires from practice is not required [annually] biennially to renew his or her license after filing with the Board an affidavit stating the date on which he or she retired from practice and any other evidence that the Board may require to verify the retirement.
2. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant who retires from practice and who desires to return to practice may apply to renew his or her license by paying all back [annual] biennial license renewal fees [or annual registration fees] from the date of retirement and submitting verified evidence satisfactory to the Board that the licensee has attended continuing education courses or programs approved by the Board which total:
(a) Twenty-five hours if the licensee has been retired 1 year or less.
(b) Fifty hours within 12 months of the date of the application if the licensee has been retired for more than 1 year.
3. A licensee who wishes to have a license placed on inactive status must provide the Board with an affidavit stating the date on which the licensee will cease the practice of osteopathic medicine or cease to practice as a physician assistant in Nevada and any other evidence that the Board may require. The Board shall place the license of the licensee on inactive status upon receipt of:
(a) The affidavit required pursuant to this subsection; and
(b) Payment of the inactive license fee prescribed by NRS 633.501.
4. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant whose license has been placed on inactive status:
(a) Is not required to [annually] biennially renew the license.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, shall [annually] biennially pay the inactive license fee prescribed by NRS 633.501.
(c) Shall not practice osteopathic medicine or practice as a physician assistant in this State.
5. A physician assistant whose license has been placed on inactive status shall not practice as a physician assistant. The Board shall consider a physician assistant whose license has been placed on inactive status and who practices as a physician assistant to be practicing without a license. Such practice constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against the physician assistant in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 633.434.
6. The Board shall exempt a physician assistant whose license has been placed on inactive status from paying the inactive license fee prescribed by NRS 633.501.
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7. An osteopathic physician or physician assistant whose license is on inactive status and who wishes to renew his or her license to practice osteopathic medicine or license to practice as a physician assistant must:
(a) Provide to the Board verified evidence satisfactory to the Board of completion of the total number of hours of continuing medical education required for:
(1) The [year] biennium preceding the date of the application for renewal of the license; and
(2) Each [year] biennium after the date the license was placed on inactive status.
(b) Provide to the Board an affidavit stating that the applicant has not withheld from the Board any information which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Comply with all other requirements for renewal.
Sec. 18. NRS 633.501 is hereby amended to read as follows:
633.501 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board shall charge and collect fees not to exceed the following amounts:
(a) Application and initial license fee for an osteopathic physician [$800] $1,600
(b) [Annual] Biennial license renewal fee for an osteopathic physician [500] 1,000
(c) Temporary license fee......................................................................... 500
(d) Special or authorized facility license fee......................................... 200
(e) Special event license fee..................................................................... 200
(f) Special or authorized facility license renewal fee.......................... 200
(g) Reexamination fee............................................................................... 200
(h) Late payment fee.................................................................................. 300
(i) Application and initial license fee for a physician assistant [400] 800
(j) Application and initial simultaneous license fee for a physician assistant [200] 400
(k) [Annual registration] Biennial license renewal fee for a physician assistant [400] 800
(l) [Annual] Biennial simultaneous [registration] license renewal fee for a physician assistant [200] 400
(m) Inactive license fee.................................................................. [200] 400
(n) Application and initial license fee for an anesthesiologist assistant 400
(o) Application and initial simultaneous license fee for an anesthesiologist assistant 200
(p) Biennial license renewal fee for an anesthesiologist assistant. 400
(q) Biennial simultaneous license renewal fee for an anesthesiologist assistant 200
2. The Board may prorate the initial license fee for a new license issued pursuant to paragraph (a) , [or] (i) or (n) of subsection 1 which expires less than [6] 12 months after the date of issuance.
3. The cost of any special meeting called at the request of a licensee, an institution, an organization, a state agency or an applicant for licensure must be paid by the person or entity requesting the special meeting. Such a special meeting must not be called until the person or entity requesting the meeting has paid a cash deposit with the Board sufficient to defray all expenses of the meeting.
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has paid a cash deposit with the Board sufficient to defray all expenses of the meeting.
4. If an applicant submits an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to:
(a) NRS 633.399 or 633.400 and is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran, the Board shall collect not more than one-half of the fee set forth in subsection 1 for the initial issuance of the license. As used in this paragraph, veteran has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.
(b) NRS 633.4336, the Board shall collect not more than one-half of the fee set forth in subsection 1 for the initial issuance of the license.
Sec. 19. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 20. Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of this act:
1. The renewal date of a license issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine pursuant to the provisions of chapter 633 of NRS, as those provisions existed before January 1, 2026, except a license as a physician assistant, a license as an anesthesiologist assistant, a temporary license or a special license, and which is held by a person on December 31, 2025, remains January 1, 2026. Such a license may be renewed in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 633 of NRS, as those provisions existed before January 1, 2026, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Thereafter, a licensee who wishes to renew such a license must renew the license in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 633 of NRS, as amended by this act, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2. The renewal date of a license as a physician assistant or anesthesiologist assistant issued by the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine which is held by a licensee on December 31, 2025, remains the date set forth on the license. Such a license may be renewed in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 633 of NRS, as amended by this act, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Board shall prorate the biennial fee to renew the license for such a renewal.
Sec. 21. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 22. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 21, inclusive, of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 70Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
CHAPTER 19
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to energy; authorizing the board of county commissioners of a county to require applicants for a partial abatement of certain taxes imposed on certain renewable energy facilities to reimburse the county for costs incurred by the county to participate in the preparation of a federal environmental impact statement; authorizing the Director of the Office of Energy within the Office of the Governor to condition approval of such a partial abatement on compliance with the requirement to pay such a reimbursement; prohibiting a county from taking certain actions with respect to a renewable energy facility that the county has approved or recommended approval for a partial abatement; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes certain renewable energy facilities to apply to the Director of the Office of Energy within the Office of the Governor for a partial abatement of certain sales and use taxes and property taxes. As soon as practicable after the Director receives such an application, existing law requires the Director to forward a copy of the application to certain persons and entities, including the board of county commissioners. (NRS 701A.360) Under existing law, the Director is prohibited from approving the application unless the application is: (1) approved by the board of county commissioners; or (2) deemed approved by the board of county commissioners because the board of county commissioners has not approved or disapproved the application within a certain period after the board of county commissioners receives from the Director a copy of the application. (NRS 701A.365)
Section 1 of this bill authorizes the board of county commissioners of a county, unless an alternative cost recovery mechanism has been adopted by the county, to require an applicant for a partial abatement of certain taxes imposed on a renewable energy facility located on federal land within the county to reimburse the county for actual administrative and operational costs incurred by the county, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to participate in the preparation of an environmental impact statement required with respect to the facility pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq. Under section 1: (1) the applicant is authorized to require that the county provide documentation of the actual costs for which the county is seeking reimbursement; and (2) the county is authorized to require the applicant to prepay the anticipated amount of such costs, with the county refunding the amount of any prepayment that exceeds the actual costs for which the county is seeking reimbursement. Section 2.5 of this bill authorizes the Director to condition approval of the application for the partial abatement on the compliance of the applicant with the requirements of section 1. Section 2.5 also prohibits a board of county commissioners from: (1) imposing certain requirements for the applicant to obtain a special use permit for the facility that would reasonably and foreseeably result in the development or operation of the facility becoming financially or operationally impractical or impossible; or (2) applying to the facility any moratorium on the construction or operation of a renewable energy facility.
Section 2 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law relating to the partial abatement of certain taxes for certain renewable energy projects to the provisions of section 1.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 701A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The board of county commissioners of a county may require an applicant for a partial abatement pursuant to this section and NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390, inclusive, for a facility located on federal land within the county to reimburse the county, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, for the actual administrative and operational costs incurred by the county for its involvement in the process of preparing any environmental impact statement required with respect to the facility pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321 et seq, unless the board of county commissioners has adopted any other mechanism or fee structure to recover such costs.
2. An applicant for a partial abatement pursuant to this section and NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390, inclusive, who is required to pay a reimbursement to a county pursuant to subsection 1 may require the county to provide documentation of the actual costs incurred by the county for which the county is seeking reimbursement pursuant to subsection 1.
3. A county requiring an applicant for a partial abatement pursuant to this section and NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390, inclusive, to pay a reimbursement to the county pursuant to subsection 1 may require the applicant to prepay the anticipated amount of the reimbursement. If the amount of the actual costs incurred by the county for which reimbursement is required pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Exceeds the amount of the prepayment, the applicant must pay the county the difference between the prepayment and the actual costs incurred by the county.
(b) Is less than the amount of the prepayment, the county must refund to the applicant the difference between the actual costs incurred by the county and the amount of the prepayment.
4. For the purposes of this section, unless the applicant and the county agree otherwise, the provisions of subsection 1 apply to a single facility, including, without limitation, any necessary ancillary facilities or structures necessary to the operation of the facility.
5. As used in this section, facility means a facility for the generation of process heat from solar renewable energy, a wholesale facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy, a facility for the storage of energy from renewable generation or a hybrid renewable generation and energy storage facility in this State.
