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Assembly Bill No. 59Committee on Natural Resources
CHAPTER 222
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions governing the prohibition against intentionally feeding certain animals; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person or any agent or employee of a person from knowingly bringing into or possessing in this State the excrement or bodily fluid of certain animals; revising provisions governing certain civil penalties for unlawfully killing or possessing certain big game mammals; revising provisions relating to the importation, possession and propagation of certain fallow deer or reindeer; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Under existing law, the Board of Wildlife Commissioners is required to classify all wildlife by regulation. (NRS 501.110) Existing law also, with certain exceptions, prohibits a person from intentionally feeding a big game mammal without written authorization from the Department. For the purpose of this prohibition, big game mammal is defined to include a pronghorn antelope, black bear, mule deer, mountain goat, mountain lion, Rocky Mountain elk and certain subspecies of bighorn sheep. The penalties for violating this prohibition are: (1) a written warning for a first offense; (2) a fine of not more than $250 for a second offense; and (3) a fine of not more than $500 for a third or subsequent offense. (NRS 501.382) Section 7 of this bill expands this prohibition to apply to: (1) the intentional feeding of any wildlife that is classified as a wild mammal by regulations adopted by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners; and (2) the taking of any bird that is classified as a game bird by regulations adopted by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners by baiting such a game bird or on or above an area that was baited which the person knows or reasonably should have known was baited. Section 1 of this bill makes a conforming change as a result of the expansion of the prohibition to additional animals.
With certain exceptions, existing law prohibits a person or the persons agent or employee from knowingly bringing into or possessing in this State the carcass or part of the carcass of certain animals. (NRS 501.3845) A person who violates this prohibition is: (1) guilty of a misdemeanor, which is punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both fine or imprisonment; and (2) liable for certain civil penalties. (NRS 501.385, 501.3855) Section 8 of this bill also prohibits knowingly bringing into or possessing in this State the excrement or bodily fluid of such animals. Section 8 authorizes the seizure, destruction or removal from this State of such excrement or bodily fluid in the same manner as a carcass or part of a carcass.
With certain exceptions and in addition to certain authorized penalties, existing law establishes a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 nor more than $30,000 for unlawfully killing or possessing a trophy big game mammal. For the purpose of this civil penalty, a trophy big game mammal is defined as a mule deer with an outside antler measurement of at least 24 inches, a bighorn sheep of any species with at least one horn exceeding a half curl, a Rocky Mountain elk with at least six antler points on one antler, a pronghorn antelope with at least one horn which is more than 14 inches in length, a mountain goat or a black bear. Also, with certain exceptions and in addition to certain authorized penalties, existing law establishes a civil penalty of not less than $250 and not more than $5,000 for unlawfully killing or possessing certain other animals, including a moose. (NRS 501.3855) Section 9 of this bill makes unlawfully killing or possessing a moose subject to the higher civil penalty for trophy big game mammals of not less than $5,000 nor more than $30,000.
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big game mammals of not less than $5,000 nor more than $30,000. For the purposes of identifying a trophy big game mammal for imposition of the higher civil penalty, existing law defines the term antler point to exclude the first point on the main beam, commonly known as the eye guard, on mule deer. (NRS 501.3855) Existing regulations interpret the exclusion to apply only to mule deer. (NAC 502.1175) Section 9 codifies this interpretation in the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Existing law: (1) prohibits any person without a permit from importing, possessing or propagating alternative livestock, which is defined as any species or subspecies of fallow deer or reindeer, if such animals are born and reared in captivity and raised on private property to produce meat or other by-products or for breeding stock; and (2) requires the State Board of Agriculture to adopt regulations governing the permit program for alternative livestock. In adopting such regulations, existing law requires the State Board of Agriculture to consult with the Department of Wildlife and the Board of Wildlife Commissioners concerning the provisions that are necessary to protect wildlife in this State and in certain areas of special concern. (NRS 501.003, 576.129; NAC 576.100-576.260) A person who violates this prohibition: (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor, which is punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both a fine and imprisonment; and (2) may be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. (NRS 193.150, 576.150) Existing law, with certain exceptions, authorizes a person to bring an animal that is not under special quarantine into this State in compliance with regulations adopted by the State Quarantine Officer. (NRS 571.210) Section 25 of this bill eliminates the permit program for alternative livestock, thereby making it a misdemeanor to import, possess or propagate such fallow deer or reindeer in this State, unless pursuant to the regulations adopted by the State Quarantine Officer that authorize certain restricted entry of animals from outside this State. Sections 3, 6, 11-15, 17, 18, 20, 22-24 and 27 of this bill make conforming changes as a result of the elimination of the permit program for alternative livestock by section 25. Section 26 of this bill declares void the regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture governing the permit program for alternative livestock. Sections 5 and 10 of this bill make conforming changes to refer to provisions that have been renumbered in section 3. Sections 19 and 21 of this bill make conforming changes by removing references to sections defining alternative livestock that are repealed in section 27.
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 501.005 is hereby amended to read as follows:
501.005 [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 501.382, big] Big game mammal means any game mammal so classified by Commission regulation.
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 3. NRS 501.181 is hereby amended to read as follows:
501.181 The Commission shall:
1. Establish broad policies for:
(a) The protection, propagation, restoration, transplanting, introduction and management of wildlife in this State.
(b) The promotion of the safety of persons using or property used in the operation of vessels on the waters of this State.
(c) The promotion of uniformity of laws relating to policy matters.
2. Guide the Department in its administration and enforcement of the provisions of this title and of chapter 488 of NRS by the establishment of such policies.
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3. Establish policies for areas of interest including:
(a) The management of big and small game mammals, upland and migratory game birds, fur-bearing mammals, game fish, and protected and unprotected mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.
(b) The management and control of predatory wildlife.
(c) The acquisition of lands, water rights and easements and other property for the management, propagation, protection and restoration of wildlife.
(d) The entry, access to, and occupancy and use of such property, including leases of grazing rights, sales of agricultural products and requests by the Director to the State Land Registrar for the sale of timber if the sale does not interfere with the use of the property on which the timber is located for wildlife management or for hunting or fishing thereon.
(e) The control of nonresident hunters.
(f) The introduction, transplanting or exporting of wildlife.
(g) Cooperation with federal, state and local agencies on wildlife and boating programs.
(h) The revocation of licenses issued pursuant to this title to any person who is convicted of a violation of any provision of this title or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
4. Establish regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this title and of chapter 488 of NRS, including:
(a) Seasons for hunting game mammals and game birds, for hunting or trapping fur-bearing mammals and for fishing, the daily and possession limits, the manner and means of taking wildlife, including, but not limited to, the sex, size or other physical differentiation for each species, and, when necessary for management purposes, the emergency closing or extending of a season, reducing or increasing of the bag or possession limits on a species, or the closing of any area to hunting, fishing or trapping. If, in establishing any regulations pursuant to this subsection, the Commission rejects the recommendations of a county advisory board to manage wildlife with regard to the length of seasons for fishing, hunting and trapping or the bag or possession limits applicable within the respective county, the Commission shall provide to the county advisory board to manage wildlife at the meeting an explanation of the Commissions decision to reject the recommendations and, as soon as practicable after the meeting, a written explanation of the Commissions decision to reject the recommendations. Any regulations relating to the closure of a season must be based upon scientific data concerning the management of wildlife. The data upon which the regulations are based must be collected or developed by the Department.
(b) The manner of using, attaching, filling out, punching, inspecting, validating or reporting tags.
(c) The delineation of game management units embracing contiguous territory located in more than one county, irrespective of county boundary lines.
(d) The number of licenses issued for big game and, if necessary, other game species.
5. Adopt regulations requiring the Department to make public, before official delivery, its proposed responses to any requests by federal agencies for its comment on drafts of statements concerning the environmental effect of proposed actions or regulations affecting public lands.
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6. Adopt regulations:
(a) Governing the provisions of the permit required by NRS 502.390 and for the issuance, renewal and revocation of such a permit.
(b) Establishing the method for determining the amount of an assessment, and the time and manner of payment, necessary for the collection of the assessment required by NRS 502.390.
7. [Designate those portions of wildlife management areas for big game mammals that are of special concern for the regulation of the importation, possession and propagation of alternative livestock pursuant to NRS 576.129.
8.] Adopt regulations governing the trapping of fur-bearing mammals in a residential area of a county whose population is 100,000 or more.
[9.] 8. Adopt regulations prescribing the circumstances under which a person, regardless of whether the person has obtained a valid tag issued by the Department, may assist in the killing and retrieval of a wounded big game mammal by another person who:
(a) Is a paraplegic, has had one or both legs amputated or has suffered a paralysis of one or both legs which severely impedes the persons walking; and
(b) Has obtained a valid tag issued by the Department for hunting that animal.
[10.] 9. In establishing any policy or adopting any regulations pursuant to this section, first consider the recommendations of the Department, the county advisory boards to manage wildlife and other persons who present their views at an open meeting of the Commission.
Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 5. NRS 501.376 is hereby amended to read as follows:
501.376 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not intentionally kill or aid and abet another person to kill a bighorn sheep, mountain goat, elk, deer, moose, pronghorn antelope, mountain lion or black bear:
(a) Outside of the prescribed season set by the Commission for the lawful hunting of that animal;
(b) Through the use of a manned or unmanned aircraft or helicopter in violation of NRS 503.010;
(c) By a method other than the method prescribed on the tag issued by the Department for hunting that animal;
(d) Knowingly during a time other than:
(1) The time of day set by the Commission for hunting that animal pursuant to NRS 503.140; or
(2) If the Commission has not set such a time, between sunrise and sunset as determined pursuant to that section; or
(e) Without a valid tag issued by the Department for hunting that animal. A tag issued for hunting any animal specified in this subsection is not valid if knowingly used by a person:
(1) Except as otherwise provided by the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection [9] 8 of NRS 501.181, other than the person specified on the tag;
(2) Outside of the management area or other area specified on the tag; or
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(3) If the tag was obtained by a false or fraudulent representation.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit the killing of an animal specified in subsection 1 if:
(a) The killing of the animal is necessary to protect the life of any person, pet or livestock in imminent danger of being attacked by the animal; or
(b) The animal killed was not the intended target of the person who killed the animal and the killing of the animal which was the intended target would not violate the provisions of subsection 1.
3. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 shall be punished for a category E felony as provided in NRS 193.130 or, if the court reduces the penalty pursuant to this subsection, for a gross misdemeanor. In determining whether to reduce the penalty, the court shall consider:
(a) The nature of the offense;
(b) The circumstances surrounding the offense;
(c) The defendants understanding and appreciation of the gravity of the offense;
(d) The attitude of the defendant towards the offense; and
(e) The general objectives of sentencing.
4. A person shall not willfully possess any animal specified in subsection 1 if the person knows the animal was killed in violation of subsection 1 or the circumstances should have caused a reasonable person to know that the animal was killed in violation of subsection 1.
5. A person who violates the provisions of subsection 4 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Livestock has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 561.025.
(b) Pet has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.487.
Sec. 6. NRS 501.379 is hereby amended to read as follows:
501.379 1. [Except as otherwise provided in this section:
(a)] It is unlawful for any person to sell or expose for sale, to barter, trade or purchase or to attempt to sell, barter, trade or purchase any species of wildlife, or parts thereof, except as otherwise provided in this title or in a regulation of the Commission.
[(b)] 2. The importation and sale of products made from the meat of game mammals, game birds or game amphibians raised in captivity is not prohibited if the importation is from a licensed commercial breeder or commercial processor.
[2. The provisions of this section do not apply to alternative livestock and products made therefrom.]
Sec. 7. NRS 501.382 is hereby amended to read as follows:
501.382 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a person shall not [intentionally] :
(a) Intentionally feed any [big game mammal] wildlife classified as a wild mammal by Commission regulation; or
(b) Take any bird classified as a game bird by Commission regulation:
(1) By baiting such a game bird; or
(2) On or above an area that has been baited which the person knows or reasonably should have known has been baited,
Κ without written authorization from the Department.
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2. A person who violates subsection 1:
(a) For a first offense, must not be cited or charged criminally but must be informed, in writing, of the behavior that constitutes the violation and the penalties prescribed by this section for any subsequent violation of this section.
(b) For a second offense, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250.
(c) For a third or subsequent offense, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to any employee or agent of the Department or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture who, while carrying out his or her duties, intentionally feeds [a big game mammal] wildlife classified as a wild mammal by Commission regulation or takes any bird classified as a game bird by Commission regulation in violation of subsection 1 for any purpose.
4. As used in this section:
(a) [Big game mammal means:
(1) Any pronghorn antelope, black bear, mule deer, mountain goat, mountain lion or Rocky Mountain elk; or
(2) Any of the following subspecies of bighorn sheep:
(I) Nelson bighorn sheep;
(II) California bighorn sheep; or
(III) Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.]
Baiting means the intentional placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, grain, minerals or any other form of nourishment, with the intent to attract, entice or lure a bird classified as a game bird by Commission regulation. The term does not include any incidental or unintentional feeding of such a game bird.
(b) Intentionally feed means to supply, provide or otherwise make available any salt, grain, meat or other form of nourishment with the intent to attract or feed [a big game mammal.] wildlife classified as a wild mammal by Commission regulation. The term does not include any incidental or unintentional feeding of [a big game mammal,] such wildlife, including, without limitation, any such feeding associated with:
(1) Any accepted agricultural or livestock practice;
(2) Any planting or maintenance of any shrub, tree or other landscaping for any residence, property or area; or
(3) Any sporting event or outdoor activity at which food is served or consumed.
Sec. 8. NRS 501.3845 is hereby amended to read as follows:
501.3845 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful for a person or any agent or employee of a person to knowingly:
(a) Bring into this State the carcass or any part of the carcass or any excrement or bodily fluid of any of the following animals which were obtained in another state, territory or country:
(1) An elk (Cervus elaphus);
(2) A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus);
(3) A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus);
(4) A moose (Alces alces);
(5) Any alternative livestock; or
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(6) Any other animal which the State Quarantine Officer has, by regulation, declared to be susceptible to chronic wasting disease and prohibited from importation into this State; or
(b) Possess any carcass or part of the carcass or excrement or bodily fluid of any elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal brought into this State in violation of paragraph (a).
2. A person or any agent or employee of a person may bring into this State the following parts of the carcass of any elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal specified in subsection 1:
(a) The meat of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no part of the spinal column, brain tissue or head attached, except that one or more bones of the legs or shoulders may be attached.
(b) The hide or cape of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no part of the spinal column, brain tissue or head attached.
(c) The clean skull plate of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with antlers attached and no part of the brain tissue attached.
(d) The antlers of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no meat or tissue other than antler velvet attached.
(e) The taxidermy mount of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal with no meat or tissue other than antler velvet attached.
(f) The upper canine teeth of the elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal, including, without limitation, the bugler, whistler and ivory teeth.
3. Any carcass or part of the carcass or excrement or bodily fluid of an elk, deer, moose, alternative livestock or other animal knowingly brought into this State or knowingly possessed in this State in violation of this section may be seized, destroyed or sent out of this State by a game warden or any other law enforcement officer within 48 hours. The expense of seizing, destroying or removing the carcass or part of the carcass or excrement or bodily fluid must be paid by the person or his or her agent or employee who knowingly brought the carcass or part of the carcass or excrement or bodily fluid into this State or knowingly possessed the carcass or part of the carcass or excrement or bodily fluid in this State.
Sec. 9. NRS 501.3855 is hereby amended to read as follows:
501.3855 1. In addition to the penalties provided for the violation of any of the provisions of this title, every person who:
(a) Unlawfully kills or possesses a trophy big game mammal is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 nor more than $30,000; or
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) or NRS 503.610, unlawfully kills or possesses a big game mammal, [moose,] bobcat, swan or eagle is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $250 but less than $5,000.
2. For the unlawful killing or possession of fish or wildlife not included in subsection 1, a person is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000.
3. For hunting, fishing or trapping without a valid license, tag or permit, a person is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $50 nor more than the amount of the fee for the license, tag or permit required for the activity in which the person engaged.
4. Every court, before whom a defendant is convicted of unlawfully killing or possessing any wildlife, shall order the defendant to pay the civil penalty in the amount stated in this section for each mammal, bird or fish unlawfully killed or possessed.
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penalty in the amount stated in this section for each mammal, bird or fish unlawfully killed or possessed. The court shall fix the manner and time of payment.
5. The Department may attempt to collect all penalties and installments that are in default in any manner provided by law for the enforcement of a judgment.
6. If a person who is ordered to pay a civil penalty pursuant to this section fails to do so within 90 days after the date set forth in the order, the Department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew any license, tag, permit, certificate or other document or privilege otherwise available to the person pursuant to this title or chapter 488 of NRS.
7. Each court that receives money pursuant to the provisions of this section shall forthwith remit the money to the Department which shall deposit the money with the State Treasurer for credit to the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund.
8. As used in this section, trophy big game mammal means a mule deer with an outside antler measurement of at least 24 inches, a bighorn sheep of any species with at least one horn exceeding a half curl, a Rocky Mountain elk with at least six antler points on one antler, a pronghorn antelope with at least one horn which is more than 14 inches in length, a moose, a mountain goat or a black bear. As used in this subsection:
(a) Antler means any bony growth originating from the pedicle portion of the skull of a big game mammal that is annually cast and regenerated as part of the annual life cycle of the big game mammal.
(b) Antler point means a projection which is at least 1 inch in length with the length exceeding the width of its base . [, excluding] The term does not include the first point on the main beam , commonly known as the eye guard , on mule deer.
(c) Horn exceeding a half curl means a horn tip that has grown at least through 180 degrees of a circle determined by establishing a parallel reference line from the base of the horn and measuring the horn tip to determine whether the horn tip has grown at least to the projection of the reference line.
(d) Outside antler measurement means the perpendicular measurement at right angles to the center line of the skull of a deer at the widest point between the main antler beams or the antler points off the main antler beams.
Sec. 10. NRS 502.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:
502.140 1. Tags may be used as a method of enforcing a limit of the number of any species which may be taken by any one person in any one season or year, and may be issued in such a manner that only a certain number may be used in any one management area, or that one tag may be used in several management areas, as designated by the Commission.
2. The Commission shall designate the number of tags for any species which may be obtained by any one person, and it is unlawful for any person to obtain tags for the persons use in excess of this number. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 502.145 and the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection [9] 8 of NRS 501.181, it is unlawful for any person to use or possess tags issued to any other person, or to transfer or give tags issued to him or her to any other person.
Sec. 11. NRS 503.590 is hereby amended to read as follows:
503.590 1. [Except as otherwise provided in this section, a] A person may maintain a noncommercial collection of legally obtained live wildlife if:
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(a) Such a collection is not maintained for public display nor as a part of or adjunct to any commercial establishment; and
(b) The wildlife contained in such a collection is of a species which may be possessed in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 504.295.
2. The Commission may adopt reasonable regulations establishing minimum standards for the fencing or containment of any collection of wildlife.
[3. The provisions of this section do not apply to alternative livestock and products made therefrom.]
Sec. 12. NRS 503.597 is hereby amended to read as follows:
503.597 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful, except by the written consent and approval of the Department, for any person at any time to receive, bring or have brought or shipped into this State, or remove from one stream or body of water in this State to any other, or from one portion of the State to any other, or to any other state, any aquatic life or wildlife, or any spawn, eggs or young of any of them.
2. The Department shall require an applicant to conduct an investigation to confirm that such an introduction or removal will not be detrimental to the wildlife or the habitat of wildlife in this State. Written consent and approval of the Department may be given only if the results of the investigation prove that the introduction, removal or importation will not be detrimental to existing aquatic life or wildlife, or any spawn, eggs or young of any of them.
3. The Commission may through appropriate regulation provide for the inspection of such introduced or removed creatures and the inspection fees therefor.
4. The Commission may adopt regulations to prohibit the importation, transportation or possession of any species of wildlife which the Commission deems to be detrimental to the wildlife or the habitat of the wildlife in this State.
5. A person who knowingly or intentionally introduces, causes to be introduced or attempts to introduce an aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species into any waters of this State is guilty of:
(a) For a first offense, a misdemeanor; and
(b) For any subsequent offense, a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.
6. A court before whom a defendant is convicted of a violation of subsection 5 shall, for each violation, order the defendant to pay a civil penalty of at least $25,000 but not more than $250,000. The money must be deposited into the Wildlife Account in the State General Fund and used to:
(a) Remove the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species;
(b) Reintroduce any game fish or other aquatic wildlife destroyed by the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species;
(c) Restore any habitat destroyed by the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species;
(d) Repair any other damage done to the waters of this State by the introduction of the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species; and
(e) Defray any other costs incurred by the Department because of the introduction of the aquatic invasive species or injurious aquatic species.
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7. The provisions of this section do not apply to [:
(a) Alternative livestock and products made therefrom; or
(b) The] the introduction of any species by the Department for sport fishing or other wildlife management programs.
8. As used in this section:
(a) Aquatic invasive species means an aquatic species which is exotic or not native to this State and which the Commission has determined to be detrimental to aquatic life, water resources or infrastructure for providing water in this State.
(b) Injurious aquatic species means an aquatic species which the Commission has determined to be a threat to sensitive, threatened or endangered aquatic species or game fish or to the habitat of sensitive, threatened or endangered aquatic species or game fish by any means, including, without limitation:
(1) Predation;
(2) Parasitism;
(3) Interbreeding; or
(4) The transmission of disease.
Sec. 13. NRS 504.185 is hereby amended to read as follows:
504.185 The provisions of this section and NRS 504.155 and 504.165 do not apply to [:
1. Alternative livestock; or
2. Game] game mammals not native to this State [,
Κ] that are held in captivity for purposes other than as required by the Department.
Sec. 14. NRS 504.245 is hereby amended to read as follows:
504.245 1. Any species of wildlife [, including alternative livestock,] that:
(a) Is released from confinement without the prior written authorization of the Department; or
(b) Escapes from the possessors control,
Κ may be captured, seized or destroyed by the Department if the Department determines that such actions are necessary to protect wildlife and the habitat of wildlife in this State.
2. The owner or possessor of such wildlife:
(a) Shall report its escape immediately after receiving knowledge of the escape; and
(b) Is liable for the costs incurred by the Department to capture, maintain and dispose of the wildlife and for any damage caused by the wildlife.
3. The Department is not liable for any damage to wildlife, or caused by wildlife, in carrying out the provisions of this section.
Sec. 15. NRS 504.295 is hereby amended to read as follows:
504.295 1. Except as otherwise provided in [this section and] NRS 503.590, or unless otherwise specified by a regulation adopted by the Commission, no person may:
(a) Possess any live wildlife unless the person is licensed by the Department to do so.
(b) Capture live wildlife in this State to stock a commercial or noncommercial wildlife facility.
(c) Possess or release from confinement any mammal for the purposes of hunting.
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2. The Commission shall adopt regulations for the possession of live wildlife. The regulations must set forth the species of wildlife which may be possessed and propagated, and provide for the inspection by the Department of any related facilities.
3. In accordance with the regulations of the Commission, the Department may issue commercial and noncommercial licenses for the possession of live wildlife upon receipt of the applicable fee.
[4. The provisions of this section do not apply to alternative livestock and products made therefrom.]
Sec. 16. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 17. NRS 564.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
564.010 As used in this chapter:
1. Animals means:
(a) All cattle or animals of the bovine species.
(b) All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species.
(c) All swine or animals of the porcine species.
(d) All sheep and goats.
[(e) Alternative livestock as defined in NRS 501.003.]
2. Department means the State Department of Agriculture.
3. Director means the Director of the Department.
Sec. 18. NRS 565.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
565.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. Agricultural police officer means a person appointed by the Director pursuant to NRS 561.225 who has the powers of a peace officer pursuant to NRS 289.290.
2. Animals means:
(a) All cattle or animals of the bovine species except dairy breed calves under the age of 1 month.
(b) All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species.
(c) All swine or animals of the porcine species.
[(d) Alternative livestock as defined in NRS 501.003.]
3. Brand inspection means a careful visual examination of each animal offered for such inspection and a visual examination of any brands, marks or other characteristics thereon.
4. Department means the State Department of Agriculture.
5. Director means the Director of the Department.
Sec. 19. NRS 569.005 is hereby amended to read as follows:
569.005 As used in NRS 569.005 to 569.130, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS [569.006] 569.0065 to 569.0085, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 20. NRS 569.0085 is hereby amended to read as follows:
569.0085 Livestock means:
1. All cattle or animals of the bovine species;
2. All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species;
3. All swine or animals of the porcine species;
4. All goats or animals of the caprine species;
5. All sheep or animals of the ovine species; and
6. All poultry or domesticated fowl or birds . [; and
7. All alternative livestock.]
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Sec. 21. NRS 571.015 is hereby amended to read as follows:
571.015 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS [571.016] 571.017 to 571.023, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 22. NRS 571.022 is hereby amended to read as follows:
571.022 Livestock means:
1. All cattle or animals of the bovine species.
2. All horses, mules, burros and asses or animals of the equine species.
3. All swine or animals of the porcine species.
4. All goats or animals of the caprine species.
5. All sheep or animals of the ovine species.
6. All poultry or domesticated fowl or birds.
7. All dogs, cats or other animals domesticated or under the restraint or control of humans.
[8. All alternative livestock.]
Sec. 23. NRS 571.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:
571.210 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person, or the persons agent or employee may bring into this State any animal not under special quarantine by the State of Nevada, the Federal Government, or the state, territory or district of origin in compliance with regulations adopted by the State Quarantine Officer.
2. Notice that an animal is in transit is not required unless the animal remains in this State, or is to be unloaded in this State to feed and rest for longer than 48 hours.
3. A person, or the persons agent or employee shall not bring any animal into this State unless he or she has obtained a health certificate showing that the animal is free from contagious, infectious or parasitic diseases or exposure thereto. This requirement does not apply to any animal whose accustomed range is on both sides of the Nevada state line and which is being moved from one portion to another of the accustomed range merely for pasturing and grazing thereon. The State Quarantine Officer shall adopt regulations concerning the form of the certificate.
4. A person, or the persons agent or employee shall not:
(a) Alter a health certificate; or
(b) Divert any animal from the destination described on the health certificate without notifying the State Quarantine Officer within 72 hours after the diversion of the animal.
5. To protect this State from the effects of chronic wasting disease, a person, or the persons agent or employee shall not knowingly bring into this State any live:
(a) Elk (Cervus elaphus);
(b) Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus);
(c) White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus);
(d) Moose (Alces alces); or
(e) [Alternative livestock, unless in accordance with a permit obtained pursuant to NRS 576.129; or
(f)] Other animal that the State Quarantine Officer has, by regulation, declared to be susceptible to chronic wasting disease and prohibited from importation into this State.
6. Any animal knowingly brought into this State in violation of this section may be seized, destroyed or sent out of this State by the State Quarantine Officer within 48 hours. The expense of seizing, destroying or removing the animal must be paid by the owner or the owners agent in charge of the animal and the expense is a lien on the animal, unless it was destroyed, until paid.
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removing the animal must be paid by the owner or the owners agent in charge of the animal and the expense is a lien on the animal, unless it was destroyed, until paid.
Sec. 24. NRS 573.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
573.010 As used in this chapter:
1. Annual sale of livestock means any sale of livestock:
(a) To which any member of the public may consign livestock for sale or exchange through public bidding at the sale of the livestock; and
(b) Which is conducted for not more than 2 consecutive days during a calendar year.
2. Consignor means any person consigning, shipping or delivering livestock to a public livestock auction for sale, resale or exchange.
3. Department means the State Department of Agriculture.
4. Director means the Director of the Department.
5. Livestock means [:
(a) Cattle,] cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, burros, swine or poultry . [; and
(b) Alternative livestock as defined in NRS 501.003.]
6. Operator of a public livestock auction means any person holding, conducting or carrying on a public livestock auction.
7. Public livestock auction means any sale or exchange of livestock held by any person at an established place of business or premises where the livestock is assembled for sale or exchange, and is exchanged or sold at auction or upon a commission basis at regular or irregular intervals. The term does not include an annual sale of livestock.
Sec. 25. NRS 576.129 is hereby amended to read as follows:
576.129 [1. It] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 571.210, it is unlawful for any person to import, possess or propagate any alternative livestock . [unless the person first obtains from the State Board of Agriculture a permit that authorizes the person to do so.
2. The State Board of Agriculture shall adopt regulations for the importation, possession and propagation of alternative livestock. The regulations must set forth requirements for:
(a) Facilities used to confine alternative livestock, including minimum requirements for fencing to prevent the escape of alternative livestock.
(b) The genetic testing of alternative livestock.
(c) Keeping and maintaining records related to the importation, transfer, possession and propagation of alternative livestock.
(d) Identifying and marking alternative livestock.
(e) Marketing alternative livestock.
(f) The filing of any bonds which may be required by the State Board of Agriculture.
3. In adopting the regulations required by subsection 2, the State Board of Agriculture shall consult with the Department of Wildlife and the Board of Wildlife Commissioners concerning the provisions that are necessary to protect wildlife in this state and in the areas designated as areas of special concern by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners pursuant to NRS 501.181.
4. The State Board of Agriculture shall establish by regulation a schedule of fees required to be paid for a permit issued pursuant to this section. The fees established must not exceed the approximate cost to the Board of carrying out the provisions of this section.]
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Sec. 26. Any regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture pursuant to NRS 576.129, as that section existed before the effective date of section 25 of this act, are void. The Legislative Counsel shall remove those regulations from the Nevada Administrative Code as soon as practicable after the effective date of this section.
Sec. 27. NRS 503.242, 569.006, 571.016 and 576.131 are hereby repealed.
