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Assembly Bill No. 296Assemblymember Watts
CHAPTER 466
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to contract with a person who makes installment loans to pay the fees and taxes due for the initial or renewal registration of a vehicle; prescribing certain requirements for such installment loans; authorizing the Director of the Department to authorize the use of digital license plates; providing requirements governing the use of digital license plates; revising the applicability of certain provisions governing installment lenders to a lender who contracts with the Department; extending the prospective expiration of the pilot program to gather data about annual vehicle miles traveled by certain vehicles registered in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish electronic branch offices consisting of an Internet website or software application through which the Department may conduct transactions that have been designated by the Director of the Department as suitable to be conducted through electronic means. (NRS 481.055) If the Department provides the ability to register or renew the registration of a vehicle through such an electronic branch office, section 1 of this bill requires the Department to contract with a person who is licensed in this State to make installment loans to allow the person, through the electronic branch office, to offer installment loans to vehicle owners to pay the applicable fees and taxes that are due for the initial or renewal registration of a vehicle. Section 1: (1) requires the person to furnish to the Department the entire amount of the fees and taxes owed by vehicle owners for the registration and renewal of registration; (2) prohibits such a person from charging interest on an installment loan or charging a fee or combination of fees for the installment loan in excess of 15 percent of the total amount financed; (3) prohibits the making of loans less than $250; and (4) prohibits the person from rolling over or refinancing any installment loan made pursuant to section 1 into any other loan to the vehicle owner.
Existing law requires the Department to furnish license plates to every owner whose vehicle is registered and sets forth the manner in which such license plates must be displayed on a vehicle. (NRS 482.265) Section 2 of this bill authorizes the Director to permit the use of digital license plates by a person who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing. Section 2 requires a digital license plate to: (1) display the license plate code assigned to the vehicle and evidence of valid registration at all times; (2) meet certain requirements for visibility; (3) be displayed on a digital license plate device that has been approved by the Department and purchased from a vendor approved by the Department; and (4) display only information and images required or authorized by the Department. Section 2 requires the Department to adopt regulations relating to the issuance and use of digital license plates, including the personally identifiable information that may be stored on a digital license plate or digital license plate device. Section 2 authorizes the Department to take certain additional actions with respect to digital license plates, including: (1) approving banner messages to appear on the bottom of a digital license plate; (2) restricting the types or classes of vehicles for which a digital license plate may be used; (3) authorizing the sale or resale of digital license plate devices; and (4) authorizing digital license plates to replicate the appearance of certain special license plates or personalized prestige license plates. Section 2 prohibits the Department from charging a fee for digital license plates that exceeds the fee charged for a conventional plate of the same type.
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prohibits the Department from charging a fee for digital license plates that exceeds the fee charged for a conventional plate of the same type. Section 3 of this bill provides that the Department is not required to furnish license plates to a person who applies to use a digital license plate and authorizes the Department to require the return of license plates which were previously issued for the vehicle.
Existing law requires the Director to utilize the facility for the production of license plates which is located at the Department of Corrections to produce all license plates required by the Department. (NRS 482.267) Section 4 of this bill creates an exception from this requirement for the use of digital license plates.
Section 5 of this bill requires a digital license plate device, which is an electronic device capable of displaying a digital license plate, to be attached to the rear of a motor vehicle. If a digital license plate has been authorized for use, section 5 also excuses the requirement to attach a license plate to the front of the vehicle.
Existing law establishes a procedure for the licensing of persons engaged in the business of making and collecting on installment loans. (Chapter 675 of NRS) Section 5.3 of this bill authorizes a person who contracts with the Department to make loans to apply for a license for a place of business located outside this State. Section 5.7 of this bill additionally authorizes such a person to conduct the business of making loans within any office, suite, room or place of business in which any other business is solicited or engaged in.
Existing law requires the Department to conduct a pilot program to gather data on the annual vehicle miles traveled by certain vehicles registered in this State. (NRS 482.2175) As part of the pilot program, existing law requires the owners of certain motor vehicles to report the mileage shown on the odometer of the motor vehicle and certain other information required by the Department at the time of initial registration, renewal of registration and transfer of registration, if applicable. (NRS 482.2177) Under existing law, the provisions providing for the pilot program expire by limitation on December 31, 2026. (Section 7 of chapter 498, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3006) Section 6 of this bill extends the prospective expiration of the pilot program until December 31, 2030.
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 481.055 is hereby amended to read as follows:
481.055 1. The Department shall keep its main office at Carson City, Nevada, in rooms provided by the Buildings and Grounds Section of the State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration.
2. The Department may maintain such branch offices throughout the State as the Director may deem necessary to the efficient operation of the Department and the various divisions thereof in space provided by the Buildings and Grounds Section. Any leases or agreements entered into pursuant to this subsection must be executed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 331.110.
3. The Department may establish an electronic branch office consisting of an Internet website or software application through which, notwithstanding any specific statute to the contrary, a person may submit forms, applications and other documentation and the Department may conduct transactions that have been designated by the Director as suitable to be conducted through electronic means, including, without limitation:
(a) The electronic transmission, recording and issuance of certificates of title, certificates of registration and information relating to those certificates.
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(b) The electronic transmission and recording of applications for drivers licenses.
(c) The recording and electronic transmission between the Department, other states and law enforcement of information relating to citations and crashes, collisions, accidents and other casualties.
(d) The acceptance of electronic signatures.
(e) The collection and exchange of applications for licenses and other information from persons who are licensed as or seeking to be licensed as:
(1) Brokers;
(2) Dealers;
(3) Distributors;
(4) Lessors;
(5) Manufacturers;
(6) Rebuilders;
(7) Salespersons; and
(8) Vehicle transporters.
(f) The issuance of registration credentials pursuant to NRS 482.217.
4. The Department shall not conduct a transaction through the electronic branch office which state or federal law specifically requires to be conducted in person or accept documentation through the electronic branch office which state or federal law specifically requires to be presented in original form.
5. If the Department provides the ability to register or renew the registration of vehicles through an electronic branch office consisting of an Internet website or software application, the Department shall contract with a person who is licensed pursuant to chapter 675 of NRS to allow the person to offer, through the website or application, installment loans to vehicle owners to pay the applicable fees and taxes due for the initial or renewal registration of a vehicle, including, without limitation, governmental services taxes, sales and use taxes due pursuant to NRS 482.225, fees for license plates and registration fees. The person with whom the Department contracts pursuant to this subsection:
(a) Must furnish to the Department, at the time of the initial or renewal registration of a vehicle, the entire amount of the fees and taxes owed by the vehicle owner to whom an installment loan is provided;
(b) Shall not charge the vehicle owner an annual percentage rate with respect to the loan;
(c) Shall not charge the vehicle owner any fee or combination of fees for the installment loan in excess of 15 percent of the total amount financed;
(d) May only provide a loan pursuant to this subsection if the total amount financed is $250 or more; and
(e) Shall not rollover or refinance any installment loan provided pursuant to this subsection into any other loan made to the vehicle owner pursuant to chapter 604A or 675 of NRS.
Sec. 2. Chapter 482 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Director may authorize the use of digital license plates in accordance with this section upon application by a person who otherwise complies with the requirements for registration and licensing pursuant to this chapter.
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2. The use of a digital license plate must be voluntary and the Department shall not require any person to use or install a digital license plate or digital license plate device.
3. All digital license plates authorized for use pursuant to this section must:
(a) Display the license plate code assigned to the vehicle by the Department and evidence of valid registration at all times, including, without limitation, when the vehicle is in motion, stationary, parked or unoccupied.
(b) Be plainly readable by the human eye from a distance of 100 feet during daylight and darkness.
(c) Be displayed on a digital license plate device that has been approved by the Department and purchased from a vendor approved by the Department.
(d) Display only information and images required or authorized for display by the Department.
4. The Department may:
(a) Approve alternative banner messages to appear on the bottom of a digital license plate.
(b) Authorize the sale or resale of digital license plate devices by a device manufacturer or by participating vendors, subject to review and approval by the Department.
(c) By regulation, restrict the types or classes of vehicles for which the Department will authorize the use of a digital license plate.
5. The Department may authorize digital license plates to replicate the appearance of a license plate type other than a standard license plate. If the Department authorizes a digital license plate to replicate the appearance of a special license plate, the Department shall charge for the use or renewal of a digital license plate which replicates the appearance of a special license plate the same fees which are charged for the conventional version of the special license plate. Any such fee which is imposed to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization must be deposited and distributed in the same manner as the fee imposed with respect to the conventional version of the special license plate. A digital license plate which replicates the appearance of a special license plate is valid for the same length of time as the conventional version of the special license plate. The Department may cease the use of digital license plates which replicate the appearance of a special license plate which the Department no longer issues in conventional form. If the owner of a vehicle does not renew the digital license plate which replicates the appearance of a special license plate or the Department has ceased the use of the digital license plate which replicates the appearance of a special license plate previously used by the owner of a vehicle, the owner of a vehicle may continue to use a digital license plate which does not replicate the appearance of the special license plate.
6. The Department may authorize a digital license plate to replicate the appearance of a personalized prestige license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 by displaying a personalized license plate code. The Department shall charge for the use of a digital license plate that replicates the appearance of a personalized prestige license plate the same fees which are charged for the issuance and renewal of a conventional personalized license plate.
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license plate. A digital license plate which replicates the appearance of a personalized prestige license plate is valid for the same length of time as a conventional personalized prestige license plate as provided in NRS 482.3667. Any fees collected pursuant to this subsection must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Fund. The provisions of subsections 5, 6 and 7 of NRS 482.3667 apply with equal force to a digital license plate which replicates the appearance of a personalized prestige license plate.
7. The Department shall not charge any fee for the use of a digital license plate or digital license plate device in excess of the fees charged for a conventional license plate of the same type.
8. The Department shall adopt regulations:
(a) Prescribing standards for the personally identifiable information which may be stored on a digital license plate or digital license plate device, which must be limited to that information which is deemed necessary by the Department to display evidence of registration compliance or for the manufacturer or vendor to provide services to the owner of a digital license plate device.
(b) Prescribing standards governing the use of digital license plates and digital license plate devices, including, without limitation:
(1) Protocols for data sharing, privacy and security.
(2) Information which must be displayed on a digital license plate.
(3) Information and images which may be displayed on a digital license plate, which may include, if determined by the Department to be appropriate and not contrary to the interests of the public, emergency service alerts and personalized messages.
(4) The list of digital license plate devices which are approved for use pursuant to this section.
(5) The procedure through which a person may apply to use a digital license plate.
9. All provisions of this title relating to license plates apply to digital license plates and digital license plate devices except:
(a) As otherwise specifically provided;
(b) As to those provisions which, owing to the physical differences between digital license plates or digital license plate devices and conventional license plates, can have no application;
(c) Provisions requiring the return or surrender of license plates to the Department do not require the return or surrender of a digital license plate device which was not purchased from the Department; and
(d) The provisions of NRS 482.270 do not apply to a digital license plate or digital license plate device.
10. As used in this section:
(a) Digital license plate means a digital image displayed on a digital license plate device that includes the license plate code assigned to the vehicle and any other information or images which the Department may authorize or require by regulation.
(b) Digital license plate device means an electronic device capable of:
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(1) Being mounted to a motor vehicle in accordance with the requirements for motor vehicle license plates; and
(2) Displaying a digital license plate.
(c) License plate code means the unique combination of numbers, letters or both numbers and letters appearing on the face of a license plate.
(d) Special license plate means a special license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, inclusive.
Sec. 3. NRS 482.265 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.265 1. [The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Department shall furnish to every owner whose vehicle is registered two license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or moped and one license plate for all other vehicles required to be registered hereunder. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2085 and 482.2155, or unless unnecessary because a digital license plate has been authorized for use on the vehicle, upon renewal of registration, the Department may issue one or more license plate stickers, tabs or other suitable devices in lieu of new license plates.
2. The Director shall have the authority to require the return to the Department of all number plates upon termination of the lawful use thereof by the owner under this chapter.
3. Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, for the issuance of each special license plate authorized pursuant to this chapter:
(a) The fee to be received by the Department for the initial issuance of the special license plate is $35, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate funds for a particular cause or charitable organization;
(b) The fee to be received by the Department for the renewal of the special license plate is $10, exclusive of any additional fee which may be added to generate financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization; and
(c) The Department shall not design, prepare or issue a special license plate unless, within 4 years after the date on which the measure authorizing the issuance becomes effective, it receives at least 250 applications for the issuance of that plate.
4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to NRS 482.37901.
5. If, at the time of registration, the owner of a vehicle applies to use a digital license plate on the vehicle pursuant to section 2 of this act, the Department is not required to furnish a license plate to the vehicle owner pursuant to subsection 1. If the owner of a vehicle applies to use a digital license plate on a vehicle for which a license plate was previously issued by the Department, the Department may require the return to the Department of the license plate or plates previously issued for the vehicle.
Sec. 4. NRS 482.267 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.267 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 [,] and section 2 of this act, the Director shall utilize the facility for the production of license plates which is located at the Department of Corrections to produce all license plates required by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
2. The Director may contract with a vendor for the production of license plates which require technological or mechanical processes which are not available at the facility.
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Sec. 5. NRS 482.275 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.275 1. The license plates for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, moped or motor vehicle being transported by a licensed vehicle transporter must be attached thereto, one in the rear and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 [,] or 3, one in the front. The license plate issued for all other vehicles required to be registered must be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The license plates must be so displayed during the current calendar year or registration period.
2. If the motor vehicle was not manufactured to include a bracket, device or other contrivance to display and secure a front license plate, and if the manufacturer of the motor vehicle provided no other means or method by which a front license plate may be displayed upon and secured to the motor vehicle:
(a) One license plate must be attached to the motor vehicle in the rear; and
(b) The other license plate may, at the option of the owner of the vehicle, be attached to the motor vehicle in the front.
3. If a digital license plate has been authorized for use on a motor vehicle pursuant to section 2 of this act:
(a) The digital license plate device must be attached to the motor vehicle in the rear; and
(b) No license plate is required to be attached to the motor vehicle in the front.
4. The provisions of subsection 2 do not relieve the Department of the duty to issue a set of two license plates as otherwise required pursuant to NRS 482.265 or other applicable law and do not entitle the owner of a motor vehicle to pay a reduced tax or fee in connection with the registration or transfer of the motor vehicle. If the owner of a motor vehicle, in accordance with the provisions of subsection 2, exercises the option to attach a license plate only to the rear of the motor vehicle, the owner shall:
(a) Retain the other license plate; and
(b) Insofar as it may be practicable, return or surrender both plates to the Department as a set when required by law to do so.
[4.] 5. Every license plate , including a digital license plate device, must at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height not less than 12 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and must be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.
[5.] 6. Any license plate which is issued to a vehicle transporter or a dealer, rebuilder or manufacturer may be attached to a vehicle owned or controlled by that person by a secure means. No license plate may be displayed loosely in the window or by any other unsecured method in any motor vehicle.
Sec. 5.3. NRS 675.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:
675.090 1. Application for a license must be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the Commissioner.
2. The application must:
(a) Provide the address of the office or other place of business for which the application is submitted.
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(b) Contain such further relevant information as the Commissioner may require, including the names and addresses of the partners, officers, directors or trustees, and of such of the principal owners or members as will provide the basis for the investigations and findings contemplated by NRS 675.110 and 675.120.
3. A person may apply for a license for an office or other place of business located outside this State from which the applicant will conduct business in this State if:
(a) The applicant is an Internet business lender [;] , including, without limitation, a person who has contracted with the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 481.055 to make loans through an electronic branch office of the Department; or
(b) The applicant or a subsidiary or affiliate of the applicant has a license issued pursuant to this chapter for an office or other place of business located in this State.
4. A person who wishes to apply for a license pursuant to subsection 3 must submit with the application for a license a statement signed by the applicant which states that the applicant agrees to:
(a) Make available at a location within this State the books, accounts, papers, records and files of the office or place of business located outside this State to the Commissioner or a representative of the Commissioner; or
(b) Pay the reasonable expenses for travel, meals and lodging of the Commissioner or a representative of the Commissioner incurred during any investigation or examination made at the office or place of business located outside this State.
Κ The person must be allowed to choose between paragraph (a) or (b) in complying with the provisions of this subsection.
5. The Commissioner shall consider an application to be withdrawn if the Commissioner has not received all information and fees required to complete the application within 6 months after the date the application is first submitted to the Commissioner or within such later period as the Commissioner determines in accordance with any existing policies of joint regulatory partners. If an application is deemed to be withdrawn pursuant to this subsection or if an applicant otherwise withdraws an application, the Commissioner may not issue a license to the applicant unless the applicant submits a new application and pays any required fees.
Sec. 5.7. NRS 675.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:
675.230 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a licensee may not conduct the business of making loans under this chapter within any office, suite, room or place of business in which any other business is solicited or engaged in, except an insurance agency or notary public, or in association or conjunction with any other business, unless authority to do so is given by the Commissioner.
2. A licensee may conduct the business of making loans pursuant to this chapter in the same office or place of business as a mortgage company if:
(a) The licensee and the mortgage company:
(1) Operate as separate legal entities;
(2) Maintain separate accounts, books and records;
(3) Are subsidiaries of the same parent corporation; and
(4) Maintain separate licenses; and
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(b) The mortgage company is licensed by this state pursuant to chapter 645B of NRS and does not receive money to acquire or repay loans or maintain trust accounts as provided by NRS 645B.175.
3. A licensee who is an Internet business lender , including, without limitation, a person who has contracted with the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 481.055 to make loans through an electronic branch office of the Department, may conduct the business of making loans pursuant to this chapter within any office, suite, room or place of business in which any other business is solicited or engaged in.
Sec. 6. Section 7 of chapter 498, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3006, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7. 1. This section and section 6.5 of this act become effective on July 1, 2019.
2. Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of this act become effective on October 1, 2019, and expire by limitation on December 31, [2026.] 2030.
Sec. 6.5. As soon as practicable, upon determining that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act, the Director of the Department shall notify the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau of that fact, and shall publish on the Internet website of the Department notice to the public of that fact.
Sec. 7. 1. This section and sections 6 and 6.5 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
2. Section 1 of this act becomes effective on the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to section 6.5 of this act, notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to carry out the amendatory provisions of this act.
3. Sections 2 to 5.7, 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 July 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 301Assemblymembers Goulding; and La Rue Hatch
CHAPTER 467
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to community development; requiring certain records to be maintained by the board of trustees of certain general improvement districts; increasing the compensation of the board of trustees of certain general improvement districts; requiring a general improvement district created for acquiring television maintenance facilities to report certain information annually to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located; exempting certain general improvement districts from an annual publication of certain notices of budget adoption and filing; revising provisions governing the procedure for applying for transferable tax credits for affordable housing and the transfer of such tax credits; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes, under certain circumstances, the creation of a general improvement district to provide certain governmental services and facilities to the residents of the district. (NRS 318.116) Existing law requires the secretary of the board of a district to keep in a well-bound book a record of all of the boards proceedings, minutes of all meetings, any certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees and all corporate acts. (NRS 318.085) Section 1 of this bill eliminates the requirement to keep this information in a well-bound book but still requires the secretary to keep such information. Section 1 requires the secretary to also keep a record of budgets and any other information or records necessary for carrying out the duties of the board.
Existing law requires the treasurer of the board to keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district in permanent records. (NRS 318.085) Section 1 provides that this information includes all audits and financial statements of the district.
Section 1 also provides that all records of the boards actions, including, without limitation, minutes, budgets, audits and financial statements, must be: (1) published on the Internet website maintained by the board; or (2) provided to the county in which the district is located for publication on the Internet website of the county.
Existing law further sets the maximum compensation of a member of a board of a district to not more than: (1) $6,000 per year; or (2) $9,000 per year if the board of a district has been granted certain powers relating to acquiring sanitary sewer improvements, collection and disposal of garbage and refuse and supply, storage and distribution of water for private and public purposes. (NRS 318.085) Section 1 increases the compensation each member of a board of a district granted such powers may receive from not more than $9,000 per year to not more than $14,500 per year.
Existing law gives the board of a district created wholly or in part for acquiring television maintenance facilities certain powers. (NRS 318.1192) Section 3 of this bill requires the board of such a district to submit an annual report to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located that sets forth, without limitation: (1) the budget and expenditures of the district; (2) the status of the equipment of the district; (3) the status of any license held by the district; (4) a recommendation as to whether the continuation of the district is necessary; and (5) any information necessary for the board of county commissioners to review the work of the board and determine whether the board is achieving its statutory purpose.
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Existing law authorizes certain special districts, including general improvement districts, with annual total expenditures of less than $300,000 to petition the Department of Taxation for exemption from the requirements of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act (NRS 354.470-354.626) for the filing of certain budget documents and audit reports. Existing law further provides that if an exemption is granted by the Department, the special district is exempt from all publication requirements of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act, except that the Department of Taxation by regulation shall require an annual publication of a notice of budget adoption and filing. (NRS 354.475) Section 4 of this bill provides that if a petition filed by a general improvement district is granted by the Department, the board of the general improvement district is exempt from all publication requirements of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act but is required publish the districts budget, financial statements and audits that are required by section 1.
Existing law authorizes the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to issue transferable tax credits, which are authorized to be taken against certain state taxes, to the sponsor of a project for the acquisition, development, construction, improvement, expansion, reconstruction or rehabilitation of a qualified low-income housing project, as defined by existing federal law. (NRS 360.860-360.870; 26 U.S.C. § 42(g)) Under existing law, to be issued transferable tax credits, the project sponsor is required to: (1) apply to, and obtain from, the Division a reservation of an amount of transferable tax credits; (2) close the project within a certain period after obtaining a reservation of transferable tax credits by acquiring title to the project site, entering into an agreement with a licensed contractor to construct the project and obtaining certain financing for the project; and (3) submit to the Division a final application for the issuance of transferable tax credits not less than 45 days before the project closes. A project sponsor that is issued transferable tax credits is authorized to transfer the credits to another entity, which may transfer those transferable tax credits to one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates. (NRS 360.867)
Section 5 of this bill: (1) requires, with certain exceptions, a final application for the issuance of transferable tax credits to be submitted not less than 15 days before the closing of the project rather than not less than 45 days before the closing of the project; (2) authorizes a project sponsor to demonstrate the acquisition of the land to close the project by entering into a long-term ground lease for the project site; and (3) authorizes a project sponsor to transfer transferable tax credits to a member or partner of the project sponsor to any other entity, who may then transfer the transferable tax credits to another entity.
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 318.085 is hereby amended to read as follows:
318.085 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 318.0953 and 318.09533:
1. After taking oaths and filing bonds, the board shall choose one of its members as chair of the board and president of the district, and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer of the board and of the district, who may or may not be members of the board. The secretary and the treasurer may be one person.
2. The board shall adopt a seal.
3. The secretary shall keep audio recordings or transcripts of all meetings and [, in a well-bound book,] a record of all of the boards proceedings, minutes of all meetings, budgets, any certificates, contracts, bonds given by employees , [and] all corporate acts [.] and any other information or records necessary for carrying out the duties of the board.
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information or records necessary for carrying out the duties of the board. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035, [the book,] audio recordings, transcripts and records must be open to inspection of all owners of real property in the district as well as to all other interested persons. A copy of the minutes or audio recordings must be made available to a member of the public upon request at no charge pursuant to NRS 241.035.
4. The treasurer shall keep strict and accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district , including, without limitation, all audits and financial statements, in permanent records. The treasurer shall file with the county clerk, at the expense of the district, a corporate surety bond in an amount not more than $50,000, the form and exact amount thereof to be approved and determined, respectively, by the board of county commissioners, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office. Any other officer or trustee who actually receives or disburses money of the district shall furnish a bond as provided in this subsection. The board of county commissioners may, upon good cause shown, increase or decrease the amount of that bond.
5. All records of the boards actions, including, without limitation, minutes, budgets, audits and financial statements, must be:
(a) Published on the Internet website maintained by the board; or
(b) Provided to the county in which the district is located for publication on the Internet website of the county. All information provided to the county pursuant to this paragraph must be submitted in a format that allows for publishing in accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each member of a board of trustees of a district organized or reorganized pursuant to this chapter may receive as compensation for his or her service not more than $6,000 per year. Each member of a board of trustees of a district that is organized or reorganized pursuant to this chapter and which is granted the powers set forth in NRS 318.140, 318.142 and 318.144 may receive as compensation for his or her service not more than [$9,000] $14,500 per year.
7. The compensation of the members of a board is payable monthly, if the budget is adequate and a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of such compensation, but no member of the board may receive any other compensation for his or her service to the district as an employee or otherwise. Each member of the board must receive the same amount of compensation. If a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of an increase in the compensation of the trustees, the increase may not become effective until January 1 of the calendar year immediately following the next biennial election of the district as set forth in NRS 318.095.
[6.] 8. As used in this section, compensation does not include any contribution made to the Public Employees Retirement System on behalf of a member of the board of trustees.
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 3. NRS 318.1192 is hereby amended to read as follows:
318.1192 1. In the case of a district created wholly or in part for acquiring television maintenance facilities, the board shall have power to:
[1.] (a) Acquire television broadcast, transmission and relay improvements and construct and operate a video service network pursuant to chapter 711 of NRS.
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[2.] (b) Levy special assessments against specially benefited real property on which are located television receivers operated within the district and able to receive television broadcasts supplied by the district.