Sec. 2. NRS 701A.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:
701A.300 As used in NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 701A.305 to 701A.345, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 2.5. NRS 701A.365 is hereby amended to read as follows:
701A.365 1. The Director, in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, shall approve an application for a partial abatement pursuant to NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390, inclusive, and section 1 of this act if the Director, in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, makes the following determinations:
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pursuant to NRS 701A.300 to 701A.390, inclusive, and section 1 of this act if the Director, in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, makes the following determinations:
(a) The applicant has executed an agreement with the Director which must:
(1) State that the facility will, after the date on which the abatement becomes effective, continue in operation in this State for a period specified by the Director, which must be at least 10 years, and will continue to meet the eligibility requirements for the abatement; and
(2) Bind the successors in interest in the facility for the specified period.
(b) The facility is registered pursuant to the laws of this State or the applicant commits to obtain a valid business license and all other permits required by the county, city or town in which the facility operates.
(c) No funding is or will be provided by any governmental entity in this State for the acquisition, design or construction of the facility or for the acquisition of any land therefor, except any private activity bonds as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 141.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e), if the facility will be located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more or a city whose population is 60,000 or more, the facility meets the following requirements:
(1) There will be 75 or more full-time employees working on the construction of the facility during the second quarter of construction, including, unless waived by the Director for good cause, at least 50 percent who are residents of Nevada;
(2) Establishing the facility will require the facility to make a capital investment of at least $10,000,000 in this State in capital assets that will be retained at the location of the facility until at least the date which is 5 years after the date on which the abatement becomes effective;
(3) The average hourly wage that will be paid by the facility to its employees in this State is at least 110 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year; and
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection [6,] 7, the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of the facility will be at least 175 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year and:
(I) The employees working on the construction of the facility must be provided a health insurance plan that is provided by a third-party administrator and includes health insurance coverage for dependents of the employees; and
(II) The cost of the benefits provided to the employees working on the construction of the facility will meet the minimum requirements for benefits established by the Director by regulation pursuant to NRS 701A.390.
(e) If the facility will be located in a county whose population is less than 100,000, in an area of a county whose population is 100,000 or more that is located within the geographic boundaries of an area that is designated as rural by the United States Department of Agriculture and at least 20 miles outside of the geographic boundaries of an area designated as urban by the United States Department of Agriculture, or in a city whose population is less than 60,000, the facility meets the following requirements:
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outside of the geographic boundaries of an area designated as urban by the United States Department of Agriculture, or in a city whose population is less than 60,000, the facility meets the following requirements:
(1) There will be 50 or more full-time employees working on the construction of the facility during the second quarter of construction, including, unless waived by the Director for good cause, at least 50 percent who are residents of Nevada;
(2) Establishing the facility will require the facility to make a capital investment of at least $3,000,000 in this State in capital assets that will be retained at the location of the facility until at least the date which is 5 years after the date on which the abatement becomes effective;
(3) The average hourly wage that will be paid by the facility to its employees in this State is at least 110 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year; and
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection [6,] 7, the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of the facility will be at least 175 percent of the average statewide hourly wage, excluding management and administrative employees, as established by the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1 of each fiscal year and:
(I) The employees working on the construction of the facility must be provided a health insurance plan that is provided by a third-party administrator and includes health insurance coverage for dependents of the employees; and
(II) The cost of the benefits provided to the employees working on the construction of the facility will meet the minimum requirements for benefits established by the Director by regulation pursuant to NRS 701A.390.
(f) The financial benefits that will result to this State from the employment by the facility of the residents of this State and from capital investments by the facility in this State will exceed the loss of tax revenue that will result from the abatement.
(g) The facility is consistent with the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053.
2. The Director shall not approve an application for a partial abatement of the taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 361 of NRS submitted pursuant to NRS 701A.360 by a facility for the generation of process heat from solar renewable energy, a wholesale facility for the generation of electricity from renewable energy, a facility for the storage of energy from renewable generation or a hybrid renewable generation and energy storage facility unless the application is approved or deemed approved pursuant to this subsection. The board of county commissioners of a county must provide notice to the Director that the board intends to consider an application and, if such notice is given, must approve or deny the application not later than 30 days after the board receives a copy of the application. The board of county commissioners:
(a) Shall, in considering an application pursuant to this subsection, make a recommendation to the Director regarding the application;
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(b) May, in considering an application pursuant to this subsection, deny an application only if the board of county commissioners determines, based on relevant information, that:
(1) The projected cost of the services that the local government is required to provide to the facility will exceed the amount of tax revenue that the local government is projected to receive as a result of the abatement; or
(2) The projected financial benefits that will result to the county from the employment by the facility of the residents of this State and from capital investments by the facility in the county will not exceed the projected loss of tax revenue that will result from the abatement;
(c) Must not condition the approval of the application on a requirement that the facility agree to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire in its own name or on behalf of the county any infrastructure, equipment, facilities or other property in the county that is not directly related to or otherwise necessary for the construction and operation of the facility; and
(d) May, without regard to whether the board has provided notice to the Director of its intent to consider the application, make a recommendation to the Director regarding the application.
Κ If the board of county commissioners does not approve or deny the application within 30 days after the board receives from the Director a copy of the application, the application shall be deemed approved.
3. If a board of county commissioners has approved or recommended approval of an application pursuant to subsection 2, or if the application has been deemed approved pursuant to subsection 2, the board of county commissioners shall not:
(a) Require, or create or impose a requirement for, an applicant to obtain a special use permit that would reasonably and foreseeably result in the development or operation of the facility becoming financially or operationally impractical or impossible; or
(b) Impose any moratorium that would prevent or prohibit the construction or operation of the facility or apply any such existing moratorium to the facility.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, the Director, in consultation with the Office of Economic Development, may, if the Director, in consultation with the Office, determines that such action is necessary:
(a) Approve an application for a partial abatement for a facility that does not meet any requirement set forth in subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 or subparagraph (1) or (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1; [or]
(b) Add additional requirements that a facility must meet to qualify for a partial abatement [.
4.] ; or
(c) Condition approval of an application for a partial abatement for a facility located on federal land on the compliance of the applicant with requirements adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to section 1 of this act.
5. The Director shall cooperate with the Office of Economic Development in carrying out the provisions of this section.
[5.] 6. The Director shall submit to the Office of Economic Development an annual report, at such a time and containing such information as the Office may require, regarding the partial abatements granted pursuant to this section.
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[6.] 7. The provisions of subparagraph (4) of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 and subparagraph (4) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 concerning the average hourly wage of the employees working on the construction of a facility do not apply to the wages of an apprentice as that term is defined in NRS 610.010.
[7.] 8. As used in this section, wage or wages:
(a) Means:
(1) The basic hourly rate of pay; and
(2) The amount of any hourly contribution made to a third-party administrator pursuant to a pension plan or vacation plan which is for the benefit of the employee.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), does not include the amount of any health insurance plan, pension or other bona fide fringe benefits which are a benefit to the employee.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025, and expires by limitation on June 30, 2049.
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Assembly Bill No. 89Committee on Judiciary
CHAPTER 20
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; requiring certain facilities to which a juvenile court commits a child to adopt and implement certain policies and procedures relating to unclothed searches of children who are detained in or committed to the facility; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law provides certain rights to children who are detained in a detention facility, including, without limitation, the right to be: (1) treated with basic human dignity and respect, without intentional infliction of humiliation; and (2) free from searches conducted for the purpose of harassment, punishment or discipline. (NRS 62B.510) Section 1 of this bill requires each regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children and local facility for the detention of children to adopt and implement policies and procedures concerning unclothed searches of children who are detained in or committed to the facility. Section 1 requires any such policy or procedure to: (1) prohibit unclothed searches of children who are detained in or committed to such a facility, except under certain circumstances; and (2) include certain requirements governing any unclothed search of a child who is detained in or committed to such a facility. Section 2 of this bill imposes the same requirements on each state facility for the detention of children.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 62B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Each facility shall adopt and implement policies and procedures concerning unclothed searches of children who are detained in or committed to the facility. The policies and procedures must:
(a) Prohibit an employee from conducting an unclothed search of a child unless the employee reasonably suspects that the child possesses or has immediate access to a weapon or contraband and the employee has exhausted all available, less intrusive methods of identifying any such item, including, without limitation, search techniques that allow the child to remain fully clothed;
(b) Require the physical presence of at least two employees of the facility for the entire duration of any unclothed search of a child and, to the greatest extent practicable, that the employees be of the same gender as the child; and
(c) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the employee who has primary responsibility for an unclothed search of a child who is detained in or committed to the facility submit to the administrator or director of the facility a written report concerning the search.
2. A written report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be submitted not later than 72 hours after the search occurs; and
(b) Include a description of the search and any other information requested by the administrator or director, as applicable.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Facility means a regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children or a local facility for the detention of children.
(b) Unclothed search means a search that requires a person to remove or arrange some clothing so as to permit a visual inspection of the persons breasts, buttocks or genitalia.