Sec. 28. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 60Committee on Health and Human Services
CHAPTER 223
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to behavioral health; requiring the certification of a natural person who holds himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist; prohibiting a minor from providing or supervising the provision of peer recovery support services; authorizing the imposition of civil penalties for certain violations; prohibiting the employment or retention as an independent contractor of a natural person to serve as a certified prevention specialist in a position where the natural person has regular and substantial contact with minors if the natural person has been found to have engaged in certain conduct; requiring a certified prevention specialist to report certain information; requiring a substance use disorder prevention coalition to employ or enter into contracts with certified prevention specialists for certain purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
In general, existing law requires an adult to be certified as a peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor by the Nevada Certification Board or, if that Board ceases issuing such certificates, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, in order to provide peer recovery support services or supervise the provision of such services, as applicable, for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties. However, existing law authorizes an adult who is not a peer recovery support specialist to provide peer recovery support services as a regular part of his or her job duties while serving as a peer recovery support specialist intern if the Nevada Certification Board or the Division, as applicable, has established conditions authorizing such internships. (NRS 433.631) Section 7 of this bill additionally prohibits a minor from providing or supervising the provision of peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties. Sections 7, 8 and 13 of this bill authorize the Division to impose a civil penalty or bring an action for an injunction against a minor who: (1) provides peer recovery support services; or (2) supervises the provision of peer recovery support services. Sections 4-6, 14 and 15 of this bill make various conforming changes to: (1) reflect that the provisions of law governing peer recovery support services apply to both adults and minors; and (2) clarify that those provisions of law apply only to natural persons. Section 25 of this bill repeals a definition that is no longer used, and section 2 of this bill eliminates a reference to that definition.
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Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this bill prohibit a natural person from holding himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist unless he or she is certified as such by the Nevada Certification Board or, if that Board ceases to certify certified prevention specialists, peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery support specialist supervisors, the Division. Section 1 of this bill defines certified prevention specialist to mean a natural person who: (1) holds such certification; and (2) supervises, reviews and implements evidence-based programs, policies, practices and other culturally relevant interventions in schools or communities to prevent or reduce the harms caused by substance use, substance use disorder and other behavioral health disorders or address systemic barriers to wellness. Section 2 of this bill makes conforming changes to indicate the applicability of that definition. Sections 7 and 13 authorize the Division to impose a civil penalty or bring an action for an injunction against a natural person who holds himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist without being certified as such. Sections 9-12, 14-17 and 19-23 of this bill make various changes so that certified prevention specialists are treated similarly to peer recovery support specialists and peer recovery support specialist supervisors for purposes related to: (1) regulation, certification and background checks; (2) mandatory reporting of certain crimes and violations; and (3) exemption from the applicability of provisions of law governing certain other professions that provide behavioral health services.
Existing law: (1) provides for the certification of substance use disorder prevention coalitions; (2) requires a certified substance use disorder prevention coalition to perform certain duties relating to the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorder; and (3) requires the Division to collaborate with and utilize certified substance use disorder prevention coalitions as the primary local and regional entities to coordinate programs and strategies for the prevention of substance use disorders in this State. (NRS 458.033) Section 18 of this bill requires a substance use disorder prevention coalition to employ or enter into contracts with certified prevention specialists as necessary to perform the duties of the coalition.
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 433 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Certified prevention specialist means a natural person who:
1. Supervises, reviews and implements evidence-based programs, policies, practices and other culturally relevant interventions in schools or communities to:
(a) Prevent substance use, early-onset substance use, substance use disorder and other behavioral health disorders;
(b) Reduce the harms caused by substance use, substance use disorder and other behavioral health disorders; or
(c) Address systemic barriers to wellness for the purposes of improving public health and reducing the frequency of substance misuse, substance use disorder and other behavioral health disorders; and
2. Is authorized under the provisions of NRS 433.631 to hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist.
Sec. 2. NRS 433.622 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.622 As used in NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS [433.623] 433.624 to 433.629, inclusive, and section 1 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
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Sec. 3. NRS 433.625 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.625 Certificate means a certificate issued by the Division that authorizes the holder to hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist or provide or supervise the provision of peer recovery support services, as applicable.
Sec. 4. NRS 433.627 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.627 Peer recovery support specialist means [an adult] a natural person who is authorized under the provisions of NRS 433.631 to provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties. The term does not include a peer recovery support specialist intern.
Sec. 5. NRS 433.628 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.628 Peer recovery support specialist intern means [an adult] a natural person who is authorized under the provisions of NRS 433.631 to provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties while the [adult] natural person is acquiring the experience necessary for certification as a peer recovery support specialist.
Sec. 6. NRS 433.629 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.629 Peer recovery support specialist supervisor means [an adult] a natural person who is authorized under the provisions of NRS 433.631 to supervise the provision of peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties.
Sec. 7. NRS 433.631 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.631 1. Except as authorized by subsection 2, [an adult] a natural person shall not:
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as authorized to provide peer recovery support services unless he or she [holds] :
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support specialist issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its successor organization.
(b) Supervise the provision of peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as authorized to supervise the provision of peer recovery support services unless he or she [holds] :
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support specialist supervisor issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its successor organization.
(c) Hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist unless he or she:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a certified prevention specialist issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its successor organization.
2. If the Nevada Certification Board or its successor organization establishes conditions governing the provision of peer recovery support services by a natural person who is not certified as a peer recovery support specialist while the natural person is acquiring the experience necessary for certification as a peer recovery support specialist, [an adult] a natural person who is at least 18 years of age and is not certified as a peer recovery support specialist may:
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties under those conditions; and
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(b) Use the title of peer recovery support specialist intern while providing peer recovery support services under those conditions.
3. The Division may impose upon [an adult] a natural person who violates this section a civil penalty in an amount prescribed by regulation of the Board.
Sec. 8. NRS 433.631 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.631 1. Except as authorized by subsection 2, [an adult] a natural person shall not:
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as authorized to provide peer recovery support services unless he or she [holds] :
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support specialist issued by the Division.
(b) Supervise the provision of peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties or hold himself or herself out as authorized to supervise the provision of peer recovery support services unless he or she [holds] :
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a peer recovery support specialist supervisor issued by the Division.
(c) Hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist unless he or she:
(1) Is at least 18 years of age; and
(2) Holds a valid certificate as a certified prevention specialist issued by the Division.
2. The Division may adopt regulations establishing conditions under which [an adult] a natural person who is at least 18 years of age and is not certified as a peer recovery support specialist may:
(a) Provide peer recovery support services for compensation as a regular part of his or her job duties while acquiring the experience necessary for certification; and
(b) Use the title of peer recovery support specialist intern.
3. The Division may impose upon [an adult] a natural person who violates this section a civil penalty in an amount prescribed by regulation of the Board.
Sec. 9. NRS 433.632 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.632 1. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the practice of certified prevention specialists and the provision of peer recovery support services. The regulations must prescribe:
(a) The requirements for the issuance and renewal of a certificate as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, which must include, without limitation, required training and experience for certified prevention specialists, peer recovery support specialists and peer recovery support specialist supervisors.
(b) Requirements governing the supervision of peer recovery support specialists by peer recovery support specialist supervisors.
(c) Procedures for the Division to investigate misconduct by a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor and to impose disciplinary action for such misconduct.
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(d) The forms of disciplinary action that the Division may impose against a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor.
2. The Board may, by regulation, prescribe a fee for:
(a) The issuance of a certificate; and
(b) The renewal of a certificate.
3. Any fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 must be calculated to produce the revenue estimated to cover the costs related to the issuance and renewal of certificates, but in no case may the fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate exceed the actual cost to the Division of issuing or renewing the certificate, as applicable.
4. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section may establish exemptions from the provisions of NRS 433.631.
Sec. 10. NRS 433.635 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.635 1. The Division may issue a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Division an application for such a certificate if the applicant holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license, certificate or other credential as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States.
2. An applicant for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Division with his or her application:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Division that the applicant:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has held a license, certificate or other credential as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable; and
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct;
(c) The fee prescribed by the Board in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 433.632; and
(d) Any other information required by the Division.
3. Not later than 15 business days after the Division receives an application for a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor pursuant to this section, the Division shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information required by the Division to consider the application. Unless the Division denies the application for good cause, the Division shall approve the application and issue a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, to the applicant not later than 45 days after receiving the application.
Sec. 11. NRS 433.636 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.636 1. The Division may issue a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section.
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requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Division an application for such a certificate if the applicant:
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license, certificate or other credential as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and
(b) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the spouse, widow or widower of a veteran.
2. An applicant for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Division with his or her application:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Division that the applicant:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or any state or territory in which the applicant currently holds or has held a license, certificate or other credential as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable; and
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(b) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct;
(c) The fee prescribed by the Board in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 433.632; and
(d) Any other information required by the Division.
3. Not later than 15 business days after the Division receives an application for a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor pursuant to this section, the Division shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information required by the Division to consider the application. Unless the Division denies the application for good cause, the Division shall approve the application and issue a certificate by endorsement as a certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, to the applicant not later than 45 days after receiving all the additional information required by the Division to complete the application.
4. At any time before making a final decision on an application for a certificate by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Division may grant a provisional certificate authorizing an applicant to hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist or practice as a peer recovery support specialist or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as applicable, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.
5. As used in this section, veteran has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.
Sec. 12. NRS 433.637 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.637 1. In addition to any other requirements set forth in NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive, an applicant for the renewal of a certificate as a certified prevention specialist, recovery support specialist or recovery support specialist supervisor must indicate in the application submitted to the Division whether the applicant has a state business license. If the applicant has a state business license, the applicant must include in the application the business identification number assigned by the Secretary of State upon compliance with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.
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2. A certificate may not be renewed if:
(a) The applicant fails to submit the information required by subsection 1; or
(b) The State Controller has informed the Division pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 353C.1965 that the applicant owes a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the applicant has not:
(1) Satisfied the debt;
(2) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130; or
(3) Demonstrated that the debt is not valid.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Agency has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.020.
(b) Debt has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 353C.040.
Sec. 13. NRS 433.638 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.638 1. The Division may bring an action in the name of the State of Nevada to enjoin any [adult] natural person from engaging in conduct that violates the provisions of NRS 433.631.
2. It is sufficient in such an action to allege that the defendant did, on a certain date and in a certain place, engage in conduct for which a certificate is required by NRS 433.631 without a valid certificate.
Sec. 14. NRS 433.639 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.639 1. Not later than 3 days after employing a natural person to serve as a certified prevention specialist or provide or supervise the provision of peer recovery support services in a position where the natural person has regular and substantial contact with minors or retaining a natural person as an independent contractor to serve as a certified prevention specialist or provide or supervise the provision of peer recovery support services in such a position and every 5 years thereafter, an employer, or person or entity who retained the independent contractor, shall:
(a) Obtain from the employee or independent contractor written authorization for the release of any information that may be available from the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established pursuant to NRS 432.100; and
(b) Complete a child abuse and neglect screening through the Central Registry to determine whether there has been a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366 made against the natural person.
2. Except as otherwise provided in any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4, upon receiving information pursuant to subsection 1 from the Central Registry or from any other source that an employee or independent contractor described in subsection 1 has, within the immediately preceding 5 years, had a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366 made against him or her, the employer or person or entity who retained the independent contractor shall terminate the employment or contract of the employee or independent contractor, as applicable, after allowing the employee or independent contractor time to correct the information as required pursuant to subsection 3.
3. If an employee or independent contractor described in subsection 1 believes that the information provided to the employer or person or entity who retained the independent contractor pursuant to subsection 2 is incorrect, the employee or independent contractor must inform the employer, person or entity immediately.
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entity immediately. The employer, person or entity shall give any such employee or independent contractor 30 days to correct the information.
4. The Division, in consultation with each agency which provides child welfare services, may establish by regulation a process by which it may review evidence upon request to determine whether an employee or independent contractor described in subsection 1 who has, within the immediately preceding 5 years, had a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 394.366 made against him or her may continue to serve as a certified prevention specialist or provide or supervise the provision of peer recovery support services , as applicable, and have regular and substantial contact with minors despite the report. Any such review must be conducted in a manner which does not discriminate against a natural person in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.
5. If a process for review is established pursuant to subsection 4, an employee or independent contractor described in subsection 1 may request such a review in the manner established by the Division. Any determination made by the Division is final for purposes of judicial review.
6. During any period in which an employee or independent contractor seeks to correct information pursuant to subsection 3 or requests a review of information pursuant to subsection 5, it is within the discretion of the employer or person or entity who retained the independent contractor whether to allow the employee or independent contractor to continue to work for the employer, person or entity, as applicable, except that the employee or independent contractor shall not have regular and substantial contact with minors without supervision during such a period.
7. The Division shall adopt regulations to establish civil penalties to be imposed against any person or entity that fails to comply with the requirements of this section.
8. As used in this section, agency which provides child welfare services has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.011.
Sec. 15. NRS 433.641 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433.641 1. A person or entity that employs a natural person or retains an independent contractor for the purpose of serving as a certified prevention specialist or providing or supervising the provision of peer recovery support services in a position where the natural person has regular and substantial contact with minors shall maintain records of the information concerning such employees and independent contractors that is collected pursuant to NRS 433.639, including, without limitation, the written authorization for the release of information from the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established pursuant to NRS 432.100.
2. The records maintained pursuant to subsection 1 must be:
(a) Maintained for the period that the employee or independent contractor has regular and substantial contact with minors; and
(b) Made available for inspection by the Division at any reasonable time and copies thereof must be furnished to the Division upon request.
Sec. 16. NRS 200.5093 is hereby amended to read as follows:
200.5093 1. Any person who is described in subsection 4 and who, in a professional or occupational capacity, knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an older person or vulnerable person has been abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned shall:
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, report the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of the older person or vulnerable person to:
(1) The local office of the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(2) A police department or sheriffs office; or
(3) A toll-free telephone service designated by the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(b) Make such a report as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 24 hours after the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the older person or vulnerable person has been abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned.
2. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of the older person or vulnerable person involves an act or omission of the Aging and Disability Services Division, another division of the Department of Health and Human Services or a law enforcement agency, the person shall make the report to an agency other than the one alleged to have committed the act or omission.
3. Each agency, after reducing a report to writing, shall forward a copy of the report to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes.
4. A report must be made pursuant to subsection 1 by the following persons:
(a) Every physician, dentist, dental hygienist, expanded function dental assistant, chiropractic physician, naprapath, optometrist, podiatric physician, medical examiner, resident, intern, professional or practical nurse, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, anesthesiologist assistant, perfusionist, psychiatrist, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, clinical alcohol and drug counselor, alcohol and drug counselor, music therapist, athletic trainer, driver of an ambulance, paramedic, licensed dietitian, holder of a license or a limited license issued under the provisions of chapter 653 of NRS, behavior analyst, assistant behavior analyst, registered behavior technician, certified prevention specialist, as defined in section 1 of this act, peer recovery support specialist, as defined in NRS 433.627, peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as defined in NRS 433.629, or other person providing medical services licensed or certified to practice in this State, who examines, attends or treats an older person or vulnerable person who appears to have been abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned.
(b) Any personnel of a hospital or similar institution engaged in the admission, examination, care or treatment of persons or an administrator, manager or other person in charge of a hospital or similar institution upon notification of the suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of an older person or vulnerable person by a member of the staff of the hospital.
(c) A coroner.
(d) Every person who maintains or is employed by an agency to provide personal care services in the home.
(e) Every person who maintains or is employed by an agency to provide nursing in the home.
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(f) Every person who operates, who is employed by or who contracts to provide services for an intermediary service organization as defined in NRS 449.4304.
(g) Any employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, except the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.125 and any of his or her advocates or volunteers where prohibited from making such a report pursuant to 45 C.F.R. § 1321.11.
(h) Any employee of a law enforcement agency or a countys office for protective services or an adult or juvenile probation officer.
(i) Any person who maintains or is employed by a facility or establishment that provides care for older persons or vulnerable persons.
(j) Any person who maintains, is employed by or serves as a volunteer for an agency or service which advises persons regarding the abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation or abandonment of an older person or vulnerable person and refers them to persons and agencies where their requests and needs can be met.
(k) Every social worker.
(l) Any person who owns or is employed by a funeral home or mortuary.
(m) Every person who operates or is employed by a community health worker pool, as defined in NRS 449.0028, or with whom a community health worker pool contracts to provide the services of a community health worker, as defined in NRS 449.0027.
(n) Every person who is enrolled with the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services to provide doula services to recipients of Medicaid pursuant to NRS 422.27177.
5. A report may be made by any other person.
6. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an older person or vulnerable person has died as a result of abuse, neglect, isolation or abandonment, the person shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, report this belief to the appropriate medical examiner or coroner, who shall investigate the cause of death of the older person or vulnerable person and submit to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies, the appropriate prosecuting attorney, the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes his or her written findings. The written findings must include the information required pursuant to the provisions of NRS 200.5094, when possible.
7. A division, office or department which receives a report pursuant to this section shall cause the investigation of the report to commence within 3 working days. A copy of the final report of the investigation conducted by a division, office or department, other than the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services, must be forwarded within 30 days after the completion of the report to the:
(a) Aging and Disability Services Division;
(b) Repository for Information Concerning Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons created by NRS 179A.450; and
(c) Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes.
8. If the investigation of a report results in the belief that an older person or vulnerable person is abused, neglected, exploited, isolated or abandoned, the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services or the countys office for protective services may provide protective services to the older person or vulnerable person if the older person or vulnerable person is able and willing to accept them.
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9. A person who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
10. As used in this section, Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes means the Unit for the Investigation and Prosecution of Crimes Against Older Persons or Vulnerable Persons in the Office of the Attorney General created pursuant to NRS 228.265.
Sec. 17. NRS 432B.220 is hereby amended to read as follows:
432B.220 1. Any person who is described in subsection 4 and who, in his or her professional or occupational capacity, knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, report the abuse or neglect of the child to an agency which provides child welfare services or to a law enforcement agency; and
(b) Make such a report as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 24 hours after the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the child has been abused or neglected.
2. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the abuse or neglect of the child involves an act or omission of:
(a) A person directly responsible or serving as a volunteer for or an employee of a public or private home, institution or facility where the child is receiving child care outside of the home for a portion of the day, the person shall make the report to a law enforcement agency.
(b) An agency which provides child welfare services or a law enforcement agency, the person shall make the report to an agency other than the one alleged to have committed the act or omission, and the investigation of the abuse or neglect of the child must be made by an agency other than the one alleged to have committed the act or omission.
3. Any person who is described in paragraph (a) of subsection 4 who delivers or provides medical services to a newborn infant and who, in his or her professional or occupational capacity, knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the newborn infant has been affected by a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder or prenatal substance use disorder or has withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal substance exposure shall, as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than 24 hours after the person knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the newborn infant is so affected or has such symptoms, notify an agency which provides child welfare services of the condition of the infant and refer each person who is responsible for the welfare of the infant to an agency which provides child welfare services for appropriate counseling, training or other services. A notification and referral to an agency which provides child welfare services pursuant to this subsection shall not be construed to require prosecution for any illegal action.
4. A report must be made pursuant to subsection 1 by the following persons:
(a) A person providing services licensed or certified in this State pursuant to, without limitation, chapter 450B, 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 634B, 635, 636, 637, 637B, 639, 640, 640A, 640B, 640C, 640D, 640E, 641, 641A, 641B, 641C, 641D or 653 of NRS or practicing as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic in this State under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145.
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(b) Any personnel of a medical facility licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS who are engaged in the admission, examination, care or treatment of persons or an administrator, manager or other person in charge of such a medical facility upon notification of suspected abuse or neglect of a child by a member of the staff of the medical facility.
(c) A coroner.
(d) A member of the clergy, practitioner of Christian Science or religious healer, unless the person has acquired the knowledge of the abuse or neglect from the offender during a confession.
(e) A person employed by a public school or private school and any person who serves as a volunteer at such a school.
(f) Any person who maintains or is employed by a facility or establishment that provides care for children, childrens camp or other public or private facility, institution or agency furnishing care to a child.
(g) Any person licensed pursuant to chapter 424 of NRS to conduct a foster home.
(h) Any officer or employee of a law enforcement agency or an adult or juvenile probation officer.
(i) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 432B.225, an attorney.
(j) Any person who maintains, is employed by or serves as a volunteer for an agency or service which advises persons regarding abuse or neglect of a child and refers them to persons and agencies where their requests and needs can be met.
(k) Any person who is employed by or serves as a volunteer for a youth shelter. As used in this paragraph, youth shelter has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244.427.
(l) Any adult person who is employed by an entity that provides organized activities for children, including, without limitation, a person who is employed by a school district or public school.
(m) Any person who is enrolled with the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services to provide doula services to recipients of Medicaid pursuant to NRS 422.27177.
(n) A certified prevention specialist, as defined in section 1 of this act, peer recovery support specialist, as defined in NRS 433.627, or peer recovery support specialist supervisor, as defined in NRS 433.629.
5. A report may be made by any other person.
6. If a person who is required to make a report pursuant to subsection 1 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect, the person shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, report this belief to an agency which provides child welfare services or a law enforcement agency. If such a report is made to a law enforcement agency, the law enforcement agency shall notify an agency which provides child welfare services and the appropriate medical examiner or coroner of the report. If such a report is made to an agency which provides child welfare services, the agency which provides child welfare services shall notify the appropriate medical examiner or coroner of the report. The medical examiner or coroner who is notified of a report pursuant to this subsection shall investigate the report and submit his or her written findings to the appropriate agency which provides child welfare services, the appropriate district attorney and a law enforcement agency. The written findings must include, if obtainable, the information required pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 432B.230.
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7. The agency, board, bureau, commission, department, division or political subdivision of the State responsible for the licensure, certification or endorsement of a person who is described in subsection 4 and who is required in his or her professional or occupational capacity to be licensed, certified or endorsed in this State shall, at the time of initial licensure, certification or endorsement:
(a) Inform the person, in writing or by electronic communication, of his or her duty as a mandatory reporter pursuant to this section;
(b) Obtain a written acknowledgment or electronic record from the person that he or she has been informed of his or her duty pursuant to this section; and
(c) Maintain a copy of the written acknowledgment or electronic record for as long as the person is licensed, certified or endorsed in this State.
8. The employer of a person who is described in subsection 4 and who is not required in his or her professional or occupational capacity to be licensed, certified or endorsed in this State must, upon initial employment of the person:
(a) Inform the person, in writing or by electronic communication, of his or her duty as a mandatory reporter pursuant to this section;
(b) Obtain a written acknowledgment or electronic record from the person that he or she has been informed of his or her duty pursuant to this section; and
(c) Maintain a copy of the written acknowledgment or electronic record for as long as the person is employed by the employer.
9. Before a person may serve as a volunteer at a public school or private school, the school must:
(a) Inform the person, in writing or by electronic communication, of his or her duty as a mandatory reporter pursuant to this section and NRS 392.303;
(b) Obtain a written acknowledgment or electronic record from the person that he or she has been informed of his or her duty pursuant to this section and NRS 392.303; and
(c) Maintain a copy of the written acknowledgment or electronic record for as long as the person serves as a volunteer at the school.
10. The provisions of subsection 8 do not apply to the employer of a person practicing as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic in this State under the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact ratified by NRS 450B.145.
11. As used in this section:
(a) Private school has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.
(b) Public school has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.
Sec. 18. NRS 458.033 is hereby amended to read as follows:
458.033 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt regulations:
(a) Providing for the certification of substance use disorder prevention coalitions; and
(b) Establishing requirements governing the membership of and geographic region served by substance use disorder prevention coalitions. The regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph must align with nationally recognized standards for substance use disorder prevention coalitions and must provide that a geographic region may be served by more than one substance use disorder prevention coalition.
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2. A certified substance use disorder prevention coalition shall:
(a) Advise the Department of Health and Human Services and the Division concerning:
(1) The needs of adults and children in the geographic region served by the coalition concerning the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders in the geographic region;
(2) Any progress, problems or plans relating to the provision of services for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders and methods for improving the provision of such services in the geographic region served by the coalition;
(3) Identified gaps in services for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders and recommendations for addressing those gaps; and
(4) Priorities for allocating resources to support and develop services for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders in the geographic region served by the coalition.
(b) Convene interested persons and entities to promote the use of evidence-based strategies to address needs concerning services for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders and improve such services in the geographic region served by the coalition.
(c) Coordinate and share information with other certified substance use disorder prevention coalitions to provide recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Division concerning services for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders.
(d) Implement, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division, other certified substance use disorder prevention coalitions and other interested persons and entities, statewide efforts for the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders.
(e) Coordinate with persons and entities in this State who provide services related to the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders to increase the awareness of such services and reduce duplication of efforts.
(f) In consultation with other persons and entities in this State who provide services related to the prevention of substance use disorders, submit an annual report to the regional behavioral health policy board for the geographic region served by the substance use disorder prevention coalition. The report must include, without limitation:
(1) Identification of the specific needs of the geographic region served by the coalition concerning the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders;
(2) A description of methods that the coalition uses to collect and analyze data concerning:
(I) Substance misuse and substance use disorders in the geographic region served by the coalition; and
(II) Gaps in services related to the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders and the need for additional services in that region;
(3) The strategies used by the coalition and the results of those strategies;
(4) The goals of the coalition for the immediately preceding year and the degree to which the coalition achieved those goals; and
(5) The goals of the coalition for the immediately following year and the long-term goals of the coalition.
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(g) Employ or enter into contracts with certified prevention specialists as necessary to perform or facilitate the activities described in paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive.
3. The Division shall collaborate with and utilize certified substance use disorder prevention coalitions as the primary local and regional entities to coordinate programs and strategies for the prevention of substance use disorders in this State.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Behavioral health region has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.426.
(b) Certified prevention specialist has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.
(c) Substance use disorder prevention coalition means a coalition of persons and entities who possess knowledge and experience related to the prevention of substance misuse and substance use disorders in a region of this State.
Sec. 19. NRS 632.472 is hereby amended to read as follows:
632.472 1. The following persons shall report in writing to the Executive Director of the Board any conduct of a licensee or holder of a certificate which constitutes a violation of the provisions of this chapter:
(a) Any physician, dentist, dental hygienist, expanded function dental assistant, naprapath, chiropractic physician, optometrist, podiatric physician, medical examiner, resident, intern, professional or practical nurse, nursing assistant, medication aide - certified, perfusionist, physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, anesthesiologist assistant, psychiatrist, psychologist, marriage and family therapist, clinical professional counselor, alcohol or drug counselor, certified prevention specialist, peer recovery support specialist, peer recovery support specialist supervisor, music therapist, holder of a license or limited license issued pursuant to chapter 653 of NRS, driver of an ambulance, paramedic or other person providing medical services licensed or certified to practice in this State.
(b) Any personnel of a medical facility or facility for the dependent engaged in the admission, examination, care or treatment of persons or an administrator, manager or other person in charge of a medical facility or facility for the dependent upon notification by a member of the staff of the facility.
(c) A coroner.
(d) Any person who maintains or is employed by an agency to provide personal care services in the home.
(e) Any person who operates, who is employed by or who contracts to provide services for an intermediary service organization as defined in NRS 449.4304.
(f) Any person who maintains or is employed by an agency to provide nursing in the home.
(g) Any employee of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(h) Any employee of a law enforcement agency or a countys office for protective services or an adult or juvenile probation officer.
(i) Any person who maintains or is employed by a facility or establishment that provides care for older persons.
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(j) Any person who maintains, is employed by or serves as a volunteer for an agency or service which advises persons regarding the abuse, neglect or exploitation of an older person and refers them to persons and agencies where their requests and needs can be met.
(k) Any social worker.
(l) Any person who operates or is employed by a community health worker pool or with whom a community health worker pool contracts to provide the services of a community health worker, as defined in NRS 449.0027.
2. Every physician who, as a member of the staff of a medical facility or facility for the dependent, has reason to believe that a nursing assistant or medication aide - certified has engaged in conduct which constitutes grounds for the denial, suspension or revocation of a certificate shall notify the superintendent, manager or other person in charge of the facility. The superintendent, manager or other person in charge shall make a report as required in subsection 1.
3. A report may be filed by any other person.
4. Any person who in good faith reports any violation of the provisions of this chapter to the Executive Director of the Board pursuant to this section is immune from civil liability for reporting the violation.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Agency to provide personal care services in the home has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0021.
(b) Certified prevention specialist has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.
(c) Community health worker pool has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0028.
[(c)] (d) Peer recovery support specialist has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.627.
[(d)] (e) Peer recovery support specialist supervisor has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.629.
Sec. 20. NRS 641.029 is hereby amended to read as follows:
641.029 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
1. A physician who is licensed to practice in this State;
2. A person who is licensed to practice dentistry in this State;
3. A person who is licensed as a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist intern pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS;
4. A person who is licensed as a clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS;
5. A person who is licensed to engage in social work pursuant to chapter 641B of NRS;
6. A person who is licensed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant pursuant to chapter 640A of NRS;
7. A person who is licensed as a clinical alcohol and drug counselor, licensed or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor intern, a clinical alcohol and drug counselor intern, a problem gambling counselor or a problem gambling counselor intern, pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS;
8. A person who serves as a certified prevention specialist or provides or supervises the provision of peer recovery support services in accordance with the provisions of NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive [;] , and section 1 of this act.
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9. A person who is licensed as a behavior analyst or an assistant behavior analyst or registered as a registered behavior technician pursuant to chapter 641D of NRS, while engaged in the practice of applied behavior analysis as defined in NRS 641D.080; or
10. Any member of the clergy,
Κ if such a person does not commit an act described in NRS 641.440 or represent himself or herself as a psychologist.