[3.] (c) Fix tolls, rates and other service or use charges for services furnished by the district or facilities of the district, including, without limitation, any one, all or any combination of the following:
[(a)] (1) Flat rate charges;
[(b)] (2) Charges classified by the number of receivers;
[(c)] (3) Charges classified by the value of property served by television receivers;
[(d)] (4) Charges classified by the character of the property served by television receivers;
[(e)] (5) Minimum charges;
[(f)] (6) Stand-by charges; or
[(g)] (7) Other charges based on the availability of service.
[4.] 2. The district shall not have the power in connection with the basic power stated in this section to borrow money which loan is evidenced by the issuance of any general obligation bonds or other general obligations of the district.
3. The board of the district shall submit an annual report to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located. The annual report must set forth, without limitation:
(a) The budget and expenditures of the district;
(b) The status of the equipment of the district;
(c) The status of any license held by the district;
(d) A recommendation as to whether the continuation of the district is necessary; and
(e) Any information necessary for the board of county commissioners to review the work of the board and determine whether the board is achieving its statutory purpose.
Sec. 4. NRS 354.475 is hereby amended to read as follows:
354.475 1. All special districts subject to the provisions of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act with annual total expenditures of less than $300,000 may petition the Department of Taxation for exemption from the requirements of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act for the filing of certain budget documents and audit reports. Such districts may further petition to use a cash basis of accounting.
2. A special district subject to the provisions of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act with budgeted annual total expenditures of $300,000 or more in a fiscal year that reasonably anticipates its actual annual total expenditures for that fiscal year will be less than $300,000 may petition the Department of Taxation for a conditional exemption from the requirement of providing for an annual audit pursuant to NRS 354.624 for that fiscal year. If the actual annual total expenditures of the special district are $300,000 or more, the special district shall provide for an annual audit for that fiscal year.
3. A petition filed with the Department of Taxation:
(a) Pursuant to subsection 1 must be received by the Department of Taxation on or before March 1 to be effective for the succeeding fiscal year; or
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(b) Pursuant to subsection 2 must be received by the Department of Taxation on or before March 1 to be effective for the current fiscal year.
4. A board of county commissioners may request the Department of Taxation to audit the financial records of a special district that is exempt from the requirement of providing for an annual audit pursuant to this section.
5. If a petition filed by a special district pursuant to subsection 1 is granted by the Department of Taxation:
(a) The minimum required of the special district is the filing with the Department of Taxation of an annual budget on or before April 15 of each year and the filing of fiscal reports in accordance with NRS 354.6015; and
(b) The special district is exempt from all publication requirements of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act, except that the Department of Taxation by regulation shall require an annual publication of a notice of budget adoption and filing. If a petition filed by a general improvement district pursuant to subsection 1 is granted by the Department of Taxation, the board of the general improvement district is exempt from all publication requirements of the Local Government Budget and Finance Act but shall publish the districts budget, financial statements and audits that are described in NRS 318.085.
6. The Committee on Local Government Finance shall adopt regulations pursuant to NRS 354.594 which are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
7. The revenue recorded in accounts that are kept on a cash basis must consist of cash items.
8. As used in this section, cash basis means the system of accounting under which revenues are recorded only when received and expenditures or expenses are recorded only when paid.
Sec. 5. NRS 360.867 is hereby amended to read as follows:
360.867 1. On behalf of a project, the project sponsor may apply to the Division for a certificate of eligibility for transferable tax credits which may be applied to:
(a) Any tax imposed by chapter 363A or 363B of NRS;
(b) The gaming license fees imposed by the provisions of NRS 463.370;
(c) Any tax imposed by chapter 680B of NRS; or
(d) Any combination of the fees and taxes described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
2. To apply for a certificate of eligibility for transferable tax credits, the project sponsor must:
(a) Submit an application on a form prescribed by the Division; and
(b) Comply with the requirements to obtain an allocation of federal low-income housing tax credits which are set forth in the qualified allocation plan.
3. The Division shall:
(a) Review each application for a certificate of eligibility for transferable tax credits submitted pursuant to subsection 2 and any supporting documents to determine whether the requirements for eligibility for a reservation of transferable tax credits are met and the amount of transferable tax credit threshold points awarded to the project;
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(b) Determine the amount of transferable tax credits for which the project may be eligible, which amount must equal the amount determined by the Division to be necessary to make the project financially feasible after considering all other sources of financing for the project; and
(c) Reserve the amount of transferable tax credits for which each project is determined to be eligible pursuant to paragraph (b) in the order of the amount of transferable tax credit threshold points awarded to each such project pursuant to paragraph (a) until a reservation is made for each project or the amount of transferable credits reserved for the fiscal year is equal to the amount of transferable tax credits which the Division is authorized to approve for the fiscal year pursuant to NRS 360.868, whichever occurs first. If the amount of transferable tax credits reserved for the fiscal year reaches the amount of transferable tax credits which the Division is authorized to approve for the fiscal year pursuant to NRS 360.868 before each eligible project is reserved the full amount of transferable tax credits for which it is determined to be eligible pursuant to paragraph (b), the Division may take any action that the Division determines will ensure the maximum development of affordable housing in this State, including, without limitation, proportionally reducing the reservation of each project for which transferable tax credits are reserved or reserving for the last project to receive a reservation of transferable tax credits an amount of transferable tax credits that is less than the full amount of transferable tax credits for which the project was determined to be eligible pursuant to paragraph (b).
4. If the Division reserves transferable tax credits for a project pursuant to subsection 3, the Division shall provide written notice of the reservation which identifies the amount of the tax credits reserved for the project to:
(a) The project sponsor;
(b) The Department;
(c) The Nevada Gaming Control Board;
(d) The Office of Finance; and
(e) The Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
5. The Division:
(a) Shall terminate a reservation of transferable tax credits if the project for which the reservation is awarded is not closed within the period specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 6 unless, before the expiration of that period, the Division receives from the project sponsor a written request for an extension of not more than 45 days. The Division may grant only one extension pursuant to this paragraph and, if the project is not closed before the expiration of the extension period, the Division must terminate the reservation of transferable tax credits. A request for an extension submitted pursuant to this paragraph must be accompanied by proof satisfactory to the Division that:
(1) The requirements for financing the project have been substantially completed;
(2) The delay in closing was the result of circumstances that could not have been anticipated by and were outside the control of the project sponsor at the time the application was submitted by the project sponsor; and
(3) The project will be closed not later than 45 days after the Division receives the request.
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(b) May terminate a reservation of transferable tax credits if the Division determines that any event, circumstance or condition occurs for which a reservation of federal low-income housing tax credits may be terminated. If transferable tax credits are terminated pursuant to this paragraph, the Division may issue a reservation for the amount of transferable tax credits terminated to other projects eligible for transferable tax credits in the order of the amount of transferable tax credit threshold points awarded to each such project pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this section, to be issued transferable tax credits:
(a) Not later than 270 days after the Division provides written notice of the reservation of transferable tax credits pursuant to subsection 4, the project sponsor must demonstrate to the Division that the project has been closed by providing proof satisfactory to the Division that the project sponsor has:
(1) Purchased and holds title in fee simple to , or has entered into a long-term ground lease for, the project site in the name of the project sponsor.
(2) Entered into a written agreement with a contractor who is licensed in this State to begin construction.
(3) Obtained adequate financing for the construction of the project. The applicant must provide written commitments or contracts from third parties.
(4) Executed a written commitment for a loan for permanent financing for the construction of the project in an amount that ensures the financial feasibility of the project. The commitment may be subject to the condition that the construction is completed and the project is appraised for an amount sufficient to justify the loan in accordance with the requirements of the lender for credit. If the project is a rural development project that receives loans or grants from the United States Department of Agriculture, the applicant must provide a form approved by the Division that indicates that money has been obligated for the construction of the project before the expiration of the period. An advance of that money is not required before the expiration of the period.
(b) Not less than [45] 15 days before the project is closed, the project sponsor must submit to the Division a final application for transferable tax credits on a form provided by the Division and such other information as the Division deems necessary to determine whether the project qualifies for the issuance of transferable tax credits. Upon receipt of a final application pursuant to this paragraph, the Division shall complete a review of the project and the project sponsor. If, after such review, the Division determines that the project complies with the requirements upon which transferable tax credits were reserved pursuant to this section and a declaration of restrictive covenants and conditions will be recorded in the office of the county recorder for the county in which the project is located:
(1) The Division shall:
(I) Determine the appropriate amount of transferable tax credits for the project, which must be the amount the Division determines is
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necessary to make the project financially feasible after all other sources of funding are allocated and paid toward the final cost of the project and may not exceed the amount of transferable tax credits reserved for the project pursuant to this section; and
(II) Notify the project sponsor that the transferable tax credits will be issued;
(2) Within 30 days after the receipt of the notice, the project sponsor shall make an irrevocable declaration of the amount of transferable tax credits that will be applied to each fee or tax set forth in subsection 1, thereby accounting for all of the credits which will be issued; and
(3) Upon receipt of the declaration described in subparagraph (2), the Division shall issue transferable tax credits to the project sponsor in the amount approved by the Division. The project sponsor may transfer the transferable tax credits to a member or partner of the project sponsor or to any other entity. The project sponsor shall notify the Division upon transferring any transferable tax credits. An entity to which a project sponsor transfers any transferable tax credits may transfer those transferable tax credits to one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates and shall notify the Division upon making any such transfer. The Division shall notify the Department of Taxation, the Office of Finance, the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and the Nevada Gaming Control Board of all transferable tax credits issued, segregated by each fee or tax set forth in subsection 1, and of all transferable tax credits transferred, segregated by each fee or tax set forth in subsection 1.
7. Upon completion of the project, the project sponsor shall submit to the Division a certification of costs on a form provided by the Division and such other information as the Division deems necessary to determine the final cost of the project. If, based upon the final cost of the project indicated in the certification of costs, the Division determines that the amount of transferable tax credits issued by the Division to the project sponsor is greater than the amount of transferable tax credits to which the project sponsor is entitled:
(a) The Division shall notify the project sponsor, the Department of Taxation, the Office of Finance, the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and the Nevada Gaming Control Board that the project sponsor is required to repay the portion of the transferable tax credits to which the project sponsor is not entitled. The notice must specify the amount of transferable tax credits that the project sponsor is required to repay.
(b) The project sponsor shall repay to the Department of Taxation or the Nevada Gaming Control Board, as applicable, the portion of the transferable tax credits to which the project sponsor is not entitled.
8. The project sponsor may submit a request to the Administrator of the Division to protect from disclosure any information in the application which, under generally accepted business practices, would be considered a trade secret or other confidential proprietary information of the business. After consulting with the business, the Administrator of the Division shall determine whether to protect the information from disclosure. The decision of the Administrator of the Division is final and is not subject to judicial review. If the Administrator of the Division determines to protect the information from disclosure, the protected information:
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(a) Is confidential proprietary information of the business;
(b) Is not a public record;
(c) Must be redacted by the Administrator of the Division from any copy of the application that is disclosed to the public; and
(d) Must not be disclosed to any person who is not an officer or employee of the Division unless the lead participant consents to the disclosure.
9. The Division may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 360.860 to 360.870, inclusive.
10. The Nevada Tax Commission and the Nevada Gaming Commission:
(a) Shall adopt regulations prescribing the manner in which transferable tax credits described in this section will be administered.
(b) May adopt any other regulations that are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 360.860 to 360.870, inclusive.
11. As used in this section:
(a) Affiliate means a person who, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a specified person.
(b) Certification of costs means a report from an independent certified public accountant attesting:
(1) To the amount of the actual costs of construction of the project; and
(2) That those costs may be included in the eligible basis of the project pursuant to the provisions of 26 U.S.C. § 42.
(c) Subsidiary means an entity in which a person owns beneficially or of record 50 percent or more of the outstanding equity interests.
(d) Transferable tax credit threshold points means points awarded based on specific objectives determined by the Division through the dissemination of a strategic plan for the development of affordable housing created by the Division, the review of housing data and the receipt of input from persons interested in the development of affordable housing.
Sec. 6. 1. This section and section 5 of this act become effective on July 1, 2025.
2. Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act become effective on October 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 304Assemblymembers Karris; Anderson, Dalia, DSilva, Gray, Hansen, Hibbetts, Jackson, Kasama, Moore, Nadeem and ONeill
Joint Sponsors: Senators Hansen and Pazina
CHAPTER 468
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to mental health; establishing certain notification and reporting requirements concerning pilot programs that research transcranial magnetic stimulation or electromagnetic brain pulse treatment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
This bill requires a practitioner or entity that conducts a pilot program that researches transcranial magnetic stimulation or electromagnetic brain pulse treatment to submit certain notifications and reports to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Specifically, this bill requires the practitioner or entity, before commencing the pilot program, to submit to the Director a notification that contains certain information relating to the practitioner or entity, the methodology of the research and the research subjects. Additionally, once the pilot program commences, this bill requires the practitioner or entity to submit a report once each calendar quarter to the Director which contains certain information related to the research subjects. Finally, upon the completion of the pilot program, this bill requires the practitioner or entity to submit a final report to the Director that contains certain information related to the results of the pilot program and any corresponding recommendations related to the research.
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. 1. In addition to complying with any other applicable state or federal requirements, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a practitioner or entity who implements a pilot program in this State shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau:
(a) Before any research is conducted under the pilot program, a notification that contains:
(1) The name of the practitioner or entity conducting the research under the pilot program;
(2) A description of the purpose, scope and objectives of the research to be conducted under the pilot program, which must include, without limitation, an identification of whether transcranial magnetic stimulation or electromagnetic brain pulse treatment, or both, will be used in the pilot program;
(3) The number of research subjects anticipated to be involved in the pilot program and a general description of the characteristics of each research subject;
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(4) Any location at which the research will be conducted under the pilot program; and
(5) An identification of any licenses, registrations and other approvals that are necessary to conduct the research under the pilot program and proof that the practitioner or entity has obtained all such licenses, registrations and approvals;
(b) At least once each calendar quarter while research is being conducted under the pilot program, a report concerning the research, which must include, without limitation:
(1) The number of research subjects participating in the pilot program in the immediately preceding calendar quarter;
(2) Aggregated demographic information concerning the research subjects;
(3) Baseline health and mental health assessments of the research subjects;
(4) Outcomes of treatment, including, without limitation, longitudinal data after the conclusion of treatments; and
(5) Data relating to any monitoring that is performed for ethical or safety purposes; and
(c) After the pilot program has concluded, a report on the results of the research conducted under the pilot program and any corresponding recommendations relating to the research.
2. If multiple practitioners or entities conduct research under the same pilot program, the practitioners or entities may submit a single report pursuant to subsection 1 concerning the pilot program.
3. A notification or report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must not contain any information that would lead to the identification of any research subject participating in the pilot program.
4. A practitioner or entity shall not implement a pilot program unless the practitioner or entity complies with the provisions of this section.
5. Nothing in the provisions of this section:
(a) Requires the Legislative Counsel Bureau to evaluate, review or take any action other than receiving the notifications and reports pursuant to this section.
(b) Prohibits a practitioner or entity from collaborating with an institution of higher education in this State to provide support concerning the pilot program, including, without limitation, training, data collection or ethical review.
(c) Prohibits a practitioner or entity or the collaborator of a practitioner or entity, including, without limitation, an institution of higher education in this State with whom the practitioner or entity is collaborating, from accepting gifts, grants, donations and other resources of money to support the pilot program.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Electromagnetic brain pulse treatment means a noninvasive and non-pharmaceutical treatment that uses electroencephalography and transcranial magnetic stimulation to identify abnormal patterns in brainwaves and provide therapeutic electromagnetic stimulation to normalize brain activity.
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(b) Pilot program means a research project that involves the provision of transcranial magnetic stimulation or electromagnetic brain pulse treatment, or both, to subjects in this State.
(c) Transcranial magnetic stimulation means a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate specific areas of the brain to alter brain activity.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on October 1, 2025, and expires by limitation on September 30, 2027.
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Assembly Bill No. 331Assemblymember Brown-May
CHAPTER 469
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT making an appropriation to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services for a grant program to expand the biennial survey administered pursuant to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services for a grant program to expand the biennial survey administered pursuant to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $220,000
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $220,000
2. The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall develop and implement a grant program to award grants from the money appropriated by subsection 1 to institutions within the Nevada System of Higher Education to expand the biennial survey administered pursuant to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as required by NRS 392.422.
3. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
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made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 345Assemblymember Mosca
CHAPTER 470
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to establish a data dashboard setting forth certain statistical information relating to student outcomes; requiring the Board of Regents to establish a policy for the use of low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources in courses offered at an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education; requiring the Board of Regents to conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim relating to certain issues facing students of the Nevada System of Higher Education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Under existing law, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall require employees of the Nevada System of Higher Education to provide to the board of trustees of each school district in this State information regarding the: (1) number of pupils who graduated from a high school in the district in the immediately preceding year and enrolled in certain remedial courses; and (2) costs incurred by the System in providing such remedial instruction. (NRS 396.548) Section 1.3 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data dashboard that includes statistical data relating to the number of: (1) students who graduated from a public high school in this State and enroll in a university, state college or community college within the System; (2) students who graduated from a high school in this State and enroll in remedial courses in reading, writing or mathematics at a university, state college or community college within the System or who are identified as not college-ready in such subjects and enrolled in a corequisite support course; (3) years it takes for students, on average, to graduate from a university, state college or community college within the System; and (4) subject to the availability of data, the number of students who graduate from a university, state college or community college within the System and, within 2 years of graduation, have not received wages from an employer in this State and are not enrolled in an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education or have received unemployment benefits or benefits from a program of public assistance. Section 1.3 also: (1) requires that the data dashboard be posted or accessible on the Internet website of the System by September 1, 2026; and (2) authorizes any state agency or local government, including, without limitation, a school district, to assist the Board of Regents in establishing and maintaining the data dashboard.
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Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to establish a policy for the use of low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources in courses offered at an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education. Section 1.5 requires the policy to include, without limitation: (1) the definition of low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources; and (2) a uniform system to identify, and mark for identification within the course registration system used at each institution, each course that exclusively uses low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources.
Section 2 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to conduct an interim study relating to financial and food insecurity issues facing students of the System. The study must include: (1) an examination of the financial and food insecurity issues experienced by students of the System; (2) the identification of factors that contribute to the temporary withdrawal of students from enrollment in academic programs due to financial and food insecurity; (3) an evaluation of potential interventions to the financial and food insecurity experienced by students of the System; and (4) data-driven recommendations for ways to reduce the financial and food insecurity experienced by students of the System.
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 396 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 1.3 and 1.5 of this act.
Sec. 1.3. 1. The Board of Regents shall establish and maintain a data dashboard relating to the educational and professional outcomes of students that includes, without limitation, statistical data relating to the number of:
(a) Students who graduated from a public high school in this State and enroll in a university, state college or community college within the System;
(b) Students who graduated from a high school in this State and enroll in remedial courses in reading, writing or mathematics at a university, state college or community college within the System or who are identified as not being college-ready in such subjects and enrolled in a corequisite support course;
(c) Years it takes for students, on average, to graduate from a university, state college or community college within the System; and
(d) Subject to the availability of data, the number of students who graduate from a university, state college or community college within the System and, within 2 years of graduation, have:
(1) Not received wages from an employer in this State and are not enrolled in an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education; and
(2) Received unemployment benefits or benefits from a program of public assistance after graduating.
2. The data dashboard established pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must be posted on or otherwise accessible through the Internet website of the System on or before September 1, 2026; and
(b) Must not include any personal identifying information of any student or other person.
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3. Any state agency or local government, including, without limitation, a school district, may assist the Board of Regents in establishing and maintaining the data dashboard established pursuant to subsection 1.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Corequisite support course means a course taken simultaneously with a first college-level or foundation course for a program of study that supports the topics being covered in the first college-level or foundation course.
(b) Employer has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 612.055.
Sec. 1.5. The Board of Regents shall establish a policy for the use of low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources in courses offered at an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education. The policy must include, without limitation:
1. A definition of low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources; and
2. A uniform system to identify, and mark for identification within the course registration system used at each institution, each course that exclusively uses low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources.
Sec. 2. 1. During the 2025-2026 interim, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall conduct a study on financial and food insecurity among students within the Nevada System of Higher Education. The study must include, without limitation:
(a) An examination of the financial and food insecurity issues experienced by students of the System.
(b) The identification of factors that contribute to the temporary withdrawal of students from enrollment in academic programs due to financial and food insecurity.
(c) An evaluation of potential interventions to the financial and food insecurity experienced by students in the System, which may include, without limitation, allowing a student who has outstanding debts or delinquent fees owed to the System to register for courses.
(d) Data-driven policy recommendations for ways to reduce the financial and food insecurity of students of the System.
2. On or before July 1, 2026, the Board of Regents shall prepare and submit a report of its findings to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
3. The Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants and donations to carry out the duties set forth in this section.
Sec. 3. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1, 1.3 and 2 of this act become effective on July 1, 2025.
3. Section 1.5 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.
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Assembly Bill No. 356Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 471
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to public employees; requiring the Governor to include certain information relating to collective bargaining agreements in the biennial proposed executive budget; revising certain deadlines relating to the negotiation, mediation and arbitration of collective bargaining agreements with the Executive Department of the State Government; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Under existing law, the Governor may, notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement, include in the biennial proposed executive budget of the State any amount of money the Governor deems appropriate for salaries, wage rates or any other form of direct monetary compensation for employees. (NRS 288.510) Section 1 of this bill requires the Governor, to the extent practicable, to include in the biennial proposed executive budget, any amount of money to be paid as agreed upon in a collective bargaining agreement. Section 1 also requires that if the Governor determines it is impracticable to include such money in the biennial proposed executive budget, he or she must submit a report stating the reason for such a determination to the Legislature on the same day the budget is submitted.
Under existing law, certain groups of employees in the classified service of the Executive Department of State Government are authorized to engage in collective bargaining with the Executive Department concerning wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment for such employees. (NRS 288.400-288.630) In general, a collective bargaining agreement for such a group of employees must begin on July 1 of an odd-numbered year and must end on June 30 of the next odd-numbered year. (NRS 288.550)
Under existing law, the Governor is required to designate a representative to conduct negotiations concerning collective bargaining agreements on behalf of the Executive Department and negotiations between the representative of the Executive Department and the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit are required to begin within 60 days after one party notifies the other party of the desire to negotiate or on or before October 1 of each even-numbered year, whichever is earlier. (NRS 288.565) Section 1.5 of this bill requires such negotiations to begin: (1) on or before April 1, rather than October 1, of each even-numbered year; and (2) within 60 days after an exclusive representative is designated for an unrepresented bargaining unit.
Under existing law, either the representative of the Executive Department or the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit are authorized to request a mediator if the parties do not reach a collective bargaining agreement within 120 days after beginning negotiations or on or before February 1 of an odd-numbered year, whichever is earlier, unless the parties agree to a later date. (NRS 288.570) Section 2 of this bill authorizes parties who do not reach an agreement to request a mediator: (1) after at least six meetings of negotiations or on or before September 5 of an even-numbered year when one of the parties is a bargaining unit with an existing collective bargaining agreement; or (2) after at least eight meetings of negotiations or 90 days after the parties begin negotiating, whichever is earlier, when one of the parties is a bargaining unit negotiating to enter a collective bargaining agreement for the first time.
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Under existing law, if the representative of the Executive Department and the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit do not reach a collective bargaining agreement through mediation within 10 days after the appointment of a mediator, mediation is required to cease and the parties are required to begin arbitration proceedings on or before February 15 unless the parties agree to a later date. The arbitrator is then required to render a decision on or before March 5. (NRS 288.575) Section 3 of this bill: (1) requires arbitration proceedings to begin on or before September 15, rather than February 15; and (2) requires the arbitrator to render a decision on or before December 5, rather than March 5. Section 3 also eliminates the authority for the parties to agree to a later deadline for the decision of the arbitrator.
Under existing law, the Economic Forum, a panel of appointed economic and financial experts, prepares a written report of its projections of economic indicators and an estimate of future state revenue for the Governor and Legislature on or before December 3 of each even-numbered year. (NRS 353.228) Section 4 of this bill requires that such a report instead be prepared by November 15 of each even-numbered year.
Section 4.3 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration for certain personnel, travel, operating and information services costs.
Section 4.7 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Office of the Governor for certain personnel, operating, equipment and information services costs.
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 288.510 is hereby amended to read as follows:
288.510 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to the provisions of NRS 288.400 to 288.630, inclusive, the Governor [may] :
(a) Shall, to the extent practicable, include in the biennial proposed executive budget of the State any amount of money to be paid as agreed upon in a collective bargaining agreement; and
(b) May include in the biennial proposed executive budget of the State any amount of money the Governor deems appropriate for the salaries, wage rates or any other form of direct monetary compensation for employees.
2. If the Governor determines it is impracticable to include any amount of money to be paid as agreed upon in a collective bargaining agreement in the biennial proposed executive budget, he or she must submit a report to the Legislature stating the reason for such a determination. The report must be submitted on the same day the biennial proposed executive budget is submitted to the Legislature.
Sec. 1.5. NRS 288.565 is hereby amended to read as follows:
288.565 1. The Governor shall designate a representative to conduct negotiations concerning collective bargaining agreements on behalf of the Executive Department. The representative may, with the approval of the Governor, delegate the responsibility to conduct such negotiations to another person.
2. A representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 and an exclusive representative shall:
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(a) Begin negotiations concerning a collective bargaining agreement [within 60 days after one party notifies the other party of the desire to negotiate or] on or before [October] April 1 of each even-numbered year ; [, whichever is earlier;] and
(b) Before beginning negotiations concerning a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to paragraph (a), select a mediator and arbitrator for the purposes of mediation and arbitration pursuant to NRS 288.570 and 288.575, respectively, and, to the extent possible, determine and reserve with the mediator and arbitrator selected by the parties the calendar days when such mediation and arbitration would occur should the parties not reach a collective bargaining agreement.