Sec. 2. Chapter 63 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The superintendent of a facility shall adopt and implement policies and procedures concerning unclothed searches of children who are detained in the facility. The policies and procedures must:
(a) Prohibit an employee from conducting an unclothed search of a child unless the employee reasonably suspects that the child possesses or has immediate access to a weapon or contraband and the employee has exhausted all available, less intrusive methods of identifying any such item, including, without limitation, search techniques that allow the child to remain fully clothed;
(b) Require the physical presence of at least two employees of the facility for the entire duration of any unclothed search of a child and, to the greatest extent practicable, that the employees be of the same gender as the child; and
(c) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the employee who has primary responsibility for an unclothed search of a child who is detained in or committed to the facility submit to the superintendent of the facility a written report concerning the search.
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detained in or committed to the facility submit to the superintendent of the facility a written report concerning the search.
2. A written report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Be submitted not later than 72 hours after the search occurs; and
(b) Include a description of the search and any other information requested by the superintendent.
3. As used in this section, unclothed search means a search that requires a person to remove or arrange some clothing so as to permit a visual inspection of the persons breasts, buttocks or genitalia.
Sec. 3. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On October 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 97Committee on Judiciary
CHAPTER 21
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions governing requirements for the submission of certain information to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) requires each agency of criminal justice and any other agency dealing with crime to maintain certain records and submit certain information to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History; and (2) establishes certain requirements for the submission of such information to ensure compliance with the policies, procedures and definitions prescribed by the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (NRS 179A.075)
Section 3 of this bill instead requires each such agency to make such a submission through the use of the National Incident-Based Reporting System. Section 1 of this bill creates a definition of the term National Incident-Based Reporting System, and section 2 of this bill makes that definition applicable to chapter 179A of NRS.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 179A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
National Incident-Based Reporting System means the system operated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics established in 34 U.S.C. § 10132.
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Sec. 2. NRS 179A.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
179A.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 179A.020 to 179A.073, inclusive, and section 1 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 3. NRS 179A.075 is hereby amended to read as follows:
179A.075 1. The Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History is hereby created within the Records, Communications and Compliance Division of the Department.
2. Each agency of criminal justice and any other agency dealing with crime shall:
(a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of statistical data required by the Department; and
(b) Submit the information collected to the Central Repository:
(1) In the manner approved by the Director of the Department; and
(2) [In accordance with the policies, procedures and definitions of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.] Through the use of the National Incident-Based Reporting System.
3. Each agency of criminal justice shall submit the information relating to records of criminal history that it creates, issues or collects, and any information in its possession relating to the DNA profile of a person from whom a biological specimen is obtained pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913, to the Division. The information must be submitted to the Division:
(a) Through an electronic network;
(b) On a medium of magnetic storage; or
(c) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department,
Κ within 60 days after the date of the disposition of the case. If an agency has submitted a record regarding the arrest of a person who is later determined by the agency not to be the person who committed the particular crime, the agency shall, immediately upon making that determination, so notify the Division. The Division shall delete all references in the Central Repository relating to that particular arrest.
4. Each state and local law enforcement agency shall submit Uniform Crime Reports to the Central Repository:
(a) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department;
(b) [In accordance with the policies, procedures and definitions of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;] Through the use of the National Incident-Based Reporting System; and
(c) Within the time prescribed by the Director of the Department.
5. The Division shall, in the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department:
(a) Collect, maintain and arrange all information submitted to it relating to:
(1) Records of criminal history; and
(2) The DNA profile of a person from whom a biological specimen is obtained pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913.
(b) When practicable, use a record of the personal identifying information of a subject as the basis for any records maintained regarding him or her.
(c) Upon request, provide, in paper or electronic form, the information that is contained in the Central Repository to the Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470 when, pursuant to NRS 228.495, the Committee is reviewing the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018.
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Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 228.470 when, pursuant to NRS 228.495, the Committee is reviewing the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018.
6. The Division may:
(a) Disseminate any information which is contained in the Central Repository to any other agency of criminal justice;
(b) Enter into cooperative agreements with repositories of the United States and other states to facilitate exchanges of information that may be disseminated pursuant to paragraph (a); and
(c) Request of and receive from the Federal Bureau of Investigation information on the background and personal history of any person whose record of fingerprints or other biometric identifier the Central Repository submits to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and:
(1) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof for a license which it has the power to grant or deny;
(2) With whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof intends to enter into a relationship of employment or a contract for personal services;
(3) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof to attend an academy for training peace officers approved by the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission;
(4) For whom such information is required or authorized to be obtained pursuant to NRS 62B.270, 62G.223, 62G.353, 424.031, 432A.170, 432B.198, 433B.183, 449.123 and 449.4329; or
(5) About whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof is authorized by law to have accurate personal information for the protection of the agency or the persons within its jurisdiction.
7. To request and receive information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning a person pursuant to subsection 6, the Central Repository must receive:
(a) The persons complete set of fingerprints for the purposes of:
(1) Booking the person into a city or county jail or detention facility;
(2) Employment;
(3) Contractual services; or
(4) Services related to occupational licensing;
(b) One or more of the persons fingerprints for the purposes of mobile identification by an agency of criminal justice; or
(c) Any other biometric identifier of the person as it may require for the purposes of:
(1) Arrest; or
(2) Criminal investigation,
Κ from the agency of criminal justice or agency of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision thereof and submit the received data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.
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8. The Central Repository shall:
(a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of statistical data submitted by any agency pursuant to subsection 2.
(b) Tabulate and analyze all records, reports and compilations of statistical data received pursuant to this section.
(c) Disseminate to federal agencies engaged in the collection of statistical data relating to crime information which is contained in the Central Repository.
(d) Investigate the criminal history of any person who:
(1) Has applied to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the issuance or renewal of a license;
(2) Has applied to a county school district, charter school or private school for employment or to serve as a volunteer; or
(3) Is employed by or volunteers for a county school district, charter school or private school,
Κ and immediately notify the superintendent of each county school district, the governing body of each charter school and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the administrator of each private school, as appropriate, if the investigation of the Central Repository indicates that the person has been convicted of a violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.3387 or 453.339, or convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.
(e) Upon discovery, immediately notify the superintendent of each county school district, the governing body of each charter school or the administrator of each private school, as appropriate, by providing the superintendent, governing body or administrator with a list of all persons:
(1) Investigated pursuant to paragraph (d); or
(2) Employed by or volunteering for a county school district, charter school or private school whose fingerprints were sent previously to the Central Repository for investigation,
Κ who the Central Repositorys records indicate have been convicted of a violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.3387 or 453.339, or convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude since the Central Repositorys initial investigation. The superintendent of each county school district, the governing body of a charter school or the administrator of each private school, as applicable, shall determine whether further investigation or action by the district, charter school or private school, as applicable, is appropriate.
(f) Investigate the criminal history of each person who submits one or more fingerprints or other biometric identifier or has such data submitted pursuant to NRS 62B.270, 62G.223, 62G.353, 424.031, 432A.170, 432B.198, 433B.183, 449.122, 449.123 or 449.4329.
(g) Provide an electronic means to access on the Central Repositorys Internet website statistical data relating to crime.
(h) Provide an electronic means to access on the Central Repositorys Internet website statistical data about domestic violence in this State.
(i) Identify and review the collection and processing of statistical data relating to criminal justice by any agency identified in subsection 2 and make recommendations for any necessary changes in the manner of collecting and processing statistical data by any such agency.
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(j) Adopt regulations governing biometric identifiers and the information and data derived from biometric identifiers, including, without limitation:
(1) Their collection, use, safeguarding, handling, retention, storage, dissemination and destruction; and
(2) The methods by which a person may request the removal of his or her biometric identifiers from the Central Repository and any other agency where his or her biometric identifiers have been stored.
9. The Central Repository may:
(a) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, disseminate compilations of statistical data and publish statistical reports relating to crime.
(b) Charge a reasonable fee for any publication or special report it distributes relating to data collected pursuant to this section. The Central Repository may not collect such a fee from an agency of criminal justice or any other agency dealing with crime which is required to submit information pursuant to subsection 2. All money collected pursuant to this paragraph must be used to pay for the cost of operating the Central Repository or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature, and any balance of the money remaining at the end of a fiscal year reverts to the State General Fund.
(c) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, use electronic means to receive and disseminate information contained in the Central Repository that it is authorized to disseminate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
10. As used in this section:
(a) Mobile identification means the collection, storage, transmission, reception, search, access or processing of a biometric identifier using a handheld device.
(b) Personal identifying information means any information designed, commonly used or capable of being used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a person, including, without limitation:
(1) The name, drivers license number, social security number, date of birth and photograph or computer-generated image of a person; and
(2) A biometric identifier of a person.
(c) Private school has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.