Sec. 21. NRS 641B.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
641B.040 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
1. A physician who is licensed to practice in this State;
2. A nurse who is licensed to practice in this State;
3. A person who is licensed as a psychologist pursuant to chapter 641 of NRS or authorized to practice psychology in this State pursuant to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact enacted in NRS 641.227;
4. A person who is licensed as a marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist intern pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS;
5. A person who is licensed as a clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS;
6. A person who is licensed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant pursuant to chapter 640A of NRS;
7. A person who is licensed as a clinical alcohol and drug counselor, licensed or certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or certified as a clinical alcohol and drug counselor intern, an alcohol and drug counselor intern, a problem gambling counselor or a problem gambling counselor intern, pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS;
8. A person who serves as a certified prevention specialist or provides or supervises the provision of peer recovery support services in accordance with NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive [;] , and section 1 of this act.
9. Any member of the clergy;
10. A county welfare director;
11. Any person who may engage in social work or clinical social work in his or her regular governmental employment but does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a social worker; or
12. A student of social work and any other person preparing for the profession of social work under the supervision of a qualified social worker in a training institution or facility recognized by the Board, unless the student or other person has been issued a provisional license pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 641B.275. Such a student must be designated by the title student of social work or trainee in social work, or any other title which clearly indicates the students training status.
Sec. 22. NRS 641C.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
641C.130 The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
1. A physician who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 630 or 633 of NRS;
2. A nurse who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 632 of NRS and is authorized by the State Board of Nursing to engage in the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders or the practice of counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling;
3. A psychologist who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 641 of NRS or authorized to practice psychology in this State pursuant to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact enacted in NRS 641.227;
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4. A clinical professional counselor or clinical professional counselor intern who is licensed pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS;
5. A marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist intern who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 641A of NRS and is authorized by the Board of Examiners for Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors to engage in the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders or the practice of counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling;
6. A person who is:
(a) Licensed as:
(1) A clinical social worker pursuant to the provisions of chapter 641B of NRS; or
(2) A master social worker or an independent social worker pursuant to the provisions of chapter 641B of NRS and is engaging in clinical social work as part of an internship program approved by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers; and
(b) Authorized by the Board of Examiners for Social Workers to engage in the practice of counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders or the practice of counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling; or
7. A person who serves as a certified prevention specialist or provides or supervises the provision of peer recovery support services in accordance with NRS 433.622 to 433.641, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
Sec. 23. Section 37 of chapter 444, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2836, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 37. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 18.5, 19, 20 and 32 of this act become effective on July 1, 2021.
3. Sections 1 to 3, inclusive, 5 to 8, inclusive, 15 to 17, inclusive, 20.3 to 31, inclusive, and 33 to 36, 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 January 1, 2022, for all other purposes.
4. Sections 4, 9 to 14, inclusive, 18 and 31.5 of this act become effective on the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases certifying certified prevention specialists, peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery support specialist supervisors.
5. Sections 10 and 11 of this act expire by limitation on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:
(a) Have failed to comply with the subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or
(b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children,
Κ are repealed by the Congress of the United States.
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Sec. 24. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of this act to the contrary, a natural person who holds a valid certification as a certified prevention specialist issued by the Nevada Certification Board or its successor organization on the date on which that organization ceases certifying certified prevention specialists may hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist without being certified by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services until 6 months after the date on which the Division begins certifying certified prevention specialists pursuant to the regulations adopted by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 433.632, as amended by section 9 of this act. To hold himself or herself out as a certified prevention specialist after that date, the natural person must obtain a certificate from the Division as required by NRS 433.631, as amended by section 8 of this act.
2. As used in this section, certified prevention specialist has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.
Sec. 25. NRS 433.623 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 26. 1. This section and sections 1, 2, 4 to 7, inclusive, and 13 to 25, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2026.
2. Sections 3 and 8 to 12, inclusive, of this act become effective on the later of July 1, 2026, or the date on which the Nevada Certification Board, or its successor organization, ceases certifying certified prevention specialists, peer recovery support specialists or peer recovery support specialist supervisors.
3. Sections 10 and 11 of this act expire by limitation on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:
(a) Have failed to comply with the subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or
(b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children,
Κ are repealed by the Congress of the United States.
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Assembly Bill No. 73Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
CHAPTER 224
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to campaign practices; requiring certain communications relating to an election that include synthetic media to contain a disclosure; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires that certain statements and communications relating to an election contain disclosures to provide the public with certain information relating to the source or purpose of the statement or communication. (NRS 294A.347-294A.3495) Section 2 of this bill: (1) requires that any communication made or paid for by a person, organization, candidate, personal campaign committee of a candidate, committee for political action or committee sponsored by a political party that is in support of or opposition to a candidate, group of candidates or political party, that provides information about political or social issues with the intent to influence the outcome of an election or that solicits contributions for a candidate, group of candidates or political party that includes any form of synthetic media in the communication must disclose that the image, video or audio has been manipulated; and (2) authorizes a candidate who is depicted in any such communication that fails to include such a disclosure to seek an injunction or equitable relief in a district court against certain parties that made or paid for the communication.
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 294A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Sec. 2. 1. Any communication made or paid for by a person, organization, candidate, personal campaign committee of a candidate, committee for political action or committee sponsored by a political party that is made in support of or opposition to a candidate, group of candidates or political party, that provides information about political or social issues with the intent to influence the outcome of an election or that solicits contributions for a candidate, group of candidates or political party and includes any form of synthetic media in the communication must disclose on the communication in a clear and conspicuous manner:
This (image/video/audio) has been manipulated.
2. The disclosure required pursuant to subsection 1 must be provided in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) For a communication made using visual media that is a video, the disclosure must appear for the entire duration of the video; and
(b) For a communication made using only audio, the disclosure must be read in a clearly spoken manner, in a pitch that can be easily heard by the average listener and in the same language as the rest of the audio:
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(1) At the beginning of the audio;
(2) At the end of the audio; and
(3) If the audio is longer than 2 minutes in length, interspersed within the audio at intervals of not more than 2 minutes each.
3. Any candidate who is depicted in any communication that includes synthetic media and which communication fails to include the disclosure required pursuant to subsection 1 may seek an injunction or other equitable relief in district court against the person, candidate, personal campaign committee of a candidate, committee for political action or committee sponsored by a political party who made or paid for the communication.
4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose liability for a violation of subsection 1 upon:
(a) Any streaming service, interactive computer service provider, cloud service provider or internet service provider;
(b) A radio broadcasting station, television broadcasting station, telecommunications network or cable or satellite television operator;
(c) Any programmer or producer of radio or television broadcasting content; or
(d) Any person who publishes synthetic media as part of entertainment as a satire or parody.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Artificial intelligence means a machine-based system that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers from the input it receives how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(b) Generative adversarial network means a framework for machine learning that uses adversarial training towards the development of generative artificial intelligence.
(c) Generative artificial intelligence means a technology of artificial intelligence that is capable of creating content such as text, audio, image or video based on patterns learned from large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.
(d) Interactive computer service has the meaning ascribed to it in 47 U.S.C. § 230(f)(2).
(e) Synthetic media means an image, audio recording or video recording of the appearance, speech or conduct of a person that has been intentionally manipulated with the use of generative adversarial network techniques, artificial intelligence or generative artificial intelligence to create a realistic but false image, audio recording or video recording that produces:
(1) A depiction that to a reasonable natural person is of a real natural person in appearance, action or speech but that did not actually occur in reality or was not authentically captured or recorded; and
(2) A fundamentally different understanding or impression of the appearance, action or speech of a person than what a reasonable natural person would have from viewing or listening to the unaltered original version of the image, audio recording or video recording.
Secs. 3-5. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 6. This act becomes effective on January 1, 2026.
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Assembly Bill No. 96Committee on Government Affairs
CHAPTER 225
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to land use planning; requiring the governing body of certain cities and counties to include a heat mitigation plan in the conservation element of the master plan; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires a planning commission to develop a master plan as a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city, county or region. A master plan may include certain elements as appropriate to the city, county or region, with the exception of certain cities and counties which must include all or a portion of certain elements in a master plan. (NRS 278.150-278.170)
Sections 1 and 3 of this bill require that the master plan in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) includes a heat mitigation plan. Section 2 of this bill sets forth the requirements for the heat mitigation plan, which is to be included as part of a conservation element of a master plan, including a plan to develop heat mitigation strategies such as public cooling spaces, public drinking water and shade over paved surfaces.
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 278.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:
278.150 1. The planning commission shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city, county or region which in the commissions judgment bears relation to the planning thereof.
2. The plan must be known as the master plan, and must be so prepared that all or portions thereof, except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5, may be adopted by the governing body, as provided in NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive, as a basis for the development of the city, county or region for such reasonable period of time next ensuing after the adoption thereof as may practically be covered thereby.
3. In counties whose population is less than 100,000, if the governing body of the city or county adopts only a portion of the master plan, it shall include in that portion an aboveground utility plan of the public facilities and services element, as described in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160.
4. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, if the governing body of the city or county adopts only a portion of the master plan, it shall include in that portion:
(a) A conservation plan of the conservation element, as described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160;
(b) The housing element, as described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160;
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(c) A population plan of the public facilities and services element, as described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160; [and]
(d) An aboveground utility plan of the public facilities and services element, as described in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160 [.] ; and
(e) A heat mitigation plan of the conservation element, as described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160.
5. In counties whose population is 700,000 or more, the governing body of the city or county shall adopt a master plan for all of the city or county that must address each of the elements set forth in paragraphs (a) to (h), inclusive, of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160.
Sec. 2. NRS 278.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
278.160 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 278.150 and 278.170, the master plan, with the accompanying charts, drawings, diagrams, schedules and reports, may include such of the following elements or portions thereof as are appropriate to the city, county or region, and as may be made the basis for the physical development thereof:
(a) A conservation element, which must include:
(1) A conservation plan for the conservation, development and utilization of natural resources, including, without limitation, water and its hydraulic force, underground water, water supply, solar or wind energy, forests, soils, rivers and other waters, harbors, fisheries, wildlife, minerals and other natural resources. The conservation plan must also cover the reclamation of land and waters, flood control, prevention and control of the pollution of streams and other waters, regulation of the use of land in stream channels and other areas required for the accomplishment of the conservation plan, prevention, control and correction of the erosion of soils through proper clearing, grading and landscaping, beaches and shores, and protection of watersheds. The conservation plan must also indicate the maximum tolerable level of air pollution.
(2) A heat mitigation plan, including, without limitation, access to public cooling spaces, public drinking water, cool building practices, shade over paved surfaces and other mitigation measures to address heat in the community. Shade over paved surfaces may include, without limitation, shade structures and urban tree canopies, with preference for native tree or drought-tolerant species.
(3) A solid waste disposal plan showing general plans for the disposal of solid waste.
(b) A historic preservation element, which must include:
(1) A historic neighborhood preservation plan which:
(I) Must include, without limitation, a plan to inventory historic neighborhoods and a statement of goals and methods to encourage the preservation of historic neighborhoods.
(II) May include, without limitation, the creation of a commission to monitor and promote the preservation of historic neighborhoods.
(2) A historical properties preservation plan setting forth an inventory of significant historical, archaeological, paleontological and architectural properties as defined by a city, county or region, and a statement of methods to encourage the preservation of those properties.
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(c) A housing element, which must include, without limitation:
(1) An inventory of housing conditions and needs, and plans and procedures for improving housing standards and providing adequate housing to individuals and families in the community, regardless of income level.
(2) An inventory of existing affordable housing in the community, including, without limitation, housing that is available to rent or own, housing that is subsidized either directly or indirectly by this State, an agency or political subdivision of this State, or the Federal Government or an agency of the Federal Government, and housing that is accessible to persons with disabilities.
(3) An analysis of projected growth and the demographic characteristics of the community.
(4) A determination of the present and prospective need for affordable housing in the community.
(5) An analysis of any impediments to the development of affordable housing and the development of policies to mitigate those impediments.
(6) An analysis of the characteristics of the land that is suitable for residential development. The analysis must include, without limitation:
(I) A determination of whether the existing infrastructure is sufficient to sustain the current needs and projected growth of the community; and
(II) An inventory of available parcels that are suitable for residential development and any zoning, environmental and other land-use planning restrictions that affect such parcels.
(7) An analysis of the needs and appropriate methods for the construction of affordable housing or the conversion or rehabilitation of existing housing to affordable housing.
(8) A plan for maintaining and developing affordable housing to meet the housing needs of the community for a period of at least 5 years.
(d) A land use element, which must include:
(1) Provisions concerning community design, including standards and principles governing the subdivision of land and suggestive patterns for community design and development.
(2) A land use plan, including an inventory and classification of types of natural land and of existing land cover and uses, and comprehensive plans for the most desirable utilization of land. The land use plan:
(I) Must, if applicable, address mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, master-planned communities and gaming enterprise districts. The land use plan must also, if applicable, address the coordination and compatibility of land uses with any military installation in the city, county or region, taking into account the location, purpose and stated mission of the military installation.
(II) May include a provision concerning the acquisition and use of land that is under federal management within the city, county or region, including, without limitation, a plan or statement of policy prepared pursuant to NRS 321.7355.
(3) In any county whose population is 700,000 or more, a rural neighborhoods preservation plan showing general plans to preserve the character and density of rural neighborhoods.
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(e) A public facilities and services element, which must include:
(1) An economic plan showing recommended schedules for the allocation and expenditure of public money to provide for the economical and timely execution of the various components of the plan.
(2) A population plan setting forth an estimate of the total population which the natural resources of the city, county or region will support on a continuing basis without unreasonable impairment.
(3) An aboveground utility plan that shows corridors designated for the construction of aboveground utilities and complies with the provisions of NRS 278.165.
(4) Provisions concerning public buildings showing the locations and arrangement of civic centers and all other public buildings, including the architecture thereof and the landscape treatment of the grounds thereof.
(5) Provisions concerning public services and facilities showing general plans for sewage, drainage and utilities, and rights-of-way, easements and facilities therefor, including, without limitation, any utility projects required to be reported pursuant to NRS 278.145. If a public utility which provides electric service notifies the planning commission that a new transmission line or substation will be required to support the master plan, those facilities must be included in the master plan. The utility is not required to obtain an easement for any such transmission line as a prerequisite to the inclusion of the transmission line in the master plan.
(6) A school facilities plan showing the general locations of current and future school facilities based upon information furnished by the appropriate county school district.
(f) A recreation and open space element, which must include a recreation plan showing a comprehensive system of recreation areas, including, without limitation, natural reservations, parks, parkways, trails, reserved riverbank strips, beaches, playgrounds and other recreation areas, including, when practicable, the locations and proposed development thereof.
(g) A safety element, which must include:
(1) In any county whose population is 700,000 or more, a safety plan identifying potential types of natural and man-made hazards, including, without limitation, hazards from floods, landslides or fires, or resulting from the manufacture, storage, transfer or use of bulk quantities of hazardous materials. The safety plan may set forth policies for avoiding or minimizing the risks from those hazards.
(2) A seismic safety plan consisting of an identification and appraisal of seismic hazards such as susceptibility to surface ruptures from faulting, to ground shaking or to ground failures.
(h) A transportation element, which must include:
(1) A streets and highways plan showing the general locations and widths of a comprehensive system of major traffic thoroughfares and other traffic ways and of streets and the recommended treatment thereof, building line setbacks, and a system of naming or numbering streets and numbering houses, with recommendations concerning proposed changes.
(2) A transit plan showing a proposed multimodal system of transit lines, including mass transit, streetcar, motorcoach and trolley coach lines, paths for bicycles and pedestrians, satellite parking and related facilities.
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(3) A transportation plan showing a comprehensive transportation system, including, without limitation, locations of rights-of-way, terminals, viaducts and grade separations. The transportation plan may also include port, harbor, aviation and related facilities.
(i) An urban agricultural element, which must include a plan to inventory any vacant lands or other real property owned by the city or county and blighted land in the city or county to determine whether such lands are suitable for urban farming and gardening. The plan to inventory any vacant lands or other real property may include, without limitation, any other real property in the city or county, as deemed appropriate by the commission.
2. The commission may prepare and adopt, as part of the master plan, other and additional plans and reports dealing with such other elements as may in its judgment relate to the physical development of the city, county or region, and nothing contained in NRS 278.010 to 278.630, inclusive, prohibits the preparation and adoption of any such element as a part of the master plan.
Sec. 3. NRS 278.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:
278.170 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, the commission may prepare and adopt all or any part of the master plan or any element thereof for all or any part of the city, county or region. Master regional plans must be coordinated with similar plans of adjoining regions, and master county and city plans within each region must be coordinated so as to fit properly into the master plan for the region.
2. In counties whose population is less than 100,000, if the commission prepares and adopts less than all elements of the master plan, it shall include in its preparation and adoption an aboveground utility plan of the public facilities and services element, as described in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160.
3. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, if the commission prepares and adopts less than all elements of the master plan, it shall include in its preparation and adoption:
(a) A conservation plan of the conservation element, as described in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160;
(b) The housing element, as described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160;
(c) A population plan of the public facilities and services element, as described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160; [and]
(d) An aboveground utility plan of the public facilities and services element, as described in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160 [.] ; and
(e) A heat mitigation plan of the conservation element, as described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 278.160.
4. In counties whose population is 700,000 or more, the commission shall prepare and adopt a master plan for all of the city or county that must address each of the elements set forth in NRS 278.160.
Sec. 4. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 5. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.
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Assembly Bill No. 104Committee on Natural Resources
CHAPTER 226
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to water; requiring the State Engineer to retire certain groundwater rights; revising provisions relating to temporary permits to appropriate groundwater; creating the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program; creating the Account for Retiring Water Rights; establishing the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program; requiring the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to purchase certain water rights with money from the Account for the purpose of retiring those water rights; revising provisions relating to the program to provide grants of money to pay certain costs related to water conservation and capital improvements to water systems; revising provisions relating to a program to pay the costs for property owners to connect to a community sewerage disposal system under certain circumstances; revising certain legislative declarations relating to clean water and water pollution; authorizing the State Environmental Commission to establish a water quality standard variance; revising provisions relating to an irrigation water efficiency monitoring program established by the Southern Nevada Water Authority; revising provisions relating to membership on the Advisory Committee for the Management of Groundwater in the Las Vegas Valley Groundwater Basin; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to make grants to state agencies, local governments, water conservancy districts, conservation districts and certain nonprofit organizations to protect, preserve and obtain the benefits of the property and natural and cultural resources of this State and requires the Director to adopt regulations to make such grants. (Section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 84, chapter 480, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2861) Existing regulations establish the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program to make such grants. (LCB File No. R025-22) Section 8 of this bill creates the Program in statute. Section 8 further provides that the Program consists of a grant program to make such grants and the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program. Section 14 of this bill provides that the Program is within the Department. Section 13 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law relating to the Department to the provisions of sections 8-10 of this bill.
Under existing law, any person who wishes to appropriate public waters, or to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water already appropriated, must apply to the State Engineer for a permit to do so. (NRS 533.325) Existing law further provides that all underground waters within the boundaries of the State are subject to appropriation for beneficial use only under the laws of this State relating to the appropriation and use of water. (NRS 534.020) Section 9 creates the Account for Retiring Water Rights, to be administered by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and requires that the money in the Account only be used for the purchase of decreed or certificated groundwater rights for certain purposes. Section 10 establishes the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program in the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program, to be administered by the Director, and establishes requirements for: (1) the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights; and (2) the acceptance of donations of groundwater rights.
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be administered by the Director, and establishes requirements for: (1) the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights; and (2) the acceptance of donations of groundwater rights. Section 10 also prohibits the Director from accepting donations and applications for the purchase and retirement of such groundwater rights after June 30, 2035. Section 21 of this bill makes conforming changes to reflect that the Director may not accept applications or donations after that date.
Section 4 of this bill: (1) requires the State Engineer to retire all decreed or certificated water rights purchased by or donated to the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program; and (2) prohibits the State Engineer from retiring any groundwater rights from the Program unless the purchase or donation of the groundwater right was approved by the Director on or before June 30, 2035.
Sections 1-3 of this bill prohibit the appropriation of water for which the rights have been retired pursuant to the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program.
Section 25 of this bill provides for the provisions relating to the Account set forth in section 9 to expire on June 30, 2035. Section 21 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect the expiration of these provisions.
Under existing law, the State Engineer may issue temporary permits to appropriate groundwater in certain designated areas which may be revoked under certain circumstances. In areas where these temporary permits have been issued, the State Engineer is required to prohibit the drilling of wells for domestic use if water can be furnished by a public entity presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the area. (NRS 534.120) Sections 5, 6, 16 and 22 of this bill revise references to these temporary permits to revocable permits.
Section 23 of this bill deems any such existing and valid temporary permit issued by the State Engineer pursuant to existing law before July 1, 2025, to be a revocable permit. Section 5 also requires the State Engineer to prohibit the drilling of wells for domestic use if a property is within 1,250 feet of a service line of a public entity presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the area.
Existing law establishes a program to provide grants of money to purveyors of water and eligible recipients to pay for certain costs related to water conservation and capital improvements to water systems. Under this program, eligible recipients may receive grants of money to pay the cost of improvements to conserve water. (NRS 349.981) Section 16 includes in the types of improvements for which an eligible recipient could receive a grant: (1) the removal and replacement of grass with water-efficient landscaping, under certain circumstances; and (2) the permanent retirement of groundwater rights for certain purposes.
Existing law requires certain recipients of a grant of money from this program to provide an amount of money determined by the Board for Financing Water Projects that will be used for the same purpose as the grant and which must be based upon the average household income of the customers of the recipient. (NRS 349.983) Section 17 of this bill instead requires the amount of money provided by a recipient to be based upon the median household income of the customers of the recipient.
Existing law authorizes a district board of health to create a voluntary financial assistance program to pay 100 percent of the costs for property owners with an existing septic system whose property is served by a municipal water system to connect to the community sewerage disposal system. (NRS 439.3672) Section 18 of this bill establishes certain requirements for a property owner to be eligible to receive financial assistance from this program.
Existing law sets forth a legislative declaration relating to the right of the people of this State to clean water and certain policies of this State related to this right to clean water. (NRS 445A.305) Section 19 of this bill sets forth the policy of this State to encourage and promote water reuse in an appropriate manner that is consistent with public health.
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Existing state law requires the State Environmental Commission to establish water quality standards at a level designed to protect and ensure a continuation of the designated beneficial use or uses for the stream segment or other body of surface water that have been determined applicable by the Commission. (NRS 445A.520) Existing federal law authorizes a state to establish a variance in the water quality standard from the water quality standard determined to protect and ensure a continuation of the designated beneficial use or uses if the state determines that compliance with this standard is not feasible for certain reasons. (40 C.F.R. § 131.14) Section 20 of this bill authorizes the Commission to establish a water quality standard variance in accordance with federal law.
The Conservation of Colorado River Water Act establishes certain provisions relating to conserving the waters of the Colorado River, including requiring certain parcels of property which use such waters to participate in an irrigation water efficiency monitoring program. (Chapter 364, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page 2179) The Act requires the Board of Directors of the Southern Nevada Water Authority to: (1) establish deadlines for an owner of such a parcel of property to begin participating in the program; and (2) notify the owner that he or she is required to participate by not later than January 1, 2025. (Section 30 of chapter 210, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1283) Section 21.5 of this bill instead requires the Board of Directors to notify the owner not less than 1 year before the program is established.
Existing law authorizes the Southern Nevada Water Authority to create an Advisory Committee for the Management of Groundwater in the Las Vegas Valley Groundwater Basin. If a member appointed to the Committee resigns or is unable to serve, the Board of Directors is required to appoint a person to fill the vacancy not later than 90 days after the vacancy occurs. (Section 8 of chapter 572, Statutes of Nevada 1997, as last amended by chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3507) Section 21.7 of this bill removes the requirement for the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy not later than 90 days after the vacancy occurs.
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 533.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
533.030 1. Subject to existing rights, and except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 533.0241, 533.027 and 533.028, and section 4 of this act, all water may be appropriated for beneficial use as provided in this chapter and not otherwise.
2. The use of water, from any stream system as provided in this chapter and from underground water as provided in NRS 534.080, for any recreational purpose, or the use of water from the Muddy River or the Virgin River to create any developed shortage supply or intentionally created surplus, is hereby declared to be a beneficial use. As used in this subsection:
(a) Developed shortage supply has the meaning ascribed to it in Volume 73 of the Federal Register at page 19884, April 11, 2008, and any subsequent amendment thereto.
(b) Intentionally created surplus has the meaning ascribed to it in Volume 73 of the Federal Register at page 19884, April 11, 2008, and any subsequent amendment thereto.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in any county whose population is 700,000 or more:
(a) The board of county commissioners may prohibit or restrict by ordinance the use of water and effluent for recreational purposes in any artificially created lake or stream located within the unincorporated areas of the county.
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(b) The governing body of a city may prohibit or restrict by ordinance the use of water and effluent for recreational purposes in any artificially created lake or stream located within the boundaries of the city.
4. In any county whose population is 700,000 or more, the provisions of subsection 1 and of any ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 3 do not apply to:
(a) Water stored in an artificially created reservoir for use in flood control, in meeting peak water demands or for purposes relating to the treatment of sewage;
(b) Water used in a mining reclamation project; or
(c) A body of water located in a recreational facility that is open to the public and owned or operated by the United States or the State of Nevada.
Sec. 2. NRS 533.370 is hereby amended to read as follows:
533.370 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 533.0241, 533.345, 533.371, 533.372 and 533.503, and section 4 of this act, the State Engineer shall approve an application submitted in proper form which contemplates the application of water to beneficial use if:
(a) The application is accompanied by the prescribed fees;
(b) The proposed use or change, if within an irrigation district, does not adversely affect the cost of water for other holders of water rights in the district or lessen the efficiency of the district in its delivery or use of water; and
(c) The applicant provides proof satisfactory to the State Engineer of the applicants:
(1) Intention in good faith to construct any work necessary to apply the water to the intended beneficial use with reasonable diligence; and
(2) Financial ability and reasonable expectation actually to construct the work and apply the water to the intended beneficial use with reasonable diligence.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, [where there] the State Engineer shall reject an application and refuse to issue the requested permit if:
(a) There is no unappropriated water in the proposed source of supply [, where the] ;
(b) The groundwater that has not been committed for use has been reserved pursuant to NRS 533.0241 ;
(c) The application requests a change to or reinstatement of groundwater rights that have been retired pursuant to section 4 of this act; or [where its]
(d) The proposed use or change conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells as set forth in NRS 533.024 [,] or threatens to prove detrimental to the public interest . [, the State Engineer shall reject the application and refuse to issue the requested permit.]
Κ If a previous application for a similar use of water within the same basin has been rejected on those grounds, the new application may be denied without publication.
3. In addition to the criteria set forth in subsections 1 and 2, in determining whether an application for an interbasin transfer of groundwater must be rejected pursuant to this section, the State Engineer shall consider:
(a) Whether the applicant has justified the need to import the water from another basin;
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(b) If the State Engineer determines that a plan for conservation of water is advisable for the basin into which the water is to be imported, whether the applicant has demonstrated that such a plan has been adopted and is being effectively carried out;
(c) Whether the proposed action is environmentally sound as it relates to the basin from which the water is exported;
(d) Whether the proposed action is an appropriate long-term use which will not unduly limit the future growth and development in the basin from which the water is exported; and
(e) Any other factor the State Engineer determines to be relevant.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections 6 and 10 and NRS 533.365, the State Engineer shall approve or reject each application within 2 years after the final date for filing a protest. The State Engineer may postpone action:
(a) Upon written authorization to do so by the applicant.
(b) If an application is protested.
(c) If the purpose for which the application was made is municipal use.
(d) In areas where studies of water supplies have been determined to be necessary by the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 533.368.
(e) Where court actions or adjudications are pending, which may affect the outcome of the application.
(f) In areas in which adjudication of vested water rights is deemed necessary by the State Engineer.
(g) On an application for a permit to change a vested water right in a basin where vested water rights have not been adjudicated.
(h) Where authorized entry to any land needed to use the water for which the application is submitted is required from a governmental agency.
(i) On an application for which the State Engineer has required additional information pursuant to NRS 533.375.
5. If the State Engineer does not act upon an application in accordance with subsections 4 and 6, the application remains active until approved or rejected by the State Engineer.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection 10, the State Engineer shall approve or reject, within 6 months after the final date for filing a protest, an application filed to change the point of diversion of water already appropriated when the existing and proposed points of diversion are on the same property for which the water has already been appropriated under the existing water right or the proposed point of diversion is on real property that is proven to be owned by the applicant and is contiguous to the place of use of the existing water right. The State Engineer may postpone action on the application pursuant to subsection 4.
7. If the State Engineer has not approved, rejected or held a hearing on an application within 7 years after the final date for filing a protest, the State Engineer shall cause notice of the application to be republished and reposted pursuant to NRS 533.360 immediately preceding the time at which the State Engineer is ready to approve or reject the application. The cost of the republication must be paid by the applicant. After such republication and reposting, a protest may be filed in accordance with NRS 533.365.
8. If a hearing is held regarding an application, the decision of the State Engineer must be in writing and include findings of fact, conclusions of law and a statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings of fact. The written decision may take the form of a transcription of an oral ruling. The rejection or approval of an application must be endorsed on a copy of the original application, and a record must be made of the endorsement in the records of the State Engineer.
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original application, and a record must be made of the endorsement in the records of the State Engineer. The copy of the application so endorsed must be returned to the applicant. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, if the application is approved, the applicant may, on receipt thereof, proceed with the construction of the necessary works and take all steps required to apply the water to beneficial use and to perfect the proposed appropriation. If the application is rejected, the applicant may take no steps toward the prosecution of the proposed work or the diversion and use of the public water while the rejection continues in force.