3. [As soon as practicable] Within 60 days after the Board designates an exclusive representative of an unrepresented bargaining unit pursuant to NRS 288.400 to 288.630, inclusive, the exclusive representative shall engage in collective bargaining with the representative designated pursuant to subsection 1 as required by NRS 288.540 to establish a collective bargaining agreement with a term ending on June 30 of the next odd-numbered year.
Sec. 2. NRS 288.570 is hereby amended to read as follows:
288.570 1. Either party may request a mediator selected pursuant to NRS 288.565 if the parties do not reach a collective bargaining agreement:
(a) [Within 120 days after the date on which the parties began] After at least six meetings of negotiations or on or before [February 1] September 5 of an [odd-numbered] even-numbered year, whichever is earlier [;] , when one of the parties is a bargaining unit with an existing collective bargaining agreement; or
(b) [On or before any later date set by agreement of the parties.] After at least eight meetings of negotiations or 90 days after the date on which the parties begin negotiations, whichever is earlier, when one of the parties is a bargaining unit negotiating to enter a collective bargaining agreement for the first time.
2. The mediator shall bring the parties together as soon as possible after a request is made pursuant to subsection 1 and shall attempt to settle each issue in dispute within 10 days after the request was made pursuant to subsection 1 or any later date set by agreement of the parties.
Sec. 3. NRS 288.575 is hereby amended to read as follows:
288.575 1. If a mediator requested pursuant to NRS 288.570 determines that his or her services are no longer helpful or if the parties do not reach a collective bargaining agreement through mediation within 10 days after a request made pursuant to NRS 288.570 or on or before any later date set by agreement of the parties, the mediator shall discontinue mediation and the parties shall engage in arbitration. Any proposal that conflicts or is otherwise inconsistent with any provision of state law, other than the provisions of chapters 284 and 287 of NRS, shall be considered withdrawn by the proposing party when mediation is discontinued.
2. The arbitrator shall begin arbitration proceedings on or before [February] September 15 of an [odd-numbered] even-numbered year or any later date set by agreement of the parties.
3. The arbitrator and the parties shall apply and follow the procedures for arbitration that are prescribed by any rules adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 288.110. During arbitration, the parties retain their respective duties to negotiate in good faith.
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4. The arbitrator may administer oaths or affirmations, take testimony and issue and seek enforcement of a subpoena in the same manner as the Board pursuant to NRS 288.120, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the provisions of NRS 288.120 apply to any subpoena issued by the arbitrator.
5. The arbitrator shall render a decision on or before [March] December 5 of an [odd-numbered] even-numbered year . [or any later date set by agreement of the parties.]
6. The Executive Department and the exclusive representative shall each pay one-half of the cost of arbitration.
Sec. 4. NRS 353.228 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.228 1. The Economic Forum impaneled pursuant to NRS 353.226 shall:
(a) Make such projections for economic indicators as it deems necessary to ensure that an accurate estimate is produced pursuant to paragraph (b);
(b) Provide an accurate estimate of the revenue that will be collected by the State for general, unrestricted uses, and not for special purposes, during the biennium that begins on July 1 of the year following the date on which the Economic Forum was empaneled;
(c) Request such technical assistance as the Economic Forum deems necessary from the Technical Advisory Committee created by NRS 353.229;
(d) On or before [December 3] November 15 of each even-numbered year, prepare a written report of its projections of economic indicators and estimate of future state revenue required by paragraphs (a) and (b) and present the report to the Governor and the Legislature;
(e) On or before May 1 of each odd-numbered year, prepare a written report confirming or revising the projections of economic indicators and estimate of future state revenue contained in the report prepared pursuant to paragraph (d) and present the report to the Governor and the Legislature; and
(f) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on or before June 10 of each even-numbered year and December 10 of each odd-numbered year, hold a meeting to consider current economic indicators, including, without limitation, employment, unemployment, personal income and any other indicators deemed appropriate by the Economic Forum. Based on current economic indicators, the Economic Forum shall update the status of actual State General Fund revenue compared to the most recent forecast of the Economic Forum. The provisions of this paragraph are not intended to authorize the Economic Forum to make additional forecasts pursuant to paragraph (b). At the next appropriate meeting of the Interim Finance Committee, the Chair of the Economic Forum or a member of the staff of the Economic Forum shall present to the Interim Finance Committee such matters considered at the meeting of the Economic Forum held pursuant to this paragraph, as the Economic Forum determines appropriate. Any such information presented to the Interim Finance Committee must be made available on the Internet website of the Legislature.
2. If the deadline for preparing a report or holding a meeting as required in subsection 1 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the deadline is extended to the second business day following the deadline.
3. The Economic Forum may make preliminary projections of economic indicators and estimates of future state revenue at any time. Any such projections and estimates must be made available to the various agencies of the State through the Chief.
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4. The Economic Forum may request information directly from any state agency, including, without limitation, the Nevada System of Higher Education. A state agency, including, without limitation, the Nevada System of Higher Education, that receives a reasonable request for information from the Economic Forum shall comply with the request as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the request.
5. The Economic Forum may request direct testimony from any state agency, including, without limitation, the Nevada System of Higher Education, at a meeting of the Economic Forum or the Technical Advisory Committee. The head, or a designee thereof, of a state agency, including, without limitation, the Nevada System of Higher Education, who receives a reasonable request for direct testimony at a meeting of the Economic Forum or the Technical Advisory Committee shall appear at the meeting and shall comply with the request.
6. To carry out its duties pursuant to this section, the Economic Forum may consider any information received from the Technical Advisory Committee and any other information received from independent sources.
7. Copies of the projections and estimates made pursuant to this section must be made available to the public by the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for the cost of reproducing the material.
Sec. 4.3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration for personnel, travel, operating and information services costs associated with carrying out the provisions of this act the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $144,474
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $189,623
2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
Sec. 4.7. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office of the Governor for personnel, operating, equipment and information services costs associated with carrying out the provisions of this act the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $142,566
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $183,920
2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
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was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
Sec. 5. The provisions of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any provisions of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.
Sec. 6. 1. This section and sections 4.3 and 4.7 of this act become effective on July 1, 2025.
2. Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, and 5 of this act become effective on October 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 409Assemblymembers Hafen, DSilva, Gray; Brown-May and Torres-Fossett
CHAPTER 472
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue a special license plate honoring certain veterans; authorizing the combination of personalized prestige license plates and certain special license plates associated with military service; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue personalized prestige license plates and certain special license plates associated with military or public service. (NRS 482.3667, 482.3757-482.3787)
Existing law requires the Department to issue special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families to: (1) a veteran of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps or Coast Guard of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard; (2) a female veteran; or (3) the spouse, parent or child of a veteran or female veteran. Existing law requires the plates to be inscribed with the seal of the branch of the Armed Forces, the seal of the National Guard or an image representative of female veterans, as applicable. (NRS 482.3763) Section 1 of this bill requires the issuance, upon application, of such special license plates to veterans of the Space Force and the spouse, parent or child of such veterans.
Existing law requires the Department to issue special license plates honoring veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been awarded the: (1) Silver Star; or (2) Bronze Star Medal with V device, Combat V or Combat Distinguishing Device. (NRS 482.3783) Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Department to issue special license plates honoring veterans who have been awarded the: (1) Air Force Cross; (2) Coast Guard Cross; (3) Distinguished Service Cross; or (4) Navy Cross.
Existing law requires the Department to issue, upon application, a special license plate to each family member of a person: (1) killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States; or (2) who died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. (NRS 482.3785, 482.3787) Sections 2 and 3 of this bill authorize a person to request that personalized prestige license plates be combined with such special license plates.
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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 482.3763 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.3763 1. The Director shall order the preparation of special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families and establish procedures for the application for and issuance of the plates.
2. The Department shall, upon application therefor and payment of the prescribed fees, issue special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families to:
(a) A veteran of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps , [or] Coast Guard or Space Force of the United States, a reserve component thereof or the National Guard;
(b) A female veteran; or
(c) The spouse, parent or child of a person described in paragraph (a) or (b).
Κ The plates must be inscribed with the word VETERAN and with the seal of the branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, the seal of the National Guard or an image representative of the female veterans, as applicable, requested by the applicant. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families if that person pays the fees for the personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the special license plates for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families pursuant to subsection 4.
3. If, during a registration period, the holder of special plates issued pursuant to this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall:
(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section if the holder pays the fee for the transfer of the registration and any registration fee or governmental services tax due pursuant to NRS 482.399; or
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.
4. In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes, and to the special fee imposed pursuant to NRS 482.3764 for the support of outreach programs and services for veterans and their families, the fee for:
(a) The initial issuance of the special license plates is $35.
(b) The annual renewal sticker is $10.
5. If the special plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a set of duplicate number plates from the Department for a fee of $10.
Sec. 1.5. NRS 482.3783 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.3783 1. The Department shall design, prepare and issue license plates honoring veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who have been awarded, as applicable, the:
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(a) Silver Star; [or]
(b) Bronze Star Medal with V device, Combat V or Combat Distinguishing Device [.] ;
(c) Air Force Cross;
(d) Coast Guard Cross;
(e) Distinguished Service Cross; or
(f) Navy Cross.
2. A person who qualifies for special license plates pursuant to this section, has suffered a qualifying service-connected disability as a result of his or her service in the Armed Forces of the United States and receives compensation from the United States for the disability is entitled to have his or her special license plates issued pursuant to this section inscribed with the international symbol of access, which must comply with the applicable federal standards and must be white on a blue background.
3. Each person who qualifies for special license plates pursuant to this section may apply for not more than two sets of plates. If the person applies for a second set of plates for an additional vehicle, the second set of plates must have a different number than the first set of plates issued to the same applicant. Special license plates issued pursuant to this section may only be used on a private passenger vehicle, a noncommercial truck or a motor home.
4. The Department shall issue specially designed license plates for any person qualified pursuant to this section who submits an application on a form prescribed by the Department and evidence of his or her status as a recipient of [the Silver Star or the Bronze Star Medal with V device, Combat V or Combat Distinguishing Device, as applicable,] an award listed in subsection 1 and, subject to the provisions of NRS 417.0187, evidence of his or her service-connected disability, if applicable, as required by the Department. The Department may designate any appropriate colors for the special plates.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a vehicle on which license plates issued by the Department pursuant to subsection 2 are displayed is exempt from the payment of any parking fees, including, without limitation, those collected through parking meters, charged by the State or any political subdivision or other public body within this State, other than the United States.
6. If, during a registration year, the holder of a set of special license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall:
(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section and report the change to the Department in accordance with the procedure set forth for other transfers; or
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.
7. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, no fee in addition to the applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes may be charged for the issuance or renewal of a set of special license plates pursuant to this section. If the special license plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a set of duplicate number plates from the Department for the fees required pursuant to NRS 482.268.
Sec. 2. NRS 482.3785 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.3785 1. Each family member of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States is entitled to specially designed license plates which indicate that the person is a family member of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
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specially designed license plates which indicate that the person is a family member of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
2. Each person who qualifies for special license plates pursuant to this section may apply for not more than two sets of plates. If the person applies for a second set of plates for an additional vehicle, the second set of plates must have a different number than the first set of plates issued to the same applicant. Special license plates issued pursuant to this section may be used only on a private passenger vehicle, a noncommercial truck or a motor home.
3. The Department shall issue specially designed license plates for any person qualified pursuant to this section who submits an application on a form prescribed by the Department and evidence satisfactory to the Department that the person is a family member of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. The Department may designate any appropriate colors for the special plates, but must ensure that the design of the plates includes a gold star.
4. A vehicle on which license plates issued by the Department pursuant to this section are displayed is exempt from the payment of any parking fees, including, without limitation, those collected through parking meters, charged by the State or any political subdivision or other public body within this State, other than the United States.
5. If, during a registration year, the holder of a set of special license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall:
(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section and report the change to the Department in accordance with the procedure set forth for other transfers; or
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no fee in addition to the applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes may be charged for the issuance or renewal of a set of special license plates pursuant to this section. If the special plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a set of duplicate number plates from the Department for the fees required pursuant to NRS 482.268.
7. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates issued pursuant to this section if the person pays the fees prescribed by NRS 482.367 for the personalized prestige license plates.
8. Any person who knowingly:
(a) Makes a false statement that he or she is a family member of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States on an application for special license plates pursuant to this section; or
(b) Submits any evidence pursuant to subsection 3 that is false, fraudulent or misleading,
Κ is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000. In addition, he or she shall surrender to the Department any license plates issued pursuant to this section.
[8.] 9. As used in this section:
(a) Family member means a widow, widower, parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, dependent, sibling, half sibling or stepsibling.
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(b) Killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States includes persons killed directly in the line of duty and persons who die as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty.
Sec. 3. NRS 482.3787 is hereby amended to read as follows:
482.3787 1. Each family member of a person who died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States is entitled to specially designed license plates which indicate that the person is a family member of a person who died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
2. Each person who qualifies for special license plates pursuant to this section may apply for not more than two sets of plates. If the person applies for a second set of plates for an additional vehicle, the second set of plates must have a different number than the first set of plates issued to the same applicant. Special license plates issued pursuant to this section may be used only on a private passenger vehicle, a noncommercial truck or a motor home.
3. The Department shall issue specially designed license plates for any person qualified pursuant to this section who submits an application on a form prescribed by the Department and evidence satisfactory to the Department that the person is a family member of a person who died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. The Department may designate any appropriate colors for the special plates.
4. A vehicle on which license plates issued by the Department pursuant to this section are displayed is exempt from the payment of any parking fees, including, without limitation, those collected through parking meters, charged by the State or any political subdivision or other public body within this State, other than the United States.
5. If, during a registration year, the holder of a set of special license plates issued pursuant to the provisions of this section disposes of the vehicle to which the plates are affixed, the holder shall:
(a) Retain the plates and affix them to another vehicle which meets the requirements of this section and report the change to the Department in accordance with the procedure set forth for other transfers; or
(b) Within 30 days after removing the plates from the vehicle, return them to the Department.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no fee in addition to the applicable registration and license fees and governmental services taxes may be charged for the issuance or renewal of a set of special license plates pursuant to this section. If the special plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen or mutilated, the owner of the vehicle may secure a set of duplicate number plates from the Department for the fees required pursuant to NRS 482.268.
7. A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with license plates issued pursuant to this section if the person pays the fees prescribed by NRS 482.367 for the personalized prestige license plates.
8. Any person who knowingly:
(a) Makes a false statement that he or she is a family member of a person who died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States on an application for special license plates pursuant to this section; or
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(b) Submits any evidence pursuant to subsection 3 that is false, fraudulent or misleading,
Κ is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000. In addition, he or she shall surrender to the Department any license plates issued pursuant to this section.
[8.] 9. As used in this section:
(a) Died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States includes persons who die as a result of an injury sustained while on active duty whether or not the person had been discharged from military service at the time of his or her death.
(b) Family member means a widow, widower, parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, dependent, sibling, half sibling or stepsibling.
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Assembly Bill No. 428Assemblymembers Flanagan, Monroe-Moreno, Roth, Anderson, Moore; Brown-May, Carter, Considine, DSilva, Gonzαlez, Hunt, Jauregui, Karris, La Rue Hatch, Marzola, Miller, Nadeem, Torres-Fossett and Yeager
CHAPTER 473
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health plans to include coverage for certain procedures or services for the preservation of fertility of insureds who have been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer; providing certain exceptions for insurers affiliated with religious organizations; authorizing certain expenditures; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires public and private policies of insurance to include certain coverage. (NRS 287.010, 287.04335, 422.2717-422.272428, 689A.04033-689A.0465, 689B.030-689B.0379, 689C.1652-689C.169, 689C.425, 695A.184-695A.1875, 695A.255-695A.265, 695B.1901-695B.1949, 695C.050, 695C.1691-695C.176, 695G.162-695G.177) Existing law also requires employers to provide certain benefits to employees, including the coverage required of health insurers, if the employer provides health benefits for its employees. (NRS 608.1555) Sections 1, 3-9, 11 and 13-15 of this bill require public and private health plans, including Medicaid and insurance for state and local government employees, to provide coverage for certain procedures or services that are medically necessary to preserve fertility for an insured who has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer if: (1) the cancer may directly or indirectly cause infertility; or (2) the insured is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and the treatment could directly or indirectly cause infertility. An insurer that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by sections 1, 3-8 and 11 if the insurer: (1) objects to providing the coverage on religious grounds; and (2) provides a written notice to insureds or prospective insureds disclosing that the insurer refuses to provide such coverage. Section 15.5 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services and authorizes certain expenditures for the costs associated with providing such coverage under Medicaid pursuant to sections 9 and 15.
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Section 2 of this bill authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance to require a policy of individual health insurance issued by a domestic insurer to a person residing in another state to contain the coverage required by section 1 in certain circumstances. Section 12 of this bill makes a conforming change to require the Director of the Department to administer the provisions of section 15 in the same manner as other provisions relating to Medicaid.
Section 10 of this bill authorizes the Commissioner to suspend or revoke the certificate of a health maintenance organization that fails to provide the coverage required by section 8. The Commissioner is also authorized to take such action against other health insurers who fail to provide the coverage required by sections 1, 3-8 and 11. (NRS 680A.200)
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 689A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, an insurer that issues a policy of health insurance shall include in the policy coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The insured is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
3. An insurer shall ensure that the benefits required by subsection 1 are made available to an insured through a provider of health care who participates in the network plan of the insurer.
4. An insurer that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by subsection 1 if the insurer objects on religious grounds. Such an insurer shall, before the issuance of a policy of health insurance that is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 and before the renewal of such a policy, provide to the insured or prospective insured, as applicable, written notice of the coverage that the insurer refuses to provide pursuant to this subsection.
5. A policy of health insurance that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the policy or the renewal that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
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6. As used in this section:
(a) Network plan means a policy of health insurance offered by an insurer under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the insurer. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 2. NRS 689A.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:
689A.330 If any policy is issued by a domestic insurer for delivery to a person residing in another state, and if the insurance commissioner or corresponding public officer of that other state has informed the Commissioner that the policy is not subject to approval or disapproval by that officer, the Commissioner may by ruling require that the policy meet the standards set forth in NRS 689A.030 to 689A.320, inclusive [.] , and section 1 of this act.
Sec. 3. Chapter 689B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an insurer that issues a policy of group health insurance shall include in the policy coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The insured is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
3. An insurer that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by subsection 1 if the insurer objects on religious grounds. Such an insurer shall, before the issuance of a policy of group health insurance that is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 and before the renewal of such a policy, provide to the group policyholder or prospective insured, as applicable, written notice of the coverage that the insurer refuses to provide pursuant to this subsection.
4. A policy of group health insurance that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the policy or the renewal that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
Sec. 4. Chapter 689C of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a carrier that issues a health benefit plan shall include in the plan coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
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practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The insured is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
3. A carrier shall ensure that the benefits required by subsection 1 are made available to an insured through a provider of health care who participates in the network plan of the carrier.
4. A carrier that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by subsection 1 if the carrier objects on religious grounds. Such a carrier shall, before the issuance of a health benefit plan that is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 and before the renewal of such a plan, provide to the insured or prospective insured, as applicable, written notice of the coverage that the carrier refuses to provide pursuant to this subsection.
5. A health benefit plan that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the plan or the renewal that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Network plan means a health benefit plan offered by a carrier under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the carrier. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 5. NRS 689C.425 is hereby amended to read as follows:
689C.425 A voluntary purchasing group and any contract issued to such a group pursuant to NRS 689C.360 to 689C.600, inclusive, are subject to the provisions of NRS 689C.015 to 689C.355, inclusive, and section 4 of this act, to the extent applicable and not in conflict with the express provisions of NRS 687B.408 and 689C.360 to 689C.600, inclusive.
Sec. 6. Chapter 695A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a society that issues a benefit contract shall include in the contract coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
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their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The insured is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
3. A society shall ensure that the benefits required by subsection 1 are made available to an insured through a provider of health care who participates in the network plan of the society.
4. A society that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by subsection 1 if the society objects on religious grounds. Such a society shall, before the issuance of a benefit contract that is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 and before the renewal of such a contract, provide to the insured or prospective insured, as applicable, written notice of the coverage that the society refuses to provide pursuant to this subsection.
5. A benefit contract that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the contract or the renewal that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Network plan means a benefit contract offered by a society under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the society. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 7. Chapter 695B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a hospital or medical services corporation that issues a policy of health insurance shall include in the policy coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The insured is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
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2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
3. A hospital or medical services corporation shall ensure that the benefits required by subsection 1 are made available to an insured through a provider of health care who participates in the network plan of the hospital or medical services corporation.
4. A hospital or medical services corporation that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by subsection 1 if the hospital or medical services corporation objects on religious grounds. Such a hospital or medical services corporation shall, before the issuance of a policy of health insurance that is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 and before the renewal of such a policy, provide to the insured or prospective insured, as applicable, written notice of the coverage that the hospital or medical services corporation refuses to provide pursuant to this subsection.
5. A policy of health insurance that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the policy or the renewal that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Network plan means a policy of health insurance offered by a hospital or medical services corporation under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the hospital or medical services corporation. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 8. Chapter 695C of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a health maintenance organization that issues a health care plan shall include in the plan coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the enrollee has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The enrollee is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
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3. A health maintenance organization shall ensure that the benefits required by subsection 1 are made available to an enrollee through a provider of health care who participates in the network plan of the health maintenance organization.
4. A health maintenance organization that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by subsection 1 if the health maintenance organization objects on religious grounds. Such a health maintenance organization shall, before the issuance of a health care plan that is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 and before the renewal of such a plan, provide to the enrollee or prospective enrollee, as applicable, written notice of the coverage that the health maintenance organization refuses to provide pursuant to this subsection.
5. A health care plan that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the plan or the renewal that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Network plan means a health care plan offered by a health maintenance organization under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the health maintenance organization. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 9. NRS 695C.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695C.050 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in specific provisions of this title, the provisions of this title are not applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this chapter. This provision does not apply to an insurer licensed and regulated pursuant to this title except with respect to its activities as a health maintenance organization authorized and regulated pursuant to this chapter.
2. Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority, or its representatives, must not be construed to violate any provision of law relating to solicitation or advertising by practitioners of a healing art.
3. Any health maintenance organization authorized under this chapter shall not be deemed to be practicing medicine and is exempt from the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS.
4. The provisions of NRS 695C.110, 695C.125, 695C.1691, 695C.1693, 695C.170, 695C.1703, 695C.1705, 695C.1709 to 695C.173, inclusive, 695C.1733, 695C.17335, 695C.1734, 695C.1751, 695C.1755, 695C.1759, 695C.176 to 695C.200, inclusive, and 695C.265 do not apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services through managed care to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid or insurance pursuant to the Childrens Health Insurance Program pursuant to a contract with the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services. This subsection does not exempt a health maintenance organization from any provision of this chapter for services provided pursuant to any other contract.
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5. The provisions of NRS 695C.16932 to 695C.1699, inclusive, 695C.1701, 695C.1708, 695C.1728, 695C.1731, 695C.17333, 695C.17345, 695C.17347, 695C.1736 to 695C.1745, inclusive, 695C.1757 and 695C.204 and section 8 of this act apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services through managed care to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid.
6. The provisions of NRS 695C.17095 do not apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services to members of the Public Employees Benefits Program. This subsection does not exempt a health maintenance organization from any provision of this chapter for services provided pursuant to any other contract.
7. The provisions of NRS 695C.1735 do not apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services to:
(a) The officers and employees, and the dependents of officers and employees, of the governing body of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of this State; or
(b) Members of the Public Employees Benefits Program.
Κ This subsection does not exempt a health maintenance organization from any provision of this chapter for services provided pursuant to any other contract.
Sec. 10. NRS 695C.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695C.330 1. The Commissioner may suspend or revoke any certificate of authority issued to a health maintenance organization pursuant to the provisions of this chapter if the Commissioner finds that any of the following conditions exist:
(a) The health maintenance organization is operating significantly in contravention of its basic organizational document, its health care plan or in a manner contrary to that described in and reasonably inferred from any other information submitted pursuant to NRS 695C.060, 695C.070 and 695C.140, unless any amendments to those submissions have been filed with and approved by the Commissioner;
(b) The health maintenance organization issues evidence of coverage or uses a schedule of charges for health care services which do not comply with the requirements of NRS 695C.1691 to 695C.200, inclusive, and section 8 of this act, 695C.204 or 695C.207;
(c) The health care plan does not furnish comprehensive health care services as provided for in NRS 695C.060;
(d) The Commissioner certifies that the health maintenance organization:
(1) Does not meet the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 695C.080; or
(2) Is unable to fulfill its obligations to furnish health care services as required under its health care plan;
(e) The health maintenance organization is no longer financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to be unable to meet its obligations to enrollees or prospective enrollees;
(f) The health maintenance organization has failed to put into effect a mechanism affording the enrollees an opportunity to participate in matters relating to the content of programs pursuant to NRS 695C.110;
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(g) The health maintenance organization has failed to put into effect the system required by NRS 695C.260 for:
(1) Resolving complaints in a manner reasonably to dispose of valid complaints; and
(2) Conducting external reviews of adverse determinations that comply with the provisions of NRS 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive;
(h) The health maintenance organization or any person on its behalf has advertised or merchandised its services in an untrue, misrepresentative, misleading, deceptive or unfair manner;
(i) The continued operation of the health maintenance organization would be hazardous to its enrollees or creditors or to the general public;
(j) The health maintenance organization fails to provide the coverage required by NRS 695C.1691; or
(k) The health maintenance organization has otherwise failed to comply substantially with the provisions of this chapter.