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Assembly Bill No. 116Assemblymember Torres-Fossett
CHAPTER 22
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to trade practices; prohibiting a food delivery service platform provider from facilitating an online food order involving a food dispensing establishment who has not obtained certain required licenses; prohibiting such a food dispensing establishment from accepting an online food order; requiring a food delivery service platform provider to remove such a food dispensing establishment from the food delivery service platform of the provider under certain circumstances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law sets forth various requirements and restrictions concerning food delivery service platforms, which existing law defines to mean an Internet website, online service or mobile application which allows users to purchase food from multiple food dispensing establishments and arrange for the same-day delivery or same-day pickup of such food. (NRS 597.7625-597.7642) Existing law designates a person who operates such a platform as a food delivery service platform provider. (NRS 597.7628) Existing law defines food dispensing establishment to mean, in general, a food establishment that prepares and serves food intended for immediate consumption. (NRS 597.7629)
Under existing law, a food delivery service platform provider is prohibited from facilitating an online food order involving a food dispensing establishment, including, without limitation, arranging for the same-day delivery or same-day pickup of food prepared by a food dispensing establishment, unless the food delivery service platform provider has entered into a written agreement with the food dispensing establishment authorizing such activities. (NRS 597.7635)
This bill prohibits a food delivery service platform provider from facilitating an online food order involving a food dispensing establishment unless the food dispensing establishment has obtained any business license required by the local government in which the food dispensing establishment is located which authorizes the food dispensing establishment to conduct business at the address at which the food dispensing establishment prepares the online food order.
This bill also prohibits a food dispensing establishment from accepting an online food order facilitated by a food delivery service platform provider unless the food dispensing establishment has obtained any business license required by the local government in which the food dispensing establishment is located which authorizes the food dispensing establishment to conduct business at the address at which the food dispensing establishment prepares the online food order. Under this bill, a food dispensing establishment who violates this prohibition or provides to the food delivery service platform provider false or misleading information regarding the business license of the food dispensing establishment is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each online food order which the food dispensing establishment fills in violation of the prohibition.
Finally, this bill requires a food delivery service platform provider to remove a food dispensing establishment from the platform of the food delivery service platform provider if the food delivery service platform provider receives specific, verifiable information that the food dispensing establishment has accepted an online food order in violation of the provisions of this bill or has provided to the food delivery service platform provider false or misleading information regarding the business license of the food dispensing establishment. This bill provides that a food delivery service platform provider who fails to remove the food dispensing establishment from the platform of the food delivery service platform provider is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day that the food dispensing establishment remains on the platform after the 10th day after the food delivery service platform provider receives the information.
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platform provider who fails to remove the food dispensing establishment from the platform of the food delivery service platform provider is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day that the food dispensing establishment remains on the platform after the 10th day after the food delivery service platform provider receives the information.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 597.7635 is hereby amended to read as follows:
597.7635 1. A food delivery service platform provider shall not facilitate an online food order involving a food dispensing establishment, including, without limitation, arranging for the same-day delivery or same-day pickup of food prepared by a food dispensing establishment, unless [the] :
(a) The food dispensing establishment has obtained any business license required by the local government in which the food dispensing establishment is located which authorizes the food dispensing establishment to conduct business at the address at which the food dispensing establishment prepares the online food order; and
(b) The food delivery service platform provider has entered into a written agreement with the food dispensing establishment that expressly authorizes the food delivery service platform provider to engage in such activities.
2. A food dispensing establishment shall not accept an online food order facilitated by a food delivery service platform provider unless the food dispensing establishment has obtained any business license required by the local government in which the food dispensing establishment is located which authorizes the food dispensing establishment to conduct business at the address at which the food dispensing establishment prepares the online food order. A food dispensing establishment who violates this subsection or provides to the food delivery service platform provider false or misleading information regarding the business license of the food dispensing establishment is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each online food order which the food dispensing establishment fills in violation of this subsection.
3. A food delivery service platform provider who receives specific, verifiable information that a food dispensing establishment has violated subsection 2 or has provided to the food delivery service platform provider false or misleading information regarding the business license of the food dispensing establishment shall, not later than 10 days after receiving that information, remove the food dispensing establishment from the food delivery service platform of the food delivery service platform provider. A food delivery service platform provider who violates the provisions of this subsection is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each day that the food dispensing establishment remains on the food delivery service platform of the food delivery service platform provider after the 10th day after the food delivery service platform provider receives the information described in subsection 3.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on January 1, 2026.
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Assembly Bill No. 202Assemblymember Brown-May
CHAPTER 23
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to insurance; revising certain definitions for the purposes of certain coverage for health care services; revising provisions governing the circumstances under which a managed care organization is not required to authorize coverage of a health care service; revising the applicability of certain provisions requiring certain insurers to establish a system of procedures for resolving complaints of insured persons and providing for the external review of an adverse determination to include certain insurers that issue policies or certificates that provide only dental coverage; revising the information which a health carrier is required to provide in a notice of an adverse determination; authorizing a dentist of a covered person to submit to the Office for Consumer Health Assistance in the Department of Health and Human Services a request for an external review of an adverse determination; requiring an independent review organization to notify the dentist of a covered person and a health carrier of certain information and the determination and reasons of the independent review organization; requiring a decision of an independent review organization to be based, in part, on certain documentary evidence, including any recommendation of the dentist of the insured; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires each managed care organization to authorize coverage of a health care service that has been recommended for an insured by a provider of health care acting within the scope of his or her practice if that service is covered by the health care plan of the insured unless the decision not to authorize coverage is made by a physician who satisfies certain conditions. (NRS 695G.150) Section 2 of this bill provides that a managed care organization is also not required to authorize coverage if the decision not to authorize coverage is made by a dentist who satisfies certain conditions.
Existing law: (1) requires a managed care organization to establish a system of procedures for resolving complaints of a person who is insured by a managed care organization; and (2) provides for the external review of an adverse determination by a managed care organization. (NRS 695G.200-695G.310) The requirement for the establishment of a system of procedures for resolving complaints and the provisions setting forth procedures for the external review of an adverse determination also apply to insurers that issue certain policies, plans, contracts and coverage for health insurance in this State that provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for or reimburse costs of health care through managed care, including: (1) certain health insurance provided through a plan of self-insurance for officers and employees of this State; (2) individual health insurance; (3) group health insurance; (4) health benefit plans of small employers; (5) contracts for hospital or medical services; (6) health care plans issued by health maintenance organizations; and (7) evidence of coverage issued by prepaid limited health service organizations. (NRS 287.04335, 689A.745, 689B.0285, 689C.156, 695B.380, 695C.260, 695F.230) Existing law exempts a policy or certificate that provides only dental coverage from these provisions. (NRS 695G.243) Section 3 of this bill provides that the requirement for the establishment of a system of procedures for resolving complaints and the provisions setting forth procedures for the external review of an adverse determination apply to a policy or certificate that provides only dental coverage.
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Existing law requires a health carrier to notify certain persons, including a covered person and his or her treating physician, of: (1) an adverse determination relating to a request for the provision of or payment for a health care service or course of treatment; and (2) certain information which must be included in such a notice, including the ability to file a request for an expedited external review if, among other conditions, the insureds treating physician makes certain written certifications relating to the recommended or requested health care service or treatment. (NRS 695G.245) Section 4 of this bill provides that a dentist may make the required written certifications.
Existing law authorizes a covered person, a physician of a covered person or an authorized representative to submit a request to the Office for Consumer Health Assistance in the Department of Health and Human Services for an external review of an adverse determination. (NRS 695G.251) Section 5 of this bill authorizes a dentist of a covered person to submit such a request.
Existing law requires an independent review organization that receives a request for an external review to: (1) notify the covered person, the physician of the covered person and the health carrier if any additional information is required to conduct the review; (2) forward to the health carrier any information received from a covered person or the physician of a covered person; and (3) notify the covered person, the physician of the covered person, the authorized representative of the covered person and the health carrier of its determination and reasons therefor. (NRS 695G.261) Section 6 of this bill requires the independent review organization to also: (1) notify the dentist of the covered person if any additional information is required to conduct the review; (2) forward to the health carrier any information received from the dentist of a covered person; and (3) notify the dentist of the covered person of its determination and reasons therefor.
Existing law requires an independent review organization to notify a covered person, the physician of the covered person, the authorized representative, if any, and the health carrier by telephone and in writing after completing its external review. (NRS 695G.271) Section 7 of this bill requires an independent review organization to notify the dentist of a covered person, if applicable.
Existing law sets forth the process by which an external review of an adverse determination must be conducted. (NRS 695G.275) Section 8 of this bill revises provisions setting forth that process to provide a covered persons treating dentist with the same powers and duties with respect to that process as a covered persons treating physician.
Existing law requires the decision of an independent review organization concerning a request for an external review to be based, in part, on documentary evidence, including any recommendation of the physician of the insured. (NRS 695G.280) Section 9 of this bill requires that documentary evidence to include any recommendation of the dentist of the insured.
Existing law provides a clinical peer who conducts or participates in an external review of an adverse determination immunity from liability for certain damages relating to the external review under certain circumstances. (NRS 695G.290) Section 1 of this bill revises the definition of clinical peer to include certain dentists.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 695G.016 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.016 Clinical peer means [a] :
1. A physician who is:
[1.] (a) Engaged in the practice of medicine; and
[2.] (b) Certified or is eligible for certification by a member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties in the same or similar area of practice as is the health care service that is the subject of a final adverse determination [.] ; or
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2. A dentist who is:
(a) Licensed by the Board of Dental Examiners of Nevada pursuant to chapter 631 of NRS; and
(b) Engaged in the practice of dentistry.