9. If a person is the successor in interest of an owner of a water right or an owner of real property upon which a domestic well is located and if the former owner of the water right or real property on which a domestic well is located had previously filed a written protest against the granting of an application, the successor in interest must be allowed to pursue that protest in the same manner as if the successor in interest were the former owner whose interest he or she succeeded. If the successor in interest wishes to pursue the protest, the successor in interest must notify the State Engineer in a timely manner on a form provided by the State Engineer.
10. The provisions of subsections 1 to 9, inclusive, do not apply to an application for an environmental permit or a temporary permit issued pursuant to NRS 533.436 or 533.504.
11. The provisions of subsection 8 do not authorize the recipient of an approved application to use any state land administered by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources without the appropriate authorization for that use from the State Land Registrar.
12. As used in this section, domestic well has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 534.350.
Sec. 3. NRS 533.371 is hereby amended to read as follows:
533.371 The State Engineer shall reject the application and refuse to issue a permit to appropriate water for a specified period if the State Engineer determines that:
1. The application is incomplete;
2. The prescribed fees have not been paid;
3. The proposed use is not temporary;
4. There is no water available from the proposed source of supply without exceeding the perennial yield or safe yield of that source;
5. The groundwater that has not been committed for use from the proposed source of supply has been reserved pursuant to NRS 533.0241;
6. The application requests a change to or reinstatement of groundwater rights that have been retired pursuant to section 4 of this act;
7. The proposed use conflicts with existing rights; or
[7.] 8. The proposed use threatens to prove detrimental to the public interest.
Sec. 4. Chapter 534 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The State Engineer shall retire all decreed or certificated groundwater rights purchased by or donated to the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program pursuant to section 10 of this act using any appropriate mechanism, as determined by the State Engineer, and preclude that groundwater from appropriation. Any decreed or certificated groundwater right that has been retired pursuant to this section is not available for any use and shall be deemed to be retired in the source in perpetuity.
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groundwater right that has been retired pursuant to this section is not available for any use and shall be deemed to be retired in the source in perpetuity.
2. The State Engineer shall not retire any decreed or certificated groundwater right pursuant to subsection 1 unless the purchase of the groundwater right or the donation of the groundwater right was approved by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to section 10 of this act on or before June 30, 2035.
Sec. 5. NRS 534.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:
534.120 1. Within an area that has been designated by the State Engineer, as provided for in this chapter, where, in the judgment of the State Engineer, the groundwater basin is being depleted, the State Engineer in his or her administrative capacity may make such rules, regulations and orders as are deemed essential for the welfare of the area involved.
2. In the interest of public welfare, the State Engineer is authorized and directed to designate preferred uses of water within the respective areas so designated by the State Engineer and from which the groundwater is being depleted, and in acting on applications to appropriate groundwater, the State Engineer may designate such preferred uses in different categories with respect to the particular areas involved within the following limits:
(a) Domestic, municipal, quasi-municipal, industrial, irrigation, mining and stock-watering uses; and
(b) Any uses for which a county, city, town, public water district or public water company furnishes the water.
3. The State Engineer may only issue [temporary] revocable permits to appropriate groundwater if water cannot be furnished by a public entity such as a water district or municipality presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants thereof. Such [temporary] revocable permits can be limited as to time and may be revoked if and when:
(a) Water can be furnished by a public entity such as a water district or a municipality presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants thereof; and
(b) The property served is within 1,250 feet of the water furnished pursuant to paragraph (a).
Κ The holder of a [temporary] revocable permit that is revoked pursuant to this subsection must be given 730 days from the date of revocation to connect to the public entity furnishing water.
4. In a basin designated pursuant to NRS 534.030, the State Engineer may:
(a) Deny applications to appropriate groundwater for any use in areas served by a public entity such as a water district or a municipality presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the area.
(b) Limit the depth of domestic wells.
(c) Prohibit the drilling of wells for domestic use in areas where water can be furnished by a public entity such as a water district or a municipality presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants thereof.
(d) In connection with the approval of a parcel map in which any parcel is proposed to be served by a domestic well, require the dedication to a city or county or a designee of a city or county, or require a relinquishment to the State Engineer, of any right to appropriate water required by the State Engineer to ensure a sufficient supply of water for each of those parcels, unless the dedication of the right to appropriate water is required by a local ordinance.
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5. In an area in which revocable permits have been issued [temporary permits] pursuant to subsection 3, the State Engineer:
(a) Shall:
(1) Deny any applications to appropriate groundwater for use in areas served by a public entity such as a water district or a municipality presently engaged in furnishing water;
(2) Limit the depth of a domestic well; or
(3) Prohibit the drilling of wells for domestic use [in areas where water can be furnished by] if a property is within 1,250 feet of a service line of a public entity such as a water district or a municipality presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants; and
(b) May prohibit repairs from being made to a domestic well, and may require the person proposing to deepen or repair the domestic well to obtain water from a public entity such as a water district or a municipality engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the designated area, only if:
(1) The distance from the property line of any parcel served by the well to the pipes and other appurtenances of the proposed source of water to which the property will be connected is not more than 180 feet; and
(2) The deepening or repair of the well would require the use of a well-drilling rig.
6. For good and sufficient reasons, the State Engineer may exempt the provisions of this section with respect to public housing authorities.
7. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the State Engineer from revoking a [temporary] revocable permit issued pursuant to this section if any parcel served by a well pursuant to the [temporary] revocable permit is currently obtaining water from a public entity such as a water district or a municipality engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the area.
Sec. 6. NRS 534.125 is hereby amended to read as follows:
534.125 If the State Engineer issues a [temporary] revocable permit pursuant to NRS 534.120 or if a well for domestic use is drilled in an area in which the State Engineer has issued such a [temporary] revocable permit, the State Engineer shall file a notice with the county recorder of the county in which the permit is issued or the well is drilled. The notice must include a statement indicating that, if and when water can be furnished by an entity such as a water district or a municipality engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the designated area:
1. A [temporary] revocable permit may be revoked;
2. The owner of a domestic well may be prohibited from deepening or repairing the well; and
3. The owner of the property served by the well may be required to connect to this water source at his or her own expense.
Sec. 7. Chapter 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 8 to 12, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 8. 1. The Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program is hereby created within the Department to protect, preserve and obtain the benefits of the property and natural and cultural resources of this State. The Director shall administer the Program.
2. The Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program consists of:
(a) A grant program to make grants in accordance with subsections 8, 9 and 10 of section 2 of chapter 480, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2861; and
(b) The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program established by section 10 of this act.
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3. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
Sec. 9. 1. The Account for Retiring Water Rights is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The Account for Retiring Water Rights must be administered by the Director in accordance with the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program established by section 10 of this act. In addition to any direct legislative appropriation, the Director may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant, federal money or other source of money for deposit in the Account for Retiring Water Rights.
3. The money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights must only be used for administering the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program established by section 10 of this act, to purchase decreed or certificated groundwater rights for retirement pursuant to section 10 of this act and to provide matching money required as a condition of accepting any source of money that would result in the retirement of groundwater rights pursuant to sections 4 and 10 of this act.
4. The money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights or any portion of the money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights may be invested or reinvested in accordance with the provisions of chapter 355 of NRS. The proceeds of such investments and the interest and income earned on the money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account for Retiring Water Rights.
5. Any money remaining in the Account for Retiring Water Rights at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account for Retiring Water Rights must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
6. The Director may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity to apply for, obtain or manage any money contributed to the Account for Retiring Water Rights.
Sec. 10. 1. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program is hereby established in the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program created by section 8 of this act to purchase and retire decreed or certificated groundwater rights from willing sellers and to accept donations of groundwater rights for retirement in order to:
(a) Protect the natural resources of this State;
(b) Address declining levels of groundwater; or
(c) Address conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells.
2. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program must be administered by the Director. In administering the Program, the Director shall, to the extent money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 9 of this act, identify and purchase decreed or certificated groundwater rights for retirement by the State Engineer pursuant to section 4 of this act from persons willing to retire those groundwater rights in groundwater basins where:
(a) An order issued by the State Engineer precludes the issuance of permits for new appropriations of groundwater in the groundwater basin; or
(b) The retirement of groundwater rights in the groundwater basin meets any purpose set forth in subsection 1.
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3. The Director shall document in writing the purpose of each decreed or certificated groundwater right that is purchased by or donated to the Program and file the written document with the State Engineer.
4. When sufficient money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 9 of this act, the Director may accept applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights.
5. The Director shall not accept donations or applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights after June 30, 2035.
Secs. 11 and 12. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 13. NRS 232.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.010 As used in NRS 232.010 to 232.162, inclusive [:] , and sections 8 to 12, inclusive, of this act:
1. Department means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
2. Director means the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Sec. 14. NRS 232.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.090 1. The Department consists of the Director and the following:
(a) The Division of Water Resources.
(b) The Division of State Lands.
(c) The Division of Forestry.
(d) The Division of State Parks.
(e) The Division of Environmental Protection.
(f) The Office of Historic Preservation.
(g) The Division of Outdoor Recreation.
(h) The Division of Natural Heritage.
(i) Such other divisions as the Director may from time to time establish.
2. The State Environmental Commission, the State Conservation Commission, the Commission for Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation, the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles, the Conservation Districts Program, the Sagebrush Ecosystem Council , the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program and the Board to Review Claims are within the Department.
Sec. 15. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 16. NRS 349.981 is hereby amended to read as follows:
349.981 1. There is hereby established a program to provide grants of money to:
(a) A purveyor of water to pay for costs of capital improvements to publicly owned community water systems and publicly owned nontransient water systems required or made necessary by the State Environmental Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclusive, or made necessary by the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) An eligible recipient to pay for the cost of improvements to conserve water, including, without limitation:
(1) Piping or lining of an irrigation canal;
(2) [Recovery] Recovering or recycling [of] wastewater or tailwater;
(3) Scheduling of irrigation;
(4) [Measurement] Measuring or metering [of] the use of water;
(5) Improving the efficiency of irrigation operations; [and]
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(6) Improving the efficiency of the operation of a facility for the storage of water, including, without limitation, efficiency in diverting water to such a facility [.] ;
(7) Removing grass and replacing grass with water-efficient landscaping, if the removal of the grass is secured by a conservation easement; and
(8) Permanently retiring groundwater rights pursuant to section 4 of this act to:
(I) Protect the natural resources of this State;
(II) Address declining levels of groundwater; or
(III) Address conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells.
(c) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with connecting a domestic well or well with a [temporary] revocable permit to a municipal water system, if the well was in existence on or before October 1, 1999, and the well is located in an area designated by the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 534.120 as an area where the groundwater basin is being depleted:
(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the municipal water system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required to comply with a decision or regulation of the State Engineer.
(d) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with abandoning an individual sewage disposal system and connecting the property formerly served by the abandoned individual sewage disposal system to a community sewage disposal system, if the Division of Environmental Protection requires the individual sewage disposal system to be abandoned and the property upon which the individual sewage disposal system was located to be connected to a community sewage disposal system pursuant to the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the community sewage disposal system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required to comply with a statute of this State or a decision, directive, order or regulation of the Division of Environmental Protection.
(e) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with abandoning an individual sewage disposal system and connecting the property formerly served by the abandoned individual sewage disposal system to a community sewage disposal system, if the Division of Environmental Protection approves a program or project for the protection of groundwater quality developed by the State or a local government that provides for the abandonment of an individual sewage disposal system and the connection of the property upon which the individual sewage disposal system was located to a community sewage disposal system pursuant to the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the community sewage disposal system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required to comply with a statute of this State or a decision, directive, order or regulation of the Division of Environmental Protection.
(f) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with plugging and abandoning a well and connecting the property formerly served
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by the well to a municipal water system, if the State Engineer requires the plugging of the well pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 534.180 or if the quality of the water of the well fails to comply with the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the municipal water system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required for the water quality in the area where the well is located to comply with the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(3) The cost of plugging and abandoning a well and connecting the property formerly served by the well to a municipal water system.
(g) A governing body to pay the costs associated with developing and maintaining a water resource plan.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 349.983, the determination of who is to receive a grant is solely within the discretion of the Board.
3. For any construction work paid for in whole or in part by a grant provided pursuant to this section to a nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation that is an eligible recipient, the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to:
(a) Require the nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation to include in the contract for the construction work the contractual provisions and stipulations that are required to be included in a contract for a public work pursuant to those statutory provisions.
(b) Require the nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation to comply with those statutory provisions in the same manner as if it was a public body that had undertaken the project or had awarded the contract.
(c) Require the contractor who is awarded the contract for the construction work, or a subcontractor on the project, to comply with those statutory provisions in the same manner as if he or she was a contractor or subcontractor, as applicable, engaged on a public work.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Eligible recipient means:
(1) A political subdivision of this State, including, without limitation, a city, county, unincorporated town, water authority, conservation district, irrigation district, water district or water conservancy district.
(2) A nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation that provides water service only to its members.
(b) Governing body has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.015.
(c) Water resource plan means a water resource plan created pursuant to NRS 278.0228.
Sec. 17. NRS 349.983 is hereby amended to read as follows:
349.983 1. Grants may be made pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981 only for the Lincoln County Water District and those community and nontransient water systems that:
(a) Were in existence on January 1, 1995; and
(b) Are currently publicly owned.
2. In making its determination of which purveyors of water are to receive grants pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981, the Board shall give preference to those purveyors of water whose public water systems regularly serve fewer than 6,000 persons.
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3. Each recipient of a grant pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981 shall provide an amount of money for the same purpose. The Board shall develop a scale to be used to determine that amount, but the recipient must not be required to provide an amount less than 15 percent or more than 75 percent of the total cost of the project for which the grant is awarded. The scale must be based upon the [average] median household income of the customers of the recipient, and provide adjustments for the demonstrated economic hardship of those customers, the existence of an imminent risk to public health and any other factor that the Board determines to be relevant.
Sec. 18. NRS 439.3672 is hereby amended to read as follows:
439.3672 1. The district board of health may create a voluntary financial assistance program to pay 100 percent of the cost for [a] an eligible property owner with an existing septic system whose property is served by a municipal water system to abandon the septic system and connect to the community sewerage disposal system.
2. Upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the district board of health, the district board of health may impose a voluntary annual fee on property owners with existing septic systems whose property is served by a municipal water system to carry out the provisions of this section.
3. If the district board of health imposes a voluntary annual fee pursuant to subsection 2:
(a) The fee must not exceed the annual sewer rate charged by the largest community sewerage disposal system in the county or counties, as applicable, in which the district board of health has been established; and
(b) The district board of health shall not provide financial assistance to any property owner who does not pay the voluntary annual fee [.] in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 4.
4. A property owner is eligible to receive financial assistance from the program if the property owner:
(a) Has an existing septic system whose property is served by a municipal water system; and
(b) Pays the voluntary annual fee:
(1) Every year that the fee is imposed by the district board of health pursuant to subsection 3; or
(2) If a property owner has not paid the fee in every year that the fee was imposed, pays the balance for all previously imposed fees and the fee for the current year, if imposed by the district board of health.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Community sewerage disposal system means a public system of sewage disposal which is operated for the benefit of a county, city, district or other political subdivision of this State.
(b) Septic system means a well that is used to place sanitary waste below the surface of the ground that is typically composed of a septic tank and a subsurface fluid distribution or disposal system. The term includes a residential individual system for disposal of sewage.
Sec. 19. NRS 445A.305 is hereby amended to read as follows:
445A.305 1. The Legislature finds that pollution of water in this State:
(a) Adversely affects public health and welfare;
(b) Is harmful to wildlife, fish and other aquatic life; and
(c) Impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational and other beneficial uses of water.
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2. The Legislature declares that the people of this State have a right to clean water and it is the policy of this State and the purpose of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive:
(a) To maintain the quality of the waters of the State consistent with the public health and enjoyment, the propagation and protection of terrestrial and aquatic life, the operation of existing industries, the pursuit of agriculture, and the economic development of the State;
(b) To mitigate the degradation of the waters of the State; [and]
(c) To encourage and promote the use of methods of waste collection and pollution control for all significant sources of water pollution (including point and diffuse sources) [.] ; and
(d) To encourage and promote traditional and emerging methods of water reuse, including, without limitation, credits for water that is returned to the source, known as return-flow credits, agriculture and other irrigation, direct potable reuse and indirect potable reuse in an appropriate manner that is consistent with the public health.
Sec. 20. NRS 445A.520 is hereby amended to read as follows:
445A.520 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Commission shall establish water quality standards at a level designed to protect and ensure a continuation of the designated beneficial use or uses which the Commission has determined to be applicable to each stream segment or other body of surface water in the State.
2. [The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Commission shall base its water quality standards on water quality criteria which numerically or descriptively define the conditions necessary to maintain the designated beneficial use or uses of the water. The water quality standards must reflect water quality criteria which define the conditions necessary to support, protect and allow the propagation of fish, shellfish and other wildlife and to provide for recreation in and on the water if these objectives are reasonably attainable.
3. The Commission may establish water quality standards for individual segments of streams or for other bodies of surface water which vary from standards based on recognized criteria if such variations are justified by the circumstances pertaining to particular places, as determined by biological monitoring or other appropriate studies.
4. The Commission may establish a water quality standard variance subject to the review and approval or disapproval of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with 40 C.F.R. § 131.14. A water quality standard variance established pursuant to this subsection must:
(a) Reflect the highest attainable condition of the stream segment or other body of surface water that is achievable during the term of the water quality standard variance; and
(b) Establish a time-limited designated use and criteria for specific pollutants or water quality parameters during the term of the water quality standard variance.
5. As used in this section, water quality standards variance has the meaning ascribed to it in 40 C.F.R. § 131.3(o).
Sec. 21. Section 10 of this act is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10. 1. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program is hereby established in the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program created by section 8 of this act to purchase and retire decreed or certificated groundwater rights from willing sellers and to accept donations of groundwater rights for retirement in order to:
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(a) Protect the natural resources of this State;
(b) Address declining levels of groundwater; or
(c) Address conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells.
2. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program must be administered by the Director. [In administering the Program, the Director shall, to the extent money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 9 of this act, identify and purchase decreed or certificated groundwater rights for retirement by the State Engineer pursuant to section 4 of this act from persons willing to retire those groundwater rights in groundwater basins where:
(a) An order issued by the State Engineer precludes the issuance of permits for new appropriations of groundwater in the groundwater basin; or
(b) The retirement of groundwater rights in the groundwater basin meets any purpose set forth in subsection 1.]
3. [The Director shall document in writing the purpose of each decreed or certificated groundwater right that is purchased by or donated to the Program and file the written document with the State Engineer.
4. When sufficient money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 9 of this act, the Director may accept applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights.
5.] The Director shall not accept donations or applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights after June 30, 2035.
Sec. 21.3. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 21.5. Section 39.5 of the Conservation of Colorado River Water Act, being chapter 210, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 1283, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 39.5. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Southern Nevada Water Authority shall require the owner of any parcel of property that uses the waters of the Colorado River distributed by the Southern Nevada Water Authority or one of the member agencies of the Southern Nevada Water Authority to participate in an irrigation water efficiency monitoring program established by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, if the parcel of property:
(a) Is not used exclusively as a single-family residence; and
(b) Consists of 20,000 square feet or more of turf.
2. The Board of Directors shall:
(a) Develop and establish policies and guidelines for an irrigation water efficiency monitoring program;
(b) Establish deadlines within the service area of the Southern Nevada Water Authority for any owner subject to the requirements of subsection 1 to begin participating in the irrigation water efficiency monitoring program; and
(c) Not [later] less than [January 1, 2025,] 1 year before the irrigation water efficiency monitoring program is established pursuant to subsection 1, notify the owner of any parcel of property subject to the requirements of subsection 1 that he or she is required to participate in the irrigation water efficiency monitoring program by the deadline established pursuant to paragraph (b).
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to participate in the irrigation water efficiency monitoring program by the deadline established pursuant to paragraph (b).
3. The General Manager or his or her designee may approve an extension or waiver from:
(a) The provisions of subsection 1; or
(b) The provisions of the policies and guidelines developed pursuant to subsection 2.
Sec. 21.7. Section 8 of the Southern Nevada Water Authority Act, being chapter 572, Statutes of Nevada 1997, as last amended by chapter 517, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3507, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 8. 1. The Southern Nevada Water Authority may create an Advisory Committee for the Management of Groundwater in the Las Vegas Valley Groundwater Basin. If created, the Advisory Committee consists of:
(a) Seven members to be appointed by the Board of Directors, including:
(1) Two persons who own and operate domestic wells located in the Basin;
(2) One representative of an organization that owns and operates a quasi-municipal well located in the Basin;
(3) One representative of an industrial or commercial user of groundwater which is located in the Basin;
(4) One representative of a private water company which operates in the Basin;
(5) One consumer whose water service is provided entirely by a municipal water purveyor which is located in the Basin; and
(6) One representative of a municipal water purveyor that owns and operates wells located in the Basin;
(b) The State Engineer, or a designated representative of the State Engineer, who is an ex officio nonvoting member of the Advisory Committee; and
(c) The Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or a designated representative of the Administrator, who is an ex officio nonvoting member of the Advisory Committee.
2. Members of the Advisory Committee serve without compensation.
3. The term of each appointed member is 2 years. Members may be reappointed. [If a member resigns or is otherwise unable to serve, the Board of Directors shall, not later than 90 days after the vacancy occurs, appoint a person pursuant to subsection 4 to fill the vacancy.]
4. In appointing the members described in:
(a) Subparagraph (1), (2) or (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the Board of Directors shall consider recommendations solicited from a representative sampling of owners of domestic wells, persons and organizations associated with quasi-municipal wells, and industrial and commercial users of groundwater, respectively.
(b) Subparagraph (4), (5) or (6) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the Board of Directors shall consider recommendations solicited from the various entities that comprise the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
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Sec. 22. Section 14 of the Southern Nevada Water Authority Act, being chapter 572, Statutes of Nevada 1997, as last amended by chapter 113, Statutes of Nevada 2003, at page 624, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14. Money collected pursuant to section 13 of this act must be used to:
1. Develop and distribute information promoting education and the conservation of groundwater in the Basin.
2. Perform such comprehensive inventories of wells of all types located within the basin as may be needed. Such inventories must be done in conjunction with the State Engineer.
3. Prepare, for use by the Advisory Committee, such cost-benefit analyses relating to the recharge and recovery or underground storage and recovery of water in the Basin as may be needed.
4. Develop recommendations for additional activities for the management of the Basin and the protection of the aquifer in which the Basin is located, and to conduct such activities if the activities have been approved by the Board of Directors.
5. Develop and implement a program to provide financial assistance to pay at least 50 percent but not more than 85 percent of the cost of the local and regional connection fees and capital improvements necessary for making the connection to the proposed source of water, as determined by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, to owners of real property served by:
(a) Domestic wells; or
(b) Wells that are operated pursuant to [temporary] revocable permits,
Κ who are required by the State Engineer to connect the real property to a public water system pursuant to NRS 534.120.
6. Pay the costs associated with abandoning and plugging wells on the real property of persons who are required by the State Engineer to connect the real property to a public water system pursuant to NRS 534.120.
7. Perform such other duties as are necessary for the Southern Nevada Water Authority and the Advisory Committee to carry out the provisions of this act.
Sec. 23. Any existing and valid temporary permit issued by the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 534.120 before July 1, 2025, shall be deemed a revocable permit issued by the State Engineer.
Sec. 24. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 25. 1. This section, sections 1 to 20, inclusive, and sections 21.3 to 24, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2025.
2. Sections 9, 11 and 12 of this act expire by limitation on June 30, 2035.
3. Section 21 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2035.
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Assembly Bill No. 121Assemblymember Considine
CHAPTER 227
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to real property; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide a tenant at least one method of paying rent or any other fee or charge that meets certain requirements; prohibiting a landlord or his or her agent from charging a tenant a fee to make a payment through an Internet website or online portal that exceeds the amount of any fee charged by the operator of the Internet website or online portal for the use of the website or portal; requiring a written rental agreement to separately identify any such fee under certain circumstances; authorizing a tenant to bring a civil action against a landlord who has committed certain violations; requiring a landlord or his or her agent to provide, upon request, a copy of a written rental agreement to a prospective tenant; requiring a landlord to refund certain fees collected from a prospective tenant under certain circumstances; prohibiting a landlord from collecting certain application fees; requiring certain references to the amount of rent due under a rental agreement to be set forth in a certain manner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law sets forth certain requirements relating to a written rental agreement and requires any written agreement for the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises to contain provisions relating to the amount of rent due and the manner and time of its payment. (NRS 118A.200) Section 5 of this bill requires that, in each place where a landlord lists the amount of rent due under a rental agreement and in any reference to the amount of rent due in a written rental agreement, the rent must be set forth as a single figure representing the maximum total amount of periodic rent that includes the amount of any mandatory fees to be charged to the tenant in addition to the base rent. Section 5 prohibits a landlord from charging a tenant an amount of periodic rent that exceeds the maximum total amount of rent due under the written rental agreement, as set forth in the manner required by section 5. Section 5 also authorizes a landlord, under certain circumstances, to charge a monthly fee in an amount which is equal to the cost for the electric, natural gas or water service provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant that is not included in the single figure representing the maximum total amount of periodic rent due, subject to certain requirements. Section 4 of this bill requires a landlord or his or her agent, upon request, to provide a prospective tenant with a copy of the written rental agreement, if any, to which the prospective tenant would be subject if he or she were to become a tenant.
Section 2 of this bill requires a landlord or his or her agent to provide a tenant at least one method of paying rent or any other fee or charge which does not require the tenant to: (1) pay any fee or charge for using the method; or (2) provide information concerning a bank account of the tenant. Section 2 also prohibits a landlord or his or her agent who allows a tenant to pay rent or any other fee or charge through an Internet website or online portal from charging the tenant a fee to make a payment through the Internet website or online portal in an amount that exceeds the amount of any fee charged by the operator of the Internet website or online portal for the use of the Internet website or online portal. Section 2 requires the amount of any fee to be charged to the tenant by the landlord or his or her agent for the use of an Internet website or online portal to make a payment to be separately identified in any written rental agreement.
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Section 4.5 of this bill requires a landlord who collects from a prospective tenant any fee to apply to rent a dwelling unit to refund the fee if the landlord: (1) rents the dwelling unit to a different prospective tenant; and (2) does not conduct the activity for which the fee was collected. Section 4.5 also prohibits a landlord from collecting an application fee, a fee to obtain a credit report or a fee to obtain a background check for a minor who is a member of the household of the prospective tenant.
Section 3 of this bill authorizes a tenant who is aggrieved by a violation of the requirements of section 5 concerning the manner in which rent must be listed or referenced in a written rental agreement or the prohibition set forth in section 5 on charging a tenant an amount of periodic rent that exceeds the amount of rent due under a written rental agreement to bring a civil action for such a violation. Section 3 requires a court to award certain relief to a tenant who prevails in such an action.
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 118A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 4.5, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. 1. A landlord or his or her agent shall provide a tenant at least one method of paying rent or any other fee or charge which does not require the tenant to:
(a) Pay any fee or charge for using the method; or
(b) Provide information concerning a bank account of the tenant. The provisions of this paragraph do not prohibit any payment which is made by a check that contains such information.
2. If a landlord or his or her agent allows a tenant to pay rent or any other fee or charge through an Internet website or online portal:
(a) The landlord or his or her agent shall not charge the tenant a fee to make a payment through the Internet website or online portal in an amount that exceeds the amount of any fee charged by the operator of the Internet website or online portal for the use of the Internet website or online portal; and
(b) The amount of any fee charged to the tenant by the landlord or his or her agent for the use of the Internet website or online portal must be separately identified in any written rental agreement.
Sec. 3. 1. A tenant who is aggrieved by a violation of subsection 6 or 7 of NRS 118A.200 may bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for such a violation.
2. If a tenant prevails in an action brought pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall award the tenant:
(a) Any damages the tenant has sustained that the court deems appropriate;
(b) Any equitable relief that the court deems appropriate;
(c) The tenants costs in the action and reasonable attorneys fees; and
(d) Statutory damages of $250 for each violation which involved deception.
Sec. 4. A landlord or his or her agent shall, upon request, provide to a prospective tenant a copy of the written rental agreement, if any, to which the prospective tenant would be subject if he or she were to become a tenant.
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Sec. 4.5. 1. A landlord who collects from a prospective tenant any fee to apply to rent a dwelling unit, including, without limitation, an application fee, a fee to obtain a credit report or a fee to obtain a background check, shall refund the fee to the prospective tenant if the landlord:
(a) Rents the dwelling unit to a different prospective tenant; and
(b) Does not conduct the activity for which the fee was collected, including, without limitation, processing the application or obtaining a credit report or background check of the prospective tenant.
2. A landlord shall not collect an application fee, a fee to obtain a credit report or a fee to obtain a background check for a minor who is a member of the household of the prospective tenant.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Household means an association of persons who live in the same home or dwelling and who are related by blood, adoption, marriage or domestic partnership.
(b) Minor means a person who is under 18 years of age.
Sec. 5. NRS 118A.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:
118A.200 1. Any written agreement for the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit or premises must be signed by the landlord or his or her agent and the tenant or his or her agent.
2. The landlord shall provide one copy of any written agreement described in subsection 1 to the tenant free of cost at the time the agreement is executed and, upon request of the tenant, provide additional copies of any such agreement to the tenant within a reasonable time. The landlord may charge a reasonable fee for providing the additional copies.
3. Any written rental agreement must contain, but is not limited to, provisions relating to the following subjects:
(a) Duration of the agreement.
(b) Amount of rent , set forth in the manner required by subsection 6, and the manner and time of its payment.
(c) Occupancy by children or pets.
(d) Services included with the dwelling rental.