2. A certificate of authority must be suspended or revoked only after compliance with the requirements of NRS 695C.340.
3. If the certificate of authority of a health maintenance organization is suspended, the health maintenance organization shall not, during the period of that suspension, enroll any additional groups or new individual contracts, unless those groups or persons were contracted for before the date of suspension.
4. If the certificate of authority of a health maintenance organization is revoked, the organization shall proceed, immediately following the effective date of the order of revocation, to wind up its affairs and shall conduct no further business except as may be essential to the orderly conclusion of the affairs of the organization. It shall engage in no further advertising or solicitation of any kind. The Commissioner may, by written order, permit such further operation of the organization as the Commissioner may find to be in the best interest of enrollees to the end that enrollees are afforded the greatest practical opportunity to obtain continuing coverage for health care.
Sec. 11. Chapter 695G of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a managed care organization that issues a health care plan shall include in the plan coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because the insured has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The insured is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
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3. A managed care organization shall ensure that the benefits required by subsection 1 are made available to an insured through a provider of health care who participates in the network plan of the managed care organization.
4. A managed care organization that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide the coverage required by subsection 1 if the managed care organization objects on religious grounds. Such a managed care organization shall, before the issuance of a health care plan that is subject to the requirements of subsection 1 and before the renewal of such a plan, provide to the insured or prospective insured, as applicable, written notice of the coverage that the managed care organization refuses to provide pursuant to this subsection.
5. A health care plan that is subject to the provisions of this chapter and is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by subsection 1, and any provision of the plan or the renewal that conflicts with the provisions of this section is void.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Network plan means a health care plan offered by a managed care organization under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the managed care organization. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 12. NRS 232.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.320 1. The Director:
(a) Shall appoint, with the consent of the Governor, administrators of the divisions of the Department, who are respectively designated as follows:
(1) The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division;
(2) The Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services;
(3) The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services;
(4) The Administrator of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy; and
(5) The Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
(b) Shall administer, through the divisions of the Department, the provisions of chapters 63, 424, 425, 427A, 432A to 442, inclusive, 446 to 450, inclusive, 458A and 656A of NRS, NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, 422.001 to 422.410, inclusive, and section 15 of this act, 422.580, 432.010 to 432.133, inclusive, 432B.6201 to 432B.626, inclusive, 444.002 to 444.430, inclusive, and 445A.010 to 445A.055, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the divisions of the Department, but is not responsible for the clinical activities of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health or the professional line activities of the other divisions.
(c) Shall administer any state program for persons with developmental disabilities established pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15001 et seq.
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(d) Shall, after considering advice from agencies of local governments and nonprofit organizations which provide social services, adopt a master plan for the provision of human services in this State. The Director shall revise the plan biennially and deliver a copy of the plan to the Governor and the Legislature at the beginning of each regular session. The plan must:
(1) Identify and assess the plans and programs of the Department for the provision of human services, and any duplication of those services by federal, state and local agencies;
(2) Set forth priorities for the provision of those services;
(3) Provide for communication and the coordination of those services among nonprofit organizations, agencies of local government, the State and the Federal Government;
(4) Identify the sources of funding for services provided by the Department and the allocation of that funding;
(5) Set forth sufficient information to assist the Department in providing those services and in the planning and budgeting for the future provision of those services; and
(6) Contain any other information necessary for the Department to communicate effectively with the Federal Government concerning demographic trends, formulas for the distribution of federal money and any need for the modification of programs administered by the Department.
(e) May, by regulation, require nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental agencies to provide information regarding the programs of those organizations and agencies, excluding detailed information relating to their budgets and payrolls, which the Director deems necessary for the performance of the duties imposed upon him or her pursuant to this section.
(f) Has such other powers and duties as are provided by law.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director, or the Directors designee, is responsible for appointing and removing subordinate officers and employees of the Department.
Sec. 13. NRS 287.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
287.010 1. The governing body of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada may:
(a) Adopt and carry into effect a system of group life, accident or health insurance, or any combination thereof, for the benefit of its officers and employees, and the dependents of officers and employees who elect to accept the insurance and who, where necessary, have authorized the governing body to make deductions from their compensation for the payment of premiums on the insurance.
(b) Purchase group policies of life, accident or health insurance, or any combination thereof, for the benefit of such officers and employees, and the dependents of such officers and employees, as have authorized the purchase, from insurance companies authorized to transact the business of such insurance in the State of Nevada, and, where necessary, deduct from the compensation of officers and employees the premiums upon insurance and pay the deductions upon the premiums.
(c) Provide group life, accident or health coverage through a self-insurance reserve fund and, where necessary, deduct contributions to the maintenance of the fund from the compensation of officers and employees and pay the deductions into the fund. The money accumulated for this purpose through deductions from the compensation of officers and employees and contributions of the governing body must be maintained as an internal service fund as defined by NRS 354.543.
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employees and contributions of the governing body must be maintained as an internal service fund as defined by NRS 354.543. The money must be deposited in a state or national bank or credit union authorized to transact business in the State of Nevada. Any independent administrator of a fund created under this section is subject to the licensing requirements of chapter 683A of NRS, and must be a resident of this State. Any contract with an independent administrator must be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance as to the reasonableness of administrative charges in relation to contributions collected and benefits provided. The provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, 686A.135, 687B.352, 687B.408, 687B.692, 687B.723, 687B.725, 687B.805, 689B.030 to 689B.0317, inclusive, and section 3 of this act, paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 689B.0319, subsections 2, 4, 6 and 7 of NRS 689B.0319, 689B.033 to 689B.0369, inclusive, 689B.0375 to 689B.050, inclusive, 689B.0675, 689B.265, 689B.287 and 689B.500 apply to coverage provided pursuant to this paragraph, except that the provisions of NRS 689B.0378, 689B.03785 and 689B.500 only apply to coverage for active officers and employees of the governing body, or the dependents of such officers and employees.
(d) Defray part or all of the cost of maintenance of a self-insurance fund or of the premiums upon insurance. The money for contributions must be budgeted for in accordance with the laws governing the county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada.
2. If a school district offers group insurance to its officers and employees pursuant to this section, members of the board of trustees of the school district must not be excluded from participating in the group insurance. If the amount of the deductions from compensation required to pay for the group insurance exceeds the compensation to which a trustee is entitled, the difference must be paid by the trustee.
3. In any county in which a legal services organization exists, the governing body of the county, or of any school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada in the county, may enter into a contract with the legal services organization pursuant to which the officers and employees of the legal services organization, and the dependents of those officers and employees, are eligible for any life, accident or health insurance provided pursuant to this section to the officers and employees, and the dependents of the officers and employees, of the county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency.
4. If a contract is entered into pursuant to subsection 3, the officers and employees of the legal services organization:
(a) Shall be deemed, solely for the purposes of this section, to be officers and employees of the county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency with which the legal services organization has contracted; and
(b) Must be required by the contract to pay the premiums or contributions for all insurance which they elect to accept or of which they authorize the purchase.
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5. A contract that is entered into pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) Must be submitted to the Commissioner of Insurance for approval not less than 30 days before the date on which the contract is to become effective.
(b) Does not become effective unless approved by the Commissioner.
(c) Shall be deemed to be approved if not disapproved by the Commissioner within 30 days after its submission.
6. As used in this section, legal services organization means an organization that operates a program for legal aid and receives money pursuant to NRS 19.031.
Sec. 14. NRS 287.04335 is hereby amended to read as follows:
287.04335 If the Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance, it shall comply with the provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, 686A.135, 687B.352, 687B.409, 687B.692, 687B.723, 687B.725, 687B.805, 689B.0353, 689B.255, 695C.1723, 695G.150, 695G.155, 695G.160, 695G.162, 695G.1635, 695G.164, 695G.1645, 695G.1665, 695G.167, 695G.1675, 695G.170 to 695G.1712, inclusive, 695G.1714 to 695G.174, inclusive, and section 11 of this act, 695G.176, 695G.177, 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive, 695G.405 and 695G.415, in the same manner as an insurer that is licensed pursuant to title 57 of NRS is required to comply with those provisions.
Sec. 15. Chapter 422 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. To the extent that federal financial participation is available, the Director shall include under Medicaid coverage for any procedure or service for the preservation of fertility consistent with established medical practice or any guidelines published by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine or the American Society of Clinical Oncology, or their successor organizations, that is medically necessary to preserve fertility because a recipient of Medicaid has been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and:
(a) The cancer may, in the judgment of a provider of health care, directly or indirectly cause infertility; or
(b) The recipient is expected to receive medical treatment for the cancer and such treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a medical treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility if the treatment has a potential side effect of impaired fertility, as established by the American Society of Clinical Oncology or the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or their successor organizations.
3. The Department shall:
(a) Apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for any waiver of federal law or apply for any amendment of the State Plan for Medicaid that is necessary for the Department to receive federal funding to provide the coverage described in subsection 1.
(b) Fully cooperate in good faith with the Federal Government during the application process to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Government for obtaining a waiver or amendment pursuant to paragraph (a).
4. As used in this section, provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
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Sec. 15.5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services for the costs of providing Medicaid coverage for procedures and services for the preservation of fertility pursuant to sections 9 and 15 of this act and computer system upgrades and vendor costs associated with providing such coverage the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $158,600
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027....................................................... $69,434
2. Expenditure of the following sums not appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway Fund is hereby authorized by the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services for the same purposes as set forth in subsection 1:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $225,800
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $193,008
3. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
Sec. 16. 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. 17. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Section 15.5 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
3. Sections 1 to 15, inclusive, and 16 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, 2027, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 442Assemblymembers Watts, Nguyen, Mosca, Brown-May; DSilva, Gallant, ONeill and Roth
Joint Sponsors: Senators Nguyen, Flores; and Stone
CHAPTER 474
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to state financial administration; requiring a state grant-making entity to provide written notice to a private nonprofit corporation when a payment under a grant agreement is not made within a certain period of time; authorizing the Office of Federal Assistance to coordinate and collaborate with state grant-making entities on certain topics related to grants; revising provisions governing the State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Section 9 of this bill requires a state entity that makes a grant to a private nonprofit corporation, which is defined in section 7 of this bill as a state grant-making entity, that does not make a payment that is due and payable under a written grant agreement within 30 calendar days after receipt of a proper invoice to: (1) provide written notice to the private nonprofit corporation of the reason for the delay in making the payment; and (2) submit an annual compilation of such records to the Director of the Office of Finance and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Interim Finance Committee. Sections 2-6 of this bill define certain terms relating to these requirements.
Existing law requires the Director of the Office of Federal Assistance, in consultation with the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance, to develop a State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance which is required to include, without limitation, methods for the effective administration of grants. (NRS 223.486) Section 11.7 of this bill requires the State Plan to include methods for the administration of advanced payments of grants to private nonprofit corporations.
Section 11.3 of this bill authorizes the Office to coordinate and collaborate with state grant-making entities to identify certain policies, procedures and best practices that are related to the advanced payment of a grant and methods for compliance with certain federal regulations relating to grants. Section 11.3 authorizes the Director to adopt regulations to carry out such coordination and collaboration. Section 11.5 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law governing the Office to the provisions of section 11.3.
Section 14 of this bill makes this bill effective on July 1, 2026, and section 13 of this bill excludes from the requirements of this bill grants which are executed, renewed or extended before July 1, 2026.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 353 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. As used in sections 2 to 9, 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. 1. Grant means a legal instrument of financial assistance between a state grant-making entity and a private nonprofit corporation that is:
(a) Used to enter into a relationship for which the principal purpose is to transfer anything of value from the state grant-making entity to the private nonprofit corporation to carry out a public purpose authorized by law and not to acquire real property or services for the direct benefit or use of the state grant-making entity;
(b) Used to provide for one or more payments in reimbursement for services or other performance under the agreement on a scheduled or other incremental basis; and
(c) Distinguished from a cooperative agreement in that it does not provide for substantial involvement between the state grant-making entity and the private nonprofit corporation in carrying out the activity contemplated by the award.
2. The term does not include an instrument that provides only:
(a) Direct government cash assistance to a person;
(b) A subsidy;
(c) A loan;
(d) A loan guarantee;
(e) Insurance;
(f) State funding that is required annually and is calculated based on a formula set in statute; or
(g) Proceeds from a general obligation bond.
Sec. 4. Payment includes all processing and authorization required by law from the State Board of Examiners, the Director of the Office of Finance and the State Controller.
Sec. 5. Private nonprofit corporation means an organization that has been granted tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).
Sec. 6. Proper invoice means a bill, a request for reimbursement, a written document or an electronic submission readable by the state grant-making entity that is provided by a private nonprofit corporation and which:
1. Requests an eligible amount that is due and payable by law under a written grant agreement with the private nonprofit corporation; and
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2. Includes:
(a) Sufficient information to identify the grant agreement; and
(b) Any additional information or documentation required by the grant agreement or for compliance with 2 C.F.R. Part 200 or any other state or federal law or regulation.
Sec. 7. State grant-making entity means an agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division, officer or employee of the Executive Department of the State Government that makes a grant. The term does not include the Nevada System of Higher Education or any institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
Secs. 8 and 8.5. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 9. 1. If a state grant-making entity does not make a payment for an amount that is due and payable by law under a written grant agreement with a private nonprofit corporation within 30 calendar days after receipt of a proper invoice, the state grant-making entity shall, as soon as practicable after that 30-day period, provide written notice to the private nonprofit corporation of the reason for the delay in making the payment.
2. On or before October 1 of each year, the state grant-making entity shall submit to the Director of the Office of Finance and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Interim Finance Committee a compilation of the notices provided pursuant to subsection 1 during the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Secs. 10 and 11. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 11.3. Chapter 223 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Office may coordinate and collaborate with state grant-making entities to identify:
(a) Existing policies and procedures utilized by state grant-making entities to administer advanced payments of grants;
(b) Best practices for monitoring and assessing the risks associated with administration of advanced payments of grants; and
(c) Methods for state grant-making entities to comply with 2 C.F.R. Part 200 and any other federal regulations governing the administration of grants.
2. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
3. As used in this section, state grant-making entity has the meaning ascribed to it in section 7 of this act.
Sec. 11.5. NRS 223.460 is hereby amended to read as follows:
223.460 As used in NRS 223.460 to 223.498, inclusive, and section 11.3 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 223.462 to 223.470, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 11.7. NRS 223.486 is hereby amended to read as follows:
223.486 1. The Director shall, in consultation with the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal Assistance created by NRS 358.020, develop and may periodically revise a State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance, which must identify:
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(a) Methods for expanding opportunities for obtaining federal assistance, including, without limitation, expanding opportunities for obtaining matching funds for federal assistance through the Nevada Grant Matching Program created by NRS 223.490;
(b) Methods for streamlining process, regulatory, structural and other barriers to the acquisition of federal assistance that exist at each level of federal, state or local government;
(c) Methods for the effective administration of grants, including, without limitation, the administration of advanced payments of grants to private nonprofit corporations and best practices relating to indirect cost allocation;
(d) Opportunities for:
(1) Reducing administrative costs associated with obtaining federal assistance; and
(2) Coordination between state agencies, local agencies, tribal governments and nonprofit organizations to avoid duplication and achieve common goals;
(e) Specific tasks which must be performed to improve the administration of grants and maximize the amount of federal assistance received by this State and a schedule for implementing any such tasks;
(f) Performance metrics and targets relating to obtaining and maximizing federal assistance and improving the administration of grants; and
(g) Best practices for considering whether to respond to a grant opportunity, including, without limitation, the monetary and programmatic cost of implementing a grant.
2. The Director shall post the State Plan for Maximizing Federal Assistance on the Internet website maintained by the Office.
Sec. 12. 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.
Sec. 13. The provisions of this act apply only to a grant, as defined in section 3 of this act, which is executed, renewed or extended on or after July 1, 2026.
Sec. 14. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.
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Assembly Bill No. 463Assemblymember Backus
CHAPTER 475
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health insurers to respond to requests for prior authorization for medical or dental care within a certain amount of time; prohibiting certain insurers from requiring prior authorization for certain types of medical care; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes certain health insurers to require prior authorization before an insured may receive coverage for medical and dental care in certain circumstances. If an insurer requires prior authorization, existing law requires the insurer to: (1) file its procedure for obtaining prior authorization with the Commissioner of Insurance for approval; and (2) respond to a request for prior authorization within 20 days after receiving the request. (NRS 687B.225) Sections 27 and 45 of this bill require private insurers and insurers providing coverage for recipients of Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program, respectively, to respond to a request for prior authorization within 2 business days after receiving the request, unless certain nationally recognized operating rules governing prior authorization would allow the insurer to have additional time to respond to the particular request. In such a case, sections 27 and 45 authorize an insurer to respond to the request within the period of time prescribed by the operating rules, unless doing so would result in the insurer responding to the request more than 7 calendar days after receiving the request.
Sections 19 and 48 of this bill prohibit insurers from requiring an insured to obtain prior authorization for: (1) certain preventive care services; (2) hospice care provided to pediatric patients; and (3) care provided to treat neonatal abstinence syndrome. Section 19 additionally prohibits insurers, other than those covering recipients of Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program, from requiring prior authorization for: (1) outpatient services for the treatment of substance use disorder; and (2) the prescription of test strips for measuring blood glucose in persons with diabetes. Section 27 makes conforming changes to clarify that a private insurer may not require prior authorization where prohibited by section 19.
Sections 4-15 and 35-42 of this bill define certain terms relating to the process of obtaining and processing requests for prior authorization, and sections 2 and 34 of this bill establish the applicability of those definitions. Section 23 of this bill provides that if a private insurer violates any provision of section 19 or 27 with respect to a particular request for prior authorization, that the request is deemed approved.
Section 28 of this bill requires a nonprofit hospital and medical or dental service corporation to comply with sections 2-26 of this bill. Section 29 of this bill requires the Director of the Department to administer the provisions of sections 33-52 of this bill in the same manner as other provisions governing Medicaid. Section 56 of this bill requires plans of self-insurance for private employers, respectively, to comply with the requirements of sections 19 and 27 to the extent applicable. Section 15.5 of this bill provides that a health maintenance organization or other managed care organization that provides services to recipients of Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program or members of the Public Employees Benefits Program, or a utilization review organization that conducts utilization reviews for such entities, is not subject to sections 2-27.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 687B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 26, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. As used in NRS 687B.225 and sections 2 to 26, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3 to 16, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Secs. 3-6. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 7. Health carrier has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.024, and includes, without limitation, an organization for dental care. The term additionally includes a utilization review organization, as defined in NRS 695G.085, while acting in its capacity as a utilization review organization for a health carrier.
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 9. Insured means a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee or other person covered by a health carrier.
Sec. 10. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 11. Medically necessary has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.055.
Secs. 12 and 13. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 14. Prior authorization means:
1. Any process by which a health carrier determines, before medical care or dental care that is otherwise covered by the health carrier is provided to an insured, that the medical care or dental care is medically necessary or medically appropriate with respect to the particular insured; or
2. Any requirement that an insured or a provider of health care of the insured notify the health carrier before medical or dental care is provided to the insured.
Sec. 15. Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.070.
Sec. 15.5. The provisions of NRS 687B.225 and sections 2 to 26, inclusive, of this act, do not apply to:
1. A health maintenance organization or other managed care organization that enters into a contract with the Department of Health and Human Services or the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department pursuant to NRS 422.273 to provide health care services to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid or insurance under the Childrens Health Insurance Program to the extent that the organization is providing such services.
2. A managed care organization that provides health care services to members of the Public Employees Benefits Program or utilization review
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organization that conducts utilization reviews for a managed care organization that provides health care services to members of the Public Employees Benefits Program while the utilization review organization is providing such services.
3. A utilization review organization that conducts utilization reviews for an entity described in subsection 1, while the utilization review organization is providing such services.
Secs. 16-18. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 19. 1. A health carrier shall not require prior authorization for:
(a) Outpatient services for the treatment of a substance use disorder.
(b) Evidence-based goods or services for preventive care that have in effect a grade of A or B identified by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
(c) Preventive care for women described in 45 C.F.R. § 147.130(a)(1)(iv).
(d) Hospice care provided to pediatric patients in a facility for hospice care licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS.
(e) Care provided to treat neonatal abstinence syndrome provided by a provider of health care who specializes in pain management for pediatric patients or palliative care provided to pediatric patients.
(f) The prescription of test strips for measuring blood glucose in persons with diabetes.
2. As used in this section:
(a) Facility for hospice care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0033.
(b) Hospice care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0115.
Secs. 20-22. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 23. If a health carrier violates NRS 687B.225 or section 19 of this act with respect to a particular request for prior authorization, the request shall be deemed approved.
Secs. 24-26. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 27. NRS 687B.225 is hereby amended to read as follows:
687B.225 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 689A.0405, 689A.0412, 689A.0413, 689A.0418, 689A.0437, 689A.044, 689A.0445, 689A.0459, 689B.031, 689B.0312, 689B.0313, 689B.0315, 689B.0317, 689B.0319, 689B.0374, 689B.0378, 689C.1665, 689C.1671, 689C.1675, 689C.1676, 695A.1843, 695A.1856, 695A.1865, 695A.1874, 695B.1912, 695B.1913, 695B.1914, 695B.1919, 695B.19197, 695B.1924, 695B.1925, 695B.1942, 695C.1696, 695C.1699, 695C.1713, 695C.1735, 695C.1737, 695C.1743, 695C.1745, 695C.1751, 695G.170, 695G.1705, 695G.171, 695G.1714, 695G.1715, 695G.1719 and 695G.177, and section 19 of this act, any contract [for group, blanket or individual health] or policy of insurance [or any contract by a nonprofit hospital, medical or dental service corporation or organization for dental care] issued by a health carrier which provides for payment of a certain part of medical or dental care may require the insured [or member] to obtain prior authorization for that care from the [insurer or organization. The insurer or organization] health carrier. The health carrier shall:
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(a) File its procedure for obtaining [approval of care] prior authorization pursuant to this section for approval by the Commissioner; and
(b) Unless a shorter time period is prescribed by a specific statute, including, without limitation, NRS 689A.0446, 689B.0361, 689C.1688, 695A.1859, 695B.19087, 695C.16932 and 695G.1703, and except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, respond to any request for [approval] prior authorization by the insured [or member] pursuant to this section within [20] :
(1) Two business days after it receives the request [.] ; or
(2) If the Prior Authorization and Referrals Operating Rules prescribed by the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, or its successor organization, would allow the health carrier more than 2 business days to respond to a particular request for prior authorization after receiving the request, the time period prescribed by the Rules.
2. Notwithstanding any time period prescribed by the Rules described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, a health carrier shall respond to a request for prior authorization within 7 calendar days after receiving the request.
3. The Commissioner, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall review each revision to the Rules described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 to ensure their suitability for this State. If the Commissioner determines that a revision is not suitable for this State, the Commissioner shall give notice within 30 days after the hearing that the revisions are not suitable for this State. If the Commissioner gives such notice, a health carrier shall respond to any request for prior authorization that is submitted to the health carrier after the date on which such notice is given within 2 business days after receiving the request.
4. The procedure for prior authorization may not discriminate among persons licensed to provide the covered care.
Sec. 28. NRS 695B.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695B.320 1. Nonprofit hospital and medical or dental service corporations are subject to the provisions of this chapter, and to the provisions of chapters 679A and 679B of NRS, subsections 2, 4, 17, 18 and 30 of NRS 680B.010, NRS 680B.025 to 680B.060, inclusive, chapter 681B of NRS, NRS 686A.010 to 686A.315, inclusive, 686B.010 to 686B.175, inclusive, 687B.010 to 687B.040, inclusive, 687B.070 to 687B.140, inclusive, 687B.150, 687B.160, 687B.180, 687B.200 to 687B.255, inclusive, and sections 2 to 26, inclusive, of this act, 687B.270, 687B.310 to 687B.380, inclusive, 687B.410, 687B.420, 687B.430, 687B.500 and chapters 692B, 692C, 693A and 696B of NRS, to the extent applicable and not in conflict with the express provisions of this chapter.
2. For the purposes of this section and the provisions set forth in subsection 1, a nonprofit hospital and medical or dental service corporation is included in the meaning of the term insurer.
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Sec. 29. NRS 232.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.320 1. The Director:
(a) Shall appoint, with the consent of the Governor, administrators of the divisions of the Department, who are respectively designated as follows:
(1) The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division;
(2) The Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services;
(3) The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services;
(4) The Administrator of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy; and
(5) The Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
(b) Shall administer, through the divisions of the Department, the provisions of chapters 63, 424, 425, 427A, 432A to 442, inclusive, 446 to 450, inclusive, 458A and 656A of NRS, NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, 422.001 to 422.410, inclusive, and sections 33 to 54, inclusive, of this act, 422.580, 432.010 to 432.133, inclusive, 432B.6201 to 432B.626, inclusive, 444.002 to 444.430, inclusive, and 445A.010 to 445A.055, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the divisions of the Department, but is not responsible for the clinical activities of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health or the professional line activities of the other divisions.
(c) Shall administer any state program for persons with developmental disabilities established pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15001 et seq.