Sec. 2. NRS 695G.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.150 Each managed care organization shall authorize coverage of a health care service that has been recommended for the insured by a provider of health care acting within the scope of his or her practice if that service is covered by the health care plan of the insured, unless:
1. The decision not to authorize coverage is made by a physician or dentist who:
(a) Is licensed to practice medicine or dentistry in the State of Nevada pursuant to chapter 630 , 631 or 633 of NRS;
(b) Possesses the education, training and expertise to evaluate the medical condition of the insured; and
(c) Has reviewed the available medical documentation, notes of the attending physician [,] or dentist, test results and other relevant medical records of the insured.
Κ The physician or dentist may consult with other providers of health care in determining whether to authorize coverage.
2. The decision not to authorize coverage and the reason for the decision have been transmitted in writing in a timely manner to the insured, the provider of health care who recommended the service and the primary care physician or dentist of the insured, if any.
Sec. 3. NRS 695G.243 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.243 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of NRS 695G.200 to 695G.310, inclusive, apply to all health carriers.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to:
(a) A policy or certificate that provides only coverage for:
(1) A specified disease or accident;
(2) Accidents;
(3) Credit;
(4) [Dental;
(5)] Disability income;
[(6)] (5) Hospital indemnity;
[(7)] (6) Long-term care insurance;
[(8)] (7) Vision care; or
[(9)] (8) Any other limited supplemental benefit;
(b) A Medicare supplement policy of insurance, as defined in regulations adopted by the Commissioner;
(c) Coverage under a plan through Medicare, Medicaid or the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, FEHBP, 5 U.S.C. §§ 8901 et seq.;
(d) Any coverage issued under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, CHAMPUS, 10 U.S.C. §§ 1071 et seq., and any coverage issued as supplemental to that coverage;
(e) Any coverage issued as supplemental to liability insurance;
(f) Workers compensation or similar insurance;
(g) Automobile medical payment insurance; or
(h) Any insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault, whether written on a group, blanket or individual basis.
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Sec. 4. NRS 695G.245 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.245 1. A health carrier shall notify the covered person in writing of the covered persons right to request an external review to be conducted pursuant to NRS 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive, and include the appropriate statements and information set forth in subsection 2 at the same time the health carrier sends written notice of an adverse determination upon completion of the health carriers utilization review process set forth in NRS 683A.375 to 683A.379, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2. As part of the written notice required pursuant to subsection 1, a health carrier shall include the following, or substantially equivalent, language:
We have denied your request for the provision of or payment for a health care service or course of treatment. You may have the right to have our decision reviewed by health care professionals who have no association with us if our decision involved making a judgment as to the medical necessity, appropriateness, health care setting, level of care or effectiveness of the health care service or treatment you requested by submitting a request for external review to the Office for Consumer Health Assistance.
3. The Commissioner may prescribe by regulation the form and content of the notice required pursuant to this section.
4. The health carrier shall include in the notice required pursuant to subsection 1 a statement informing the covered person that:
(a) If the covered person has a medical condition where the time frame for completion of an expedited review of a grievance involving an adverse determination set forth in NRS 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, would seriously jeopardize the life or health of the covered person or would jeopardize the covered persons ability to regain maximum function, the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative may, at the same time the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative files a request for an expedited review of a grievance involving an adverse determination as set forth in NRS 695G.210, file a request for an expedited external review to be conducted pursuant to NRS 695G.271 and 695G.275 if the adverse determination involves a denial of coverage based on a determination that the recommended or requested health care service or treatment is experimental or investigational and the covered persons treating physician or dentist, as applicable, certifies in writing that the recommended or requested health care service or treatment that is the subject of the adverse determination would be significantly less effective if not promptly initiated, and the independent review organization assigned to conduct the expedited external review will determine whether the covered person will be required to complete the expedited review of the grievance before conducting the expedited external review; and
(b) The covered person or the covered persons authorized representative may file a grievance under the health carriers internal grievance process as set forth in NRS 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, but if the health carrier has not issued a written decision to the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative within 30 days after the date on which the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative filed the grievance with the health carrier and the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative has not requested or agreed to a delay, the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative may file a request for external review pursuant to NRS 695G.251 and shall be considered to have exhausted the health carriers internal grievance process.
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grievance with the health carrier and the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative has not requested or agreed to a delay, the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative may file a request for external review pursuant to NRS 695G.251 and shall be considered to have exhausted the health carriers internal grievance process.
5. In addition to the information required to be provided pursuant to subsection 1, the health carrier shall include a copy of the description of both the standard and expedited external review procedures the health carrier is required to provide pursuant to NRS 695G.307, highlighting the provisions in the external review procedures that give the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative the opportunity to submit additional information and including any forms used to process an external review.
6. As part of any forms provided pursuant to subsection 3, the health carrier shall include an authorization form, or other document approved by the Commissioner that complies with the requirements of 45 C.F.R. § 164.508, by which the covered person, for purposes of conducting an external review, authorizes the health carrier and the covered persons treating health care provider to disclose protected health information, including medical records, concerning the covered person that are pertinent to the external review.
7. As used in this section, protected health information has the meaning ascribed to it in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103.
Sec. 5. NRS 695G.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.251 1. If a covered person or a physician or dentist of a covered person receives notice of an adverse determination from a health carrier concerning the covered person, the covered person, the physician or dentist, as applicable, of the covered person or an authorized representative may, within 4 months after receiving notice of the adverse determination, submit a request to the Office for Consumer Health Assistance for an external review of the adverse determination.
2. Within 5 days after receiving a request pursuant to subsection 1, the Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall notify the covered person, the authorized representative or physician or dentist, as applicable, of the covered person, the agent who performed utilization review for the health carrier, if any, and the health carrier that the request has been filed with the Office for Consumer Health Assistance.
3. As soon as practicable after receiving a request pursuant to subsection 1, the Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall assign an independent review organization from the list maintained pursuant to NRS 683A.3715. Each assignment made pursuant to this subsection must be completed on a rotating basis.
4. Within 5 days after receiving notification from the Office for Consumer Health Assistance specifying the independent review organization assigned pursuant to subsection 3, the health carrier shall provide to the independent review organization all documents and materials relating to the adverse determination, including, without limitation:
(a) Any medical records of the insured relating to the external review;
(b) A copy of the provisions of the health benefit plan upon which the adverse determination was based;
(c) Any documents used by the health carrier to make the adverse determination;
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(d) The reasons for the adverse determination; and
(e) Insofar as practicable, a list that specifies each provider of health care who has provided health care to the covered person and the medical records of the provider of health care relating to the external review.
Sec. 6. NRS 695G.261 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.261 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 695G.271 and 695G.275, upon receipt of a request for an external review pursuant to NRS 695G.251, the independent review organization shall, within 5 days after receiving the request:
(a) Review the request and the documents and materials submitted pursuant to NRS 695G.251; and
(b) Notify the covered person, the physician or dentist, as applicable, of the covered person and the health carrier if any additional information is required to conduct a review of the adverse determination. Such additional information must be provided within 5 days after receiving notice that the information is required to conduct a review of the adverse determination. The independent review organization shall forward to the health carrier, within 1 business day after receipt, any information received from a covered person or the physician or dentist of a covered person.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 695G.271 and 695G.275, the independent review organization shall approve, modify or reverse the adverse determination within 15 days after it receives the information required to make that determination pursuant to this section. The independent review organization shall submit a copy of its determination, including the reasons therefor, to:
(a) The covered person;
(b) The physician or dentist, as applicable, of the covered person;
(c) The authorized representative of the covered person, if any; and
(d) The health carrier.
Sec. 7. NRS 695G.271 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.271 1. The Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall approve or deny a request for an external review of an adverse determination in an expedited manner not later than 72 hours after it receives proof from the provider of health care of the covered person that:
(a) The adverse determination concerns an admission, availability of care, continued stay or health care service for which the covered person received emergency services but has not been discharged from the facility providing the services or care; or
(b) Failure to proceed in an expedited manner may jeopardize the life or health of the covered person or the ability of the covered person to regain maximum function.
2. If the Office for Consumer Health Assistance approves a request for an external review pursuant to subsection 1, the Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall assign the request to an independent review organization not later than 1 working day after approving the request. Each assignment made by the Office for Consumer Health Assistance pursuant to this section must be completed on a rotating basis.
3. Within 24 hours after receiving notice of the Office for Consumer Health Assistance assigning the request, the health carrier shall provide to the independent review organization all documents and materials specified in subsection 4 of NRS 695G.251.
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4. An independent review organization that is assigned to conduct an external review pursuant to subsection 2 shall, if it accepts the assignment:
(a) Complete its external review not later than 48 hours after receiving the assignment, unless the covered person and the health carrier agree to a longer period;
(b) Not later than 24 hours after completing its external review, notify the covered person, the physician or dentist, as applicable, of the covered person, the authorized representative, if any, and the health carrier by telephone of its determination; and
(c) Not later than 48 hours after completing its external review, submit a written decision of its external review to the covered person, the physician or dentist, as applicable, of the covered person, the authorized representative, if any, and the health carrier.
Sec. 8. NRS 695G.275 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.275 1. Within 4 months after receipt of a notice of an adverse determination pursuant to NRS 695G.245 that involves a denial of coverage based on a determination that the health care service or treatment recommended or requested is experimental or investigational, a covered person or the covered persons authorized representative may file a request for external review with the Office for Consumer Health Assistance pursuant to this section.