(e) Fees which are required and the purposes for which they are required.
(f) Deposits which are required and the conditions for their refund.
(g) Charges which may be required for late or partial payment of rent or for return of any dishonored check.
(h) Inspection rights of the landlord.
(i) A listing of persons or numbers of persons who are to occupy the dwelling.
(j) Respective responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant as to the payment of utility charges.
(k) A signed record of the inventory and condition of the premises under the exclusive custody and control of the tenant.
(l) A summary of the provisions of NRS 202.470.
(m) Information regarding the procedure pursuant to which a tenant may report to the appropriate authorities:
(1) A nuisance.
(2) A violation of a building, safety or health code or regulation.
(n) Information regarding the right of the tenant to engage in the display of the flag of the United States, as set forth in NRS 118A.325.
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4. In addition to the provisions required by subsection 3, any written rental agreement for a single-family residence which is not signed by an authorized agent of the landlord who at the time of signing holds a permit to engage in property management pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS must contain a disclosure at the top of the first page of the agreement, in a font size at least two times larger than any other font size in the agreement, which states that:
(a) There are rebuttable presumptions in NRS 205.0813 and 205.0817 that the tenant does not have lawful occupancy of the dwelling unless the agreement:
(1) Is notarized or is signed by an authorized agent of the landlord who at the time of signing holds a permit to engage in property management pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS; and
(2) Includes the current address and telephone number of the landlord or his or her authorized representative; and
(b) The agreement is valid and enforceable against the landlord and the tenant regardless of whether the agreement:
(1) Is notarized or is signed by an authorized agent of the landlord who at the time of signing holds a permit to engage in property management pursuant to chapter 645 of NRS; or
(2) Includes the current address and telephone number of the landlord or his or her authorized representative.
5. The absence of a written agreement raises a disputable presumption that:
(a) There are no restrictions on occupancy by children or pets.
(b) Maintenance and waste removal services are provided without charge to the tenant.
(c) No charges for partial or late payments of rent or for dishonored checks are paid by the tenant.
(d) Other than normal wear, the premises will be returned in the same condition as when the tenancy began.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, in each place where a landlord lists the amount of rent due under a rental agreement and in any reference in a written rental agreement to the amount of rent due under the agreement, the rent must be set forth as a single figure representing the maximum total amount of periodic rent that includes the amount of any mandatory fees to be charged to the tenant in addition to the base rent.
7. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, a landlord shall not charge a tenant an amount of periodic rent that exceeds the maximum total amount of rent due under a written rental agreement, as set forth in the manner required by subsection 6.
8. A landlord may charge a tenant a monthly fee in an amount which is equal to the cost for the electric, natural gas or water service provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant that is not included in the single figure representing the maximum total amount of periodic rent due required by subsection 6 if:
(a) The applicable public utility is unable to contract directly with the tenant for the electric, natural gas or water service, as applicable, provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant and, in the written rental agreement, the single figure includes an asterisk or other reference symbol which:
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(1) Is not less than one-half the font size of the single figure; and
(2) Corresponds to a statement on the same page of the written rental agreement as the single figure that:
(I) Informs the tenant that the applicable public utility is unable to contract with the tenant directly for the electric, natural gas or water service, as applicable, provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant;
(II) Contains the name and telephone number of each applicable public utility that is unable to contract directly with the tenant for the electric, natural gas or water service provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant; and
(III) Notifies the tenant that the monthly bill from the applicable public utility for the electric, natural gas or water service provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant will be charged to the tenant as a monthly fee in an amount which is equal to the cost of the monthly bill separate from the single figure; or
(b) For a monthly fee in an amount which is equal to the cost for the water service provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant, the dwelling unit is subject to a master-metered water system and, in the written rental agreement, the single figure includes an asterisk or other reference symbol which:
(1) Is not less than one-half the font size of the single figure; and
(2) Corresponds to a statement on the same page of the written rental agreement as the single figure that:
(I) Informs the tenant that the dwelling unit is subject to a master-metered water system; and
(II) Notifies the tenant that a fee for water service will be charged to the tenant as a monthly fee in an amount which is equal to the cost for the water service provided in the individual dwelling unit of the tenant separate from the single figure.
9. It is unlawful for a landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental agreement on his or her behalf to use any written agreement which does not conform to the provisions of this section, and any provision in an agreement which contravenes the provisions of this section is void.
[7.] 10. As used in this section, single-family residence means a structure that is comprised of not more than four units. The term does not include a manufactured home as defined in NRS 118B.015.
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Assembly Bill No. 128Committee on Government Affairs
CHAPTER 228
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to public records; creating the Public Records Task Force; setting forth the membership and duties of the Task Force; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law provides that, unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and records of a state or local governmental entity are required to be open at all times during office hours for the public to inspect, copy or receive a copy thereof. Existing law also authorizes a person to request a copy of a public book or record in any medium in which the book or record is available. (NRS 239.010) This bill creates the Public Records Task Force to evaluate certain topics relating to requests for public records and make certain recommendations. This bill also: (1) prescribes the membership and duties of the Task Force; and (2) requires the Task Force to submit a written report describing its work and recommendations for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs and the Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on Government Affairs for the 84th Session of the Legislature.
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:
Sections 1-6. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 7. 1. The Public Records Task Force is hereby created. The Task Force consists of the following 10 members:
(a) One government representative and two transparency advocates appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;
(b) Two government representatives and one transparency advocate appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;
(c) One government representative appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(d) One transparency advocate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly; and
(e) One government representative and one transparency advocate appointed by the Governor.
2. The Task Force shall:
(a) Evaluate:
(1) Current exemptions to chapter 239 of NRS;
(2) The policies relating to public records of any review board created pursuant to NRS 289.380 or 289.383;
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(3) The impact of broad requests for public records on governmental entities;
(4) The cost, burden and time constraint on governmental entities to redact confidential information;
(5) The financial burden on a person who requests a public record;
(6) Mechanisms to resolve disputes involving requests for public records, including, without limitation, mediation and other types of alternative dispute resolution; and
(7) Methods for collecting and sharing data related to requests for public records.
(b) Make recommendations, including, without limitation:
(1) To clarify the custodianship and control of public records;
(2) To protect sensitive information while promoting government transparency;
(3) To identify situations in which access to public records should be granted or denied;
(4) For penalties to impose against governmental entities for providing delayed or incomplete responses to a request for public records;
(5) For protocols to protect personal information and criminal investigations;
(6) For a standardized fee schedule; and
(7) For mechanisms to protect governmental entities from retaliatory litigation.
3. The members of the Task Force serve without compensation.
4. Each member of the Task Force who is an officer or employee of the State or local government must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular compensation so that the member may prepare for and attend meetings of the Task Force and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Task Force in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or local government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Task Force to make up the time the member is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member, and shall not require the member to take annual, vacation or compensatory time for the absence.
5. The Task Force shall, at its first meeting, elect a Chair from the members who are transparency advocates and a Vice Chair from the members who are government representatives.
6. The Task Force shall meet:
(a) Upon the call of the Chair or a majority of the members of the Task Force; and
(b) At least four times.
7. A majority of the members of the Task Force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those members present at the meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Task Force.
8. The Task Force may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money to carry out the duties of the Task Force.
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9. On or before October 31, 2026, the Task Force shall prepare and submit a written report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs and the Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on Government Affairs for the 84th Session of the Legislature. The report must include, without limitation, a summary of the work and recommendations of the Task Force.
10. As used in this section:
(a) Governmental entity has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239.005.
(b) Government representative includes, without limitation, a representative:
(1) From the Nevada Association of Counties or a county;
(2) From the Nevada League of Cities or a local government;
(3) Who is a district attorney or city attorney;
(4) From a law enforcement agency;
(5) From a school district;
(6) From the Office of the Attorney General;
(7) From a public utility that is not regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and
(8) From the Division of State Library, Archives and Public Records of the Department of Administration.
(c) Transparency advocate includes, without limitation, a representative:
(1) From the Nevada Broadcasters Association;
(2) From the Nevada Press Association;
(3) From the Nevada Open Government Coalition;
(4) From the American Civil Liberties Union;
(5) Who is an attorney that specializes in requests for public records;
(6) From the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada; and
(7) Who is a member of the public and has experience related to public records.
Sec. 8. The members of the Public Records Task Force must be appointed pursuant to section 7 of this act not later than October 31, 2025.
Sec. 9. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025, and expires by limitation on June 30, 2027.
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Assembly Bill No. 133Assemblymembers Gurr; DeLong, Gallant and Torres-Fossett
CHAPTER 229
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to public financial administration; revising the hours the office of the county treasurer is required to be kept open; requiring certain money from the sale of property for delinquent taxes to be accounted for separately in a county general fund and used to pay for the acquisition and improvement of technology used in the office of the county treasurer; revising the contents of a notice of delinquent taxes; revising provisions relating to certain property held in trust by a county treasurer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires, subject to certain exceptions, sheriffs, county recorders and county auditors, county clerks, county assessors and county treasurers to keep open the county office and branch offices, if any, on all days except Sundays and nonjudicial days from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and on all days except Sundays, nonjudicial days and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Existing law also authorizes the board of county commissioners of any county to designate or authorize deviation from the days and hours, but requires each office to be kept open for not less than 40 hours during each week. (NRS 245.040) Existing law establishes that the county treasurers are tax receivers for the county. (NRS 361.475) Section 1 of this bill provides that the county office and branch offices, if any, of the county treasurer must not close earlier than 5 p.m. on any business day but may close later than 5 p.m.
Existing law requires the tax receiver of a county to mail notice of delinquent taxes to certain persons. The notice of delinquency must state certain information, including that if the amount of delinquent taxes is not paid, the tax receiver will, at 5 p.m. on the first Monday in June of the current year, issue a certificate authorizing the county treasurer to hold the property. (NRS 361.5648) Section 2 of this bill provides instead that the notice of delinquency must state that if the amount of delinquent taxes is not paid, the tax receiver will, at the close of business of the tax receiver of the county on the first Monday in June of the current year, issue a certificate authorizing the county treasurer to hold the property.
Existing law requires the tax receiver to make out a trustees certificate that describes each property on which delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs have not been paid. The trustees certificate authorizes the county treasurer to hold each property for a certain period of time. (NRS 361.570) When the time allowed by law for the redemption of a property described in the certificate has expired and no redemption has been made, the tax receiver who issued the certificate is required to execute and deliver to the county treasurer a deed of the property. Upon obtaining such a deed, the county treasurer is required to hold the property in trust until it is sold or otherwise disposed of. Existing law provides that during certain periods or not later than 5 p.m. on the third business day before the day of the sale by a county treasurer, certain persons are entitled to have the property reconveyed upon the receipt by the county treasurer of payment of the delinquent taxes and certain costs. (NRS 361.585) Section 3 of this bill provides instead that during certain periods or not later than the close of business of the county treasurer on the third business day before the day of the sale by a county treasurer, certain persons are entitled to have the property reconveyed upon the receipt by the county treasurer of payment of the delinquent taxes and certain costs.
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Existing law authorizes, under certain circumstances, the county treasurer to sell property held in trust because of delinquent taxes. Upon payment, the county treasurer is required, with certain exceptions, to issue a quitclaim deed to the purchaser. Existing law provides an exception to this requirement to issue a quitclaim deed under certain circumstances, if, not later than 5 p.m. on the third business day immediately preceding the day of the sale by the county treasurer, a municipality provides the county treasurer with an affidavit that meets certain requirements. (NRS 361.595) Section 4 of this bill provides instead that, under certain circumstances, the county treasurer may not issue the quitclaim deed if, not later than the close of business of the county treasurer on the third business day immediately preceding the day of the sale by the county treasurer, a municipality provides the county treasurer with an affidavit that meets certain requirements.
Under existing law, if the county treasurer sells property held in trust because of delinquent taxes, the county treasurer is required to pay certain costs and taxes from the excess proceeds from the sale and then pay into the county general fund: (1) the first $300 of the excess proceeds; (2) 10 percent of the next $10,000 of the excess proceeds; and (3) the amount remaining to be held separately for a certain period of time, and if not claimed by certain persons who had a secured interest in the property, then into the county general fund. (NRS 361.610) Section 5 of this bill provides that of the amount remaining to be held separately for a certain period of time, and if not claimed, 5 percent of the total amount remaining must be accounted for separately in the county general fund pursuant to section 1.5 of this bill. The money in the account is only authorized to be used to acquire technology or improve technology used in the office of the county treasurer. Section 1.5 also requires the county treasurer to submit an annual report to the board of county commissioners by July 1 setting forth the projected expenditure of money in the account for the following fiscal year. Section 1.5 also authorizes a board of county commissioners to revert 50 percent of any balance of unexpended or unencumbered money after 3 years.
Existing law sets forth certain procedures allowing a person to make a claim for the excess proceeds from the sale by the county treasurer of property held in trust because of delinquent taxes, including, without limitation, requiring certain indeterminable claims to be submitted to mediation, and if mediation is unsuccessful, then requiring the county treasurer to conduct a hearing or file an action for interpleader. (NRS 361.610) Section 5 eliminates conducting a hearing as a method for determining certain indeterminable claims, instead requiring the county treasurer to file an action for interpleader following any unsuccessful mediation. Existing law authorizes a person to enter into an agreement to locate, deliver, recover or assist in the recovery of excess proceeds by certain persons. However, if the agreement is entered into by a natural person who occupied the property as his or her primary residence at the time of the sale, any such agreement must not provide for a fee of more than 10 percent of the remaining excess proceeds due that person. (NRS 361.610) Section 5 removes the limitation that the property must have been occupied by a natural person as his or her primary residence at the time of sale and instead applies the 10 percent cap to the fee of: (1) any natural person; and (2) certain persons who are otherwise authorized by power of attorney, assignment or any other legal instrument by another person to file a claim with and collect from the county treasurer any property owed to the person.
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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 245.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
245.040 1. Sheriffs, county recorders and county auditors, county clerks, county assessors and county treasurers shall keep an office at the county seat of their county which, except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, must be kept open on all days except Sundays and nonjudicial days from 9 a.m. to 12 m., and on all days except Sundays, nonjudicial days and Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for the transaction of public business, but nothing contained in this subsection interferes with a duty now required of a public officer under the election laws of this State. County clerks shall keep their offices open on all election days during the hours when the polls are open for voting but may, with the consent of the district judge of the county, close their offices for all purposes except election business and the issuance of marriage licenses on any day on which the primary or general election is held.
2. [Notwithstanding] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1, the board of county commissioners of any county may, by an order regularly made and entered in the records of its proceedings, designate the days and hours during which the offices of the sheriff, county recorder and county auditor, county clerk, county assessor and county treasurer must be kept open for the transaction of public business. An order so made and entered must require each office to be kept open for not less than 40 hours during each week, and must not prevent the county clerk from closing his or her office for all purposes except election business and the issuance of marriage licenses on primary and general election days as provided in subsection 1.
3. The board of county commissioners may authorize a county officer to rent, equip and operate, at public expense, one or more branch offices in the county. The branch office may be kept open for the transaction of public business on the days and during the hours specified in subsections 1 and 2 or on such days and during such hours as determined by the board. The provisions of this subsection do not preempt any other statutory provisions which require certain duties to be performed at the county seat.
4. Any county office may deviate from the hours of operation required pursuant to this section if the board of county commissioners approves the plan for the deviation submitted by the office, except that no such deviation may conflict with the election laws of this State. Such a plan must be fiscally neutral or result in cost savings.
5. The board of county commissioners of any county shall not designate or approve the county office or branch offices, if any, of the county treasurer to close earlier than 5 p.m. for the transaction of business on any business day. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the offices from closing later than 5 p.m.
6. A county officer who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and if an officer mentioned in subsection 1 absents himself or herself from office, except:
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(a) When called away from his or her office by official duties;
(b) When expressly permitted so to do by the board of county commissioners or a majority of the members thereof in writing; or
(c) When he or she makes provision to leave his or her office open for the transaction of public business on the days and during the hours prescribed by this section and in charge of a deputy qualified to act in the county officers absence,
Κ there must be withheld from the county officers monthly salary that proportion thereof as the number of days of absence bears to the number of days of the month in which the absence occurs. The money must be withheld from payment of salary to the officer for the next succeeding month by order of the board of county commissioners, but such an order must not be made without first giving the officer affected reasonable notice and an opportunity to appear before the board and defend the charge against him or her.
Sec. 1.5. Chapter 249 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Any money received by the county treasurer pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of NRS 361.610 must be accounted for separately in the county general fund.
2. Money in the account:
(a) May only be used to acquire technology for or improve the technology used in the office of the county treasurer, including, without limitation, the payment of any costs associated with acquiring or improving technology for converting or archiving records, purchasing hardware or software, maintaining the technology, training employees in the operation of the technology and contracting for professional services relating to the technology; and
(b) Must not be used to replace or supplant any money available from other sources to acquire technology for or improve technology used in the office of the county treasurer.
3. Any money remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the county general fund, and the balance in the account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
4. The money in the account must be invested as other county funds are invested. All interest earned on the deposit or investment of the money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. Claims against the account must be paid as other claims against the county are paid.
5. On or before July 1 of each year, the county treasurer shall submit a report to the board of county commissioners setting forth the projected expenditure of money in the account for the following fiscal year.
6. Fifty percent of any balance of unexpended or unencumbered money remaining in the account after 3 years shall be deemed dormant and subject to transfer at the discretion of and order by a board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 354.150.
Sec. 2. NRS 361.5648 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361.5648 1. Within 30 days after the first Monday in March of each year, with respect to each property on which the tax is delinquent, the tax receiver of the county shall mail notice of the delinquency by first-class mail to:
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(a) The owner or owners of the property;
(b) The person or persons listed as the taxpayer or taxpayers on the tax rolls, at their last known addresses, if the names and addresses are known;
(c) Each holder of a recorded security interest if the holder has made a request in writing to the tax receiver for the notice, which identifies the secured property by the parcel number assigned to it in accordance with the provisions of NRS 361.189; and
(d) Each assignee of a tax lien on the property, if the assignee has made a request in writing to the tax receiver for the notice described in paragraph (c).
2. The notice of delinquency must state:
(a) The name of the owner of the property, if known.
(b) The description of the property on which the taxes are a lien.
(c) The amount of the taxes due on the property and the penalties and costs as provided by law.
(d) That if the amount is not paid by or on behalf of the taxpayer or his or her successor in interest, the tax receiver will, at [5 p.m.] the close of business of the tax receiver of the county on the first Monday in June of the current year, issue to the county treasurer, as trustee for the State and county, a certificate authorizing the county treasurer to hold the property, subject to redemption within 2 years, or within 1 year if the property is determined to be abandoned pursuant to NRS 361.567, after the date of the issuance of the certificate, by payment of the taxes and accruing taxes, penalties and costs, together with interest on the taxes at the rate of 10 percent per annum, assessed monthly, from the date due until paid as provided by law, except as otherwise provided in NRS 360.232 and 360.320, and that redemption may be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter 21 of NRS in regard to real property sold under execution.
3. Within 30 days after mailing the original notice of delinquency, the tax receiver shall issue his or her personal affidavit to the board of county commissioners affirming that due notice has been mailed with respect to each parcel. The affidavit must recite the number of letters mailed, the number of letters returned and the number of letters finally determined to be undeliverable. Until the period of redemption has expired, the tax receiver shall maintain detailed records which contain such information as the Department may prescribe in support of the affidavit.
4. A second copy of the notice of delinquency must be sent by certified mail, not less than 60 days before the expiration of the period of redemption as stated in the notice.
5. The cost of each mailing must be charged to the delinquent taxpayer.
6. A county and its officers and employees are not liable for any damages resulting from failure to provide actual notice pursuant to this section if the county, officer or employee, in determining the names and addresses of persons with an interest in the property, relies upon a preliminary title search from a company authorized to provide title insurance in this State.
Sec. 3. NRS 361.585 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361.585 1. When the time allowed by law for the redemption of a property described in a certificate has expired and no redemption has been made, the tax receiver who issued the certificate, or his or her successor in office, shall execute and deliver to the county treasurer a deed of the property in trust for the use and benefit of the State and county and any officers having fees due them.
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made, the tax receiver who issued the certificate, or his or her successor in office, shall execute and deliver to the county treasurer a deed of the property in trust for the use and benefit of the State and county and any officers having fees due them.
2. The county treasurer and his or her successors in office, upon obtaining a deed of any property in trust under the provisions of this chapter, shall hold that property in trust until it is sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 361.595 or 361.603, at any time during the 90-day period specified in NRS 361.603, or not later than [5 p.m.] the close of business of the county treasurer on the third business day before the day of the sale by a county treasurer, as specified in the notice required by NRS 361.595, of any property held in trust by him or her by virtue of any deed made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, any person specified in subsection 4 is entitled to have the property reconveyed upon the receipt by the county treasurer of payment by or on behalf of that person of an amount equal to the taxes accrued, together with any costs, penalties and interest legally chargeable against the property. A reconveyance may not be made after expiration of the 90-day period specified in NRS 361.603.
4. Property may be reconveyed pursuant to subsection 3 to one or more of the persons specified in the following categories, or to one or more persons within a particular category, as their interests may appear of record:
(a) The owner.
(b) The beneficiary under a note and deed of trust.
(c) The mortgagee under a mortgage.
(d) The creditor under a judgment.
(e) The person to whom the property was assessed.
(f) The person holding a contract to purchase the property before its conveyance to the county treasurer.
(g) The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services if the owner has received or is receiving any benefits from Medicaid.
(h) The successor in interest of any person specified in this subsection.
(i) A municipality that holds a lien against the property.
5. The provisions of this section apply to land held in trust by a county treasurer on or after April 17, 1971.
Sec. 4. NRS 361.595 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361.595 1. Any property held in trust by any county treasurer by virtue of any deed made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be sold and conveyed in the manner prescribed in this section and in NRS 361.603 or conveyed without sale as provided in NRS 361.604.
2. If the property is to be sold, the board of county commissioners may make an order, to be entered on the record of its proceedings, directing the county treasurer to sell the property particularly described therein, after giving notice of sale, for a total amount not less than the amount of the taxes, costs, penalties and interest legally chargeable against the property as stated in the order.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, notice of the sale must specify the day, time and place of the sale and be:
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(a) Posted in at least three public places in the county, including one at the courthouse and one on the property, not less than 20 days before the day of sale or, in lieu of such a posting, by publication of the notice at least once a week for 4 consecutive weeks by four weekly insertions in some newspaper published within the county, the first publication being at least 22 days before the day of the sale, if the board of county commissioners so directs.
(b) Mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than 90 days before the day of the sale, to the owner of the parcel as shown on the tax roll and to any person or governmental entity that appears in the records of the county to have a lien or other interest in the property. If the receipt is returned unsigned, the county treasurer must make a reasonable attempt to locate and notify the owner or other person or governmental entity before the sale.
4. If, pursuant to NRS 361.567, the tax receiver has elected to use an expedited procedure for the sale of the property and the requirements of NRS 361.567 were met, notice of the sale must specify the day, time and place of the sale and be:
(a) Posted in at least three public places in the county, including one at the courthouse and one on the property, not less than 20 days before the day of sale or, in lieu of such a posting, by publication of the notice at least once a week for 4 consecutive weeks by four weekly insertions in some newspaper published within the county, the first publication being at least 22 days before the day of the sale, if the board of county commissioners so directs.
(b) Mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, not less than 45 days before the day of the sale, to the owner of the parcel as shown on the tax roll and to any person or governmental entity that appears in the records of the county to have a lien or other interest in the property. If the receipt is returned unsigned, the county treasurer must make a reasonable attempt to locate and notify the owner or other person or governmental entity before the sale.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the county treasurer shall make, execute and deliver to any purchaser, upon payment to the county treasurer, as trustee, of a consideration not less than that specified in the order, a quitclaim deed, discharged of any trust of the property mentioned in the order.
6. If, not later than [5 p.m.] the close of business of the county treasurer on the third business day immediately preceding the day of the sale by the county treasurer, a municipality provides the county treasurer with an affidavit signed by the treasurer of the municipality stating that:
(a) The municipality sold the property or the property was stricken off to the municipality pursuant to NRS 271.560; and
(b) A certificate of sale for the property was issued to the purchaser pursuant to NRS 271.570 or to the municipality pursuant to NRS 271.560,
Κ the county treasurer may not issue the quitclaim deed described in subsection 5 unless the person who purchased the property from the county pays to the municipality any amount owed pursuant to the certificate of sale
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issued pursuant to NRS 271.560 and 271.570 and the municipality provides an affidavit signed by the treasurer of the municipality stating that such amounts have been paid. If the purchaser does not pay the amount owed to the municipality within 20 days after the sale of the property by the county, the sale of the property by the county is void and the county treasurer may retain for administrative costs not more than 10 percent of the purchase amount paid by the purchaser.
7. Before delivering a deed, the county treasurer shall record the deed at the expense of the purchaser.
8. All deeds issued pursuant to this section, whether issued before, on or after July 1, 1955, are primary evidence:
(a) Of the regularity of all proceedings relating to the order of the board of county commissioners, the notice of sale and the sale of the property;
(b) That if, pursuant to NRS 361.567, the tax receiver has elected to use an expedited procedure for the sale of the property, the property is abandoned; and
(c) That, if the real property was sold to pay taxes on personal property, the real property belonged to the person liable to pay the tax.
9. No deed may be executed and delivered by the county treasurer until he or she files at the expense of the purchaser, with the clerk of the board of county commissioners, proper affidavits of posting and of publication of the notice of sale, as the case may be, together with his or her return of sale, verified, showing compliance with the order of the board of county commissioners, which constitutes primary evidence of the facts recited therein.
10. If the deed when regularly issued is not recorded in the office of the county recorder, the deed, and all proceedings relating thereto, is void as against any subsequent purchaser in good faith and for a valuable consideration of the same property, or any portion thereof, when his or her own conveyance is first recorded.
11. The board of county commissioners shall provide its clerk with a record book in which must be indexed the name of each purchaser, together with the date of sale, a description of the property sold, a reference to the book and page of the minutes of the board of county commissioners where the order of sale is recorded, and the file number of the affidavits and return.
Sec. 5. NRS 361.610 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361.610 1. Out of the sale price or rents of any property of which he or she is trustee, the county treasurer shall pay the costs due any officer for the enforcement of the tax upon the parcel of property and all taxes owing thereon, and upon the redemption of any property from the county treasurer as trustee, he or she shall pay the redemption money over to any officers having fees due them from the parcels of property and pay the tax for which it was sold and pay the redemption percentage according to the proportion those fees respectively bear to the tax.
2. In no case may:
(a) Any service rendered by any officer under this chapter become or be allowed as a charge against the county; or
(b) The sale price or rent or redemption money of any one parcel of property be appropriated to pay any cost or tax upon any other parcel of property than that so sold, rented or redeemed.
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3. After paying all the tax and costs upon any one parcel of property, the county treasurer shall pay into the general fund of the county, from the excess proceeds of the sale:
(a) The first $300 of the excess proceeds; and
(b) Ten percent of the next $10,000 of the excess proceeds.
4. The amount remaining after the county treasurer has paid the amounts required by subsection 3 must be deposited in an interest-bearing account maintained for the purpose of holding excess proceeds separate from other money of the county. If no claim is made for the excess proceeds within 1 year after the deed given by the county treasurer is recorded, the county treasurer shall pay :
(a) Five percent of the total amount remaining into the account created by section 1.5 of this act; and
(b) The remainder of the money into the general fund of the county . [, and it]
Κ Money paid must not thereafter be refunded to the former property owner or his or her successors in interest. All interest paid on money deposited in the interest-bearing account required by this subsection is the property of the county.
5. If a person listed in subsection 6 makes a claim in writing for the excess proceeds within 1 year after the deed is recorded, the county treasurer shall pay the claim or the proper portion of the claim over to the person if the county treasurer is satisfied that the person is entitled to it.
6. A claim for excess proceeds must be paid out in the following order of priority to:
(a) The following persons in the order of priority of the liens recorded or perfected before the sale:
(1) A person holding a valid lien under subsection 3 of NRS 444.520;
(2) Persons specified in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (g), (h) and (i) of subsection 4 of NRS 361.585;
(3) An association, as defined in NRS 116.011, that has caused to be recorded a notice of default and election to sell the property pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 116.31162 that has not been rescinded; and
(4) An association, as defined in NRS 116B.030, or a hotel unit owner, as defined in NRS 116B.125, that has caused to be recorded a notice of default and election to sell the property pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 116B.635 that has not been rescinded; and
(b) Any person specified in paragraphs (a), (e) and (f) of subsection 4 of NRS 361.585.
7. The county treasurer shall approve or deny a claim within 30 days after the period described in subsection 4 for filing a claim has expired. In determining a claim for excess proceeds, the county treasurer may require any person making a claim to provide any records or other documents to the county treasurer. Any records or other documents concerning a claim shall be deemed the working papers of the county treasurer and are confidential. If more than one person files a claim, and the county treasurer is not able to determine who is entitled to the excess proceeds, the matter must be submitted to mediation.
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8. If the mediation is not successful, the county treasurer shall [:
(a) Conduct a hearing to determine who is entitled to the excess proceeds; or
(b) File] file an action for interpleader.
9. A person who is aggrieved by a determination of the county treasurer pursuant to this section may, within 90 days after the person receives notice of the determination, commence an action for judicial review of the determination in district court.
10. If an association, as defined in NRS 116.011, recovers any amount of excess proceeds of a sale of a residential unit, as defined in NRS 116.332, the amount recovered by the association shall be deemed to have satisfied the debt owed by the owner of the residential unit to the association and the association may not recover in a civil action or otherwise collect any deficiency remaining due to the association from the owner.