(d) Shall, after considering advice from agencies of local governments and nonprofit organizations which provide social services, adopt a master plan for the provision of human services in this State. The Director shall revise the plan biennially and deliver a copy of the plan to the Governor and the Legislature at the beginning of each regular session. The plan must:
(1) Identify and assess the plans and programs of the Department for the provision of human services, and any duplication of those services by federal, state and local agencies;
(2) Set forth priorities for the provision of those services;
(3) Provide for communication and the coordination of those services among nonprofit organizations, agencies of local government, the State and the Federal Government;
(4) Identify the sources of funding for services provided by the Department and the allocation of that funding;
(5) Set forth sufficient information to assist the Department in providing those services and in the planning and budgeting for the future provision of those services; and
(6) Contain any other information necessary for the Department to communicate effectively with the Federal Government concerning demographic trends, formulas for the distribution of federal money and any need for the modification of programs administered by the Department.
(e) May, by regulation, require nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental agencies to provide information regarding the programs of those organizations and agencies, excluding detailed information relating to their budgets and payrolls, which the Director deems necessary for the performance of the duties imposed upon him or her pursuant to this section.
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of those organizations and agencies, excluding detailed information relating to their budgets and payrolls, which the Director deems necessary for the performance of the duties imposed upon him or her pursuant to this section.
(f) Has such other powers and duties as are provided by law.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director, or the Directors designee, is responsible for appointing and removing subordinate officers and employees of the Department.
Secs. 30 and 31. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 32. Chapter 422 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 33 to 54, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 33. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 34. As used in sections 34 to 54, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 35 to 43, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Secs. 35-39. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 39.5. Medicaid managed care entity means:
1. A health maintenance organization or other managed care organization that enters into a contract with the Department or the Division pursuant to NRS 422.273 to provide health care services to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program; or
2. A utilization review organization, as defined in NRS 695G.085, that conducts utilization reviews for the Department or a health maintenance organization or managed care organization described in subsection 1 with respect to Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program, while acting in its capacity as a utilization review organization for the Department or the health maintenance organization or managed care organization.
Secs. 40 and 41. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 42. Recipient means a natural person who receives benefits through Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program, as applicable.
Secs. 43 and 44. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 45. 1. Unless a shorter time period is prescribed by a specific statute, and except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department or a Medicaid managed care entity, with respect to Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program, shall respond to a request for prior authorization submitted by or on behalf of a recipient within:
(a) Two business days after receiving the request; or
(b) If the Prior Authorization and Referrals Operating Rules prescribed by the Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, or its successor organization, would allow the Department or Medicaid managed care entity more than 2 business days to respond to a particular request for prior authorization after receiving the request, the period of time prescribed by the Rules.
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2. Notwithstanding any period of time prescribed by the Rules described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the Department or a Medicaid managed care entity shall respond to a request for prior authorization within 7 calendar days after receiving the request.
3. The Department, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Insurance, shall review each revision to the Rules described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 to ensure their suitability for Medicaid coverage in this State. If the Department determines that a revision is not suitable for Medicaid coverage in this State, the Department shall give notice within 30 days after the hearing that the revisions are not suitable for Medicaid coverage in this State. If the Department gives such notice, the Department or a Medicaid managed care entity shall respond to any request for prior authorization that is submitted to the Department or Medicaid managed care entity, as applicable, after the date on which such notice is given within 2 business days after receiving the request.
Secs. 46 and 47. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 48. 1. The Department or a Medicaid managed care entity, with respect to Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program, shall not require prior authorization for:
(a) Evidence-based goods or services for preventive care that have in effect a grade of A or B identified by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
(b) Preventive care for women described in 45 C.F.R. § 147.130(a)(iv).
(c) Hospice care provided to pediatric patients in a facility for hospice care licensed pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS.
(d) Care provided to treat neonatal abstinence syndrome provided by a provider of health care who specializes in pain management for pediatric patients or palliative care provided to pediatric patients.
2. As used in this section:
(a) Facility for hospice care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0033.
(b) Hospice care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0115.
(c) Provider of health care means a person who participates in the State Plan for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program as a provider of goods or services.
Secs. 49-51. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 52. Nothing in sections 44 to 51, inclusive, of this act shall be construed to require the Department or a Medicaid managed care entity to provide coverage:
1. For medical or dental care that, regardless of whether such care is medically necessary, would not be a covered benefit under the terms and conditions of Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program, as applicable; or
2. To a person who is not a recipient or is not otherwise eligible to receive coverage under Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program, as applicable, on the date on which medical or dental care is provided to the person.
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Secs. 53-55. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 56. NRS 608.1555 is hereby amended to read as follows:
608.1555 Any employer who provides benefits for health care to his or her employees shall provide the same benefits and pay providers of health care in the same manner as a policy of insurance pursuant to chapters 689A and 689B of NRS, including, without limitation, as required by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 687B.225, subsections 2, 3 and 4 of NRS 687B.225, NRS 687B.409, 687B.723 and 687B.725 [.] and sections 2 to 26, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 57. 1. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to a request for prior authorization submitted:
(a) Under a contract or policy of health insurance issued before January 1, 2026, but apply to any request for prior authorization submitted under any renewal of such a contract or policy.
(b) To the Department of Health and Human Services or a Medicaid managed care entity before January 1, 2026, for medical or dental care provided to a recipient of Medicaid.
2. A health carrier must, in order to continue requiring prior authorization in contracts or policies of health insurance issued or renewed after January 1, 2026:
(a) Develop a procedure for obtaining prior authorization that complies with NRS 687B.225, as amended by section 27 of this act, and sections 2 to 26, inclusive, of this act; and
(b) Obtain the approval of the Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to NRS 687B.225, as amended by section 27 of this act, for the procedure developed pursuant to paragraph (a).
3. As used in this section:
(a) Health carrier has the meaning ascribed to it in section 7 of this act.
(b) Medicaid managed care entity has the meaning ascribed to it in section 39.5 of this act.
Secs. 58 and 59. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 60. 1. This section and section 57 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 56, inclusive, 58 and 59 of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purposes of adopting any regulations, performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and approving procedures for obtaining prior authorization pursuant to NRS 687B.225, as amended by section 27 of this act, and section 57 of this act; and
(b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 467Assemblymembers Roth and Yeager
Joint Sponsor: Senator Nguyen
CHAPTER 476
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to mental health; authorizing the creation of a facility for the treatment of incompetent defendants within certain county jails or detention facilities; authorizing the establishment of a program to provide certain services to an incompetent defendant outside of a forensic facility; requiring a clinical review to determine the appropriate placement of an incompetent defendant; requiring the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to immediately accept placement of a child in a division facility when a juvenile court orders such acceptance of the child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law prohibits a defendant from being tried or judgment pronounced for a public offense while the defendant is incompetent. (NRS 178.400) Existing law also requires a court to suspend criminal proceedings against a defendant if doubt arises as to the competence of the defendant until the question of competence is determined. (NRS 178.405) After a court determines that a defendant is incompetent, existing law requires a judge to order the defendant into the custody of the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Administrators designee for treatment at a secure mental health facility of the Division. (NRS 178.425)
Under certain circumstances, section 3 of this bill authorizes the Administrator to enter into a contract with an organization that provides mental health services to the community to operate a facility for the treatment of defendants to competency in a county jail or detention facility in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties). Section 3 additionally authorizes the Administrator to establish a program to provide services for the treatment of defendants to competency and the reintegration of such defendants into society at a location other than a forensic facility. Sections 3 and 5 of this bill authorize a court to commit an incompetent defendant to such a facility or program under the same circumstances where the court is authorized to commit an incompetent defendant to a division facility after a clinical review. Section 9 of this bill requires a defendant who has attained competence after being committed to a facility for the treatment of defendants to competency established in a county jail or detention facility or through a program to provide services for the treatment of defendants to competency and the reintegration of such defendants into society at a location other than a forensic facility to be discharged from the treatment facility within the jail or detention facility or to have his or her services through the program terminated, as applicable. Section 13 of this bill applies the provisions of section 3 to persons who have been court-martialed for violations of the Nevada Code of Military Justice. (NRS 412.196-412.584) Section 4 of this bill applies certain definitions to section 3. Section 7 of this bill revises certain terminology to more accurately reflect the required contents of certain periodic reports of the Administrator or the Administrators designee concerning an incompetent defendant. Section 9.5 of this bill updates a reference in conformance with section 5.
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Existing law authorizes a juvenile court that determines that a child in a case before the court is incompetent to require a treatment facility of the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department to accept and provide services to the child. (NRS 62D.180, 62D.185) If the administrative officer of the facility or the administrative officers designee has determined that the treatment available at the facility is not appropriate or necessary for the child, existing law requires the administrative officer or the administrative officers designee to assist the court with identifying a facility that has the appropriate or necessary treatment. (NRS 433B.320) If a court orders a treatment facility to accept and provide services to a child, section 20 of this bill requires the administrative officer of the facility or the administrative officers designee to: (1) accept placement of the child in the facility; and (2) if the facility is not best situated to treat the child, to ensure that the child receives treatment at the facility, within the capabilities of the facility, while a more suitable facility is found.
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 178 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 3. 1. The Administrator may enter into a contract with an organization that provides mental health services to the community to establish and operate a facility for the treatment of defendants to competency within the county jail or detention facility in a county whose population is 100,000 or more if:
(a) Money is available to support the facility for the treatment of defendants;
(b) There is a qualified organization that is willing and able to operate the facility for the treatment of defendants; and
(c) The sheriff who is responsible for the county jail or detention facility consents to the establishment of the facility for the treatment of defendants within the county jail or detention facility.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 178.425, an organization that enters into a contract pursuant to subsection 1 may serve as an Administrators designee for the purpose of this section and NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive. The Administrator retains oversight over the facility for the treatment of defendants to competency and services provided at the facility.
3. The Administrator may establish a program to provide services for the treatment of defendants to competency and the reintegration of such defendants into society at a location other than a forensic facility. The services provided through such a program must be developed based on considerations of public safety, the needs of the defendant and the resources available to the defendant.
4. As used in this section, forensic facility has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 175.539.
Sec. 4. NRS 178.3981 is hereby amended to read as follows:
178.3981 As used in NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive, and section 3 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 178.3982 to 178.399, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
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Sec. 5. NRS 178.425 is hereby amended to read as follows:
178.425 1. If the court finds the defendant incompetent, and dangerous to himself or herself or to society and that commitment is required for a determination of the defendants ability to receive treatment to competency and to attain competence, the judge shall order the sheriff to convey the defendant forthwith, together with a copy of the complaint, the commitment and the physicians certificate, if any, into the custody of the Administrator or the Administrators designee for detention and treatment at a division facility that is secure [.] , a facility for the treatment of defendants to competency established within a county jail or detention facility pursuant to subsection 1 of section 3 of this act or another location to receive services through a program established pursuant to subsection 3 of section 3 of this act, as determined after a clinical review conducted pursuant to subsection 2. The order may include the involuntary administration of medication if appropriate for treatment to competency.
2. After the court orders a defendant into the custody of the Administrator or the Administrators designee pursuant to subsection 1, the Administrator or the Administrators designee shall perform a clinical review of the defendant to determine whether the defendant would most appropriately be placed in a division facility that is secure, a facility for the treatment of defendants to competency established within a county jail or detention facility pursuant to subsection 1 of section 3 of this act or another location to receive services through a program established pursuant to subsection 3 of section 3 of this act. An organization that enters into a contract with the Administrator pursuant to subsection 1 of section 3 of this act may not perform such a review.
3. The defendant must be held in such custody until a court orders the defendants release or until the defendant is returned for trial or judgment as provided in NRS 178.450, 178.455 and 178.460.
[3.] 4. If the court finds the defendant incompetent but not dangerous to himself or herself or to society, and finds that commitment is not required for a determination of the defendants ability to receive treatment to competency and to attain competence, the judge shall order the defendant to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee as an outpatient for treatment, if it might be beneficial, and for a determination of the defendants ability to receive treatment to competency and to attain competence. The court may require the defendant to give bail for any periodic appearances before the Administrator or the Administrators designee.
[4.] 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [5,] 6, proceedings against the defendant must be suspended until the Administrator or the Administrators designee or, if the defendant is charged with a misdemeanor, the judge finds the defendant capable of standing trial or opposing pronouncement of judgment as provided in NRS 178.400.
[5.] 6. Whenever the defendant has been found incompetent, with no substantial probability of attaining competency in the foreseeable future, and released from custody or from obligations as an outpatient pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 4 of NRS 178.460, the proceedings against the defendant which were suspended must be dismissed. No new charge arising out of the same circumstances may be brought except upon application by the prosecuting attorney to the chief judge of the district court, or his or her designee, and with leave of the court where:
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(a) The State has a good faith belief, based on articulable facts, that the defendant has attained competency;
(b) The State has a compelling interest in bringing charges again; and
(c) The period, equal to the maximum time allowed by law for commencing a criminal action for the crime with which the defendant was charged, has not lapsed since the date of the alleged offense.
Κ The prosecuting attorney must give notice of an application made pursuant to this subsection to the attorney for the defendant not less than 24 hours before the hearing on the application.
[6.] 7. If a defendant is found incompetent pursuant to this section, the court shall cause, within 5 business days after the finding, on a form prescribed by the Department of Public Safety, a record of that finding to be transmitted to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, along with a statement indicating that the record is being transmitted for inclusion in each appropriate database of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
[7.] 8. As used in this section, National Instant Criminal Background Check System has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179A.062.
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 7. NRS 178.450 is hereby amended to read as follows:
178.450 1. The Administrator or the Administrators designee shall keep each defendant committed to custody under NRS 178.425 or 178.460 under observation and shall have each defendant who has been ordered to report to the Administrator as an outpatient under those sections evaluated periodically.
2. The Administrator or the Administrators designee shall report in writing to a judge of the court which committed the person and the prosecuting attorney of the county or city to which the person may be returned for further court action whether, in his or her opinion, upon medical consultation, the defendant is of sufficient mentality to be able to understand the nature of the criminal charge against the defendant and, by reason thereof, is able to aid and assist counsel in the defense interposed upon the trial or against the pronouncement of the judgment thereafter. The Administrator or the Administrators designee shall submit such a report, in the case of a person charged or convicted of a misdemeanor, within 3 months after the order for commitment or treatment and evaluation as an outpatient or for recommitment pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 4 of NRS 178.460, and at monthly intervals thereafter. In all other cases, the initial report must be submitted within 6 months after the order and at 6-month intervals thereafter. If the opinion of the Administrator or the Administrators designee is that the defendant is not of sufficient mentality to understand the nature of the charge against the defendant and assist in the defendants own defense, the Administrator or the Administrators designee shall also include in the report his or her opinion whether:
(a) There is a substantial probability that the defendant can receive treatment to competency and will attain competency to stand trial or receive pronouncement of judgment in the foreseeable future; and
(b) The defendant is at that time a danger to himself or herself or to society.
3. The report must contain:
(a) The name of the defendant and the county or city to which the defendant may be returned for further court action.
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(b) The circumstances under which the defendant was committed to the custody of the Administrator or the Administrators designee and the duration of the defendants [hospitalization,] treatment to competency or the circumstances under which the defendant was ordered to report to the Administrator or the Administrators designee as an outpatient.
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 9. NRS 178.460 is hereby amended to read as follows:
178.460 1. If requested by the district attorney or counsel for the defendant within 10 days after the report by the Administrator or the Administrators designee is sent to them, the judge shall hold a hearing within 10 days after the request at which the district attorney and the defense counsel may examine the members of the treatment team on their report.
2. If the judge orders the appointment of a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist who is not employed by the Division to perform an additional evaluation and report concerning the defendant, the cost of the additional evaluation and report is a charge against the county.
3. Within 10 days after the hearing or 10 days after the report is sent, if no hearing is requested, the judge shall make and enter a finding of competence or incompetence, and if the judge finds the defendant to be incompetent:
(a) Whether there is substantial probability that the defendant can receive treatment to competency and will attain competency to stand trial or receive pronouncement of judgment in the foreseeable future; and
(b) Whether the defendant is at that time a danger to himself or herself or to society.
4. If the judge finds the defendant:
(a) Competent, the judge shall, within 10 days, forward the finding to the prosecuting attorney and counsel for the defendant. Upon receipt thereof, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the sheriff of the county or chief of police of the city that the defendant has been found competent and prearrange with the facility , if applicable, for the return of the defendant to that county or city for trial upon the offense there charged or the pronouncement of judgment, as the case may be. If the defendant is receiving treatment to competency through a facility located within the county jail or detention facility pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 178.425, the judge shall order the defendant discharged from the facility for treatment to competency within the jail or detention facility. A defendant so discharged may continue to reside in a designated mental health unit of a jail or detention facility to continue mental health treatment not related to treatment to competency. If the defendant is receiving treatment through a program established pursuant to subsection 3 of section 3 of this act, the judge shall order the termination of such treatment.
(b) Incompetent, but there is a substantial probability that the defendant can receive treatment to competency and will attain competency to stand trial or receive pronouncement of judgment in the foreseeable future and finds that the defendant is dangerous to himself or herself or to society, the judge shall recommit the defendant and may order the involuntary administration of medication for the purpose of treatment to competency.
(c) Incompetent, but there is a substantial probability that the defendant can receive treatment to competency and will attain competency to stand trial or receive pronouncement of judgment in the foreseeable future and finds that the defendant is not dangerous to himself or herself or to society, the judge shall order that the defendant remain an outpatient or be transferred to the status of an outpatient under the provisions of NRS 178.425.
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judge shall order that the defendant remain an outpatient or be transferred to the status of an outpatient under the provisions of NRS 178.425.
(d) Incompetent, with no substantial probability of attaining competency in the foreseeable future, the judge shall order the defendant released from custody or, if the defendant is an outpatient, released from any obligations as an outpatient if, within 10 judicial days, the prosecuting attorney has not filed a motion pursuant to NRS 178.461 or if, within 10 judicial days, a petition is not filed for the involuntary court-ordered admission of the person to a mental health facility pursuant to NRS 433A.200. After the initial 10 judicial days, the person may remain an outpatient or in custody under the provisions of this chapter only as long as the motion or petition is pending unless the person is committed to the custody of the Administrator pursuant to NRS 178.461 or involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility pursuant to chapter 433A of NRS.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 7 of NRS 178.461, no person who is committed under the provisions of this chapter may be held in the custody of the Administrator or the Administrators designee longer than the longest period of incarceration provided for the crime or crimes with which the person is charged or 10 years, whichever period is shorter. Upon expiration of the applicable period provided in this section, subsection 4 or 7 of NRS 178.461 or subsection 4 of NRS 178.463, the person must be returned to the committing court for a determination as to whether or not involuntary commitment pursuant to chapter 433A of NRS is required.
Sec. 9.5. NRS 178.461 is hereby amended to read as follows:
178.461 1. If the proceedings against a defendant who is charged with any category A felony or a category B felony listed in subsection 6 are dismissed pursuant to subsection [5] 6 of NRS 178.425, the prosecuting attorney may, within 10 judicial days after the dismissal, file a motion with the court for a hearing to determine whether to commit the person to the custody of the Administrator pursuant to subsection 3.
2. If the prosecuting attorney files a motion pursuant to subsection 1, the prosecuting attorney shall, not later than the date on which the prosecuting attorney files the motion, request from the Division a comprehensive risk assessment which indicates whether the person requires the level of security provided by a forensic facility. The Division shall, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, complete the comprehensive risk assessment within 40 calendar days after receipt of the request and provide the comprehensive risk assessment to the court, the prosecuting attorney and counsel for the person. The court may grant the Division an extension to complete the comprehensive risk assessment upon a showing of good cause. Within 10 judicial days after receipt of the comprehensive risk assessment, the court shall hold a hearing on the motion. If the person was charged with any category A felony other than murder or sexual assault or a category B felony listed in subsection 6 and the comprehensive risk assessment indicates that the person does not require the level of security provided by a forensic facility, the court shall dismiss the motion.
3. At a hearing held pursuant to subsection 2, if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person has a mental disorder, that the person is a danger to himself or herself or others and that the persons dangerousness is such that the person requires placement at a forensic facility, the court may order:
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(a) The sheriff to take the person into protective custody and transport the person to a forensic facility; and
(b) That the person be committed to the custody of the Administrator and kept under observation until the person is eligible for conditional release pursuant to NRS 178.463 or until the maximum length of commitment described in subsection 4 or 7 has expired.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the length of commitment of a person pursuant to subsection 3 must not exceed 10 years, including any time that the person has been on conditional release pursuant to NRS 178.463.
5. At least once every 12 months, the court shall review the eligibility of the defendant for conditional release.
6. The provisions of subsection 1 apply to any of the following category B felonies:
(a) Voluntary manslaughter pursuant to NRS 200.050;
(b) Mayhem pursuant to NRS 200.280;
(c) Kidnapping in the second degree pursuant to NRS 200.330;
(d) Assault with a deadly weapon pursuant to NRS 200.471;
(e) Battery with a deadly weapon pursuant to NRS 200.481;
(f) Aggravated stalking pursuant to NRS 200.575;
(g) First degree arson pursuant to NRS 205.010;
(h) Residential burglary with a deadly weapon pursuant to NRS 205.060;
(i) Invasion of the home with a deadly weapon pursuant to NRS 205.067;
(j) Any category B felony involving the use of a firearm; and
(k) Any attempt to commit a category A felony.
7. If a person is within 6 months of the maximum length of commitment set forth in this subsection or subsection 4, as applicable, and:
(a) Was charged with murder or sexual assault; and
(b) Was committed to the custody of the Administrator pursuant to this subsection or subsection 3,
Κ the Administrator may file a motion to request an extension of the length of commitment for not more than 5 additional years.
8. The court may grant a motion for an extension of the length of commitment pursuant to subsection 7 if, at a hearing conducted on the motion, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person is a danger to himself or herself or others and that the persons dangerousness is such that the person requires placement at a forensic facility.
9. At a hearing conducted pursuant to subsection 8, a person who is committed has the right to be represented by counsel. If the person does not have counsel, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person.
Secs. 10-12. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 13. NRS 412.4485 is hereby amended to read as follows:
412.4485 1. Unless otherwise stated in this section, in the case of a person determined pursuant to NRS 412.2645 to be incompetent, the provisions of NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive, and section 3 of this act are applicable. References to the court in NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive, and section 3 of this act, and to the judge of such court, shall be deemed to refer to the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for that person. However, if the person is no longer subject to this Code at a time relevant to the application to the person of the relevant provisions of NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive, and section 3 of this act, the state trial court with felony jurisdiction in the county where the person is committed or otherwise may be found retains the powers specified in NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive, and section 3 of this act as if it were the court that ordered the commitment of the person.
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of this act, the state trial court with felony jurisdiction in the county where the person is committed or otherwise may be found retains the powers specified in NRS 178.3981 to 178.4715, inclusive, and section 3 of this act as if it were the court that ordered the commitment of the person.
2. When the director of a facility in which a person is hospitalized pursuant to the actions taken by the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for that person determines that the person is able to understand the nature of the proceedings against the person and to conduct or cooperate intelligently in the defense of the case, the director shall promptly transmit a notification of that determination to the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person, the persons counsel and the authority having custody of the person. The authority having custody of the person may retain custody of the person for not more than 30 days after receiving notification that the person has recovered to such an extent that the person is able to understand the nature of the proceedings against the person and to conduct or cooperate intelligently in the defense of the case.
3. Upon receipt of a notification pursuant to subsection 2, the convening authority having authority to convene a general court-martial for the person shall promptly take custody of the person unless the person to which the notification applies is no longer subject to this Code. If the person is no longer subject to this Code, the state trial court with felony jurisdiction in the county where the person is committed or otherwise may be found may take any action within the authority of that court that the court considers appropriate regarding the person.
Secs. 14-19. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 20. NRS 433B.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
433B.320 1. In any case involving commitment by court order, except a case where commitment was ordered by a juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62D.180 or 62D.185, admission to a treatment facility may be only after consultation with and approval by the administrative officer of the facility or the administrative officers designee, who shall determine whether the treatment available at the facility is appropriate or necessary for the childs health and welfare.
2. In a case where commitment to a treatment facility was ordered by a juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62D.180 or 62D.185, [if] the administrative officer or the administrative officers designee shall immediately accept placement of the child at the treatment facility. If the administrative officer of the facility or the administrative officers designee has determined that the treatment available at the facility is not [appropriate or necessary for the childs health and welfare and for the protection of the community,] best situated to treat the child, the administrative officer or the administrative officers designee shall [assist] :
(a) Assist the court with identifying a facility that [has the appropriate or necessary] is better situated to provide the necessary treatment [.] ; and
(b) Ensure that the child receives treatment at the treatment facility, within the capabilities of the treatment facility, until a more suitable facility is found.
3. Except in a case where commitment was ordered by a juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62D.180 or 62D.185, a child committed by court order must not be released from a treatment facility until the administrative officer determines that treatment in the facility is no longer beneficial to the child.