2. A covered person or the covered persons authorized representative may make an oral request for an expedited external review of the adverse determination pursuant to NRS 695G.245 that involves a denial of coverage based on a determination that the health care service or treatment recommended or requested is experimental or investigational if the covered persons treating physician or dentist, as applicable, certifies, in writing, that the recommended or requested health care service or treatment that is the subject of the request would be significantly less effective if not promptly initiated.
3. Upon receipt of a request for an expedited external review pursuant to subsection 2, the Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall immediately notify the health carrier.
4. Immediately upon notice of a request for an expedited external review pursuant to subsection 2, the health carrier shall determine whether the request meets the requirements for review set forth in subsection 12. The health carrier shall immediately notify the Office for Consumer Health Assistance and the covered person and, if applicable, the covered persons authorized representative, of its determination regarding eligibility.
5. The Commissioner may specify the form for the notice of initial determination pursuant to subsection 4 and any supporting information to be included in the notice.
6. The notice of initial determination required by subsection 4 must include a statement that a health carriers initial determination that a request which is ineligible for external review may be appealed to the Office for Consumer Health Assistance.
7. The Office for Consumer Health Assistance may determine that a request for an expedited external review is eligible for external review pursuant to subsection 12 and require that it be referred for expedited external review notwithstanding a health carriers initial determination that the request is ineligible.
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8. In making a determination pursuant to subsection 7, the decision of the Office for Consumer Health Assistance must be made in accordance with the terms of the covered persons health benefit plan and is subject to all applicable provisions of the external review process.
9. Upon receipt of the notice that the request for expedited external review meets the requirements for review, the Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall immediately assign an independent review organization to conduct the expedited external review from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 683A.3715 and notify the health carrier of the name of the assigned independent review organization.
10. Upon receipt of the notice pursuant to subsection 9, the health carrier or utilization review organization shall provide or transmit any documents and information considered in making the adverse determination to the assigned independent review organization electronically or by telephone or facsimile, or any other available expeditious method.
11. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, within 1 business day after receipt of a request for external review pursuant to subsection 1, the Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall notify the health carrier.
12. Within 5 business days after receipt of the notice sent pursuant to subsection 11, the health carrier shall conduct and complete a preliminary review of the request to determine whether:
(a) The person is or was a covered person in the health benefit plan at the time the health care service or treatment was recommended or requested or, in the case of a retrospective review, was a covered person in the health benefit plan at the time the health care service or treatment was provided;
(b) The recommended or requested health care service or treatment that is the subject of the adverse determination:
(1) Would be a covered benefit under the covered persons health benefit plan but for the health carriers determination that the health care service or treatment is experimental or investigational for a particular medical condition; and
(2) Is not explicitly listed as an excluded benefit under the covered persons health benefit plan;
(c) The covered persons treating physician or dentist has certified that one of the following situations is applicable:
(1) Standard health care services or treatments have not been effective in improving the condition of the covered person;
(2) Standard health care services or treatments are not medically appropriate for the covered person; or
(3) There is no available standard health care service or treatment covered by the health carrier that is more beneficial than the recommended or requested health care service or treatment described in paragraph (d);
(d) The covered persons treating physician [:] or dentist:
(1) Has recommended a health care service or treatment that the physician or dentist certifies, in writing, is likely to be more beneficial to the covered person, in the [physicians] opinion [,] of the physician or dentist, than any available standard health care services or treatments; or
(2) Who is a licensed, board certified or board eligible physician or dentist qualified to practice in the area of medicine or dentistry appropriate to treat the covered persons condition, has certified in writing that scientifically valid studies using accepted protocols demonstrate that the health care service or treatment requested by the covered person that is the subject of the adverse determination is likely to be more beneficial to the covered person than any available standard health care services or treatments;
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health care service or treatment requested by the covered person that is the subject of the adverse determination is likely to be more beneficial to the covered person than any available standard health care services or treatments;
(e) The covered person has exhausted the health carriers internal grievance process as set forth in NRS 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, unless the covered person is not required to exhaust the health carriers internal grievance process; and
(f) The covered person has provided all the information and forms required by the Office for Consumer Health Assistance to process an external review, including the release form provided pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 695G.245.
13. Within 1 business day after completion of the preliminary review, the health carrier shall notify the Office for Consumer Health Assistance and the covered person, and, if applicable, the covered persons authorized representative, in writing, whether the request is:
(a) Complete;
(b) Eligible for external review;
(c) Not complete, in which case the health carrier shall include in the notice the information or materials that are needed to make the request complete; or
(d) Not eligible for external review, in which case the health carrier shall include in the notice the reasons for its ineligibility.
14. The Commissioner may specify the form for the notice of initial determination pursuant to subsection 13 and any supporting information to be included in the notice.
15. The notice of initial determination must include a statement informing the covered person and, if applicable, the covered persons authorized representative that a health carriers initial determination that a request which is ineligible for external review may be appealed to the Office for Consumer Health Assistance.
16. The Office for Consumer Health Assistance may determine that a request is eligible for external review pursuant to subsection 12 and require that it be referred for external review notwithstanding a health carriers initial determination that the request is ineligible.
17. In making a determination pursuant to subsection 16, the decision of the Office for Consumer Health Assistance must be made in accordance with the terms of the covered persons health benefit plan and is subject to all applicable provisions of the external review process.
18. When a health carrier determines that a request is eligible for external review pursuant to subsection 12, the health carrier shall notify the Office for Consumer Health Assistance and the covered person and, if applicable, the covered persons authorized representative.
19. Within 1 business day after receipt of the notice from the health carrier that the external review request is eligible for external review pursuant to subsection 18, the Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall:
(a) Assign an independent review organization from the list of approved independent review organizations compiled and maintained by the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 683A.3715 to conduct the external review;
(b) Notify the health carrier of the name of the assigned independent review organization; and
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(c) Notify in writing the covered person and, if applicable, the covered persons authorized representative that the request is eligible for external review and provide the name of the assigned independent review organization.
20. The Office for Consumer Health Assistance shall include in the notice provided to the covered person and, if applicable, the covered persons authorized representative pursuant to subsection 19 a statement that the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative may submit in writing to the assigned independent review organization within 5 business days after receipt of the notice provided pursuant to subsection 19 additional information that the independent review organization shall consider when conducting the external review. The independent review organization may accept and consider additional information submitted after the 5 business days have elapsed.
21. Within 1 business day after receipt of the notice of assignment to conduct the external review pursuant to subsection 19, the assigned independent review organization shall:
(a) Select one or more clinical reviewers to conduct the external review, as it determines is appropriate; and
(b) Based on the opinion of the clinical reviewer, or opinions if more than one clinical reviewer has been selected to conduct the external review, make a decision to uphold or reverse the adverse determination.
22. In selecting clinical reviewers pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 21, the assigned independent review organization shall select health care professionals who meet the minimum qualifications described in NRS 683A.372 and through clinical experience in the past 3 years, are experts in the treatment of the covered persons condition and knowledgeable about the recommended or requested health care service or treatment.
23. The covered person, the covered persons authorized representative, if applicable, and the health carrier may not choose or control the choice of the health care professionals to be selected to conduct the external review.
24. In accordance with subsections 37 to 41, inclusive, each clinical reviewer shall provide a written opinion to the assigned independent review organization regarding whether the recommended or requested health care service or treatment should be covered.
25. In reaching an opinion, clinical reviewers are not bound by any decisions or conclusions reached during the health carriers utilization review process as set forth in NRS 683A.375 to 683A.379, inclusive, or the health carriers internal grievance process as set forth in NRS 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive.
26. Within 5 business days after receipt of the notice pursuant to subsection 19, the health carrier or utilization review organization shall provide to the assigned independent review organization any documents and information considered in making the adverse determination.
27. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 28, failure by the health carrier or utilization review organization to provide the documents and information within the time specified in subsection 26 must not delay the conduct of the external review.
28. If the health carrier or utilization review organization fails to provide the documents and information within the time specified in subsection 26, the assigned independent review organization may terminate the external review and make a decision to reverse the adverse determination.
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subsection 26, the assigned independent review organization may terminate the external review and make a decision to reverse the adverse determination.
29. If the independent review organization elects to terminate the external review and reverse the adverse determination pursuant to subsection 28, the independent review organization shall immediately notify the covered person, the covered persons authorized representative, if applicable, the health carrier and the Office for Consumer Health Assistance.
30. Each clinical reviewer selected pursuant to subsection 21 shall review all the information and documents received pursuant to subsections 20 and 26.
31. The assigned independent review organization shall forward any information submitted by the covered person or the covered persons authorized representative pursuant to subsection 20 to the health carrier within 1 business day after receipt of the information.
32. Upon receipt of the information required to be forwarded pursuant to subsection 31, the health carrier may reconsider the adverse determination that is the subject of the external review.
33. Reconsideration by the health carrier of its adverse determination pursuant to subsection 32 must not delay or terminate the external review.
34. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 28, the external review may only be terminated before completion if the health carrier decides, upon completion of its reconsideration, to reverse its adverse determination and provide coverage or payment for the recommended or requested health care service or treatment that is the subject of the adverse determination.