11. Any agreement to locate, deliver, recover or assist in the recovery of remaining excess proceeds of a sale which is entered into by a person listed in subsection 6 must:
(a) Be in writing.
(b) Be signed by the person listed in subsection 6.
(c) If the agreement is entered into by a natural person for assistance in the recovery of excess proceeds remaining from a sale , [of a residence that was occupied by that natural person as his or her primary residence at the time of the sale,] not provide for a fee of more than 10 percent of the total remaining excess proceeds of the sale due that person.
12. In addition to authorizing a person pursuant to an agreement described in subsection 11 to file a claim and collect from the county treasurer any property owed to the person, a person listed in subsection 6 may authorize a person pursuant to a power of attorney, assignment or any other legal instrument to file a claim and collect from the county treasurer any property owed to him or her. Any person authorized pursuant to a power of attorney, assignment or any other legal instrument to file a claim and collect from the county treasurer any property may collect a fee of not more than 10 percent of the total remaining excess proceeds of the sale due the person making the authorization. The county is not liable for any losses resulting from the approval of the claim if the claim is paid by the county treasurer in accordance with the provisions of the legal instrument.
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Assembly Bill No. 137Assemblymembers Torres-Fossett; and Hansen
CHAPTER 230
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to liens; revising certain requirements for the advertising of a sale of personal property to satisfy the lien of an owner of a facility for storage; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law provides, in general, that if the occupant of a storage space at a facility for storage defaults on the payment of rent or other charges that are due to the owner of the facility pursuant to a rental agreement, the owner has a lien on the personal property of the occupant contained in the storage space. (NRS 108.4753) Existing law authorizes an owner to sell certain personal property of the occupant to satisfy the lien after the owner has provided certain notices to the occupant. (NRS 108.476, 108.4763, 108.477) Existing law: (1) requires the owner to advertise a sale to satisfy a lien once a week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the sale is to be held; and (2) sets forth the requirements for the contents of such an advertisement. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the sale is to be held, existing law requires the advertisement to be posted 10 days before the sale in at least six conspicuous places near the place of the sale. (NRS 108.477) This bill revises those requirements concerning the advertising of sales of personal property to satisfy the lien of an owner of a facility for storage to instead require an owner to advertise the sale in a newspaper of general circulation at least one time in the week immediately preceding the date of the sale. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the sale is to be held, this bill authorizes an owner, as an alternative to posting the advertisement in at least six conspicuous places near the place of the sale, to post the advertisement on an Internet website which is publicly accessible 10 days before the sale. This bill also revises the required contents of an advertisement for such a sale to eliminate the requirement that the advertisement contain a general description of the personal property to be sold.
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 108.477 is hereby amended to read as follows:
108.477 1. If the declaration in opposition to the lien sale executed by the occupant is not received by the date of the sale specified in the notice mailed to the occupant, the owner may sell the property.
2. The owner shall , at least one time in the week immediately preceding the date of the sale, advertise the sale [once a week for 2 consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the sale] in a newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the sale is to be held.
3. The advertisement required pursuant to subsection 2 must contain:
(a) [A general description of the personal property to be sold;
(b)] The name of the occupant;
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[(c)] (b) The number of the individual storage space at the facility where the personal property was stored; and
[(d)] (c) The name and address of the facility.
[3.] 4. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the judicial district where the sale is to be held, the advertisement must be posted 10 days before the sale [in] :
(a) In at least six conspicuous places near the place of the sale [.
4.] ; or
(b) On an Internet website which is publicly accessible.
5. The sale must be conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.
[5.] 6. After deducting the amount of the lien and the costs of the sale, the owner shall retain any excess proceeds from the sale on the behalf of the occupant.
[6.] 7. The occupant or any person authorized by the occupant or by an order of the court may claim the excess proceeds or the portion of the proceeds necessary to satisfy the persons claim at any time within 1 year after the date of the sale. After 1 year, the owner shall pay any proceeds remaining from the sale to the treasurer of the county where the sale was held for deposit in the general fund of the county.
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Assembly Bill No. 148Assemblymembers Hafen and Yeager
CHAPTER 231
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to elections; revising the deadline for a county or city clerk to distribute mail ballots to each active registered voter who resides within the State; revising the deadline for a county or city clerk to distribute sample ballots; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires, with certain exception, a county clerk or city clerk to distribute a sample ballot to each registered voter in the county or city, as applicable, before the period for early voting for any election begins. (NRS 293.565, 293C.530) Existing law further requires, with limited exception, the county clerk or city clerk to distribute a mail ballot for every election to: (1) each active registered voter; and (2) each person who registers to vote or updates his or her voter registration information not later than 14 days before the election. With certain exceptions, the deadline for distributing a mail ballot to: (1) each active registered voter who resides within the State is not later than 20 days before the election; (2) each active registered voter who resides outside the State is not later than 40 days before the election; (3) each active registered voter who registers to vote after certain deadlines is not later than 13 days before the election; and (4) each covered voter who is entitled to have a military-overseas ballot transmitted pursuant to certain provisions of federal and state law is not later than 45 days before the election. (NRS 293.269911, 293C.263, 293D.320) Further, in the case of a special election where no candidate for federal office will appear on the ballot, mail ballots must be distributed to each active registered voter not later than 15 days before the special election. (NRS 293.269911, 293C.263)
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Sections 1 and 3 of this bill revise the deadline for distributing a mail ballot to each active registered voter who resides within the State from not later than 20 days before the election to instead on or after the fifth Monday before the election but not later than the fourth Monday before the election. Sections 1 and 3 also authorize a county or city clerk to allow a voter to elect to receive a mail ballot before that deadline. Sections 2 and 4 of this bill require a county clerk or city clerk, as applicable, to distribute a sample ballot to each registered voter before the applicable deadline for the clerk to distribute a mail ballot to the registered voter. Section 5 of this bill makes a conforming change to require sample ballots for an election relating to incorporating a city to be distributed before the applicable deadline for the county clerk or registrar of voters to distribute a mail ballot to a registered voter for such an election.
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 293.269911 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293.269911 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the county clerk shall prepare and distribute to each active registered voter in the county and each person who registers to vote or updates his or her voter registration information not later than the 14 days before the election a mail ballot for every election. The county clerk shall make reasonable accommodations for the use of the mail ballot by a person who is elderly or disabled, including, without limitation, by providing, upon request, the mail ballot in 12-point type to a person who is elderly or disabled.
2. The county clerk shall allow a voter to elect not to receive a mail ballot pursuant to this section by submitting to the county clerk a written notice in the form prescribed by the county clerk which must be received by the county clerk not later than 60 days before the day of the election.
3. The county clerk shall not distribute a mail ballot to any person who:
(a) Registers to vote for the election pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive; or
(b) Elects not to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subsection 2.
4. The county clerk may allow a voter to elect to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 6 before the fifth Monday before the election. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a county clerk to provide a mail ballot to any voter before mail ballots are available for distribution.
5. The mail ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures upon which the voter is entitled to vote at the election.
[5.] 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 , [and] 3 [,] and 4, the mail ballot must be distributed to:
(a) Each active registered voter who:
(1) Resides within the State, on or after the fifth Monday before the election but not later than [20 days] the fourth Monday before the election; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), resides outside the State, not later than 40 days before the election.
(b) Each active registered voter who registers to vote after the dates set for distributing mail ballots pursuant to paragraph (a) but who is eligible to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subsection 1, not later than 13 days before the election.
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(c) Each covered voter who is entitled to have a military-overseas ballot transmitted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 293D of NRS or the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq., not later than the time required by those provisions.
[6.] 7. In the case of a special election where no candidate for federal office will appear on the ballot, the mail ballot must be distributed to each active registered voter not later than 15 days before the special election.
[7.] 8. Any untimely legal action which would prevent the mail ballot from being distributed to any voter pursuant to this section is moot and of no effect.
Sec. 2. NRS 293.565 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293.565 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, sample ballots must include:
(a) If applicable, the statement required by NRS 293.267;
(b) The fiscal note or description of anticipated financial effect, as provided pursuant to NRS 218D.810, 293.250, 293.481, 295.015, 295.095 or 295.230 for each proposed constitutional amendment, statewide measure, measure to be voted upon only by a special district or political subdivision and advisory question;
(c) An explanation, as provided pursuant to NRS 218D.810, 293.250, 293.481, 295.121 or 295.230, of each proposed constitutional amendment, statewide measure, measure to be voted upon only by a special district or political subdivision and advisory question;
(d) Arguments for and against each proposed constitutional amendment, statewide measure, measure to be voted upon only by a special district or political subdivision and advisory question, and rebuttals to each argument, as provided pursuant to NRS 218D.810, 293.250, 293.252 or 295.121; and
(e) The full text of each proposed constitutional amendment.
2. If, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.2565, the word Incumbent must appear on the ballot next to the name of the candidate who is the incumbent, the word Incumbent must appear on the sample ballot next to the name of the candidate who is the incumbent.
3. Sample ballots that are mailed to registered voters may be printed without the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment if:
(a) The cost of printing the sample ballots would be significantly reduced if the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment were not included;
(b) The county clerk ensures that a sample ballot that includes the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment is provided at no charge to each registered voter who requests such a sample ballot; and
(c) The sample ballots provided to each polling place include the full text of each proposed constitutional amendment.
4. A county clerk may establish a system for distributing sample ballots by electronic means to each registered voter who elects to receive a sample ballot by electronic means. Such a system may include, without limitation, electronic mail or electronic access through an Internet website. If a county clerk establishes such a system and a registered voter elects to receive a sample ballot by electronic means, the county clerk shall distribute the sample ballot to the registered voter by electronic means pursuant to the procedures and requirements set forth by regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.
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5. If a registered voter does not elect to receive a sample ballot by electronic means pursuant to subsection 4, the county clerk shall distribute the sample ballot to the registered voter by mail.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, before the [period for early voting for any election begins,] applicable deadline for distributing a mail ballot to a registered voter established by NRS 293.269911, the county clerk shall distribute to each registered voter in the county by mail or electronic means, as applicable, the sample ballot for his or her precinct, with a notice informing the voter of the location of his or her polling place or places. If the location of the polling place or places has changed since the last election:
(a) The county clerk shall mail a notice of the change to each registered voter in the county not sooner than 10 days before distributing the sample ballots; or
(b) The sample ballot must also include a notice in bold type immediately above the location which states:
NOTICE: THE LOCATION OF YOUR POLLING PLACE OR
PLACES HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST ELECTION
7. If a person registers to vote less than 20 days before the date of an election, the county clerk is not required to distribute to the person the sample ballot for that election by mail or electronic means.
8. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, a sample ballot required to be distributed pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be prepared in at least 12-point type; and
(b) Include on the front page, in a separate box created by bold lines, a notice prepared in at least 20-point bold type that states:
NOTICE: TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN
LARGE TYPE, CALL (Insert appropriate telephone number)
9. A portion of a sample ballot that contains a facsimile of the display area of a voting device may include material in less than 12-point type to the extent necessary to make the facsimile fit on the pages of the sample ballot.
10. The sample ballot distributed to a person who requests a sample ballot in large type by exercising the option provided pursuant to NRS 293.508, or in any other manner, must be prepared in at least 14-point type, or larger when practicable.
11. If a person requests a sample ballot in large type, the county clerk shall ensure that all future sample ballots distributed to that person from the county are in large type.
12. The county clerk shall include in each sample ballot a statement indicating that the county clerk will, upon request of a voter who is elderly or disabled, make reasonable accommodations to allow the voter to vote at his or her polling place or places and provide reasonable assistance to the voter in casting his or her vote, including, without limitation, providing appropriate materials to assist the voter. In addition, if the county clerk has provided pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 293.2955 for the placement at centralized voting locations of specially equipped voting devices for use by voters who are elderly or disabled, the county clerk shall include in the sample ballot a statement indicating:
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(a) The addresses of such centralized voting locations;
(b) The types of specially equipped voting devices available at such centralized voting locations; and
(c) That a voter who is elderly or disabled may cast his or her ballot at such a centralized voting location rather than at his or her regularly designated polling place or places.
13. The cost of distributing sample ballots for any election other than a primary election, presidential preference primary election or general election must be borne by the political subdivision holding the election.
Sec. 3. NRS 293C.263 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293C.263 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the city clerk shall prepare and distribute to each active registered voter in the city and each person who registers to vote or updates his or her voter registration information not later than the 14 days before the election a mail ballot for every election. The city clerk shall make reasonable accommodations for the use of the mail ballot by a person who is elderly or disabled, including, without limitation, by providing, upon request, the mail ballot in 12-point type to a person who is elderly or disabled.
2. The city clerk shall allow a voter to elect not to receive a mail ballot pursuant to this section by submitting to the city clerk a written notice in the form prescribed by the city clerk which must be received by the city clerk not later than 60 days before the day of the election.
3. The city clerk shall not distribute a mail ballot to any person who:
(a) Registers to vote for the election pursuant to the provisions of NRS 293.5772 to 293.5887, inclusive; or
(b) Elects not to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subsection 2.
4. The city clerk may allow a voter to elect to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 6 before the fifth Monday before the election. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a city clerk to provide a mail ballot to any voter before mail ballots are available for distribution.
5. The mail ballot must include all offices, candidates and measures upon which the voter is entitled to vote at the election.
[5.] 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 , [and] 3 [,] and 4, the mail ballot must be distributed to:
(a) Each active registered voter who:
(1) Resides within the State, on or after the fifth Monday before the election but not later than [20 days] the fourth Monday before the election; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), resides outside the State, not later than 40 days before the election.
(b) Each active registered voter who registers to vote after the dates set for distributing mail ballots pursuant to paragraph (a) but who is eligible to receive a mail ballot pursuant to subsection 1, not later than 13 days before the election.
(c) Each covered voter who is entitled to have a military-overseas ballot transmitted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 293D of NRS or the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 52 U.S.C. §§ 20301 et seq., not later than the time required by those provisions.
[6.] 7. In the case of a special election where no candidate for federal office will appear on the ballot, the mail ballot must be distributed to each active registered voter not later than 15 days before the special election.
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[7.] 8. Any untimely legal action which would prevent the mail ballot from being distributed to any voter pursuant to this section is moot and of no effect.
Sec. 4. NRS 293C.530 is hereby amended to read as follows:
293C.530 1. A city clerk may establish a system for distributing sample ballots by electronic means to each registered voter who elects to receive a sample ballot by electronic means. Such a system may include, without limitation, electronic mail or electronic access through an Internet website. If a city clerk establishes such a system and a registered voter elects to receive a sample ballot by electronic means, the city clerk shall distribute the sample ballot to the registered voter by electronic means pursuant to the procedures and requirements set forth by regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.
2. If a registered voter does not elect to receive a sample ballot by electronic means pursuant to subsection 1, the city clerk shall distribute the sample ballot to the registered voter by mail.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, before the [period for early voting for any election begins,] applicable deadline for distributing a mail ballot to a registered voter established by NRS 293C.263, the city clerk shall distribute to each registered voter in the city by mail or electronic means, as applicable, the sample ballot for his or her precinct, with a notice informing the voter of the location of his or her polling place or places. If the location of the polling place or places has changed since the last election:
(a) The city clerk shall mail a notice of the change to each registered voter in the city not sooner than 10 days before distributing the sample ballots; or
(b) The sample ballot must also include a notice in bold type immediately above the location which states:
NOTICE: THE LOCATION OF YOUR POLLING PLACE OR
PLACES HAS CHANGED SINCE THE LAST ELECTION
4. If a person registers to vote less than 20 days before the date of an election, the city clerk is not required to distribute to the person the sample ballot for that election by mail or electronic means.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a sample ballot required to be distributed pursuant to this section must:
(a) Be prepared in at least 12-point type;
(b) Include the description of the anticipated financial effect and explanation of each citywide measure and advisory question, including arguments for and against the measure or question, as required pursuant to NRS 295.205 or 295.217; and
(c) Include on the front page, in a separate box created by bold lines, a notice prepared in at least 20-point bold type that states:
NOTICE: TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN
LARGE TYPE, CALL (Insert appropriate telephone number)
6. The word Incumbent must appear on the sample ballot next to the name of the candidate who is the incumbent, if required pursuant to NRS 293.2565.
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7. A portion of a sample ballot that contains a facsimile of the display area of a voting device may include material in less than 12-point type to the extent necessary to make the facsimile fit on the pages of the sample ballot.
8. The sample ballot distributed to a person who requests a sample ballot in large type by exercising the option provided pursuant to NRS 293.508, or in any other manner, must be prepared in at least 14-point type, or larger when practicable.
9. If a person requests a sample ballot in large type, the city clerk shall ensure that all future sample ballots distributed to that person from the city are in large type.
10. The city clerk shall include in each sample ballot a statement indicating that the city clerk will, upon request of a voter who is elderly or disabled, make reasonable accommodations to allow the voter to vote at his or her polling place or places and provide reasonable assistance to the voter in casting his or her vote, including, without limitation, providing appropriate materials to assist the voter. In addition, if the city clerk has provided pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 293C.281 for the placement at centralized voting locations of specially equipped voting devices for use by voters who are elderly or disabled, the city clerk shall include in the sample ballot a statement indicating:
(a) The addresses of such centralized voting locations;
(b) The types of specially equipped voting devices available at such centralized voting locations; and
(c) That a voter who is elderly or disabled may cast his or her ballot at such a centralized voting location rather than at the voters regularly designated polling place or places.
11. The cost of distributing sample ballots for a city election must be borne by the city holding the election.
Sec. 5. NRS 266.0325 is hereby amended to read as follows:
266.0325 1. [At least 10 days before] Before the applicable deadline for distributing mail ballots for an election held pursuant to NRS 266.029, the county clerk or registrar of voters shall distribute to each qualified elector by mail or electronic means, as applicable, a sample ballot for the electors precinct with a notice informing the elector of the location of the polling place for that precinct. A sample ballot may be distributed by electronic means to an elector only if the county clerk has established a system for distributing sample ballots by electronic means pursuant to NRS 293.565 and the elector elects to receive a sample ballot by electronic means.
2. The sample ballot must:
(a) Be in the form required by NRS 266.032.
(b) Include the information required by NRS 266.032.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, be prepared in at least 12-point type.
(d) Describe the area proposed to be incorporated by assessors parcel maps, existing boundaries of subdivision or parcel maps, identifying visible ground features, extensions of the visible ground features, or by any boundary that coincides with the official boundary of the State, a county, a city, a township, a section or any combination thereof.
(e) Contain a copy of the map or plat that was submitted with the petition pursuant to NRS 266.019 and depicts the existing dedicated streets, sewer interceptors and outfalls and their proposed extensions.
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(f) Include on the front page, in a separate box created by bold lines, a notice prepared in at least 20-point bold type that states:
NOTICE: TO RECEIVE A SAMPLE BALLOT IN
LARGE TYPE, CALL (Insert appropriate telephone number)
3. A portion of a sample ballot that contains a facsimile of the display area of a voting device may include material in less than 12-point type to the extent necessary to make the facsimile fit on the pages of the sample ballot.
4. The sample ballot distributed to a person who requests a sample ballot in large type by exercising the option provided pursuant to NRS 293.508, or in any other manner, must be prepared in at least 14-point type, or larger when practicable.
5. If a person requests a sample ballot in large type, the county clerk shall ensure that all future sample ballots distributed to that person from the county are in large type.
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Assembly Bill No. 161Assemblymember Edgeworth
Joint Sponsor: Senator Taylor
CHAPTER 232
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to hospice care; requiring a program of hospice care to obtain informed consent to treatment and provide certain notice to patients or their representatives; providing that patients of a program for hospice care have a right to certain care; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) requires any program of hospice care, regardless of whether the program is provided by a facility for hospice care, to be licensed by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2) imposes certain requirements governing the operation of a program of hospice care. (NRS 449.029, 449.030, 449.196) Existing law requires a program of hospice care to provide certain care, and section 17 of this bill provides that a patient of a program of hospice care has a right to such care. (NRS 449.196) Sections 17 and 18 of this bill require a program of hospice care to inform a patient of that right. Section 15 of this bill removes provisions authorizing a facility for hospice care to provide certain care that the facility is required by existing law to provide. Section 14 of this bill requires a program of hospice care to obtain and document the informed, written consent of a patient or his or her representative for all treatment and all decisions regarding the care of the patient. Section 14 additionally requires a program of hospice care to: (1) notify a patient or his or her representative if the program has initiated filing claims for benefits on behalf of the patient; (2) provide a written notice containing the contact information for the program and the hours during which the program can be contacted; (3) notify a patient or his or her representative not less than 7 days before the program terminates the care of the patient or ceases operations; and (4) provide a written notice to the patient or his or her representative upon admission outlining the right of the patient to file a complaint against the program with the Division.
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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:
Sections 1-11. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 12. NRS 449.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.160 1. 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, 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, or 449A.100 to 449A.124, inclusive, and section 17 of this act 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 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:
(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;
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(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. 13. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 14. NRS 449.196 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.196 1. No person, state or local government or agency may represent that it provides hospice care unless the program of care, either directly or indirectly:
[1.] (a) Has a medical director whose responsibilities are appropriate to the needs of the program and who:
[(a)] (1) Is a physician, currently licensed to practice;
[(b)] (2) On the basis of training, experience and interest, is knowledgeable about the psychosocial and medical aspects of hospice; and
[(c)] (3) Acts as a medical resource to the interdisciplinary team which provides the hospice care;
[2.] (b) Is provided to the patient, as needed, in the patients home, at a residential facility and at a medical facility, at any time of the day or night;
[3.] (c) Includes medical, nursing, psychological and pastoral care and social services at the level required by the patients condition;
[4.] (d) Provides supportive services for the patients immediate family and other persons with significant personal ties to the patient, whether or not related by blood, including:
[(a)] (1) Care for the patient which provides a respite from the stresses and responsibilities that result from the daily care of the patient; and
[(b)] (2) Emotional support and other care after the patient dies; and
[5.] (e) Includes the services of trained volunteers.
2. A program of hospice care shall:
(a) Obtain the informed, written consent of the patient or his or her representative for all treatment and all decisions concerning the care of the patient;
(b) Maintain each document upon which written consent is provided pursuant to paragraph (a) for at least 5 years after the patient ceases receiving care from the program;
(c) Timely notify the patient or his or her representative if the program of hospice care has initiated filing claims for benefits on behalf of the patient;
(d) Provide a written notice to the patient or his or her representative that contains the contact information for the program of hospice care and the hours during which the program can be reached through the contact information provided;
(e) If the program of hospice care plans to cease operations or terminate the care of a patient, provide written notice of that fact to the patient or his or her representative not less than 7 days before ceasing operations or terminating the care of the patient, as applicable; and
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patient or his or her representative not less than 7 days before ceasing operations or terminating the care of the patient, as applicable; and
(f) Provide to the patient or his or her representative upon the admission of the patient a written notice that:
(1) States that the patient has the right to file a complaint against the program with the Division at any time;
(2) Describes the process through which a complaint may be made with the Division; and
(3) Contains the address of the Internet website and telephone number of the Division.
Sec. 15. NRS 449.197 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.197 [1.] A licensed facility for hospice care may provide any of the following levels of care for terminally ill patients:
[(a)] 1. Medical care for a patient who is in an acute episode of illness;
[(b)] 2. Skilled nursing care;
[(c)] 3. Intermediate care;
[(d)] 4. Custodial care; and
[(e)] 5. Palliative services.
[2. A licensed facility for hospice care may provide direct supportive services to a patients family and persons who provide care for the patient, including services which provide care for the patient during the day and other services which provide a respite from the stresses and responsibilities that result from the daily care of the patient.]
Sec. 16. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 17. Chapter 449A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Every patient of a program of hospice care has the right to receive the care specified in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 449.196.
2. Not later than 15 days after a patient elects to receive care from a program of hospice care, the program of hospice care shall provide to the patient or the patients legal representative an explanation of the services available through the program. The explanation must include, without limitation, a statement of the rights prescribed by subsection 1.
3. As used in this section, program of hospice care means a program of hospice care described in NRS 449.196.
Sec. 18. NRS 449A.118 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449A.118 1. Every medical facility and facility for the dependent shall inform each patient or the patients legal representative, upon the admission of the patient to the facility, of the patients rights as listed in NRS 449A.100 and 449A.106 to 449A.115, inclusive [.] , and section 17 of this act.
2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, if a person with a disability is a patient at a facility, as that term is defined in NRS 449A.218, the facility shall inform the patient of his or her rights pursuant to NRS 449A.200 to 449A.263, inclusive.
3. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2, every hospital shall, upon the admission of a patient to the hospital, provide to the patient or the patients legal representative:
(a) Notice of the right of the patient to:
(1) Designate a caregiver pursuant to NRS 449A.300 to 449A.330, inclusive; and
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(2) Express complaints and grievances as described in paragraphs (b) to (f), inclusive;
(b) The name and contact information for persons to whom such complaints and grievances may be expressed, including, without limitation, a patient representative or hospital social worker;
(c) Instructions for filing a complaint with the Division;
(d) The name and contact information of any entity responsible for accrediting the hospital;
(e) A written disclosure approved by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, which written disclosure must set forth:
(1) Notice of the existence of the Bureau for Hospital Patients created pursuant to NRS 232.462;
(2) The address and telephone number of the Bureau; and
(3) An explanation of the services provided by the Bureau, including, without limitation, the services for dispute resolution described in subsection 3 of NRS 232.462; and
(f) Contact information for any other state or local entity that investigates complaints concerning the abuse or neglect of patients.
4. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1, 2 and 3, every hospital shall, upon the discharge of a patient from the hospital, provide to the patient or the patients legal representative a written disclosure approved by the Director, which written disclosure must set forth:
(a) If the hospital is a major hospital:
(1) Notice of the reduction or discount available pursuant to NRS 439B.260, including, without limitation, notice of the criteria a patient must satisfy to qualify for a reduction or discount under that section; and
(2) Notice of any policies and procedures the hospital may have adopted to reduce charges for services provided to persons or to provide discounted services to persons, which policies and procedures are in addition to any reduction or discount required to be provided pursuant to NRS 439B.260. The notice required by this subparagraph must describe the criteria a patient must satisfy to qualify for the additional reduction or discount, including, without limitation, any relevant limitations on income and any relevant requirements as to the period within which the patient must arrange to make payment.
(b) If the hospital is not a major hospital, notice of any policies and procedures the hospital may have adopted to reduce charges for services provided to persons or to provide discounted services to persons. The notice required by this paragraph must describe the criteria a patient must satisfy to qualify for the reduction or discount, including, without limitation, any relevant limitations on income and any relevant requirements as to the period within which the patient must arrange to make payment.
Κ As used in this subsection, major hospital has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439B.115.
5. In addition to the requirements of subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, every hospital shall post in a conspicuous place in each public waiting room in the hospital a legible sign or notice in 14-point type or larger, which sign or notice must:
(a) Provide a brief description of any policies and procedures the hospital may have adopted to reduce charges for services provided to persons or to provide discounted services to persons, including, without limitation:
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(1) Instructions for receiving additional information regarding such policies and procedures; and
(2) Instructions for arranging to make payment;
(b) Be written in language that is easy to understand; and
(c) Be written in English and Spanish.
Sec. 19. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 20. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 19, 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. 167Assemblymember Hansen
CHAPTER 233
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; revising provisions related to the review of corrective room restriction status for a child detained in a state, local or regional facility for the detention of children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) authorizes the use of corrective room restriction on a child who is detained in a state, local or regional facility for the detention of children; and (2) specifies certain actions that must be taken with respect to a child who is subjected to corrective room restriction. Under existing law, a child who is subjected to corrective room restriction for more than 24 hours must be provided a review of the corrective room restriction status at least once every 24 hours. (NRS 62B.215, 63.505) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill require that the review be conducted by a member of the staff of the facility and include a review of whether a referral for a mental health screening, evaluation or treatment is appropriate.
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 62B.215 is hereby amended to read as follows:
62B.215 1. A child who is detained in a local facility for the detention of children or committed to a regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children may be subjected to corrective room restriction only if all other less-restrictive options have been exhausted and only for the purpose of:
(a) Modifying the negative behavior of the child;
(b) Holding the child accountable for a violation of a rule of the facility; or
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(c) Ensuring the safety of the child, staff or others or ensuring the security of the facility.
2. Any action that results in corrective room restriction for more than 2 hours must be documented in writing and approved by a supervisor.
3. A local facility for the detention of children or regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children shall conduct a safety and well-being check on a child subjected to corrective room restriction at least once every 10 minutes while the child is subjected to corrective room restriction.
4. A child may be subjected to corrective room restriction only for the minimum time required to address the negative behavior, rule violation or threat to the safety of the child, staff or others or to the security of the facility, and the child must be returned to the general population of the facility as soon as reasonably possible.
5. A child who is subjected to corrective room restriction for more than 24 hours must be provided:
(a) Not less than 1 hour of out-of-room, large muscle exercise each day, including, without limitation, access to outdoor recreation if weather permits . [;]
(b) Access to the same meals and medical and mental health treatment, the same access to contact with parents or legal guardians, and the same access to legal assistance and educational services as is provided to children in the general population of the facility . [; and]
(c) A review of the corrective room restriction status by a member of the staff of the facility at least once every 24 hours. Any such review must include, without limitation, a review of whether a referral for a mental health screening, evaluation or treatment is appropriate. If, upon review, the corrective room restriction is continued, the continuation must be documented in writing, including, without limitation, an explanation as to why no other less-restrictive option is available.
6. A local facility for the detention of children or regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children shall not subject a child to corrective room restriction for more than 72 consecutive hours.
7. Each local facility for the detention of children and regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children shall report monthly to the Juvenile Justice Programs Office of the Division of Child and Family Services the number of children who were subjected to corrective room restriction during that month and the length of time that each child was in corrective room restriction. Any incident that resulted in the use of corrective room restriction for 72 consecutive hours must be addressed in the monthly report, and the report must include the reason or reasons any attempt to return the child to the general population of the facility was unsuccessful.