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Sec. 21. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 22. 1. This section and section 20 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 19, inclusive, and 21 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. 471Assemblymembers Hibbetts; and Nguyen
CHAPTER 477
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the taxation of remote sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; revising provisions governing the licensing of remote retail sellers of cigars and pipe tobacco; revising provisions governing age verification for remote retail sales of certain tobacco products; providing penalties; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law imposes a tax on the receipt, purchase or sale in this State of cigarettes and other tobacco products, including, without limitation, cigars and pipe tobacco. (NRS 370.0318, 370.165, 370.350, 370.440, 370.450) Under existing law, the tax on tobacco products, other than cigarettes, is required to be paid by the wholesale dealer who purchased the products from the manufacturer and who distributes the products to a retail dealer in this State. If any tobacco products, other than cigarettes, are authorized by law to be sold directly to a consumer in this State by a person located outside this State, the tax is imposed on the person making the sale and the tax is based on the established price for which the products are sold to the consumer. (NRS 370.440, 370.450)
This bill enacts provisions to provide for the taxation of the remote sale of cigars and pipe tobacco by persons who make sales of cigars and pipe tobacco through any means by which the cigars or pipe tobacco are delivered to the consumer through remote sales. Sections 2 and 3 of this bill, respectively, define the sales that constitute a remote retail sale and the sellers who are remote retail sellers for the purposes of taxing such remote retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco. Section 3.3 of this bill requires the tax for a remote sale of cigars or pipe tobacco to be based on the actual cost of the cigars or pipe tobacco to the remote retail seller, as defined in section 1.3 of this bill. Under section 3.3, a remote retail seller is subject to this tax only if the remote retail seller meets certain thresholds for the retail sale of cigars or pipe tobacco to consumers in this State. Section 3.4 of this bill provides for the filing of a monthly report of the sales of cigars and pipe tobacco by a remote retail seller in a manner similar to the monthly report for a wholesale dealer of such products, and section 3.5 of this bill imposes recordkeeping requirements on a remote retail seller of cigars and pipe tobacco that are similar to the recordkeeping requirements for a wholesale dealer of such products. Sections 3.6-3.9 of this bill provide for the licensing of remote retail sellers of cigars and pipe tobacco in the same manner as wholesale dealers of such products. Specifically: (1) section 3.65 prohibits the issuance, maintenance or renewal of a license if the applicant or licensee is not registered to collect and remit sales and use tax, is delinquent in the payment of sales and use tax or the tax imposed by section 3.3, or does not comply with certain age-verification requirements; (2) section 3.8 imposes the same fees for a license that are imposed on similar tobacco licensees; and (3) section 3.9 imposes the same bonding requirements that are imposed on similar tobacco licensees.
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registered to collect and remit sales and use tax, is delinquent in the payment of sales and use tax or the tax imposed by section 3.3, or does not comply with certain age-verification requirements; (2) section 3.8 imposes the same fees for a license that are imposed on similar tobacco licensees; and (3) section 3.9 imposes the same bonding requirements that are imposed on similar tobacco licensees. Section 7 of this bill clarifies requirements for wholesale dealers of tobacco products, other than cigarettes, to maintain an inventory of such products by providing that such inventory must be maintained at each location in this State at which the wholesaler maintains a place of business. Section 12.5 of this bill makes a remote retail seller subject to the penalties that apply under existing law to delinquency in the payment of taxes on tobacco products. (NRS 370.523) Section 20 of this bill makes a conforming change to align with existing requirements for the use of an independent, third-party age verification service by remote retail sellers of certain tobacco products. Section 20.5 of this bill makes a conforming change to ensure premium cigars sold to a remote retail seller are taxed in the same manner as premium cigars sold by other retail sellers in this State. Section 20.7 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Department of Taxation for certain costs to implement the provisions of this bill.
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 370 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 1.1 to 3.9, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 1.1. As used in sections 1.1 to 3.9, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 1.3 to 3.2, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 1.3. Actual cost means the actual price paid by a remote retail seller for an individual stock keeping unit of cigars or pipe tobacco.
Sec. 1.5. Actual cost list price means the average of the price paid by a remote retail seller for a stock keeping unit over the 12 calendar months immediately preceding January 1 of the year in which a remote retail sale is made by a remote retail seller.
Sec. 1.7. Cigar means any roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco, other than a cigarette, as defined in NRS 370.010.
Sec. 1.8. License means a license issued pursuant to section 3.6 of this act that authorizes the holder of the license to engage in business as a remote retail seller.
Sec. 1.85. Licensee means the holder of a license.
Sec. 1.9. Pipe tobacco means any tobacco which, because of its appearance, type, packaging or labeling, is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, ultimate consumers as tobacco to be smoked in a pipe.
Sec. 2. Remote retail sale means a sale of a cigar or pipe tobacco to an ultimate consumer in this State for which:
1. The ultimate consumer submits the order for the sale by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, the mail or the Internet or any other on-line service, or the seller is otherwise not in the physical presence of the buyer when the request for purchase or order is made; or
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2. The cigar or pipe tobacco is delivered by common carrier, private delivery service or other method of remote delivery, or the seller is not in the physical presence of the buyer when the buyer obtains possession of the cigars or pipe tobacco.
Sec. 3. Remote retail seller means a person located within or outside the borders of this State who makes a remote retail sale of a cigar or pipe tobacco to ultimate consumers in this State.
Sec. 3.1. Sale means any transfer, exchange, barter, gift, offer for sale or distribution for consideration of other tobacco products.
Sec. 3.15. Stock keeping unit means the unique identifier assigned by the distributor or remote retail seller to an item for the purpose of tracking inventory.
Sec. 3.2. Ultimate consumer has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.440.
Sec. 3.25. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 3.3. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, there is hereby imposed upon the receipt, purchase or sale of cigars and pipe tobacco sold by a remote retail seller to an ultimate consumer in this State:
(a) For cigars and pipe tobacco that are not premium cigars, a tax of 30 percent of the actual cost of those products; and
(b) For cigars and pipe tobacco that are premium cigars, a tax of 30 percent of the actual cost of those products except that, if 30 percent of the actual cost of those products is:
(1) Greater than 50 cents for each premium cigar, the tax imposed shall be 50 cents for each premium cigar.
(2) Less than 30 cents for each premium cigar, the tax imposed shall be 30 cents for each premium cigar.
2. The tax is imposed at the time the remote retail seller makes a remote retail sale to an ultimate consumer in this State. The tax must be paid by the remote retail seller to the Department in accordance with the provisions of section 3.4 of this act. It is the intent and purpose of this section to impose the tax once and only once on cigars and pipe tobacco sold in this State.
3. The tax is imposed on a remote retail seller only if, during the current calendar year or the immediately preceding calendar year:
(a) The cumulative gross receipts of the remote retail seller from remote retail sales of cigars or pipe tobacco, or both, by the remote retail seller to ultimate consumers in this State exceed $100,000; or
(b) The remote retail seller makes 200 or more separate remote retail sales of cigars or pipe tobacco, or both, to ultimate consumers in this State.
4. Any remote retail seller who makes a remote retail sale of cigars or pipe tobacco to an ultimate consumer in this State without paying the tax provided for by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
5. As used in this section, premium cigar means a cigar that is rolled by hand, has a wrapper made of whole tobacco leaves and does not have a filter or mouthpiece.
Sec. 3.4. 1. A remote retail seller shall, not later than 20 days after the end of each month, submit to the Department a report setting forth such information as the Department may prescribe concerning cigars and pipe tobacco on which the tax provided by section 3.3 of this act was imposed during the preceding calendar month. The report must include, without limitation, information concerning:
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(a) All cigars and pipe tobacco brought into this State from outside this State, or caused to be brought into this State from outside this State, by the remote retail seller, or shipped or transported from within or outside this State to ultimate consumers in this State by the remote retail seller, during the preceding calendar month; and
(b) The actual cost and actual cost list price for each stock keeping unit for the preceding calendar month.
2. Each report submitted pursuant to this section must be accompanied by the tax owed pursuant to section 3.3 of this act for cigars and pipe tobacco on which that tax was imposed during the previous month.
Sec. 3.5. 1. Every remote retail seller shall keep at the principal place of business identified on the license issued to the remote retail seller complete and accurate records relating to remote retail sales to ultimate consumers in this State, including invoices indicating the actual cost or actual cost list price paid by the remote retail seller for each stock keeping unit. The invoices required by this subsection must contain:
(a) The name and address of the remote retail seller who sold the cigars or pipe tobacco;
(b) The name and address of the ultimate consumer in this State who purchased the cigars or pipe tobacco;
(c) The date of the sale;
(d) The invoice number;
(e) The method of delivery; and
(f) The itemized quantity of each brand, type, quantity and price of cigar and pipe tobacco sold.
2. Every remote retail seller shall preserve for at least 5 years after the date of the sale to the ultimate consumer in this State or the date of the last entry made on the record, whichever is later.
Sec. 3.6. 1. A person shall not engage in business as a remote retail seller unless the person first secures a license to engage in that activity from the Department.
2. An application for a license must:
(a) Be made to the Department on forms prescribed by the Department.
(b) Include the name and address of the applicant. If the applicant is a firm, association or partnership, the application must include the name and address of each of its members. If the applicant is a corporation, the application must include the names and addresses of the president, vice president, secretary and managing officer or officers.
(c) Specify the location, by street and number, of the principal place of business of the applicant.
(d) Specify the location, by street and number, of any place used by the applicant to distribute, ship, warehouse or store cigars and pipe tobacco and for which the license is sought.
(e) Specify any other information the Department may require to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(f) Be accompanied by the required license fee.
(g) Be accompanied by a certified copy of the certificate required by NRS 602.010 or any renewal certificate required by NRS 602.035.
3. A license as a remote retail seller authorizes the holder thereof to make remote retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco from the premises for which the license was issued to any ultimate consumer in this State.
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Sec. 3.65. No license as a remote retail seller may be issued, maintained or renewed if:
1. The provisions of chapter 372 or 374 of NRS, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, require the applicant or licensee to impose, collect and remit sales tax, or collect and remit use tax, and the applicant or licensee:
(a) Is not registered with the Department pursuant to NRS 360B.200 or does not hold a valid permit for each place of business of the applicant pursuant to NRS 360.5971; or
(b) Is delinquent in the payment of any such tax, or any penalty or imposed by the Department for delinquent payment of such tax.
2. The applicant or licensee is:
(a) Required by section 3.3 of this act to pay tax on the receipt, purchase or sale of cigars or pipe tobacco to an ultimate consumer in this State; and
(b) Delinquent in the payment of any such tax, or any penalty or interest imposed by the Department for delinquent payment of such tax.
3. The applicant or licensee does not provide for age verification through an independent, third-party age verification service that compares information available from a commercially available database, or aggregate of such databases, that are regularly used by governmental agencies and businesses for the purposes of age and identity verification to the personal information entered by the person during the ordering process to establish that the person is over the age of 21 years.
Sec. 3.7. 1. Each holder of a license shall include the license information on the Internet website of the licensee.
2. Licenses are nontransferable, except that upon prior written notice to the Department the location of the premises for which the license was issued may be changed.
Sec. 3.8. 1. Each license issued by the Department is valid only for the calendar year for which it is issued and must be renewed annually.
2. The Department shall charge an annual license fee of $650 for a license as a remote retail seller of cigars and pipe tobacco.
3. If a license is issued at any time during the year other than on January 1, except for the renewal of a delinquent license pursuant to subsection 5, the licensee shall pay a proportionate part of the annual fee for the remainder of the year, but not less than 25 percent of the annual license fee.
4. The fees for a license are due and payable on January 1 of each year. If the annual license fee is not paid by January 15, the license is cancelled automatically.
5. A license which is cancelled for nonpayment of the annual license fee may be renewed at any time by the payment of the fee plus a 5 percent penalty thereon.
Sec. 3.85. 1. After notice to the licensee and a hearing as prescribed by the Department, the Department may suspend or revoke a license if the licensee:
(a) Fails to file a report or certification required by this chapter or files an incomplete or inaccurate report or certification required by this chapter;
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(b) Fails to pay any tax owed upon cigars or pipe tobacco required by this chapter;
(c) Sells in this State, purchases or possesses any cigars or pipe tobacco in violation of any provision of this chapter;
(d) Imports into or exports from this State any cigars or pipe tobacco in violation of any provision of this chapter; or
(e) Otherwise violates, or causes or permits to be violated, the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted thereunder.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Department, upon a finding that the licensee has knowingly or negligently failed to comply with any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Commission, may:
(a) Impose on the licensee a civil penalty pursuant to NRS 370.523;
(b) In the case of a first violation of a provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Commission, suspend the license of the licensee for not more than 60 consecutive calendar days;
(c) In the case of a second or subsequent violation of the same provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Commission, suspend the license of the licensee for not more than 180 consecutive calendar days or permanently revoke the license of the licensee; or
(d) Take any combination of the actions authorized by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
3. A person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not purchase or sell cigars or pipe tobacco to be sold during the period of suspension or revocation:
(a) On the premises in this State occupied or controlled by the person; or
(b) From any premises located outside this State if the cigars or pipe tobacco are purchased or sold for distribution in this State.
4. The expiration, transfer, surrender, continuance, renewal or extension of a license issued pursuant to this chapter does not bar or abate any disciplinary proceedings or action.
5. The Department shall permanently revoke the license of any licensee who knowingly or negligently:
(a) Sells or otherwise disposes of cigars or pipe tobacco that are in the constructive possession of the Department; or
(b) Is convicted of any felony relating to the manufacture, distribution or sale of cigars or pipe tobacco.
6. In determining the penalty to be imposed on a licensee for a violation of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the Department shall consider:
(a) The documented reporting and discipline record of the licensee with the Department from the immediately preceding 24 months;
(b) The timeliness of the licensee in correcting any inaccurate information included in a report or certification required by this chapter;
(c) The efforts of the licensee to provide an explanation of the reason for any inaccurate information included in a report or certification required by this chapter or the basis for the omission of information from such a report or certification;
(d) Any remedial measures initiated by the licensee to prevent future violations of a similar nature; and
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(e) Any other mitigating factors offered by the licensee or aggravating or mitigating factors identified by the Department.
7. For the purposes of this section, a report or certification required by this this chapter is:
(a) Inaccurate if the report or certification does not correctly record factual information or there is a discrepancy in the information included in the report or certification and the factual information.
(b) Incomplete if the report or certification does not include all necessary or responsive information.
8. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing a procedure for the suspension and revocation of any license issued pursuant to sections 1.1 to 3.9, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 3.9. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each licensed remote retail seller shall furnish a bond executed by the remote retail seller as principal, and by a corporation qualified under the laws of this State as surety, payable to the State of Nevada and conditioned upon the payment of all excise taxes required to be precollected by the remote retail seller pursuant to the provisions of sections 1.1 to 3.9, inclusive, of this act. Each bond must be in a principal sum equal to the largest amount of tax precollected by the remote retail seller in any quarter of the preceding year. If the information to establish that amount is not available, then the bond must be in a sum required from a licensee operating under conditions deemed comparable by the Department. No bond may be for less than $1,000. When cash is used, the amount must be rounded up to the next larger integral multiple of $100.
2. Upon application and a satisfactory showing, the Department may increase or decrease the amount of a bond required by subsection 1, based on the record of taxes remitted by the remote retail seller.
3. The Department may waive the requirement of the bond required by subsection 1 whenever a licensed remote retail seller has maintained a satisfactory record of payment of excise taxes or deferred payments, respectively, for a period of 5 consecutive years.
4. A remote retail seller is not entitled to a refund of any portion of money paid as a bond pursuant to this section if the remote retail seller has failed to file a report required by this chapter or owes the Department any fee, payment or penalty.
Sec. 4. NRS 370.0318 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.0318 Other tobacco product [means any tobacco of any description, any vapor product, any alternative nicotine product or any product made from tobacco, other than cigarettes.] has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.440.
Sec. 5. NRS 370.054 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.054 Vapor product:
1. Means any noncombustible product containing nicotine or any other substance that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit or other electronic, chemical or mechanical means, regardless of the shape or size thereof, that can be used to produce vapor from nicotine or any other substance in a solution , [or other form,] the use or inhalation of which simulates smoking.
2. Includes, without limitation:
(a) An electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, pipe, hookah, or vape pen, or a similar product or device; and
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(b) The components of such a product or device, whether or not sold separately, including, without limitation, vapor cartridges or other container of nicotine or any other substance in a solution or other form that is intended to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, pipe, hookah, or vape pen, or a similar product or device, atomizers, cartomizers, digital displays, clearomizers, tank systems, flavors, programmable software or other similar products or devices. As used in this paragraph, component means a product intended primarily or exclusively to be used with or in an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo, pipe, hookah, or vape pen, or a similar product or device.
3. Does not include any product:
(a) Regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration pursuant to subchapter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq.
(b) Subject to the excise tax on cannabis or cannabis products pursuant to NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive.
(c) Purchased by a person who holds a current, valid medical cannabis establishment license pursuant to chapter 678B of NRS.
Sec. 6. NRS 370.440 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.440 As used in NRS 370.440 to 370.503, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. Alternative nicotine product has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.008.
2. Other tobacco product [has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.0318.
3.] means any tobacco of any description, any vapor product, any alternative nicotine product or any product made or derived from tobacco, other than cigarettes.
3. Retail dealer means any person who is engaged in selling other tobacco products to ultimate consumers. The term does not include a remote retail seller, as defined in section 3 of this act.
4. Sale means any transfer, exchange, barter, gift, offer for sale, or distribution for consideration of other tobacco products.
5. Ultimate consumer means a person who purchases one or more other tobacco products for his or her household or personal use and not for resale.
6. Vapor product has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 370.054.
7. Wholesale dealer of other tobacco products [means] :
(a) Means any person who:
[(a)] (1) Maintains a place of business in this State, purchases other tobacco products from the manufacturer or a wholesale dealer and possesses, receives, sells or otherwise disposes of such other tobacco products to wholesale dealers or retail dealers within this State;
[(b)] (2) Does not maintain a place of business in this State and sells or otherwise disposes of other tobacco products by any means [, including, without limitation, through an Internet website,] to wholesale dealers [,] or retail dealers [or ultimate consumers] within this State; or
[(c)] (3) Manufactures, produces, fabricates, assembles, processes, labels or finishes other tobacco products within this State.
(b) Does not include a remote retail seller, as defined in section 3 of this act.
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[7.] 8. Wholesale price means:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the price for which other tobacco products are sold to a wholesale dealer of other tobacco products, valued in money, whether paid in money or otherwise, without any discount or other reduction on account of any of the following:
(1) Trade discounts, cash discounts, special discounts or deals, cash rebates or any other reduction from the regular sales price;
(2) The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest charged, losses or any other expenses;
(3) The cost of transportation of the other tobacco products before its purchase by the wholesale dealer of other tobacco products;
(4) Any services that are a part of the sale, including, without limitation, shipping, freight, warehousing, customer service, advertising or any other service related to the sale; or
(5) The amount of any tax, not including any excise tax, imposed by the United States upon or with respect to the other tobacco product.
(b) For other tobacco products sold to a retail dealer [or an ultimate consumer] by a wholesale dealer of other tobacco products described in paragraph (c) of subsection [6,] 7, the established price for which the other tobacco product is sold to the retail dealer [or ultimate consumer] before any discount or other reduction is made.
Sec. 7. NRS 370.447 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.447 Each person licensed as a wholesale dealer of other tobacco products shall keep on hand at all times other tobacco products of a wholesale value of at least $5,000 [.] at each location in this State at which the wholesale dealer maintains a place of business.
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 9. NRS 370.465 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.465 1. A wholesale dealer of other tobacco products shall, not later than 20 days after the end of each month, submit to the Department a report on a form prescribed by the Department setting forth such information as the Department may prescribe concerning other tobacco products on which the tax provided by NRS 370.450 was imposed during the [previous] preceding calendar month.
2. Each report submitted pursuant to this section [on or after August 20, 2001,] must be accompanied by the tax owed pursuant to NRS 370.450 for other tobacco products on which that tax was imposed during the previous month.
Sec. 10. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 11. NRS 370.490 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.490 1. The Department shall allow to a wholesale dealer of other tobacco products a credit of the amount of the tax paid pursuant to NRS 370.450, not including any amount of the tax retained by the wholesale dealer [of other tobacco products] to cover the costs of collecting and administering the tax, for other tobacco products that may no longer be sold. If the other tobacco products have been purchased and delivered, a credit memo of the manufacturer is required for proof of returned merchandise.
2. A credit must also be granted for any other tobacco products shipped from this State and destined for retail sale and consumption outside the State on which the tax has previously been paid. A duplicate or copy of the invoice is required for proof of the sale outside the State.
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3. A wholesale dealer of other tobacco products may claim a credit by filing with the Department the proof required by this section. The claim must be made on a form prescribed by the Department.
Sec. 12. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 12.5. NRS 370.523 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.523 In addition to any other penalty authorized by law:
1. The Department may impose on each person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter a civil penalty of:
(a) Not more than $1,000 for the first violation of a provision; and
(b) Not more than $5,000 for each subsequent violation of the same provision.
2. Each violation of any provision of this chapter is considered a separate violation.
3. Any person who fails to pay any tax imposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 370.090 to 370.327, inclusive, or 370.440 to 370.503, inclusive, or sections 1.1 to 3.9, inclusive, of this act within the time prescribed by law or regulation shall, in addition to the tax due:
(a) For a first such failure, pay a penalty of 10 percent of the tax due but unpaid, in addition to the tax. In addition to the penalty, the Department may suspend or revoke the license of the licensee who failed to pay the tax.
(b) For a second such failure in a 24-month period, pay a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of tax due but unpaid. In addition to the penalty, the Department may suspend or revoke the license of the licensee who failed to pay the tax.
(c) For a third and each subsequent such failure in a 24-month period, pay a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of tax due but unpaid. In addition to the penalty, the Department shall suspend or revoke the license of the licensee who failed to pay the tax.
Sec. 13. NRS 370.551 is hereby amended to read as follows:
370.551 Other tobacco product has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS [370.0318.] 370.440.
Secs. 14-19. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 20. NRS 202.24935 is hereby amended to read as follows:
202.24935 1. It is unlawful for a person to knowingly sell or distribute cigarettes, cigarette paper, products containing, made or derived from tobacco, vapor products, alternative nicotine products or products containing, made or derived from nicotine to a person under the age of 21 years through the use of a computer network, telephonic network or other electronic network.
2. Every person who sells or distributes cigarettes, cigarette paper, products containing, made or derived from tobacco, vapor products, alternative nicotine products or products containing, made or derived from nicotine to an ultimate consumer in this State through the use of a computer network, telephonic network or electronic network shall:
(a) Ensure that the packaging or wrapping of the items when they are shipped is clearly marked with the word cigarettes or, if the items being shipped are not cigarettes, the words tobacco products, vapor products or nicotine products, as applicable.
(b) Obtain the full name, date of birth and residential address of the purchaser and perform an age verification through an independent, third-party age verification service that compares information available from [public records] a commercially available database, or aggregate of such databases, that are regularly used by governmental agencies and businesses for the purposes of age and identity verification to the personal information entered by the person during the ordering process [that establishes] to establish that the person is over the age of 21 years.
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[public records] a commercially available database, or aggregate of such databases, that are regularly used by governmental agencies and businesses for the purposes of age and identity verification to the personal information entered by the person during the ordering process [that establishes] to establish that the person is over the age of 21 years.
3. Every person who makes sales as described in subsection 2 must certify annually to the Attorney General that the person uses an independent, third-party age verification service as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 2.
4. In addition to or in lieu of any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, a person who violates this section is subject to:
(a) A civil penalty in an amount not more than $1,000 for each violation; and
(b) The suspension or revocation of the license of the person by the Department of Taxation, if the person is licensed pursuant to chapter 370 of NRS.
5. Any violation of subsection 2 constitutes a deceptive trade practice for the purpose of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive.
6. For the purposes of this section, any sale of cigarettes, cigarette paper, products containing, made or derived from tobacco, vapor products, alternative nicotine products or products containing, made or derived from nicotine to a natural person in this State who does not intend to resell the item constitutes a sale to an ultimate consumer.
Sec. 20.5. Section 3.3 of this act is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 3.3. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, there is hereby imposed upon the receipt, purchase or sale of cigars and pipe tobacco sold by a remote retail seller to an ultimate consumer in this State [:
(a) For cigars and pipe tobacco that are not premium cigars,] a tax of 30 percent of the actual cost of those products . [; and
(b) For cigars and pipe tobacco that are premium cigars, a tax of 30 percent of the actual cost of those products except that, if 30 percent of the actual cost of those products is:
(1) Greater than 50 cents for each premium cigar, the tax imposed shall be 50 cents for each premium cigar.
(2) Less than 30 cents for each premium cigar, the tax imposed shall be 30 cents for each premium cigar.]
2. The tax is imposed at the time the remote retail seller makes a remote retail sale to an ultimate consumer in this State. The tax must be paid by the remote retail seller to the Department in accordance with the provisions of section 3.4 of this act. It is the intent and purpose of this section to impose the tax once and only once on cigars and pipe tobacco sold in this State.
3. The tax is imposed on a remote retail seller only if, during the current calendar year or the immediately preceding calendar year:
(a) The cumulative gross receipts of the remote retail seller from remote retail sales of cigars or pipe tobacco, or both, by the remote retail seller to ultimate consumers in this State exceed $100,000; or
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(b) The remote retail seller makes 200 or more separate remote retail sales of cigars or pipe tobacco, or both, to ultimate consumers in this State.
4. Any remote retail seller who makes a remote retail sale of cigars or pipe tobacco to an ultimate consumer in this State without paying the tax provided for by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[5. As used in this section, premium cigar means a cigar that is rolled by hand, has a wrapper made of whole tobacco leaves and does not have a filter or mouthpiece.]
Sec. 20.7. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Department of Taxation for personnel and associated costs, including computer equipment and software and overtime, associated with carrying out the provisions of this act the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $206,369
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $206,253
2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
Sec. 21. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 20, 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.