35. If the health carrier reverses its adverse determination pursuant to subsection 28, the health carrier shall immediately notify the covered person, the covered persons authorized representative, if applicable, the assigned independent review organization and the Office for Consumer Health Assistance in writing of its decision.
36. The assigned independent review organization shall terminate the external review upon receipt of the notice from the health carrier pursuant to subsection 35.
37. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 39, within 20 days after being selected in accordance with subsection 21 to conduct the external review, each clinical reviewer shall provide an opinion to the assigned independent review organization pursuant to subsection 41 regarding whether the recommended or requested health care service or treatment should be covered.
38. Except for an opinion provided pursuant to subsection 39, each clinical reviewers opinion must be in writing and include the following:
(a) A description of the covered persons medical condition;
(b) A description of the indicators relevant to determine if there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the recommended or requested health care service or treatment is more likely to be beneficial to the covered person than any available standard health care services or treatments and the adverse risks of the recommended or requested health care service or treatment would not be substantially increased over those of available standard health care services or treatments;
(c) A description and analysis of any medical or scientific evidence considered in reaching the opinion;
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(d) A description and analysis of any evidence-based standards used as a basis for the opinion; and
(e) Information concerning whether the reviewers rationale for the opinion is based on the provisions of subsection 41.
39. For an expedited external review, each clinical reviewer shall provide an opinion orally or in writing to the assigned independent review organization as expeditiously as the covered persons medical condition or circumstances requires, but in no event not more than 5 calendar days after being selected in accordance with subsection 21.
40. If the opinion provided pursuant to subsection 39 was not in writing, within 48 hours after providing that notice, the clinical reviewer shall provide written confirmation of the opinion to the assigned independent review organization and include the information required pursuant to subsection 38.
41. In addition to the documents and information provided pursuant to subsections 10 and 26, each clinical reviewer, to the extent the information or documents are available and the reviewer considers them appropriate, shall consider the following in reaching an opinion:
(a) The covered persons medical records;
(b) The attending health care professionals recommendation;
(c) Consulting reports from appropriate health care professionals and other documents submitted by the health carrier, covered person, the covered persons authorized representative or the covered persons treating provider;
(d) The terms of coverage under the covered persons health benefit plan with the health carrier to ensure that, but for the health carriers determination that the recommended or requested health care service or treatment that is the subject of the opinion is experimental or investigational, the reviewers opinion is not contrary to the terms of coverage under the health benefit plan; and
(e) Whether:
(1) The recommended or requested health care service or treatment has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, if applicable, for the condition; or
(2) Medical or scientific evidence or evidence-based standards demonstrate that the expected benefits of the recommended or requested health care service or treatment is more likely to be beneficial to the covered person than any available standard health care services or treatments and the adverse risks of the recommended or requested health care service or treatment would not be substantially increased over those of available standard health care services or treatments.
42. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 43, within 20 days after receipt of the opinion of each clinical reviewer pursuant to subsection 41, the assigned independent review organization, in accordance with subsection 45 or 46, shall make a decision and provide written notice of the decision to the covered person, the covered persons authorized representative, if applicable, the health carrier and the Office for Consumer Health Assistance and include the information required pursuant to subsection 50.
43. For an expedited external review, within 48 hours after receipt of the opinion of each clinical reviewer pursuant to subsection 41, the assigned independent review organization, in accordance with subsection 45 or 46, shall make a decision and provide notice of the decision orally or in writing to the covered person, the covered persons authorized representative, if applicable, the health carrier and the Office for Consumer Health Assistance.
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to the covered person, the covered persons authorized representative, if applicable, the health carrier and the Office for Consumer Health Assistance.
44. If the notice provided pursuant to subsection 43 was not in writing, within 48 hours after providing that notice, the assigned independent review organization shall provide written confirmation of the decision to the covered person, the covered persons authorized representative, if applicable, the health carrier and the Office for Consumer Health Assistance and include the information required pursuant to subsection 50.
45. If a majority of the clinical reviewers recommend that the recommended or requested health care service or treatment should be covered, the independent review organization shall make a decision to reverse the health carriers adverse determination.
46. If a majority of the clinical reviewers recommend that the recommended or requested health care service or treatment should not be covered, the independent review organization shall make a decision to uphold the health carriers adverse determination.
47. If the clinical reviewers are evenly split as to whether the recommended or requested health care service or treatment should be covered, the independent review organization shall obtain the opinion of an additional clinical reviewer in order for the independent review organization to make a decision based on the opinions of a majority of the clinical reviewers pursuant to subsection 45 or 46.
48. The additional clinical reviewer selected pursuant to subsection 47 shall use the same information to reach an opinion as the clinical reviewers who have already submitted their opinions pursuant to subsection 41.
49. The selection of an additional clinical reviewer pursuant to subsection 47 must not extend the time within which the assigned independent review organization is required to make a decision based on the opinions of the clinical reviewers pursuant to subsection 42.
50. The independent review organization shall include in the notice provided pursuant to subsection 42 or 44:
(a) A general description of the reason for the request for external review;
(b) The written opinion of each clinical reviewer, including the recommendation of each clinical reviewer as to whether the recommended or requested health care service or treatment should be covered and the rationale for the reviewers recommendation;
(c) The date the independent review organization was assigned by the Office for Consumer Health Assistance to conduct the external review;
(d) The date on which the external review was conducted;
(e) The date of the decision;
(f) The principal reason or reasons for the decision; and
(g) The rationale for the decision.
51. Upon receipt of a notice of a decision pursuant to subsection 42 or 44 reversing the adverse determination, the health carrier shall immediately approve coverage of the recommended or requested health care service or treatment that was the subject of the adverse determination.
52. The assignment by the Office for Consumer Health Assistance of an approved independent review organization to conduct an external review in accordance with this section must be done on a random basis among those approved independent review organizations qualified to conduct the particular external review based on the nature of the health care service or treatment that is the subject of the adverse determination and other circumstances, including concerns regarding conflicts of interest pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 683A.372.
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particular external review based on the nature of the health care service or treatment that is the subject of the adverse determination and other circumstances, including concerns regarding conflicts of interest pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 683A.372.
53. As used in this section:
(a) Best evidence means evidence based on:
(1) Randomized clinical trials;
(2) If randomized clinical trials are not available, cohort studies or case-control studies;
(3) If the methods described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) are not available, case series; or
(4) If the methods described in subparagraphs (1), (2) and (3) are not available, expert opinion.
(b) Evidence-based standard means the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of the current best evidence based on the overall systematic review of research in making decisions about the care of an individual patient.
(c) Randomized clinical trial means a controlled, prospective study of patients who have been randomized into an experimental group and a control group at the beginning of the study with only the experimental group of patients receiving a specific intervention, which includes study of the groups for variables and anticipated outcomes over time.
Sec. 9. NRS 695G.280 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695G.280 The decision of an independent review organization concerning a request for an external review must be based on:
1. Documentary evidence, including any recommendation of the physician or dentist of the insured submitted pursuant to NRS 695G.251;
2. Medical or scientific evidence, including, without limitation:
(a) Professional standards of safety and effectiveness for diagnosis, care and treatment that are generally recognized in the United States;
(b) Any report published in literature that is peer-reviewed;
(c) Evidence-based medicine, including, without limitation, reports and guidelines that are published by professional organizations that are recognized nationally and that include supporting scientific data; and
(d) An opinion of an independent physician or dentist who, as determined by the independent review organization, is an expert in the health specialty that is the subject of the independent review; and
3. The terms and conditions for benefits set forth in the evidence of coverage issued to the insured by the health carrier.
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Assembly Bill No. 258Assemblymembers Moore; Kasama and La Rue Hatch
CHAPTER 24
[Approved: May 26, 2025]
AN ACT relating to real estate; requiring brokerage agreements to be in writing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of real estate brokers, real estate broker-salespersons and real estate salespersons by the Real Estate Division of the Department of Business and Industry. (Chapter 645 of NRS) Existing law defines brokerage agreement to mean an oral or written contract between a client and a broker in which the broker agrees to accept valuable consideration from the client for assisting, soliciting or negotiating the sale, purchase, option, rental or lease of real property, or the sale, exchange, option or purchase of a business. (NRS 645.005) Existing law imposes various requirements relating to such brokerage agreements, including, without limitation, requirements concerning: (1) the duties of a licensee who has entered into a brokerage agreement to represent a client in a real estate transaction; (2) the delivery of a copy of a brokerage agreement to a client; and (3) the form and contents of a brokerage agreement which includes a provision for exclusive representation. (NRS 645.254, 645.300, 645.320) Section 2 of this bill revises the definition of brokerage agreement to remove provisions which provide that an oral contract may constitute a brokerage agreement, thereby requiring a brokerage agreement to be in writing.
Sections 1, 3 and 5 of this bill revise references to written brokerage agreements to reflect that, under section 2, a contract is required to be in writing to constitute a brokerage agreement. Section 4 of this bill similarly eliminates a requirement that certain brokerage agreements be in writing which is made redundant by section 2.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 624.031 is hereby amended to read as follows:
624.031 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
1. Work performed exclusively by an authorized representative of the United States Government, the State of Nevada, or an incorporated city, county, irrigation district, reclamation district, or other municipal or political corporation or subdivision of this State.