8. As used in this section, corrective room restriction means the confinement of a child to his or her room as a disciplinary or protective action and includes, without limitation:
(a) Administrative seclusion;
(b) Behavioral room confinement;
(c) Corrective room rest; and
(d) Room confinement.
Sec. 2. NRS 63.505 is hereby amended to read as follows:
63.505 1. A child who is detained in a facility may be subjected to corrective room restriction only if all other less-restrictive options have been exhausted and only for the purpose of:
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(a) Modifying the negative behavior of the child;
(b) Holding the child accountable for a violation of a rule of the facility; or
(c) Ensuring the safety of the child, staff or others or ensuring the security of the facility.
2. Any action that results in corrective room restriction for more than 2 hours must be documented in writing and approved by a supervisor.
3. A facility shall conduct a safety and well-being check on a child subjected to corrective room restriction at least once every 10 minutes while the child is subjected to corrective room restriction.
4. A child may be subjected to corrective room restriction only for the minimum time required to address the negative behavior, rule violation or threat to the safety of the child, staff or others or to the security of the facility, and the child must be returned to the general population of the facility as soon as reasonably possible.
5. A child who is subjected to corrective room restriction for more than 24 hours must be provided:
(a) Not less than 1 hour of out-of-room, large muscle exercise each day, including, without limitation, access to outdoor recreation if weather permits . [;]
(b) Access to the same meals and medical and mental health treatment, the same access to contact with parents or legal guardians, and the same access to legal assistance and educational services as is provided to children in the general population of the facility . [; and]
(c) A review of the corrective room restriction status by a member of the staff of the facility at least once every 24 hours. Any such review must include, without limitation, a review of whether a referral for a mental health screening, evaluation or treatment is appropriate. If, upon review, the corrective room restriction is continued, the continuation must be documented in writing, including, without limitation, an explanation as to why no other less-restrictive option is available.
6. A facility shall not subject a child to corrective room restriction for more than 72 consecutive hours.
7. A facility shall report monthly to the Juvenile Justice Programs Office of the Division of Child and Family Services the number of children who were subjected to corrective room restriction during that month and the length of time that each child was in corrective room restriction. Any incident that resulted in the use of corrective room restriction for more than 72 consecutive hours must be addressed in the monthly report, and the report must include the reason or reasons any attempt to return the child to the general population of the facility was unsuccessful.
8. As used in this section, corrective room restriction means the confinement of a child to his or her room as a disciplinary or protective action and includes, without limitation:
(a) Administrative seclusion;
(b) Behavioral room confinement;
(c) Corrective room rest; and
(d) Room confinement.
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Assembly Bill No. 176Assemblymember Torres-Fossett
CHAPTER 234
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain governmental entities from substantially burdening certain activity relating to contraception and family planning services under certain circumstances; authorizing a person whose engagement in such activity has been so burdened to assert the violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding; authorizing a court to award damages against a governmental entity that substantially burdens such activity in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law prescribes certain rights for a patient of a medical facility or a facility for the dependent. (NRS 449A.100-449A.124) Sections 2-8 of this bill establish the Right to Contraception and Family Planning Services Act. Sections 3.5-5 define certain terms for purposes of the Act. Section 3 establishes the applicability of those definitions. Section 7 applies the provisions of the Act to certain state laws and local laws and ordinances and the implementation of those laws and ordinances, regardless of when those laws or ordinances were enacted. Section 7 also ensures that the provisions of the Act do not apply to: (1) state and local laws and ordinances relating to abortion; and (2) certain regulations and policies of certain entities that regulate education and activities that take place at or are sponsored by a public school. Section 8 generally prohibits a governmental entity from enacting or implementing any limitation or requirement that singles out contraception and family planning services and substantially burdens: (1) the access of a person to contraception and family planning services, drugs or devices related to contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services; or (2) the ability of a provider of health care to provide contraception and family planning services, drugs or devices related to contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services within his or her scope of practice, training and experience. Section 8 creates an exception to such prohibitions if the governmental entity demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the burden, as applied to the person or provider of health care who is subject to the burden: (1) furthers a compelling interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. Section 8 authorizes a person whose ability to obtain or provide contraception and family planning services, drugs or devices related to contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services is burdened to bring or defend an action in court and obtain appropriate relief. Section 8 requires a court to award costs and attorneys fees to a person who prevails on such a claim.
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 449A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. Sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act may be cited as the Right to Contraception and Family Planning Services Act.
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Sec. 3. As used in sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3.5, 4 and 5 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 3.5. Contraception and family planning services means medical, surgical, counseling or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including, without limitation, services relating to pregnancy, contraception, miscarriage, in vitro fertilization or any procedure or care found by a competent medical professional to be appropriate based upon the wishes of a patient and in accordance with the laws of this State.
Sec. 4. Governmental entity means the State of Nevada or any of its agencies or political subdivisions.
Sec. 5. Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 7. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act apply to all state and local laws and ordinances and the implementation of those laws and ordinances, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether enacted before, on or after January 1, 2026.
2. The provisions of sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act do not apply to:
(a) State and local laws and ordinances and the implementation of those laws and ordinances relating to abortion, the provision of medication to induce an abortion and any medical, surgical, counseling or referral services associated with an abortion, including, without limitation NRS 442.250, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether enacted before, on or after January 1, 2026;
(b) Regulations and policies approved, enacted or administered, on or after January 1, 2026, by:
(1) The State Board of Education;
(2) The Department of Education;
(3) The board of trustees of a school district;
(4) The governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils; or
(5) A public school; and
(c) Activities that occur at a public school or are sponsored by a public school, school district or governing body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, state laws that are enacted on or after January 1, 2026, are subject to the provisions of sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act unless the law explicitly excludes such application by reference to this section.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions of sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act do not:
(a) Authorize a governmental entity to burden:
(1) The access of any person to contraception and family planning services, information related to contraception and family planning services or any drug or device related to contraception and family planning services; or
(2) The ability of a provider of health care to provide contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services or to provide, administer, dispense or prescribe any drug or device related to contraception and family planning services within the scope of practice, training and experience of the provider of health care.
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(b) Authorize or sanction any sterilization procedure without the voluntary and informed consent of the patient.
5. As used in this section, public school means any school described in NRS 388.020.
Sec. 8. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a governmental entity shall not enact or implement any limitation or requirement that:
(a) Expressly, effectively, implicitly or, as implemented, singles out contraception and family planning services, drugs or devices related to contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services or any providers of health care or facilities that provide contraception and family planning services, drugs or devices related to contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services; and
(b) Substantially burdens:
(1) The access of a person to contraception and family planning services, drugs or devices related to contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services; or
(2) The ability of a provider of health care to provide contraception and family planning services, drugs or devices related to contraception and family planning services or information related to contraception and family planning services within the scope of practice, training and experience of the provider of health care.
2. A governmental entity may enact a requirement or limitation described in subsection 1 if the governmental entity demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that the burden imposed by the requirement or limitation on the activity described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, as applied to the person or provider of health care who is subject to the burden:
(a) Furthers a compelling interest; and
(b) Is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.
3. Notwithstanding any provision of NRS 41.0305 to 41.039, inclusive, but subject to the limitation on damages set forth in NRS 41.035 when applicable, a person or provider of health care who has been substantially burdened in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief. A court shall award costs and attorneys fees to a person who prevails on such a claim or defense pursuant to this section.
4. A court may find that a person is a vexatious litigant if the person makes a claim within the scope of sections 2 to 8, inclusive, of this act which is without merit, fraudulent or otherwise intended to harass or annoy a person. If a court finds that a person is a vexatious litigant pursuant to this subsection, the court may deny standing to that person to bring further claims which allege a violation of this section.
Sec. 9. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 8, 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. 198Assemblymember Brown-May
CHAPTER 235
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to trade regulations; setting forth certain requirements and restrictions concerning certain inflatable devices; requiring certain businesses that operate such devices to meet certain requirements; setting forth requirements for certain inspections of and warnings relating to such devices; imposing certain restrictions on the use of such devices under certain circumstances; authorizing a county, city or town to enact certain ordinances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Sections 2-12 of this bill set forth certain requirements and restrictions concerning inflatable devices and certain businesses that operate such devices. Section 3 defines the term inflatable device to mean an air-filled device that: (1) incorporates certain structural and mechanical elements to achieve its strength, shape and stability by tensioning from internal air pressure; (2) is intended for use by a person to bounce, play, slide, climb or otherwise interact for outdoor recreation; and (3) includes a constant air inflatable bounce house, inflatable water slide or similar device. Section 5 defines the term operator business to mean a business entity which is engaged in the business of making inflatable devices available for use in this State and which employs, controls, directs or hires as an independent contractor an operator to act on behalf of the business entity. Section 4 defines the term operator to mean a person on-site at the location where an inflatable device is used who sets up, operates, maintains or supervises the use of the inflatable device on behalf of an operator business.
Section 6 prohibits a person from engaging in the business of an operator business unless the person: (1) holds all applicable state and local business licenses; and (2) has obtained certain insurance or a surety bond in an amount of not less than $1,000,000.
Section 7 requires an operator business to keep a logbook for any inflatable device that is made available for use by the operator business, which must be kept with the inflatable device and made available for inspection at the request of certain persons and any state or local agency. Sections 7 and 8 require an operator, before and during each use of an inflatable device, to conduct certain inspections of the device and the area in which it will be used and to record and retain for not less than 2 years the results of those inspections and certain other information in the logbook. Section 8 prohibits an operator from allowing any person to use the inflatable device if an inspection reveals or would have revealed a hazard or potential hazard that would make use of the inflatable device unsafe according to the requirements of this bill or the requirements or recommendations contained in any user manual provided by the manufacturer of the inflatable device, any update to such a user manual and any information relating to a recall of the inflatable device. Section 9 prohibits an operator from allowing a person to use an inflatable device if any label attached by the manufacturer of the device is missing or illegible. Section 9 also prohibits an operator business from selling or transferring an inflatable device if any such label is missing or illegible if any user manual provided by the manufacturer, any update to such a user manual and any information relating to a recall of the inflatable device is not provided to the purchaser or transferee. Section 10 requires an operator to: (1) monitor wind speed at any location where an inflatable device will be used at all times while the device is in use; and (2) cease operation of the inflatable device if the wind speed exceeds the recommendation of the manufacturer or 15 miles per hour, whichever is greater. Section 11 prescribes certain requirements for anchoring the inflatable device to the ground. Section 12 requires an operator to display a sign containing certain information at all times during the use of an inflatable device.
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Section 13.5 of this bill authorizes a county, city or town to enact an ordinance which establishes requirements and restrictions which are the same as or in addition to those set forth in this bill and which provides for the imposition of criminal or civil penalties, or both, for violations of those requirements and restrictions.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
Whereas, Lizzy Hammond, a seventh-generation Nevadan, was born in Reno, Nevada, on November 2, 2009; and
Whereas, Lizzy Hammond lost her life on July 14, 2019, in Reno, Nevada, when an inflatable device in which she was playing unexpectedly took flight in a gust of wind; and
Whereas, Lizzy Hammond donated her organs to help protect the lives of others; and
Whereas, The Legislature intends to better protect the public safety by imposing requirements and restrictions concerning the operation of inflatable devices and the businesses that operate such devices; now, therefore,
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 597 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 13.5, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. As used in sections 2 to 13.5, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3, 4 and 5 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 3. Inflatable device means an air-filled device that:
1. Incorporates a structural and mechanical system and employs a high-strength fabric or film that achieves its strength, shape and stability by tensioning from internal air pressure;
2. Is intended for use by a person to bounce, play, slide, climb or otherwise interact for outdoor recreation; and
3. Includes, without limitation, a constant air inflatable bounce house, inflatable slide or water slide, obstacle course, pool or enclosed inflatable trampoline.
Sec. 4. Operator means a person on-site at the location where an inflatable device is used who sets up, operates, maintains or supervises the use of the inflatable device on behalf of an operator business.
Sec. 5. Operator business means a business entity, including, without limitation, a sole proprietorship, that:
1. Is engaged in the business of making inflatable devices available for use in this State; and
2. Employs, controls, directs or hires as an independent contractor an operator to act on behalf of the business entity.
Sec. 6. A person shall not engage in the business of an operator business unless the person:
1. Holds all applicable state and local business licenses; and
2. Has obtained a liability insurance policy, or a certificate of insurance thereof, or a bond of a surety company or other surety in an amount not less than $1,000,000.
Sec. 7. 1. An operator business shall keep a logbook for any inflatable device which is made available for use by the operator business. The logbook may be written or electronic, but must be available in a form that is kept with the inflatable device at all times and must be available for inspection at the request of any customer of the business, user of the inflatable device or any state or local agency.
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that is kept with the inflatable device at all times and must be available for inspection at the request of any customer of the business, user of the inflatable device or any state or local agency.
2. An operator shall record and retain for not less than 2 years the results of each inspection conducted pursuant to section 8 of this act in the logbook.
3. If an operator or operator business temporarily or permanently discontinues the operation or use of an inflatable device for any of the reasons described in sections 8 to 11, inclusive, of this act, or described in any user manual provided by the manufacturer of the inflatable device, the operator shall record that information in the logbook.
Sec. 8. 1. Before allowing any person to use an inflatable device, the operator shall conduct an inspection of the inflatable device and the location where the inflatable device will be used, in accordance with:
(a) The requirements of sections 9, 10 and 11 of this act; and
(b) The requirements or recommendations contained in any:
(1) User manual and any update to any user manual provided by the manufacturer of the inflatable device; and
(2) Information provided in connection with a recall of the inflatable device.
2. The operator shall not allow any person to use the inflatable device if the inspection reveals, or if a reasonable inspection would have revealed, a hazard or potential hazard that would make use of the inflatable device unsafe according to the requirements of section 9, 10 or 11 of this act or the requirements or recommendations described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
Sec. 9. 1. An operator shall inspect an inflatable device before allowing any person to use the inflatable device to ensure all original labels attached to the inflatable device by the manufacturer remain attached and are legible. If any label attached by the manufacturer is missing or illegible, use of the inflatable device must be permanently discontinued and the inflatable device must be destroyed.
2. An operator business shall not sell or transfer an inflatable device unless all labels attached by the manufacturer are attached to the inflatable device and legible and the following is provided to the purchaser or transferee:
(a) Any user manual and any update to any user manual provided by the manufacturer of the inflatable device; and
(b) Any information provided in connection with a recall of the inflatable device.
Sec. 10. 1. An operator shall not allow any person to use an inflatable device at a location if the wind speed at the location exceeds the greater of:
(a) The recommendation of the manufacturer for the specific inflatable device in use; or
(b) 15 miles per hour.
2. The operator shall use an anemometer to measure the wind speed and shall record the wind speed in the logbook maintained pursuant to section 7 of this act before allowing any person to use the inflatable device.
3. At all times while the inflatable device is in use, the operator shall continue to monitor the wind speed at the location by using an anemometer. If at any time during the use of the device the wind speed exceeds the limits described in subsection 1, the operator shall discontinue the use of and deflate the inflatable device.
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the use of and deflate the inflatable device. The operator shall not allow any person to use the inflatable device unless the wind speed falls back within the limits described in subsection 1.
Sec. 11. 1. The operator shall ensure an inflatable device is anchored to the ground before and at all times during the use of the device.
2. To secure each point where the inflatable device is anchored to the ground, the operator shall use:
(a) Stakes which are:
(1) Made of noncorrosive metal;
(2) Designed for use as ground anchors and appropriate for anchoring the inflatable device under the circumstances; and
(3) Not less than 18 inches long and driven into the ground at not less than a 22-degree angle towards the center of the inflatable device, unless the recommendations of the manufacturer for the specific device require stakes which are longer; or
(b) Weights which are not less than 75 pounds per anchor point, unless the recommendations of the manufacturer for the specific device require a heavier weight.
Sec. 12. An operator shall display in a conspicuous place in front of an inflatable device at all times during the use of the device a legible and typewritten sign which is labeled OPERATORS WARNING in red and in not less than 72-point boldface type. The sign must be not less than 2 feet in length and in width and must contain the following information in a type and font that is easy to read and in substantially the following form:
1. Use of an inflatable device can cause injury or death.
2. A logbook of safety inspections for this inflatable device is available for review upon the request of any customer of the business, user of the inflatable device or any state or local agency.
3. The maximum allowable wind speed for the safe operation of an inflatable device is the greater of:
(a) The recommendation of the manufacturer of the inflatable device; or
(b) 15 miles per hour.
4. The operator is required to use and keep available for use an anemometer to monitor wind speed before and at all times during use of this device. If the wind speed exceeds the maximum allowable wind speed for the safe operation of this device, the operator is required to discontinue use of the device.
5. This inflatable device must be anchored to the ground during use. To secure each point where the device is anchored to the ground, the operator shall use:
(a) Stakes which are:
(1) Made of noncorrosive metal;
(2) Designed for use as ground anchors and appropriate for anchoring the inflatable device under the circumstances; and
(3) Not less than 18 inches long and driven into the ground at not less than a 22-degree angle towards the center of the inflatable device, unless the recommendations of the manufacturer for this device require stakes which are longer; or
(b) Weights which are not less than 75 pounds per anchor point, unless the recommendations of the manufacturer for this device require a heavier weight.
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6. The maximum number of users of this inflatable device is determined by the recommendations of the manufacturer according to the warning labels attached to the device.
Sec. 13. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 13.5. The governing body of a county, city or town may:
1. Enact an ordinance which:
(a) Establishes requirements and restrictions with respect to operators and operator businesses which are:
(1) The same as those set forth in sections 2 to 13.5, inclusive, of this act; or
(2) In addition to those set forth in sections 2 to 13.5, inclusive, of this act, as the governing body determines are necessary; and
(b) Provides for the imposition of criminal or civil penalties, or both, for any violation of an ordinance enacted pursuant to this subsection.
2. Use any portion of the fees which are collected for the issuance of any business license required by the county, city or town to enforce any ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection 1.
Sec. 14. This act becomes effective on January 1, 2026.
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Assembly Bill No. 207Assemblymember Cole
CHAPTER 236
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to insurance; revising the manner in which a data request or report submitted to the Commissioner of Insurance by certain insurers or other organizations providing health coverage relating to the compliance of the insurer or organization with certain federal laws must be submitted to the Commissioner; revising provisions governing the confidentiality of information contained in such a data request or report; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
The federal Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 prohibits group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide benefits for mental health or substance use disorders from imposing less favorable benefit limitations on those benefits than on medical and surgical benefits. (Pub. L. No. 110-343, 122 Stat. 3765) Existing law requires certain health insurers or other organizations providing health coverage to comply with the Act. Existing law additionally requires the Commissioner of Insurance to annually prescribe and provide to each such insurer or other organization a data request that solicits information necessary to evaluate the compliance of an insurer or other organization with the Act. Under existing law, an insurer or other organization is required to either complete the data request and submit it to the Commissioner or submit to the Commissioner a copy of a report submitted to the Federal Government demonstrating compliance with the Act. (NRS 687B.404) This bill requires the data request or the report to be submitted to the Commissioner in accordance with the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing developed and implemented by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
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Under existing law, any information provided to the Commissioner in the data request or report is confidential. (NRS 687B.404) This bill instead provides that such information is a public record except for personally identifiable information of a consumer and any information determined by the Commissioner to constitute a trade secret, which are confidential. This bill sets forth certain standards for the making of a determination by the Commissioner as to whether information provided to the Commissioner in the data request or report constitutes a trade secret.
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 687B.404 is hereby amended to read as follows:
687B.404 1. An insurer or other organization providing health coverage pursuant to chapter 689A, 689B, 689C, 695A, 695B, 695C, 695F or 695G of NRS, including, without limitation, a health maintenance organization or managed care organization that provides health care services through managed care to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid, shall adhere to the applicable provisions of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Public Law 110-343, Division C, Title V, Subtitle B, and any federal regulations issued pursuant thereto.
2. On or before July 1 of each year, the Commissioner shall prescribe and provide to each insurer or other organization providing health coverage subject to the provisions of subsection 1 a data request that solicits information necessary to evaluate the compliance of an insurer or other organization with the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Public Law 110-343, Division C, Title V, Subtitle B, including, without limitation, the comparative analyses specified in 42 U.S.C. § [300gg-26(a)(8).] 300gg-26(a).
3. On or before October 1 of each year, each insurer or other organization providing health coverage subject to the provisions of subsection 1 shall:
(a) Complete and submit to the Commissioner , in accordance with the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing developed and implemented by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the data request prescribed pursuant to subsection 2; or
(b) Submit to the Commissioner , in accordance with the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing developed and implemented by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a copy of a report submitted by the insurer or other organization to the Federal Government demonstrating compliance with the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, Public Law 110-343, Division C, Title V, Subtitle B, including, without limitation, the comparative analyses specified in 42 U.S.C. § [300gg-26(a)(8).] 300gg-26(a). The Commissioner may request from an insurer or other organization who submits a copy of such a report any supplemental information necessary to determine whether the insurer or other organization is in compliance with that federal law.
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4. Any information provided by an insurer or other organization to the Commissioner pursuant to subsection 3 is a public record except that the following information is confidential [.] :
(a) Personally identifiable information of a consumer.
(b) Any information determined by the Commissioner to constitute a trade secret. In determining whether information provided pursuant to subsection 3, including, without limitation, information concerning mental health parity in the adequacy of the networks of insurers and other organizations, reimbursement rates for providers of health care, in-network and out-of-network utilization rates and the number and percentage of denials of claims, constitutes a trade secret pursuant to this paragraph:
(1) The Commissioner shall not make a determination that the information constitutes a trade secret solely because the information reflects whether an insurer is in compliance with the provisions of this section; and
(2) Any doubt or uncertainty regarding whether the information constitutes a trade secret must be resolved in favor of a determination that the information does not constitute a trade secret.
5. On or before December 31 of each year, the Commissioner shall compile a report summarizing the information submitted to the Commissioner pursuant to this section and submit the report to:
(a) The Patient Protection Commission created by NRS 439.908;
(b) The Governor; and
(c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(1) In even-numbered years, the next regular session of the Legislature; and
(2) In odd-numbered years, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.
6. The Commissioner may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
7. As used in this section, trade secret has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 600A.030.
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Assembly Bill No. 211Assemblymember Considine
CHAPTER 237
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to property; requiring a county or city to require a property owner to repair or rehabilitate or abate certain conditions on a residential multifamily rental property under certain circumstances; establishing procedures relating to a property owners failure to repair or rehabilitate or abate certain conditions on the residential multifamily rental property; authorizing certain local governments and persons to bring an action to require the repair or rehabilitation or abatement or appoint a receiver for substandard property in certain circumstances; establishing the powers and duties of a receiver appointed for substandard property; making various other changes relating to substandard properties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) requires a landlord to maintain a dwelling unit in a habitable condition at all times during the tenancy; and (2) provides that a dwelling unit is not habitable if it violates provisions of housing or health codes concerning the health, safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation. (NRS 118A.290)
Sections 8 and 27 of this bill provide that: (1) if a residential multifamily rental property is maintained in a way that violates any applicable habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety; and (2) as a result of the violation or violations, the condition of the residential multifamily rental property is of such a nature that the health and safety of residents or the public are substantially endangered, the appropriate department of the county or city, as applicable, is required to notify the owner and order that the owner repair or rehabilitate the property or abate the condition. Sections 8 and 27 also set forth certain requirements for the notice.
Sections 9 and 28 of this bill provide that if the owner of the residential multifamily rental property fails to comply with the terms of the notice and summary order issued by the county or city, as applicable, certain actions may be brought to have the residential multifamily rental property declared to be a substandard property, including an action to have a receiver appointed to manage the repair or rehabilitation of the substandard property.
Sections 10 and 29 of this bill: (1) set forth certain findings and considerations that must be made by the district court in order to declare a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property; and (2) require an order issued by the district court declaring a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property to set forth the conditions that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property and the repairs, rehabilitations and abatements that are necessary to correct each violation of a habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety.
Sections 11 and 30 of this bill provide that if the district court finds that there is a condition of the substandard property which substantially endangers the health and safety of the residents, the district court must: (1) order the owner of the substandard property to pay all reasonable and actual costs of the board of county commissioners or governing body of the city, as applicable; (2) order that the board of county commissioners or governing body of the city provide each tenant with notice of the judgment and court order; (3) under certain circumstances, order the owner to provide or pay certain relocation benefits and compensation to the tenants; (4) determine the date when a tenant has to relocate; and (5) make certain other orders.
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Sections 12 and 31 of this bill set forth certain duties for a receiver appointed for a substandard property.
Sections 13 and 32 of this bill provide that a receiver appointed for a substandard property is entitled to the same fees, commissions and necessary expenses as a receiver in an action to foreclose a mortgage.
Sections 14 and 33 of this bill require a receiver appointed for a substandard property to prepare and submit monthly reports to the board of county commissioners or governing body of a city and the board of county commissioners or governing body of a city to submit the reports annually to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or Legislative Commission.
Sections 15 and 34 of this bill: (1) require the district court to discharge the receiver for a substandard property under certain circumstances; and (2) authorize the district court to retain jurisdiction over the substandard property for a period of time not to exceed 18 consecutive months.
Sections 16 and 35 of this bill authorize the district court to require the owner of a substandard property to pay all unrecovered costs associated with the receivership.
Sections 17 and 36 of this bill provide that the remedies and penalties set forth in sections 2-18 and 21-37 of this bill are cumulative, may not be abrogated and are in addition to any other remedies or penalties that may exist in law or equity.
Sections 18 and 37 provide that nothing in sections 2-18 and 21-37 is intended to deprive any owner of a residential multifamily rental property or substandard property any right guaranteed by the United States Constitution or Nevada Constitution, including, without limitation, the right to due process.
Existing law authorizes a receiver to be appointed in certain actions and the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act establishes provisions governing the appointment and powers of a receiver for real property. (NRS 32.010, 32.100-32.370) Section 19 of this bill authorizes a receiver to be appointed in an action to have a residential multifamily rental property declared to be a substandard property that is brought pursuant to section 10 or 29 to manage the repair or rehabilitation of the substandard property. Sections 10 and 29 also clarify that the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act and any rules adopted pursuant thereto by the Nevada Supreme Court apply to a receiver appointed pursuant to section 10 or 29, as applicable.
Sections 2-7 and 21-26 define certain terms used in the provisions of sections 2-18 and 21-37, respectively.
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 the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 18, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. As used in sections 2 to 18, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 3. Dwelling unit means a structure or the part of the structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household.
Sec. 4. Habitability standard includes, without limitation:
1. Any provision of an applicable housing or health code concerning the health, safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation of a dwelling unit; or
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2. The requirements of chapter 118A of NRS relating to the habitability of a dwelling unit, including, without limitation, the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 118A.290.
Sec. 5. Receiver means a receiver appointed by a district court as the courts agent, and subject to the courts direction, to take possession of, manage and, if authorized by court order, transfer, sell, lease, license, exchange, collect or otherwise dispose of receivership property in an action to declare a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property pursuant to section 10 of this act.
Sec. 6. Residential multifamily rental property means a parcel of land in the unincorporated area of the county which is primarily used for personal, family or household purposes to which is affixed two or more dwelling units for occupancy by tenants on a rental basis.
Sec. 7. Substandard property means a residential multifamily rental property that has been declared to be a substandard property by a district court pursuant to section 10 of this act.
Sec. 8. 1. If the appropriate department of a county finds that:
(a) A residential multifamily rental property is maintained in a way that violates any applicable habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety; and
(b) As a result of the violation or violations described in paragraph (a), the condition of the residential multifamily rental property is of such a nature that the health and safety of residents or the public is substantially endangered,
Κ the county shall notify the owner of the residential multifamily rental property and order that the owner repair or rehabilitate the residential multifamily rental property or otherwise abate the condition.
2. Any notice and order issued pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must include, without limitation:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the county department that issued the notice and summary order;
(2) The date, time and location of any public hearing or proceeding concerning the notice and summary order;
(3) A description of each violation of a habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety, as applicable;
(4) Any deadline by which the owner must repair or rehabilitate the residential multifamily rental property or otherwise abate the condition;
(5) A description of:
(I) The remedies authorized pursuant to section 9 of this act if the owner fails to comply with the terms of the notice and summary order;
(II) The judicial relief required and authorized to be granted pursuant to section 11 of this act; and
(III) The powers and duties of any appointed receiver pursuant to sections 12 to 16, inclusive, of this act; and
(6) A statement that the owner or lessor, if applicable, is prohibited from retaliating against any tenant pursuant to NRS 118A.510; and
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(b) Must be posted in a conspicuous place on the residential multifamily rental property and mailed by certified mail to the owner and each affected resident of a dwelling unit on the residential multifamily rental property.
Sec. 9. 1. If the owner of a residential multifamily rental property fails to comply with the terms of the notice and summary order issued pursuant to section 8 of this act:
(a) The county may bring an action to:
(1) Have the residential multifamily rental property declared by the district court to be a substandard property;
(2) Obtain a court order requiring the owner to repair or rehabilitate the residential multifamily rental property or otherwise abate the condition; and
(3) Have the district court impose a civil penalty against the owner of the residential multifamily rental property, as provided by ordinance; or
(b) The county or a nonprofit organization representing any tenant or tenant association may bring an action to:
(1) Have the residential multifamily rental property declared to be a substandard property; and
(2) Have a receiver appointed pursuant to NRS 32.010.