3. Section 20.7 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2025.
4. Section 20.5 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2027.
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Assembly Bill No. 472Committee on Education
CHAPTER 478
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to education; prohibiting a school district from contracting or partnering with persons or entities who charge more than a certain amount of fees and costs related to the employment of certain visa holders; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school to employ a teacher or instructor authorized to teach in the United States under the teacher exchange programs authorized by laws of the Congress of the United States. (NRS 391.070) A J-1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa available to a foreign national who is a student, scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, specialist or leader in a field of specialized knowledge or skill and who is coming temporarily to the United States for certain purposes, including, without limitation, teaching. (8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(J)) An H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa available to a foreign national who is coming to the United States for the purpose of practicing a specialty occupation. (8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(H), § 1184(i)(1)) Section 2 of this bill prohibits a school district that employs, or intends to employ, a J-1 visa holder through a teacher exchange program from entering into a contract or partnering with a person or entity that is a sponsor of such a program or that recruits candidates for such a program if the total amount of the fees and costs charged per person who participates in, or applies to be a candidate for, the program exceeds $10,000. Section 4 of this bill provides that this prohibition does not apply to a contract or partnership existing on July 1, 2025, but does apply to any renewal or extension of such a contract or partnership after that date.
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 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Sec. 2. 1. A school district in this State that employs, or intends to employ, a J-1 visa holder pursuant to a teacher exchange program shall not enter into a contract or partner with any person or entity that is a sponsor of such a program or that recruits candidates for such a program if the total amount of fees and costs charged per person who participates in, or applies to be a candidate for, the program exceeds $10,000.
2. As used in this section, J-1 visa holder means a person who holds a visa issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(J).
Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 4. The provisions of section 2 of this act do not apply to a contract or partnership existing on July 1, 2025, but do apply to any renewal or extension of such a contract.
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Sec. 5. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 4, 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 July 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 475Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 479
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT making appropriations to Clark County, the City of Reno and the Nevada Rural Housing Authority for eviction diversion programs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to Clark County the sum of $15,000,000 for eviction diversion programs.
2. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may be:
(a) Awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program.
(b) Used for administrative costs to carry out an eviction diversion program, except not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by subsection 1 may be used for such administrative costs by Clark County or any entity to which a grant is awarded pursuant to paragraph (a).
3. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the County Manager of Clark County agrees to:
(a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by Clark County through December 1, 2026;
(b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by Clark County through June 30, 2027; and
(c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise, of Clark County, regardless of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct an audit of the use of the money appropriated by subsection 1.
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4. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 2. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the City of Reno the sum of $5,250,000 for eviction diversion programs.
2. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may be:
(a) Awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program.
(b) Used for administrative costs to carry out an eviction diversion program, except not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by subsection 1 may be used for such administrative costs by the City of Reno or any entity to which a grant is awarded pursuant to paragraph (a).
3. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may not be used to fund or be awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program that:
(a) Prohibits residents of unincorporated Washoe County or of the City of Sparks from participating in the program.
(b) Establishes program eligibility requirements for residents of unincorporated Washoe County or of the City of Sparks that are more restrictive than any requirements established for participants who are residents of the City of Reno.
4. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the City Manager of the City of Reno agrees to:
(a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the City of Reno through December 1, 2026;
(b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the City of Reno through June 30, 2027; and
(c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise, of the City of Reno, regardless of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct an audit of the use of the money appropriated by subsection 1.
5. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
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Sec. 2.5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority the sum of $750,000 for eviction diversion programs.
2. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may be:
(a) Awarded as a grant to another entity to carry out an eviction diversion program.
(b) Used for administrative costs to carry out an eviction diversion program, except not more than 10 percent of the money appropriated by subsection 1 may be used for such administrative costs by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority or any entity to which a grant is awarded pursuant to paragraph (a).
3. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the Nevada Rural Housing Authority agrees to:
(a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority through December 1, 2026;
(b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money was received by the Nevada Rural Housing Authority through June 30, 2027; and
(c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise, of the Nevada Rural Housing Authority, regardless of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct an audit of the use of the money appropriated by subsection 1.
4. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 476Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 480
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT making an appropriation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for the purpose of providing pro bono legal services, experiential legal education and contributing to the success of students; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for the purpose of providing pro bono legal services, experiential legal education and contributing to the success of students of the William S. Boyd School of Law the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $500,000
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $500,000
2. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 479Committee on Growth and Infrastructure
CHAPTER 481
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to taxation of property; revising provisions relating to the taxation of the agricultural use of real property to include agrivoltaic purposes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Section 1 of Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution authorizes the Legislature to constitute agricultural and open-space real property as a separate class for taxation purposes and provide a separate plan for the appraisal and valuation of such property for assessment purposes. Existing law constitutes such property as a separate class and provides for the partial deferred taxation of such property. (NRS 361A.090, 361A.280, 361A.283) Under existing law, an owner of real property may file an application for agricultural use assessment with the county assessor or the Department of Taxation, in certain circumstances, who, upon receipt of the application, is required to make an independent determination of the use of the owners property. (NRS 361A.100, 361A.110, 361A.120) Further, under existing law, if the property is found to be agricultural real property, the county assessor is required to determine the value for agricultural use and assess it for taxes to be collected in the ensuing fiscal year at 35 percent of that value, utilizing certain classifications of agricultural real property defined by the Nevada Tax Commission determined on certain bases each year. (NRS 361A.130, 361A.140) Section 3 of this bill establishes that agrivoltaic purposes is an agricultural use for the purposes of determining the taxation of agricultural real property. Section 2 of this bill defines the term agrivoltaic purposes to mean a system under which solar energy production and agricultural use occurs in an integrated manner on the same piece of land and which incorporates designs, technologies or configurations conducive to integrating agricultural activities. Section 4 provides that land used for agrivoltaic purposes may be the current employment of real property in agricultural use only if, before July 1, 2025, the land was found to be agricultural real property and qualified for agricultural use assessment.
Section 5 of this bill prohibits an owner of real property from applying to the county assessor for agricultural use assessment if the current employment of the real property in agricultural use includes land used for agrivoltaic purposes and the solar energy production use occurring on the land is receiving an abatement of taxes for certain purposes.
Section 6 of this bill provides that if the agricultural real property includes land used for agrivoltaic purposes, the value of the land for agricultural use in a fiscal year for taxation purposes must be determined by considering the integrated use of the land for agricultural purposes and solar energy production.
Section 3 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law and section 2 relating to taxes on agricultural real property and open space to the provisions of this bill.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 361A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Sec. 2. Agrivoltaic purposes means a system:
1. Under which solar energy production and agricultural use occurs in an integrated manner on the same piece of land; and
2. Which incorporates designs, technologies or configurations conducive to integrating agricultural activities with solar energy production on the same piece of land.
Sec. 3. NRS 361A.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361A.010 As used in this chapter, the terms defined in NRS 361A.020 to 361A.065, inclusive, and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections except where the context otherwise requires.
Sec. 4. NRS 361A.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361A.030 1. Agricultural use means the current employment of real property as a business venture for profit, which business produced a minimum gross income of $5,000 from agricultural pursuits during the immediately preceding calendar year by:
(a) Raising, harvesting and selling crops, fruit, flowers, timber and other products of the soil;
(b) Feeding, breeding, management and sale of livestock, poultry, or the produce thereof, if the real property used therefor is owned or leased by the operator and is of sufficient size and capacity to produce more than one-half of the feed required during that year for the agricultural pursuit;
(c) Operating a feed lot consisting of at least 50 head of cattle or an equivalent number of animal units of sheep or hogs, for the production of food;
(d) Raising furbearing animals or bees;
(e) Dairying and the sale of dairy products; or
(f) Any other use determined by the Department to constitute agricultural use if such use is verified by the Department.
Κ The term includes every process and step necessary and incident to the preparation and storage of the products raised on such property for human or animal consumption or for marketing except actual market locations.
2. As used in this section, current employment of real property in agricultural use includes:
(a) Land lying fallow for 1 year as a normal and regular requirement of good agricultural husbandry;
(b) Land planted in orchards or other perennials prior to maturity; [and]
(c) Land leased or otherwise made available for use by an agricultural association formed pursuant to chapter 547 of NRS [.] ; and
(d) Land used for agrivoltaic purposes if, before July 1, 2025, the land was found to be agricultural real property and qualified for agricultural use assessment pursuant to NRS 361A.120.
Sec. 5. NRS 361A.100 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361A.100 Any owner of real property :
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, may apply to the county assessor for agricultural use assessment and the payment of taxes on such property as provided in this chapter.
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2. May not apply to the county assessor for agricultural use assessment and the payment of taxes on such property as provided in this chapter if the real property includes land used for agrivoltaic purposes and the solar energy production use occurring on the land is receiving an abatement of taxes pursuant to chapter 701A of NRS.
Sec. 6. NRS 361A.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
361A.130 1. If the property is found to be agricultural real property, the county assessor shall determine its value for agricultural use and assess it for taxes to be collected in the ensuing fiscal year at 35 percent of that value.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, if the property found to be agricultural real property includes land used for agrivoltaic purposes, the county assessor shall determine its value by considering the integrated use of land for agricultural purposes and for solar energy production.
3. The agricultural use assessment must be maintained in the records of the assessor and must be made available to any person upon request. The property owner must be notified of the agricultural use assessment in the manner provided for notification of taxable value assessments. The notice must contain the following statement: Deferred taxes will become due on this parcel if it is converted to a higher use.
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Assembly Bill No. 483Committee on Health and Human Services
CHAPTER 482
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain agencies and licensing boards to establish a process for the priority review of certain applications for licensure to practice certain health professions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law provides for the regulation of the licensure and certification of emergency medical services personnel, including ambulance attendants and firefighters, by: (1) in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently Clark County), the district board of health; and (2) in all other counties, the State Board of Health. (NRS 450B.060, 450B.160, 450B.180) Existing law also provides for the regulation of the licensure of: (1) naprapaths, music therapists, dieticians, medical laboratory personnel and persons who are engaged in radiation therapy and radiologic imaging by the State Board; and (2) various other health professions by professional licensing boards that are specific to those professions. (chapters 630-637B, 640-640B, 640D-641D, 652 and 653 of NRS) Sections 3-5 of this bill require a district board of health in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County), the State Board and professional licensing boards that regulate medical, dental or nursing professions to establish a process for prioritizing the review of an application for initial licensure if the applicant demonstrates that he or she will provide health care primarily in a historically underserved community. Section 1 of this bill defines the term historically underserved community for the purpose of provisions relating to emergency medical services, and section 2 of this bill establishes the applicability of that definition.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 450B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Historically underserved community means:
1. A census tract:
(a) Designated as a qualified census tract by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 42(d)(5)(B)(ii); or
(b) In which, in the immediately preceding census, at least 20 percent of households were not proficient in the English language; or
2. Qualified tribal land, as defined in NRS 370.0325.
Sec. 2. NRS 450B.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
450B.020 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 450B.025 to 450B.110, inclusive, and section 1 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 3. NRS 450B.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
450B.160 1. The health authority may issue licenses to attendants and to firefighters employed by or serving as volunteers with a fire-fighting agency.
2. Each license must be evidenced by a card issued to the holder of the license, is valid for a period not to exceed 2 years and is renewable.
3. An applicant for a license must file with the health authority:
(a) A current, valid certificate evidencing the applicants successful completion of a program of training as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, if the applicant is applying for a license as an attendant, or, if a volunteer attendant, at a level of skill determined by the board.
(b) A current valid certificate evidencing the applicants successful completion of a program of training as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic, if the applicant is applying for a license as a firefighter with a fire-fighting agency.
(c) A signed statement showing:
(1) The name and address of the applicant;
(2) The name and address of the employer of the applicant; and
(3) A description of the applicants duties.
(d) Proof that the applicant has completed the training required by subsection 4.
(e) Such other certificates for training and such other items as the board may specify.
4. In addition to the training required by subsection 3, each applicant for a license must complete training concerning identifying and interacting with persons with developmental disabilities.
5. The board shall adopt such regulations as it determines are necessary for the issuance, suspension, revocation and renewal of licenses. Those regulations must include, without limitation, a process for prioritizing the review of an application for initial licensure if the applicant demonstrates that he or she will provide emergency medical care primarily in a historically underserved community. Such regulations:
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(a) Must authorize an applicant to demonstrate that he or she will provide emergency medical care primarily in a historically underserved community by submitting a letter from an employer that is located in a historically underserved community which states:
(1) That the applicant has accepted an offer of employment from the employer; and
(2) The date on which the applicant intends to commence such employment; and
(b) May prescribe additional ways in which an applicant may demonstrate that he or she will provide emergency medical care primarily in a historically underserved community.
6. Each operator of an ambulance or air ambulance and each fire-fighting agency shall annually file with the health authority a complete list of the licensed persons in its service.
7. Licensed physicians, registered nurses and licensed physician assistants may serve as attendants without being licensed under the provisions of this section. A registered nurse who performs emergency care in an ambulance or air ambulance shall perform the care in accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Nursing. A licensed physician assistant who performs emergency care in an ambulance or air ambulance shall perform the care in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Medical Examiners.
8. Each licensed physician, registered nurse and licensed physician assistant who serves as an attendant must have current certification of completion of training in:
(a) Advanced life-support procedures for patients who require cardiac care;
(b) Life-support procedures for pediatric patients who require cardiac care; and
(c) Life-support procedures for patients with trauma that are administered before the arrival of those patients at a hospital.
Κ The certification must be issued by the Board of Medical Examiners for a physician or licensed physician assistant or by the State Board of Nursing for a registered nurse.
9. The Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Nursing shall issue a certificate pursuant to subsection 8 if the licensed physician, licensed physician assistant or registered nurse attends:
(a) A course offered by a national organization which is nationally recognized for issuing such certification;
(b) Training conducted by the operator of an ambulance or air ambulance; or
(c) Any other course or training,
Κ approved by the Board of Medical Examiners or the State Board of Nursing, whichever is issuing the certification.
10. As used in this section, developmental disability has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.007.
Sec. 4. NRS 450B.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:
450B.180 1. Any person desiring certification as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic must apply to the health authority using forms prescribed by the health authority.
2. The health authority, pursuant to regulations and procedures adopted by the board, shall make a determination of the applicants qualifications to be certified as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic and shall issue the appropriate certificate to each qualified applicant.
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be certified as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic and shall issue the appropriate certificate to each qualified applicant.
3. A certificate is valid for a period not exceeding 2 years and may be renewed if the holder of the certificate complies with the provisions of this chapter and meets the qualifications set forth in the regulations and standards established by the board pursuant to this chapter. The regulations and standards established by the board must provide for the completion of:
(a) A course of instruction, within 2 years after initial certification, relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction. The course must provide at least 4 hours of instruction that includes instruction in the following subjects:
(1) An overview of acts of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction;
(2) Personal protective equipment required for acts of terrorism;
(3) Common symptoms and methods of treatment associated with exposure to, or injuries caused by, chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear agents;
(4) Syndromic surveillance and reporting procedures for acts of terrorism that involve biological agents; and
(5) An overview of the information available on, and the use of, the Health Alert Network.
Κ The board may thereafter determine whether to establish regulations and standards requiring additional courses of instruction relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction.
(b) Training before initial certification concerning identifying and interacting with persons with developmental disabilities. Training completed pursuant to this paragraph also satisfies the requirement for such training prescribed by NRS 289.605 or 450B.160, if applicable.
4. The health authority may suspend or revoke a certificate if it finds that the holder of the certificate no longer meets the prescribed qualifications. Unless the certificate is suspended by the district court pursuant to NRS 425.540, the holder of the certificate may appeal the suspension or revocation of his or her certificate pursuant to regulations adopted by the board.
5. The board shall determine the procedures and techniques which may be performed by an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic.
6. A certificate issued pursuant to this section is valid throughout the State, whether issued by the Division or a district board of health.
7. The Division shall maintain a central registry of all certificates issued pursuant to this section, whether issued by the Division or a district board of health.
8. The board shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Those regulations must include, without limitation, a process for prioritizing the review of an application for initial certification if the applicant demonstrates that he or she will provide emergency medical care primarily in a historically underserved community. Such regulations:
(a) Must authorize an applicant to demonstrate that he or she will provide emergency medical care primarily in a historically underserved community by submitting a letter from an employer that is located in a historically underserved community which states:
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underserved community by submitting a letter from an employer that is located in a historically underserved community which states:
(1) That the applicant has accepted an offer of employment from the employer; and
(2) The date on which the applicant intends to commence such employment; and
(b) May prescribe additional ways in which an applicant may demonstrate that he or she will provide emergency medical care primarily in a historically underserved community.
9. As used in this section:
(a) Act of terrorism has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4415.
(b) Biological agent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.442.
(c) Chemical agent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4425.
(d) Developmental disability has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.007.
(e) Radioactive agent has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4437.
(f) Weapon of mass destruction has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.4445.
Sec. 5. Chapter 622 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A health care licensing board shall adopt regulations that establish a process for prioritizing the review of an application for initial licensure as a provider of health care under the jurisdiction of the health care licensing board if the applicant demonstrates that he or she will provide health care primarily in a historically underserved community. Such regulations:
(a) Must authorize an applicant to demonstrate that he or she will provide health care primarily in a historically underserved community by submitting a letter from an employer that is located in a historically underserved community which states:
(1) That the applicant has accepted an offer of employment from the employer; and
(2) The date on which the applicant intends to commence such employment; and
(b) May prescribe additional ways in which an applicant may demonstrate that he or she will provide health care primarily in a historically underserved community.
2. As used in this section:
(a) Health care licensing board means:
(1) A board created by chapter 630, 631, 632 or 633 of NRS.
(2) The State Board of Health with respect to chapters 634B, 640D, 640E, 652 and 653 of NRS.
(b) Historically underserved community means:
(1) A census tract:
(I) Designated as a qualified census tract by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 42(d)(5)(B)(ii); or
(II) In which, in the immediately preceding census, at least 20 percent of households were not proficient in the English language;
(2) A public school in this State:
(I) In which 75 percent or more of the enrolled pupils in the school are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et seq.; or
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(II) That participates in universal meal service in high poverty areas pursuant to Section 104 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296; or
(3) Qualified tribal land, as defined in NRS 370.0325.
(c) Provider of health care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.031.
Sec. 6. 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. 7. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 6, 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. 494Committee on Education
CHAPTER 483
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to governmental administration; requiring certain state agencies to prepare a report if the provisions of certain federal laws and regulations are repealed by the Federal Government; authorizing such state agencies to adopt certain regulations if such federal laws and applicable regulations are repealed by the Federal Government; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and its corresponding regulations govern how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to pupils with disabilities. (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq.; 34 C.F.R. Part 300) The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and its corresponding regulations set forth certain requirements governing the privacy and availability of education records at schools and institutions that receive federal funding. (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 C.F.R. Part 99) The federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 sets forth, without limitation, certain requirements for accountability, assessment and instruction to which a state must adhere to receive federal funding. (20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq.) Sections 2, 3 and 6.3 of this bill provide that, if any of these federal laws or regulations are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Department of Education is required to prepare a report which includes: (1) recommendations concerning how funding may be used to continue carrying out duties pursuant to provisions of federal laws and regulations which have been repealed; and (2) an analysis of the Nevada Revised Statutes to determine if provisions of the relevant federal law which were repealed should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes. Sections 2, 3 and 6.3 additionally authorize the Department to adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of the relevant federal laws or regulations which were repealed. Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 2 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.
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Existing federal law prohibits discrimination based on sex in programs or activities of education that receive federal funding. (Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.; 34 C.F.R. Part 106) Section 7.1 of this bill requires the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, if Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, to prepare a report which is substantially similar to the reports required pursuant to sections 2, 3 and 6.3 and authorizes the Board of Regents to adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto which were repealed.
Existing federal law prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin in any program or activity that receives federal funding. (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq.) Section 7.3 of this bill requires the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration, if Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, to prepare a report which is substantially similar to the reports required pursuant to sections 2, 3 and 6.3 and authorizes the Department of Administration to adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto which were repealed. Section 7.5 of this bill applies certain definitions relating to the Department of Administration to the provisions of section 7.3.
The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its corresponding regulations: (1) protect the privacy of certain personally identifiable health information; and (2) include provisions concerning the disclosure of such health information by certain covered entities, including, without limitation, health care providers who transmit electronically such health information in certain transactions. (Pub. L. No. 104-191; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d et seq.) Section 7.7 of this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, if the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, to prepare a report which is substantially similar to the reports required pursuant to sections 2, 3 and 6.3 and authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto which were repealed.
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 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 6.7, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. 1. If the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Department shall prepare a report which includes:
(a) Recommendations for methods to continue funding services, accommodations, supports and programs carried out in this State pursuant to the repealed provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, using federal funding or funds appropriated by the Legislature for the then-current biennium, in a manner which:
(1) Ensures that there is no decrease in funding for such services, accommodations, supports and programs;
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(2) Ensures that pupils with disabilities continue receiving such services, accommodations and supports without interruption;
(3) Ensures that the administration of any programs pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto continues without interruption; and
(4) Does not violate any requirements governing the use of such funding, including, without limitation, requirements relating to maintenance of effort or the use of funding to supplement and not supplant other sources of funding.
(b) An analysis of existing provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes related to pupils with disabilities to determine whether any provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes and an assessment of possible sources of funding to carry out such provisions.
2. The Department shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education;
(b) The Interim Finance Committee; and
(c) The next regular session of the Legislature.
3. The Department may adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government.
Sec. 3. 1. If the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Department, in collaboration with the Nevada System of Higher Education, shall prepare a report which includes:
(a) Recommendations for methods to continue carrying out any duties pursuant to the repealed provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, using federal funding or funds appropriated by the Legislature for the then-current biennium, in a manner which ensures that the performance of any duty carried out pursuant to the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government continues without interruption.
(b) An analysis of existing provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes to determine whether any provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes and an assessment of possible sources of funding to carry out such provisions.
2. The Department shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
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(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education;
(b) The Interim Finance Committee; and
(c) The next regular session of the Legislature.
3. The Department, in collaboration with the System, may adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government.
Secs. 4-6. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 6.3. 1. If the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Department shall prepare a report which includes:
(a) Recommendations for methods to continue carrying out any duties or administering any programs or services pursuant to the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, using federal funding or funds appropriated by the Legislature for the then-current biennium, in a manner which ensures that the performance of any duty or the administration of any program or service carried out pursuant to the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., continues without interruption.
(b) An analysis of existing provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes to determine whether any provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes and an assessment of possible sources of funding to carry out such provisions.
2. The Department shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education;
(b) The Interim Finance Committee; and
(c) The next regular session of the Legislature.
3. The Department may adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., which were repealed by the Federal Government.
Secs. 6.5 and 6.7. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 7. NRS 388.417 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.417 As used in NRS 388.417 to 388.515, inclusive [:] , and section 2 of this act:
1. Communication mode means any system or method of communication used by a person with a disability, including, without limitation, a person who is deaf or whose hearing is impaired, to facilitate communication which may include, without limitation:
(a) American Sign Language;
(b) English-based manual or sign systems;
(c) Oral and aural communication;
(d) Spoken and written English, including speech reading or lip reading; and
(e) Communication with assistive technology devices.
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2. Dyslexia means a neurological learning disability characterized by difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition and poor spelling and decoding abilities that typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language.
3. Dyslexia intervention means systematic, multisensory intervention offered in an appropriate setting that is derived from evidence-based research.
4. Individualized education program has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(A).
5. Individualized education program team has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(B).
6. Provider of special education means a school within a school district or charter school that provides education or services to pupils with disabilities or any other entity that is responsible for providing education or services to a pupil with a disability for a school district or charter school.
7. Pupil who receives early intervening services means a person enrolled in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, who is not a pupil with a disability but who needs additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a regular school program.
8. Pupil with a disability means a child with a disability, as that term is defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1401(3)(A), who is under 22 years of age.
9. Response to scientific, research-based intervention means a collaborative process which assesses a pupils response to scientific, research-based intervention that is matched to the needs of a pupil and that systematically monitors the level of performance and rate of learning of the pupil over time for the purpose of making data-based decisions concerning the need of the pupil for increasingly intensified services.
10. Specific learning disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language which is not primarily the result of a visual, hearing or motor impairment, intellectual disability, serious emotional disturbance, or an environmental, cultural or economic disadvantage. Such a disorder may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or perform mathematical calculations. The term includes, without limitation, perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia and developmental aphasia.
Sec. 7.1. Chapter 396 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Board of Regents shall prepare a report which includes:
(a) Recommendations for methods to continue carrying out any duties or administering any programs or services pursuant to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, using federal funding or funds appropriated by the Legislature for the then-current biennium, in a manner which ensures that the performance of any duty or the administration of any program or service carried out pursuant to the provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., continues without interruption.
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(b) An analysis of existing provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes to determine whether any provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes and an assessment of possible sources of funding to carry out such provisions.
2. The Department shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education;
(b) The Interim Finance Committee; and
(c) The next regular session of the Legislature.
3. The Board of Regents may adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., which were repealed by the Federal Government.
Sec. 7.3. Chapter 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq., or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department shall prepare a report which includes:
(a) Recommendations for methods to continue carrying out any duties or administering any programs or services pursuant to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, using federal funding or funds appropriated by the Legislature for the then-current biennium, in a manner which ensures that the performance of any duty or the administration of any program or service carried out pursuant to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto continues without interruption.
(b) An analysis of existing provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes to determine whether any provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes and an assessment of possible sources of funding to carry out such provisions.
2. The Division of Human Resource Management shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs;
(b) The Interim Finance Committee; and
(c) The next regular session of the Legislature.
3. The Department may adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et seq., which were repealed by the Federal Government.
Sec. 7.5. NRS 232.212 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.212 As used in NRS 232.212 to 232.2198, inclusive, and section 7.3 of this act, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. Department means the Department of Administration.