2. Any entity that is recognized as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), which:
(a) Enters into a contract or other agreement with the State of Nevada, or an incorporated city, county, irrigation district, reclamation district, or other municipal or political corporation or subdivision of this State, to facilitate the repair or maintenance of properties, including, without limitation, weatherization and energy efficiency services;
(b) Facilitates work to be performed on such a property by a person licensed pursuant to this chapter; and
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(c) Is a party with the owner of such a property and a person licensed pursuant to this chapter to a contract or agreement for the work on the property.
3. An officer of a court when acting within the scope of his or her office.
4. Work performed exclusively by a public utility operating pursuant to the regulations of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on construction, maintenance and development work incidental to its business.
5. An owner of property who is building or improving a residential structure on the property for his or her own occupancy and not intended for sale or lease. The sale or lease, or the offering for sale or lease, of the newly built structure within 1 year after its completion creates a rebuttable presumption for the purposes of this section that the building of the structure was performed with the intent to sell or lease that structure. An owner of property who requests an exemption pursuant to this subsection must apply to the Board for the exemption. The Board shall adopt regulations setting forth the requirements for granting the exemption.
6. Any work to repair or maintain property the value of which is less than $1,000, including labor and materials, unless:
(a) A building permit is required to perform the work;
(b) The work is of a type performed by a plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, heating or air-conditioning contractor;
(c) The work is of a type performed by a contractor licensed in a classification prescribed by the Board that significantly affects the health, safety and welfare of members of the general public;
(d) The work is performed as a part of a larger project:
(1) The value of which is $500 or more; or
(2) For which contracts of less than $500 have been awarded to evade the provisions of this chapter; or
(e) The work is performed by a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter or by an employee of that person.
7. The sale or installation of any finished product, material or article of merchandise which is not fabricated into and does not become a permanent fixed part of the structure.
8. The construction, alteration, improvement or repair of personal property.
9. The construction, alteration, improvement or repair financed in whole or in part by the Federal Government and conducted within the limits and boundaries of a site or reservation, the title of which rests in the Federal Government.
10. An owner of property, the primary use of which is as an agricultural or farming enterprise, building or improving a structure on the property for his or her use or occupancy and not intended for sale or lease.
11. Construction oversight services provided to a long-term recovery group by a qualified person within a particular geographic area that is described in a proclamation of a state of emergency or declaration of disaster by the State or Federal Government, including, without limitation, pursuant to NRS 414.070. A long-term recovery group may reimburse such reasonable expenses as the qualified person incurs in providing construction oversight services to that group. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, nothing in this subsection authorizes a person who is not a licensed contractor to perform the acts described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 624.700.
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licensed contractor to perform the acts described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 624.700. As used in this subsection:
(a) Construction oversight services means the coordination and oversight of labor by volunteers.
(b) Long-term recovery group means a formal group of volunteers coordinating response and recovery efforts related to a state of emergency or disaster that is proclaimed or declared by the State or Federal Government.
(c) Qualified person means a person who possesses the abilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills and training that a long-term recovery group has identified as being necessary to provide construction oversight services for a project to be performed by that group.
12. A person licensed as a real estate broker, real estate broker-salesperson or real estate salesperson pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS who, acting within the scope of the license or a permit to engage in property management issued pursuant to NRS 645.6052, assists a client in scheduling work to repair or maintain residential property pursuant to a [written] brokerage agreement or a property management agreement. Such assistance includes, without limitation, assisting a client in the hiring of any number of licensed contractors to perform the work. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the performance of any work for which a license is required pursuant to this chapter by a person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter or the payment of any additional compensation to a person licensed as a real estate broker, real estate broker-salesperson or real estate salesperson for assisting a client in scheduling the work. The provisions of this subsection apply only if a building permit is not required to perform the work and if the value of the work does not exceed $10,000 per residential property during the fixed term of the [written] brokerage agreement, if the assistance is provided pursuant to such an agreement, or during a period not to exceed 6 months if the assistance is provided pursuant to a property management agreement. As used in this subsection:
(a) Brokerage agreement has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 645.005.
(b) Property management agreement has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 645.0192.
(c) Real estate broker has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 645.030.
(d) Real estate broker-salesperson has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 645.035.
(e) Real estate salesperson has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 645.040.
(f) Residential property means:
(1) Improved real estate that consists of not more than four residential units; or
(2) A single-family residential unit, including a condominium, townhouse or home within a subdivision, if the unit is sold, leased or otherwise conveyed unit by unit, regardless of whether the unit is part of a larger building or parcel that consists of more than four units.
Sec. 2. NRS 645.005 is hereby amended to read as follows:
645.005 Brokerage agreement means [an oral or] a written contract between a client and a broker in which the broker agrees to accept valuable consideration from the client or another person for assisting, soliciting or negotiating the sale, purchase, option, rental or lease of real property, or the sale, exchange, option or purchase of a business.
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negotiating the sale, purchase, option, rental or lease of real property, or the sale, exchange, option or purchase of a business. The term does not include a property management agreement.
Sec. 3. NRS 645.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:
645.300 When a licensee prepares or has prepared a [written] brokerage agreement authorizing or employing the licensee to purchase or sell real estate for compensation or commission, the licensee shall deliver a copy of the [written] brokerage agreement to the client signing it at the time the signature is obtained, if possible, or otherwise within a reasonable time thereafter. Receipt for the copy may be made on the face of the [written] brokerage agreement.
Sec. 4. NRS 645.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
645.320 Every brokerage agreement which includes a provision for an exclusive agency representation must:
1. [Be in writing.
2.] Have set forth in its terms a definite, specified and complete termination.
[3.] 2. Contain no provision which requires the client who signs the brokerage agreement to notify the real estate broker of the clients intention to cancel the exclusive features of the brokerage agreement after the termination of the brokerage agreement.
[4.] 3. Be signed by both the client or his or her authorized representative and the broker or his or her authorized representative in order to be enforceable.
Sec. 5. NRS 645.633 is hereby amended to read as follows:
645.633 1. The Commission may take action pursuant to NRS 645.630 against any person subject to that section who is guilty of any of the following acts:
(a) Willfully using any trade name, service mark or insigne of membership in any real estate organization of which the licensee is not a member, without the legal right to do so.
(b) Violating any order of the Commission, any agreement with the Division, any of the provisions of this chapter, chapter 116, 119, 119A, 119B, 645A or 645C of NRS or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) Paying a commission, compensation or a finders fee to any person for performing the services of a broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson who has not secured a license pursuant to this chapter. This subsection does not apply to payments to a broker who is licensed in his or her state of residence.
(d) A conviction of, or the entry of a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to:
(1) A felony relating to the practice of the licensee, property manager or owner-developer; or
(2) Any crime involving fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or moral turpitude.
(e) Guaranteeing, or having authorized or permitted any person to guarantee, future profits which may result from the resale of real property.
(f) Failure to include a fixed date of expiration in any [written] brokerage agreement or failure to leave a copy of such a brokerage agreement or any property management agreement with the client.
(g) Accepting, giving or charging any undisclosed commission, rebate or direct profit on expenditures made for a client.
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(h) Gross negligence or incompetence in performing any act for which the person is required to hold a license pursuant to this chapter, chapter 119, 119A or 119B of NRS.
(i) Any other conduct which constitutes deceitful, fraudulent or dishonest dealing.
(j) Any conduct which took place before the person became licensed which was in fact unknown to the Division and which would have been grounds for denial of a license had the Division been aware of the conduct.
(k) Knowingly permitting any person whose license has been revoked or suspended to act as a real estate broker, broker-salesperson or salesperson, with or on behalf of the licensee.
(l) Recording or causing to be recorded a claim pursuant to the provisions of NRS 645.8701 to 645.8811, inclusive, that is determined by a district court to be frivolous and made without reasonable cause pursuant to NRS 645.8791.
2. The Commission may take action pursuant to NRS 645.630 against a person who is subject to that section for the suspension or revocation of a real estate brokers, broker-salespersons or salespersons license issued by any other jurisdiction.
3. The Commission may take action pursuant to NRS 645.630 against any person who:
(a) Holds a permit to engage in property management issued pursuant to NRS 645.6052; and
(b) In connection with any property for which the person has obtained a property management agreement pursuant to NRS 645.6056:
(1) Is convicted of violating any of the provisions of NRS 202.470;
(2) Has been notified in writing by the appropriate governmental agency of a potential violation of NRS 244.360, 244.3603 or 268.4124, and has failed to inform the owner of the property of such notification; or
(3) Has been directed in writing by the owner of the property to correct a potential violation of NRS 244.360, 244.3603 or 268.4124, and has failed to correct the potential violation, if such corrective action is within the scope of the persons duties pursuant to the property management agreement.
4. The Division shall maintain a log of any complaints that it receives relating to activities for which the Commission may take action against a person holding a permit to engage in property management pursuant to subsection 3.
Sec. 6. The amendatory provisions of this act apply to any brokerage agreement, as defined in NRS 645.005, as amended by section 2 of this act, entered into on or after October 1, 2025.
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