2. A party who intends to bring an action for the appointment of a receiver pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 shall:
(a) Not later than 30 days before filing such an action, provide notice of intent to bring the action by:
(1) Posting a notice in a conspicuous place on the residential multifamily rental property; and
(2) Mailing the notice to each person with a recorded interest in the residential multifamily rental property; and
(b) Provide with the court filing:
(1) Proof that the party provided the notice of intent to bring the action as required pursuant to paragraph (a); and
(2) If the party is a nonprofit organization representing a tenant or tenant association, an affidavit provided by the department of the county that issued the notice and summary order pursuant to section 8 of this act in support of the court filing which must include, without limitation, a history of communications and any documentation relating to the provisions of section 8 of this act. The department of the county shall cooperate and timely provide the affidavit upon request of a nonprofit organization representing a tenant or tenant association.
3. A party who brings an action pursuant to subsection 1 must serve each owner of the residential multifamily rental property in the manner provided by Rule 4 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
4. The district court may award reasonable attorneys fees and costs to the prevailing party in an action brought pursuant to this section.
Sec. 10. 1. To declare a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property, the district court must find:
(a) The residential multifamily rental property is maintained in a way that violates one or more applicable habitability standards, housing codes or building codes, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety; and
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(b) The condition of the residential multifamily rental property that is caused by the violation or violations described in paragraph (a) is so extensive and of such a nature that the health and safety of the residents of the building or the public is substantially endangered.
2. In determining whether to appoint a receiver for a substandard property, the district court shall consider whether the owner of the substandard property has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to repair or rehabilitate the property or otherwise abate the condition.
3. The district court:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), may appoint a nonprofit organization, community development corporation or other person as a receiver.
(b) Shall not appoint any nonprofit organization, community development corporation or person as a receiver unless the nonprofit organization, community development corporation or person has demonstrated to the district court the necessary capacity and expertise to develop and supervise a viable financial and construction plan for the satisfactory rehabilitation of the substandard property.
4. An order issued by a district court declaring a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property must, without limitation, set forth:
(a) The conditions found by the district court that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property; and
(b) The repairs, rehabilitations and abatements that the district court finds to be necessary in order to correct each violation of a habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety.
5. The provisions of NRS 32.100 to 32.370, inclusive, and any rules adopted by the Supreme Court pursuant to NRS 32.270 apply to any receiver appointed pursuant to this section for a substandard property.
Sec. 11. 1. If the district court finds that there is a condition of the substandard property which substantially endangers the health and safety of the residents of the substandard property, upon the entry of any order or judgment pursuant to section 10 of this act, the district court shall:
(a) Order the owner of the substandard property to pay all reasonable and actual costs of the board of county commissioners or its designee, including, without limitation, inspection costs, investigation costs, enforcement costs, attorneys fees and costs and all costs of prosecution.
(b) Order that the board of county commissioners or its designee shall provide each tenant of the substandard property with the notice of the district court order or judgment.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the conditions of the substandard property or the repair, rehabilitation or abatement thereof significantly affect the safe and sanitary use of the substandard property by any lawful tenant, such that the tenant cannot safely reside in the
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premises, order the owner to provide or pay relocation benefits to each lawful tenant. These benefits must consist of actual reasonable moving and storage costs and relocation compensation, including, without limitation, the costs and compensation for the following:
(1) Transportation of the personal property of the tenant to the new location. The new location must be in close proximity to the substandard property, except where relocation to a new location beyond a close proximity is determined by the district court to be justified.
(2) Packing, crating, unpacking and uncrating all personal property of the tenant.
(3) Insurance of the property of the tenant while in transit.
(4) The reasonable replacement value of any personal property lost, stolen or damaged, other than any personal property that was lost, stolen or damaged through the fault or negligence of the displaced tenant, or his or her agent or employee, in the process of moving, where insurance covering the loss, theft or damage is not reasonably available.
(5) The cost of disconnecting, dismantling, removing, reassembling, reconnecting and reinstalling machinery, equipment or other personal property of the tenant, including connection charges imposed by utility companies for starting utility service.
(6) Relocation compensation in an amount equal to the differential between the contract rent and the fair market rental value determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a unit of comparable size within the area for the period that the unit is being repaired or rehabilitated, for not more than 120 days.
(d) Determine the date when the tenant is to relocate, and order the tenant to notify the board of county commissioners or its designee and the owner of the dwelling unit of the address to which the tenant has relocated not more than 5 days after the relocation.
(e) Order that the owner of the substandard property offer the first right of occupancy of a dwelling unit to each tenant who received benefits pursuant to this section, before letting the dwelling unit for rent to a third party. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the offer for first right of occupancy to the tenant must be in writing and sent by certified mail to the address given by the tenant at the time of relocation. If the owner has not been provided the address of the tenant by the tenant as required by this section, the owner is not required to offer the tenant the first right of occupancy. The tenant may accept the offer by giving the owner notice in writing by certified mail not later than 10 days after the owner mailed the offer.
(f) Order that if the owner fails to comply with any order issued pursuant to sections 2 to 18, inclusive, of this act, the court may:
(1) Sanction the person for civil contempt;
(2) Impose any penalty authorized pursuant to NRS 244.3603 as if the substandard property were a chronic nuisance; or
(3) Any other penalty provided by law.
2. If the district court finds that a tenant has been substantially responsible for causing or substantially contributing to the conditions found by the district court that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property, the court shall not grant to the tenant any relocation compensation or benefits.
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found by the district court that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property, the court shall not grant to the tenant any relocation compensation or benefits.
3. Any tenant of the substandard property who has been ordered to relocate due to the conditions found by the district court that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property and who is not substantially responsible for causing or contributing to the condition must be paid these benefits and moving costs at the time that the tenant actually relocates.
4. If the district court finds that it is not possible to provide a tenant with the benefits described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the district court may award such other equitable or declaratory relief as the court finds necessary.
Sec. 12. 1. If the district court appoints a receiver for a substandard property pursuant to section 10 of this act, the owner of the substandard property, and any agent or employee of the owner, shall not collect rent from any tenant, interfere with the receiver in the operation of the substandard property or encumber or transfer any interest in the substandard property.
2. Unless otherwise ordered by the district court, a receiver for a substandard property shall:
(a) Take full and complete control of the substandard property.
(b) Manage the substandard property and pay any expenses of the operation of the substandard property, including, without limitation, paying the taxes, insurance, utilities, general maintenance and debt secured by an interest in the substandard property.
(c) Secure a cost estimate and construction plan from a licensed contractor for the repairs, rehabilitation or abatement necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 10 of this act.
(d) Upon securing a cost estimate and construction plan pursuant to paragraph (c) and submitting to and obtaining the authorization of the district court, enter into contracts and employ a licensed contractor as necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 10 of this act. The district court may modify the cost estimate and construction plan as the court finds necessary.
(e) Collect all rents and income generated by the substandard property.
(f) Use all rents and income generated by the substandard property to pay for the cost of the repairs, rehabilitation or abatement determined by the district court to be necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 10 of this act.
(g) Borrow money to pay for the repairs, rehabilitation or abatement necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 10 of this act, borrow money to pay for any relocation benefits for tenants that are authorized pursuant to section 11 of this act and, with district court approval, secure that debt and any money owed to the
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receiver for services performed pursuant to this section with a lien on the residential multifamily rental property upon which the substandard property is situated. The lien shall be recorded in the county recorders office in the county wherein the substandard property is situated.
(h) To exercise any other power granted to a receiver pursuant to chapter 32 of NRS.
(i) Provide any relocation benefits to a tenant that are ordered by the court pursuant to section 11 of this act.
3. If the district court appoints as a receiver a nonprofit organization or community development corporation, in addition to the powers and duties that are granted pursuant to subsection 2, the nonprofit organization or community development corporation may apply for grants to assist in the rehabilitation of the substandard property.
Sec. 13. A receiver appointed pursuant to section 10 of this act is entitled to the same fees, commissions and necessary expenses as a receiver in an action to foreclose a mortgage.
Sec. 14. 1. In addition to any periodic reporting required by the district court, the receiver shall prepare and submit monthly reports relating to a substandard property to the board of county commissioners or its designee. The report to the board of county commissioners must include, without limitation:
(a) The total amount of rent payments received from tenants of the substandard property;
(b) The nature and amount of any contract that is negotiated or entered into by the receiver relating to the operation, repair or rehabilitation of or the abatement of a condition at the substandard property;
(c) A record of payments made by the receiver relating to the operation, repair or rehabilitation of or the abatement of a condition at the substandard property;
(d) Information relating to the progress of the repair or rehabilitation of the substandard property or abatement of a condition at the substandard property; and
(e) A record of any amount paid to a tenant pursuant to section 12 of this act for relocation benefits.
2. On or before February 1 of each year, the board of county commissioners shall submit any report required by subsection 1 and received during the immediately preceding calendar year to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission.
Sec. 15. 1. A district court must discharge the receiver appointed pursuant to section 10 of this act when the district court finds that:
(a) The conditions set forth in the court order issued pursuant to section 10 of this act that made the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property have been properly repaired or abated; and
(b) A complete accounting of all costs relating to the operation, repair or rehabilitation of or abatement of a condition at the substandard property has been delivered to the district court.
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2. Upon correction of the conditions that made the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property, the owner, the mortgagee or any lienholder may apply for the discharge of all money not used by the receiver for removal of the condition and all other costs.
3. After discharging the receiver, the district court may:
(a) Retain jurisdiction over the substandard property for a period of time not to exceed than 18 consecutive months; and
(b) Require the owner of the substandard property and the board of county commissioners or its designee to report to the district court on the substandard property in accordance with a schedule determined by the district court.
Sec. 16. Upon the request of a receiver, the district court may require the owner of the substandard property to pay all unrecovered costs associated with the receivership.
Sec. 17. 1. The remedies and penalties provided in sections 2 to 18, inclusive, of this act are cumulative, may not be abrogated and are in addition to any other remedies or penalties that may exist in law or equity, including, without limitation, any remedy or penalty that may be available pursuant to NRS 244.360 to 244.3607, inclusive.
2. The provisions of sections 2 to 18, inclusive, of this act shall not be construed to limit those rights available to a landlord or tenant pursuant to any other provision of law.
Sec. 18. Nothing in the provisions of sections 2 to 18, inclusive, of this act is intended to deprive any owner of a residential multifamily rental property or substandard property any right guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the Nevada Constitution, including, without limitation, the right to due process.
Sec. 19. NRS 32.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
32.010 A receiver may be appointed by the court in which an action is pending, or by the judge thereof:
1. In an action by a vendor to vacate a fraudulent purchase of property, or by a creditor to subject any property or fund to the creditors claim, or between partners or others jointly owning or interested in any property or fund, on application of the plaintiff, or of any party whose right to or interest in the property or fund, or the proceeds thereof, is probable, and where it is shown that the property or fund is in danger of being lost, removed or materially injured.
2. In an action by a mortgagee for the foreclosure of the mortgage and sale of the mortgaged property, where it appears that the mortgaged property is in danger of being lost, removed or materially injured, or that the condition of the mortgage has not been performed, and that the property is probably insufficient to discharge the mortgage debt.
3. In an action to have a residential multifamily rental property declared to be a substandard property that is brought pursuant to section 10 or 29 of this act to manage the repair or rehabilitation of the substandard property.
4. After judgment, to carry the judgment into effect.
[4.] 5. After judgment, to dispose of the property according to the judgment, or to preserve it during the pendency of an appeal, or in proceedings in aid of execution, when an execution has been returned unsatisfied, or when the judgment debtor refuses to apply the judgment debtors property in satisfaction of the judgment.
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unsatisfied, or when the judgment debtor refuses to apply the judgment debtors property in satisfaction of the judgment.
[5.] 6. In the cases when a corporation has been dissolved, or is insolvent, or in imminent danger of insolvency, or has forfeited its corporate rights.
[6.] 7. In all other cases where receivers have heretofore been appointed by the usages of the courts of equity.
Sec. 20. Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 21 to 37, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 21. As used in sections 21 to 37, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 22 to 26, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 22. Dwelling unit means a structure or the part of the structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household.
Sec. 23. Habitability standard includes, without limitation:
1. Any provision of an applicable housing or health code concerning the health, safety, sanitation or fitness for habitation of a dwelling unit; or
2. The requirements of chapter 118A of NRS relating to the habitability of a dwelling unit, including, without limitation, the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 118A.290.
Sec. 24. Receiver means a receiver appointed by a district court as the courts agent, and subject to the courts direction, to take possession of, manage and, if authorized by court order, transfer, sell, lease, license, exchange, collect or otherwise dispose of receivership property in an action to declare a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property pursuant to section 29 of this act.
Sec. 25. Residential multifamily rental property means a parcel of land in the incorporated area of the city which is primarily used for personal, family or household purposes to which is affixed two or more dwelling units for occupancy by tenants on a rental basis.
Sec. 26. Substandard property means a residential multifamily rental property that has been declared to be a substandard property by a district court pursuant to section 29 of this act.
Sec. 27. 1. If the appropriate department of a city finds that:
(a) A residential multifamily rental property is maintained in a way that violates any applicable habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety; and
(b) As a result of the violation or violations described in paragraph (a), the condition of the residential multifamily rental property is of such a nature that the health and safety of residents or the public is substantially endangered,
Κ the city shall notify the owner of the residential multifamily rental property and order that the owner repair or rehabilitate the residential multifamily rental property or otherwise abate the condition.
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2. Any notice and order issued pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must include, without limitation:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the city department that issued the notice and summary order;
(2) The date, time and location of any public hearing or proceeding concerning the notice and summary order;
(3) A description of each violation of a habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety, as applicable;
(4) Any deadline by which the owner must repair or rehabilitate the residential multifamily rental property or otherwise abate the condition;
(5) A description of:
(I) The remedies authorized pursuant to section 28 of this act if the owner fails to comply with the terms of the notice and summary order;
(II) The judicial relief required and authorized to be granted pursuant to section 30 of this act; and
(III) The powers and duties of any appointed receiver pursuant to sections 31 to 35, inclusive, of this act; and
(6) A statement that the owner or lessor, if applicable, is prohibited from retaliating against any tenant pursuant to NRS 118A.510; and
(b) Must be posted in a conspicuous place on the residential multifamily rental property and mailed by certified mail to the owner and each affected resident of a dwelling unit on the residential multifamily rental property.
Sec. 28. 1. If the owner of a residential multifamily rental property fails to comply with the terms of the notice and summary order issued pursuant to section 27 of this act:
(a) The city may bring an action to:
(1) Have the residential multifamily rental property declared by the district court to be a substandard property;
(2) Obtain a court order requiring the owner to repair or rehabilitate the residential multifamily rental property or otherwise abate the condition; and
(3) Have the district court impose a civil penalty against the owner of the residential multifamily rental property, as provided by ordinance; or
(b) The city or a nonprofit organization representing any tenant or tenant association may bring an action to:
(1) Have the residential multifamily rental property declared to be a substandard property; and
(2) Have a receiver appointed pursuant to NRS 32.010.
2. A party who intends to bring an action for the appointment of a receiver pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 shall:
(a) Not later than 30 days before filing such an action, provide notice of intent to bring the action by:
(1) Posting a notice in a conspicuous place on the residential multifamily rental property; and
(2) Mailing the notice to each person with a recorded interest in the residential multifamily rental property; and
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(b) Provide with the court filing:
(1) Proof that the party provided the notice of intent to bring the action as required pursuant to paragraph (a); and
(2) If the party is a nonprofit organization representing a tenant or tenant association, an affidavit provided by the department of the city that issued the notice and summary order pursuant to section 27 of this act in support of the court filing which must include, without limitation, a history of communications and any documentation relating to the provisions of section 27 of this act. The department of the city shall cooperate and timely provide the affidavit upon request of a nonprofit organization representing a tenant or tenant association.
3. A party who brings an action pursuant to subsection 1 must serve each owner of the residential multifamily rental property in the manner provided by Rule 4 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure.
4. The district court may award reasonable attorneys fees and costs to the prevailing party in an action brought pursuant to this section.
Sec. 29. 1. To declare a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property, the district court must find:
(a) The residential multifamily rental property is maintained in a way that violates one or more applicable habitability standards, housing codes or building codes, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety; and
(b) The condition of the residential multifamily rental property that is caused by the violation or violations described in paragraph (a) is so extensive and of such a nature that the health and safety of the residents of the building or the public is substantially endangered.
2. In determining whether to appoint a receiver for a substandard property, the district court shall consider whether the owner of the substandard property has been afforded a reasonable opportunity to repair or rehabilitate the property or otherwise abate the condition.
3. The district court:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), may appoint a nonprofit organization, community development corporation or other person as a receiver.
(b) Shall not appoint any nonprofit organization, community development corporation or person as a receiver unless the nonprofit organization, community development corporation or person has demonstrated to the district court the necessary capacity and expertise to develop and supervise a viable financial and construction plan for the satisfactory rehabilitation of the substandard property.
4. An order issued by a district court declaring a residential multifamily rental property to be a substandard property must, without limitation, set forth:
(a) The conditions found by the district court that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property; and
(b) The repairs, rehabilitations and abatements that the district court finds to be necessary in order to correct each violation of a habitability standard, housing code or building code, or any statute or ordinance relating to habitability, building safety or fire safety.
5. The provisions of NRS 32.100 to 32.370, inclusive, and any rules adopted by the Supreme Court pursuant to NRS 32.270 apply to any receiver appointed pursuant to this section for a substandard property.
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Sec. 30. 1. If the district court finds that there is a condition of the substandard property which substantially endangers the health and safety of the residents of the substandard property, upon the entry of any order or judgment pursuant to section 29 of this act, the district court shall:
(a) Order the owner of the substandard property to pay all reasonable and actual costs of the governing body of the city or its designee, including, without limitation, inspection costs, investigation costs, enforcement costs, attorneys fees and costs and all costs of prosecution.
(b) Order that the governing body of the city or its designee shall provide each tenant of the substandard property with the notice of the district court order or judgment.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the conditions of the substandard property or the repair, rehabilitation or abatement thereof significantly affect the safe and sanitary use of the substandard property by any lawful tenant, such that the tenant cannot safely reside in the premises, order the owner to provide or pay relocation benefits to each lawful tenant. These benefits must consist of actual reasonable moving and storage costs and relocation compensation, including, without limitation, the costs and compensation for the following:
(1) Transportation of the personal property of the tenant to the new location. The new location must be in close proximity to the substandard property, except where relocation to a new location beyond a close proximity is determined by the district court to be justified.
(2) Packing, crating, unpacking and uncrating all personal property of the tenant.
(3) Insurance of the property of the tenant while in transit.
(4) The reasonable replacement value of personal property lost, stolen or damaged, other than any personal property that was lost, stolen or damaged through the fault or negligence of the displaced tenant, or his or her agent or employee, in the process of moving, where insurance covering the loss, theft or damage is not reasonably available.
(5) The cost of disconnecting, dismantling, removing, reassembling, reconnecting and reinstalling machinery, equipment or other personal property of the tenant, including connection charges imposed by utility companies for starting utility service.
(6) Relocation compensation in an amount equal to the differential between the contract rent and the fair market rental value determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for a unit of comparable size within the area for the period that the unit is being repaired or rehabilitated, for not more than 120 days.
(d) Determine the date when the tenant is to relocate, and order the tenant to notify the governing body of the city or its designee and the owner of the dwelling unit of the address to which the tenant has relocated not more than 5 days after the relocation.
(e) Order that the owner of the substandard property offer the first right of occupancy of a dwelling unit to each tenant who received benefits pursuant to this section, before letting the dwelling unit for rent to a third party. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the offer for first right of occupancy to the tenant must be in writing and sent by certified mail to the address given by the tenant at the time of relocation. If the owner has not been provided the address of the tenant by the tenant as required by this section, the owner is not required to offer the tenant the first right of occupancy.
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owner has not been provided the address of the tenant by the tenant as required by this section, the owner is not required to offer the tenant the first right of occupancy. The tenant may accept the offer by giving the owner notice in writing by certified mail not later than 10 days after the owner mailed the offer.
(f) Order that if the owner fails to comply with any order issued pursuant to sections 21 to 37, inclusive, of this act, the court may:
(1) Sanction the person for civil contempt;
(2) Impose any penalty authorized pursuant to NRS 268.4124 as if the substandard property were a chronic nuisance; or
(3) Any other penalty provided by law.
2. If the district court finds that a tenant has been substantially responsible for causing or substantially contributing to the conditions found by the district court that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property, the court shall not grant to the tenant any relocation compensation or benefits.
3. Any tenant of the substandard property who has been ordered to relocate due to the conditions found by the district court that make the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property and who is not substantially responsible for causing or contributing to the condition must be paid these benefits and moving costs at the time that the tenant actually relocates.
4. If the district court finds that it is not possible to provide a tenant with the benefits described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the district court may award such other equitable or declaratory relief as the court finds necessary.
Sec. 31. 1. If the district court appoints a receiver for a substandard property pursuant to section 29 of this act, the owner of the substandard property, and any agent or employee of the owner, shall not collect rent from any tenant, interfere with the receiver in the operation of the substandard property or encumber or transfer any interest in the substandard property.
2. Unless otherwise ordered by the district court, a receiver for a substandard property shall:
(a) Take full and complete control of the substandard property.
(b) Manage the substandard property and pay any expenses of the operation of the substandard property, including, without limitation, paying the taxes, insurance, utilities, general maintenance and debt secured by an interest in the substandard property.
(c) Secure a cost estimate and construction plan from a licensed contractor for the repairs, rehabilitation or abatement necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 29 of this act.
(d) Upon securing a cost estimate and construction plan pursuant to paragraph (c) and submitting to and obtaining the authorization of the district court, enter into contracts and employ a licensed contractor as necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 29 of this act. The district court may modify the cost estimate and construction plan as the court finds necessary.
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(e) Collect all rents and income generated by the substandard property.
(f) Use all rents and income generated by the substandard property to pay for the cost of the repairs, rehabilitation or abatement determined by the district court to be necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 29 of this act.
(g) Borrow money to pay for the repairs, rehabilitation or abatement necessary to correct the conditions cited in the order issued pursuant to section 29 of this act, borrow money to pay for any relocation benefits for tenants that are authorized pursuant to section 30 of this act and, with district court approval, secure that debt and any money owed to the receiver for services performed pursuant to this section with a lien on the residential multifamily rental property upon which the substandard property is situated. The lien shall be recorded in the county recorders office in the county wherein the substandard property is situated.
(h) To exercise any other power granted to a receiver pursuant to chapter 32 of NRS.
(i) Provide any relocation benefits to a tenant that are ordered by the court pursuant to section 30 of this act.
3. If the district court appoints as a receiver a nonprofit organization or community development corporation, in addition to the powers and duties that are granted pursuant to subsection 2, the nonprofit organization or community development corporation may apply for grants to assist in the rehabilitation of the substandard property.
Sec. 32. A receiver appointed pursuant to section 29 of this act is entitled to the same fees, commissions and necessary expenses as a receiver in an action to foreclose a mortgage.
Sec. 33. 1. In addition to any periodic reporting required by the district court, the receiver shall prepare and submit monthly reports relating to a substandard property to the governing body of the city or its designee. The report to the governing body of the city must include, without limitation:
(a) The total amount of rent payments received from tenants of the substandard property;
(b) The nature and amount of any contract that is negotiated or entered into by the receiver relating to the operation, repair or rehabilitation of or the abatement of a condition at the substandard property;
(c) A record of payments made by the receiver relating to the operation, repair or rehabilitation of or the abatement of a condition at the substandard property;
(d) Information relating to the progress of the repair or rehabilitation of the substandard property or abatement of a condition at the substandard property; and
(e) A record of any amount paid to a tenant pursuant to section 31 of this act for relocation benefits.
2. On or before February 1 of each year, the governing body of the city shall submit any report required by subsection 1 and received during the immediately preceding calendar year to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission.
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Sec. 34. 1. A district court must discharge the receiver appointed pursuant to section 29 of this act when the district court finds that:
(a) The conditions set forth in the court order issued pursuant to section 29 of this act that made the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property have been properly repaired or abated; and
(b) A complete accounting of all costs relating to the operation, repair or rehabilitation of or abatement of a condition at the substandard property has been delivered to the district court.
2. Upon correction of the conditions that made the residential multifamily rental property a substandard property, the owner, the mortgagee or any lienholder may apply for the discharge of all money not used by the receiver for removal of the condition and all other costs.
3. After discharging the receiver, the district court may:
(a) Retain jurisdiction over the substandard property for a period of time not to exceed than 18 consecutive months; and
(b) Require the owner of the substandard property and the governing body of the city or its designee to report to the district court on the substandard property in accordance with a schedule determined by the district court.
Sec. 35. Upon the request of a receiver, the district court may require the owner of the substandard property to pay all unrecovered costs associated with the receivership.
Sec. 36. 1. The remedies and penalties provided in sections 21 to 37, inclusive, of this act are cumulative, may not be abrogated and are in addition to any other remedies or penalties that may exist in law or equity, including, without limitation, any remedy or penalty that may be available pursuant to NRS 268.4122, 268.4124 and 268.4126.
2. The provisions of sections 21 to 37, inclusive, of this act shall not be construed to limit those rights available to a landlord or tenant pursuant to any other provision of law.
Sec. 37. Nothing in the provisions of sections 21 to 37, inclusive, of this act is intended to deprive any owner of a residential multifamily rental property or substandard property any right guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the Nevada Constitution, including, without limitation, the right to due process.
Sec. 38. The provisions of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.
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Assembly Bill No. 215Assemblymembers Monroe-Moreno, Hibbetts and Moore
CHAPTER 238
[Approved: June 3, 2025]
AN ACT relating to employment; revising provisions relating to the employment of children; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act and existing state law establish certain standards relating to the employment of children. (29 U.S.C. § 212, 29 C.F.R. Part 570; chapter 609 of NRS) When such federal and state standards are different, the standards that provide the most protection to children apply. (29 U.S.C. § 218) With certain exceptions, both existing federal and state law restrict the daily and weekly number of hours worked in authorized employment by children who are 14 and 15 years of age. (29 C.F.R. § 570.35; NRS 609.240) In part, existing state law prohibits children who are 14 and 15 years of age from being employed, subject to certain exceptions, more than 48 hours in any 1 week. (NRS 609.240) Section 2 of this bill reduces the maximum allowable number of weekly work hours under this prohibition to 40 hours in any 1 week. With the exception of working as certain messengers, existing state law does not place restrictions on the times of day worked in authorized employment by children who are 14 years of age and older and under 18 years of age. (NRS 609.230, 609.240) However, existing federal law limits the times of day worked in authorized employment by children who are 14 and 15 years of age to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., except between June 1 and Labor Day when the evening hours are extended to 9 p.m. (29 C.F.R. § 570.35) Section 2 prohibits, with certain exceptions, work between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on any night immediately preceding a school day by a child who is: (1) enrolled in high school at a public or private school; (2) 16 years of age or older and under 19 years of age; and (3) not emancipated. Section 2 exempts from this time restriction the employment of a child as a lifeguard, employee of an arcade or stage or theatrical performer. Section 2 authorizes a school district or other governing body of the high school or juvenile court to grant an exemption from this time restriction in certain circumstances.
A person who violates the prohibitions relating to the employment of children: (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor, which is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both fine or imprisonment; and (2) may be liable for certain civil penalties. (NRS 193.150, 609.650, 609.652) These penalties apply to persons who violate the maximum allowable number of weekly work hours or time restrictions in section 2.
Section 1.7 of this bill provides that a person who violates any provision of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, relating to the hours of work and conditions of employment permitted for a child under 16 years of age is subject to these penalties.
Existing law requires every employer in this State to conspicuously post on the premises where any person is employed a printed abstract, furnished by the Labor Commissioner, of the provisions relating to compensation, wages and hours of employment. (NRS 608.013) Section 1.3 of this bill requires the Labor Commissioner to prepare an abstract of the provisions relating to the employment of children and post the abstract to the Internet website maintained by the Office of Labor Commissioner. Section 1.3 also requires the Labor Commissioner to include the abstract relating to the employment of children in a two-dimensional bar code, commonly known as a QR code, or other machine-readable bar code used for storing an Internet address, in the abstract relating to compensation, wages and hours of employment that the Labor Commissioner is required to furnish to every employer in this State.
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 609 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 1.3 and 1.7 of this act.
Sec. 1.3. The Labor Commissioner shall:
1. Prepare an abstract of this chapter;
2. Post the abstract on the Internet website maintained by the Office of Labor Commissioner; and
3. Include the abstract in a two-dimensional bar code, commonly known as a QR code, or other machine-readable barcode used for storing an Internet address, in any abstract furnished to an employer pursuant to NRS 608.013.
Sec. 1.7. A violation of any provision of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, 29 C.F.R. Part 570, relating to the hours of work and conditions of employment permitted for a child under 16 years of age shall be deemed to be a violation of this chapter.
Sec. 2. NRS 609.240 is hereby amended to read as follows:
609.240 1. No child under the age of 16 years may be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any gainful occupation, other than employment as a performer in the production of a motion picture or work on a farm, more than [48] 40 hours in any 1 week, or more than 8 hours in any 1 day.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 609.230, no child may be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any gainful occupation, other than employment as a lifeguard, employee of an arcade, stage or theatrical performer or performer in the production of a motion picture or work on a farm, between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on any night immediately preceding a school day if the child:
(a) Is enrolled in high school at a public or private school;
(b) Is 16 years of age or older and under 19 years of age; and
(c) Is not declared emancipated pursuant to NRS 129.080 to 129.140, inclusive.
Κ A school district or other governing body of the high school or juvenile court may grant an exemption from the restrictions of this subsection if the school district, governing body or juvenile court, as applicable, determines the exemption is in the best interest of the child.
3. The presence of a child in any establishment during working hours is prima facie evidence of employment of the child therein.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Private school has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.
(b) Public school has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.
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