2. Director means the Director of the Department.
3. Public body has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 241.015.
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Sec. 7.7. Chapter 439 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Department shall prepare a report which includes:
(a) Recommendations for methods to continue carrying out any duties pursuant to the repealed provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, using federal funding or funds appropriated by the Legislature for the then-current biennium, in a manner which ensures that the performance of any duty carried out pursuant to the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto continues without interruption.
(b) An analysis of existing provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes to determine whether any provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes and an assessment of possible sources of funding to carry out such provisions.
2. The Department shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services;
(b) The Interim Finance Committee; and
(c) The next regular session of the Legislature.
3. The State Board of Health may adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government.
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 8.5. 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.
Sec. 9. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Assembly Bill No. 504Committee on Judiciary
CHAPTER 484
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to deceptive trade practices; requiring a person who does not hold a cannabis establishment license and who sells or offers to sell certain hemp products to display signs containing certain information; prohibiting such a person from making certain false, misleading or deceptive statements in advertising; making it a deceptive trade practice to violate those requirements or prohibitions; authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to investigate and refer violations of those requirements or prohibitions to the Attorney General; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law defines activities that constitute deceptive trade practices and provides for the imposition of civil and criminal penalties against persons who engage in deceptive trade practices. (Chapter 598 of NRS) Section 1 of this bill requires a person who does not hold a cannabis establishment license and who sells or offers to sell a hemp product which is intended for human consumption to display at all times at the location at which the sale or offer is made certain signs notifying customers that the location is not licensed to sell cannabis and that all hemp products contain less than the legal limit of THC. Section 1 additionally prohibits such a person from advertising or permitting to be advertised in any manner any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation with regard to: (1) whether the person holds a cannabis establishment license or the location at which the sale or offer is made is the premises of a cannabis establishment; or (2) the nature of any hemp product which is intended for human consumption that is sold or offered for sale by the person. Under section 1, any violation of the requirements or prohibitions set forth in this bill constitutes a deceptive trade practice.
Section 2 of this bill grants the Cannabis Compliance Board the power to investigate and refer violations of section 1 to the Attorney General for the imposition of any applicable civil and criminal penalties.
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 678A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A person who does not hold a license and who sells or offers to sell a hemp product which is intended for human consumption:
(a) Shall prominently display at all times in a conspicuous place at the location at which the sale or offer is made, a sign at each:
(1) Entrance used by a customer which states THIS LOCATION IS NOT LICENSED TO SELL CANNABIS. Each sign displayed pursuant to this subparagraph must use letters not less than 1 inch high and must be adequately illuminated to be visible from a distance of 30 feet from the sign by a person whose visual acuity is 20/20.
(2) Station where sales are made which states ALL HEMP PRODUCTS CONTAIN LESS THAN THE LEGAL LIMIT OF THC.
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Each sign displayed pursuant to this subparagraph must use letters not less than three-eighths of an inch high, in non-italicized type, and be displayed at a height of not less than 3 feet and not more than 7 feet.
(b) Shall not advertise or permit to be advertised in any manner any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation with regard to:
(1) Whether the person holds a license or the location at which the sale or offer is made is the premises of a cannabis establishment; or
(2) The nature of any hemp product which is intended for human consumption that is sold or offered for sale by the person, including, without limitation, any claim that the hemp product is cannabis or that the hemp product produces an intoxicating effect.
2. The remedies, penalties, duties and prohibitions set forth in this section are not exclusive and are in addition to any other remedies, penalties, duties and prohibitions provided by law.
3. Any violation of this section constitutes a deceptive trade practice for the purposes of NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Approved hemp component has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 446.844.
(b) Hemp has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 557.160.
(c) Hemp product means a commodity or product containing hemp or any other commodity or product that purports to contain cannabidiol. The term does not include a commodity or product that contains only an approved hemp component and no other hemp.
(d) Intended for human consumption has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439.532.
Sec. 2. NRS 678A.440 is hereby amended to read as follows:
678A.440 In addition to any other powers granted by this title, the Board has the power to:
1. Enter into interlocal agreements pursuant to NRS 277.080 to 277.180, inclusive.
2. Establish and amend a plan of organization for the Board, including, without limitation, organizations of divisions or sections with leaders for such divisions or sections.
3. Appear on its own behalf before governmental agencies of the State or any of its political subdivisions.
4. Apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money to carry out the provisions of this title.
5. Execute all instruments necessary or convenient for carrying out the provisions of this title.
6. Prepare, publish and distribute such studies, reports, bulletins and other materials as the Board deems appropriate.
7. Refer cases to the Attorney General for criminal prosecution.
8. Maintain an official Internet website for the Board.
9. Monitor federal activity regarding cannabis and report its findings to the Legislature.
10. Employ the services of such persons the Board considers necessary for the purposes of hearing disciplinary proceedings.
11. In accordance with NRS 179.1156 to 179.121, inclusive, seize and destroy cannabis and cannabis products involved in unlicensed cannabis activities.
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12. Investigate and refer violations of section 1 of this act to the Attorney General for the imposition of any penalties set forth in NRS 598.0903 to 598.0999, inclusive.
13. Commit resources and take action to address unlicensed cannabis activities, including, without limitation:
(a) Investigating and referring matters involving unlicensed cannabis activities to the appropriate state or local law enforcement agency, including, without limitation, the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety and the Attorney General, for further investigation and possible criminal prosecution;
(b) Educating the public through various types of media and communication and other forms of public outreach on the dangers and illegality of unlicensed cannabis activities and the importance of having cannabis establishments which are licensed and regulated;
(c) Creating a system through which the public, licensees and registrants may file confidential reports of unlicensed cannabis activities; and
(d) Imposing penalties against persons who engage in unlicensed cannabis activities in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 678A.450.
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Assembly Bill No. 514Committee on Health and Human Services
CHAPTER 485
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care; requiring the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to investigate and provide certain assistance to providers of rehabilitative residential mental health care; providing for the licensure and regulation of providers of rehabilitative residential mental health care; making appropriations to and authorizing certain expenditures by the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to administer Medicaid. (NRS 422.270) Section 1 of this bill requires the Director of the Department to include under Medicaid coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care provided to certain recipients of Medicaid. Section 5 of this bill defines the term rehabilitative residential mental health care to mean community-based, medically monitored care provided in a residential setting that uses established rehabilitative principles to achieve certain goals relating to mental health. Section 6 of this bill applies that definition to provisions of existing law governing medical facilities and other related entities. Section 3 of this bill makes a conforming change to require the Director to administer the provisions of section 1 in the same manner as the provisions of existing law governing the State Plan for Medicaid. Section 17.5 of this bill makes appropriations to and authorizes expenditures by the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department for costs associated with providing the coverage required by section 1.
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Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of community-based living arrangement services, which are flexible, individualized services that are: (1) provided in the home, for compensation, to persons with mental illness; and (2) designed and coordinated to assist such persons in maximizing their independence. (NRS 449.0026, 449.0045, 449.030, 449.0302) Sections 2 and 4-16 of this bill similarly provide for the licensure and regulation of providers of rehabilitative residential mental health care. Section 8 requires such a provider to obtain a license as a facility for the dependent and comply with other requirements applicable to such facilities. Sections 7, 9 and 10 clarify that such a provider is separate from certain other types of facilities for the dependent. Section 11 requires the State Board of Health to adopt specific regulations governing providers of rehabilitative residential mental health care. Sections 12 and 15 provide for the inspection of buildings operated by such providers. Sections 13 and 14: (1) require periodic background investigations of the personnel of a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care; and (2) authorize the suspension or revocation of the license of such a provider if the provider or an employee of the provider has been convicted of certain crimes. (NRS 449.174) Section 16 requires a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care to notify a person receiving such care from the provider, his or her parent or legal guardian or another designated person upon the discovery by the Division of a deficiency affecting the health and safety of a patient. Section 4 requires such a provider to comply with provisions governing the reporting and investigation of sentinel events and the designation of patient safety officers. (NRS 439.800-439.890) Section 2 adds providers of rehabilitative residential mental health care to the list of facilities that the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman is required to investigate and assist. (NRS 427A.125-427A.165) Section 17 of this bill provides that a person is not required to be a licensed nurse to provide rehabilitative residential mental health care if the person is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this bill. Operating as a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care without a license would be a misdemeanor. (NRS 449.210)
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 422 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. To the extent that federal financial participation is available, the Director shall include under Medicaid coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care. Such coverage is not required to pay the costs of room and board for a recipient of rehabilitative residential mental health care.
2. The Department shall:
(a) Establish a method for providing the coverage described in subsection 1.
(b) Apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for any waiver of federal law or apply for any amendment of the State Plan for Medicaid that is necessary for the Department to receive federal funding to provide the coverage described in subsection 1.
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(c) Fully cooperate in good faith with the Federal Government during the application process to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Government for obtaining a waiver or amendment pursuant to paragraph (b).
3. As used in this section, rehabilitative residential mental health care has the meaning ascribed to it in section 5 of this act.
Sec. 2. NRS 427A.0292 is hereby amended to read as follows:
427A.0292 Living arrangement services means:
1. Community-based living arrangement services, as defined in NRS 449.0026, that include:
(a) Intensive services and overnight supervision of recipients who require training concerning behavioral skills, self-care and management of medications; or
(b) Services in the home for recipients with chronic medical conditions and severe mental illness who require habilitation or rehabilitation services, or both; [and]
2. Supported living arrangement services, as defined in NRS 435.3315, that include 24-hour care [.] ; and
3. Rehabilitative residential mental health care, as defined in section 5 of this act.
Sec. 3. NRS 232.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.320 1. The Director:
(a) Shall appoint, with the consent of the Governor, administrators of the divisions of the Department, who are respectively designated as follows:
(1) The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division;
(2) The Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services;
(3) The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services;
(4) The Administrator of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy; and
(5) The Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
(b) Shall administer, through the divisions of the Department, the provisions of chapters 63, 424, 425, 427A, 432A to 442, inclusive, 446 to 450, inclusive, 458A and 656A of NRS, NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, 422.001 to 422.410, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, 422.580, 432.010 to 432.133, inclusive, 432B.6201 to 432B.626, inclusive, 444.002 to 444.430, inclusive, and 445A.010 to 445A.055, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the divisions of the Department, but is not responsible for the clinical activities of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health or the professional line activities of the other divisions.
(c) Shall administer any state program for persons with developmental disabilities established pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15001 et seq.
(d) Shall, after considering advice from agencies of local governments and nonprofit organizations which provide social services, adopt a master
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plan for the provision of human services in this State. The Director shall revise the plan biennially and deliver a copy of the plan to the Governor and the Legislature at the beginning of each regular session. The plan must:
(1) Identify and assess the plans and programs of the Department for the provision of human services, and any duplication of those services by federal, state and local agencies;
(2) Set forth priorities for the provision of those services;
(3) Provide for communication and the coordination of those services among nonprofit organizations, agencies of local government, the State and the Federal Government;
(4) Identify the sources of funding for services provided by the Department and the allocation of that funding;
(5) Set forth sufficient information to assist the Department in providing those services and in the planning and budgeting for the future provision of those services; and
(6) Contain any other information necessary for the Department to communicate effectively with the Federal Government concerning demographic trends, formulas for the distribution of federal money and any need for the modification of programs administered by the Department.
(e) May, by regulation, require nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental agencies to provide information regarding the programs of those organizations and agencies, excluding detailed information relating to their budgets and payrolls, which the Director deems necessary for the performance of the duties imposed upon him or her pursuant to this section.
(f) Has such other powers and duties as are provided by law.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director, or the Directors designee, is responsible for appointing and removing subordinate officers and employees of the Department.
Sec. 4. NRS 439.803 is hereby amended to read as follows:
439.803 Health facility means:
1. Any facility licensed by the Division pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS; and
2. A home operated by [a] :
(a) A provider of community-based living arrangement services, as defined in NRS 449.0026 [.] ; or
(b) A provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care, as defined in section 5 of this act.
Sec. 5. Chapter 449 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Rehabilitative residential mental health care means community-based, medically monitored care provided in a residential setting that uses established rehabilitative principles to:
1. Promote the recovery of the client with a mental illness or other behavioral health condition; and
2. Assist the client in achieving psychiatric stability, personal and emotional adjustment, self-sufficiency and other skills necessary to transition to a more independent setting.
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Sec. 6. NRS 449.001 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.001 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 449.0015 to 449.0195, inclusive, and section 5 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 7. NRS 449.0026 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.0026 1. Community-based living arrangement services means flexible, individualized services, including, without limitation, training and habilitation services, that are:
[1.] (a) Provided in the home, for compensation, to persons with mental illness who are served by the Division or any other entity; and
[2.] (b) Designed and coordinated to assist such persons in maximizing their independence.
2. The term does not include rehabilitative residential mental health care.
Sec. 8. NRS 449.0045 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.0045 Facility for the dependent includes:
1. A facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders;
2. A facility for the care of adults during the day;
3. A residential facility for groups;
4. An agency to provide personal care services in the home;
5. A facility for transitional living for released offenders;
6. A home for individual residential care;
7. A community health worker pool; [and]
8. A provider of community-based living arrangement services [.] ; and
9. A provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care.
Sec. 9. NRS 449.0105 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.0105 Home for individual residential care means a home in which a natural person furnishes food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision, for compensation, to not more than two persons with intellectual disabilities or with physical disabilities or who are aged or infirm, unless the persons receiving those services are related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to the person providing those services. The term does not include:
1. A recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders; [or]
2. A home in which community-based living arrangement services or supported living arrangement services are provided by a provider of such services during any period in which the provider is engaged in providing the services [.] ; or
3. A location where rehabilitative residential mental health care is provided by a provider of such care.
Sec. 10. NRS 449.017 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.017 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, residential facility for groups means an establishment that furnishes food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision to a person with an intellectual disability or with a physical disability or a person who is aged or infirm. The term includes, without limitation, an assisted living facility.
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2. The term does not include:
(a) An establishment which provides care only during the day;
(b) A natural person who provides care for no more than two persons in his or her own home;
(c) A natural person who provides care for one or more persons related to him or her within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity;
(d) A recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders; [or]
(e) A home in which community-based living arrangement services or supported living arrangement services are provided by a provider of such services during any period in which the provider is providing the services [.] ; or
(f) A location where rehabilitative residential mental health care is provided by a provider of such care.
Sec. 11. NRS 449.0302 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.0302 1. The Board shall adopt:
(a) Licensing standards for each class of medical facility or facility for the dependent covered by NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, and for programs of hospice care.
(b) Regulations governing the licensing of such facilities and programs.
(c) Regulations governing the procedure and standards for granting an extension of the time for which a natural person may provide certain care in his or her home without being considered a residential facility for groups pursuant to NRS 449.017. The regulations must require that such grants are effective only if made in writing.
(d) Regulations establishing a procedure for the indemnification by the Division, from the amount of any surety bond or other obligation filed or deposited by a facility for refractive surgery pursuant to NRS 449.068 or 449.069, of a patient of the facility who has sustained any damages as a result of the bankruptcy of or any breach of contract by the facility.
(e) Regulations that prescribe the specific types of discrimination prohibited by NRS 449.101.
(f) Regulations requiring a hospital or independent center for emergency medical care to provide training to each employee who provides care to victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault concerning appropriate care for such persons, including, without limitation, training concerning the requirements of NRS 449.1885.
(g) Any other regulations as it deems necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive.
2. The Board shall adopt separate regulations governing the licensing and operation of:
(a) Facilities for the care of adults during the day; and
(b) Residential facilities for groups,
Κ which provide care to persons with Alzheimers disease or other severe dementia, as described in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 449.1845.
3. The Board shall adopt separate regulations for:
(a) The licensure of rural hospitals and rural emergency hospitals which take into consideration the unique problems of operating such a facility in a rural area.
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(b) The licensure of facilities for refractive surgery which take into consideration the unique factors of operating such a facility.
(c) The licensure of mobile units which take into consideration the unique factors of operating a facility that is not in a fixed location.
4. The Board shall require that the practices and policies of each medical facility or facility for the dependent provide adequately for the protection of the health, safety and physical, moral and mental well-being of each person accommodated in the facility.
5. In addition to the training requirements prescribed pursuant to NRS 449.093, the Board shall establish minimum qualifications for administrators and employees of residential facilities for groups. In establishing the qualifications, the Board shall consider the related standards set by nationally recognized organizations which accredit such facilities.
6. The Board shall adopt separate regulations regarding the assistance which may be given pursuant to NRS 453.375 and 454.213 to an ultimate user of controlled substances or dangerous drugs by employees of residential facilities for groups. The regulations must require at least the following conditions before such assistance may be given:
(a) The ultimate users physical and mental condition is stable and is following a predictable course.
(b) The amount of the medication prescribed is at a maintenance level and does not require a daily assessment.
(c) A written plan of care by a physician or registered nurse has been established that:
(1) Addresses possession and assistance in the administration of the medication; and
(2) Includes a plan, which has been prepared under the supervision of a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist, for emergency intervention if an adverse condition results.
(d) Except as otherwise authorized by the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 449.0304, the prescribed medication is not administered by injection or intravenously.
(e) The employee has successfully completed training and examination approved by the Division regarding the authorized manner of assistance.
7. The Board shall adopt separate regulations governing the licensing and operation of residential facilities for groups which provide assisted living services. The Board shall not allow the licensing of a facility as a residential facility for groups which provides assisted living services and a residential facility for groups shall not claim that it provides assisted living services unless:
(a) Before authorizing a person to move into the facility, the facility makes a full written disclosure to the person regarding what services of personalized care will be available to the person and the amount that will be charged for those services throughout the residents stay at the facility.
(b) The residents of the facility reside in their own living units which:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, contain toilet facilities;
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(2) Contain a sleeping area or bedroom; and
(3) Are shared with another occupant only upon consent of both occupants.
(c) The facility provides personalized care to the residents of the facility and the general approach to operating the facility incorporates these core principles:
(1) The facility is designed to create a residential environment that actively supports and promotes each residents quality of life and right to privacy;
(2) The facility is committed to offering high-quality supportive services that are developed by the facility in collaboration with the resident to meet the residents individual needs;
(3) The facility provides a variety of creative and innovative services that emphasize the particular needs of each individual resident and the residents personal choice of lifestyle;
(4) The operation of the facility and its interaction with its residents supports, to the maximum extent possible, each residents need for autonomy and the right to make decisions regarding his or her own life;
(5) The operation of the facility is designed to foster a social climate that allows the resident to develop and maintain personal relationships with fellow residents and with persons in the general community;
(6) The facility is designed to minimize and is operated in a manner which minimizes the need for its residents to move out of the facility as their respective physical and mental conditions change over time; and
(7) The facility is operated in such a manner as to foster a culture that provides a high-quality environment for the residents, their families, the staff, any volunteers and the community at large.
8. The Division may grant an exception from the requirement of subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 7 to a facility which is licensed as a residential facility for groups on or before July 1, 2005, and which is authorized to have 10 or fewer beds and was originally constructed as a single-family dwelling if the Division finds that:
(a) Strict application of that requirement would result in economic hardship to the facility requesting the exception; and
(b) The exception, if granted, would not:
(1) Cause substantial detriment to the health or welfare of any resident of the facility;
(2) Result in more than two residents sharing a toilet facility; or
(3) Otherwise impair substantially the purpose of that requirement.
9. The Board shall, if it determines necessary, adopt regulations and requirements to ensure that each residential facility for groups and its staff are prepared to respond to an emergency, including, without limitation:
(a) The adoption of plans to respond to a natural disaster and other types of emergency situations, including, without limitation, an emergency involving fire;
(b) The adoption of plans to provide for the evacuation of a residential facility for groups in an emergency, including, without limitation, plans to ensure that nonambulatory patients may be evacuated;
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(c) Educating the residents of residential facilities for groups concerning the plans adopted pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b); and
(d) Posting the plans or a summary of the plans adopted pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) in a conspicuous place in each residential facility for groups.
10. The regulations governing the licensing and operation of facilities for transitional living for released offenders must provide for the licensure of at least three different types of facilities, including, without limitation:
(a) Facilities that only provide a housing and living environment;
(b) Facilities that provide or arrange for the provision of supportive services for residents of the facility to assist the residents with reintegration into the community, in addition to providing a housing and living environment; and
(c) Facilities that provide or arrange for the provision of programs for alcohol and other substance use disorders, in addition to providing a housing and living environment and providing or arranging for the provision of other supportive services.
Κ The regulations must provide that if a facility was originally constructed as a single-family dwelling, the facility must not be authorized for more than eight beds.
11. The Board shall adopt regulations applicable to providers of community-based living arrangement services which:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), require a natural person responsible for the operation of a provider of community-based living arrangement services and each employee of a provider of community-based living arrangement services who supervises or provides support to recipients of community-based living arrangement services to complete training concerning the provision of community-based living arrangement services to persons with mental illness and continuing education concerning the particular population served by the provider;
(b) Exempt a person licensed or certified pursuant to title 54 of NRS from the requirements prescribed pursuant to paragraph (a) if the Board determines that the person is required to receive training and continuing education substantially equivalent to that prescribed pursuant to that paragraph;
(c) Require a natural person responsible for the operation of a provider of community-based living arrangement services to receive training concerning the provisions of title 53 of NRS applicable to the provision of community-based living arrangement services; and
(d) Require an applicant for a license to provide community-based living arrangement services to post a surety bond in an amount equal to the operating expenses of the applicant for 2 months, place that amount in escrow or take another action prescribed by the Division to ensure that, if the applicant becomes insolvent, recipients of community-based living arrangement services from the applicant may continue to receive community-based living arrangement services for 2 months at the expense of the applicant.
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12. The Board shall adopt separate regulations governing the licensing and operation of freestanding birthing centers. Such regulations must:
(a) Align with the standards established by the American Association of Birth Centers, or its successor organization, the accrediting body of the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, or its successor organization, or another nationally recognized organization for accrediting freestanding birthing centers; and
(b) Allow the provision of supervised training to providers of health care, as appropriate, at a freestanding birthing center.
13. If the regulations adopted pursuant to this section require a physical examination to be performed on a patient or the medical history of a patient to be obtained before or after the patient is admitted to a hospital, those regulations must authorize a certified nurse-midwife to perform such a physical examination or obtain such a medical history before or after a patient is admitted to a hospital for the purpose of giving birth.
14. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the licensing and operation of providers of rehabilitative residential mental health care, which must include, without limitation, separate requirements for providers providing such care to minors and providers providing such care to adults.
15. As used in this section:
(a) Certified nurse-midwife means a person who is:
(1) Certified as a Certified Nurse-Midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board, or its successor organization; and
(2) Licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to NRS 632.237.
(b) Living unit means an individual private accommodation designated for a resident within the facility.
Sec. 12. NRS 449.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.080 1. If, after investigation, the Division finds that the:
(a) Applicant is in full compliance with the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive;
(b) Applicant is in substantial compliance with the standards and regulations adopted by the Board;
(c) Applicant, if he or she has undertaken a project for which approval is required pursuant to NRS 439A.100 or 439A.102, has obtained the approval of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services; and
(d) Facility conforms to the applicable zoning regulations,
Κ the Division shall issue the license to the applicant.
2. Any investigation of an applicant for a license to provide community-based living arrangement services or rehabilitative residential mental health care conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation, an inspection of any building operated by the applicant in which the applicant proposes to provide community-based living arrangement services [.] or rehabilitative residential mental health care, as applicable.
3. A license applies only to the person to whom it is issued, is valid only for the premises described in the license and is not transferable.
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Sec. 13. NRS 449.089 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.089 1. Each license issued pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, expires on December 31 following its issuance and is renewable for 1 year upon reapplication and payment of all fees required pursuant to subsection 4 and NRS 449.050, as applicable, unless the Division finds, after an investigation, that the facility has not:
(a) Satisfactorily complied with the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, or the standards and regulations adopted by the Board;
(b) Obtained the approval of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services before undertaking a project, if such approval is required by NRS 439A.100 or 439A.102; or
(c) Conformed to all applicable local zoning regulations.
2. Each reapplication for an agency to provide personal care services in the home, an agency to provide nursing in the home, a community health worker pool, a facility for intermediate care, a facility for skilled nursing, a provider of community-based living arrangement services, a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care, a hospital described in 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(iv), a psychiatric hospital that provides inpatient services to children, a psychiatric residential treatment facility, a residential facility for groups, a program of hospice care, a home for individual residential care, a facility for the care of adults during the day, a facility for hospice care, a nursing pool, the distinct part of a hospital which meets the requirements of a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 483.5, a hospital that provides swing-bed services as described in 42 C.F.R. § 482.58 or, if residential services are provided to children, a medical facility or facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders must include, without limitation, a statement that the facility, hospital, agency, provider, program, pool or home is in compliance with the provisions of NRS 449.115 to 449.125, inclusive, and 449.174.
3. Each reapplication for an agency to provide personal care services in the home, a community health worker pool, a facility for intermediate care, a facility for skilled nursing, a facility for the care of adults during the day, a residential facility for groups or a home for individual residential care must include, without limitation, a statement that the holder of the license to operate, and the administrator or other person in charge and employees of, the facility, agency, pool or home are in compliance with the provisions of NRS 449.093.
4. Each reapplication for a surgical center for ambulatory patients, facility for the treatment of irreversible renal disease, facility for hospice care, program of hospice care, hospital, facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, agency to provide personal care services in the home or rural clinic must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 457.240, in addition to the fees imposed pursuant to NRS 449.050.
Sec. 14. NRS 449.119 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.119 Facility, hospital, agency, program or home means an agency to provide personal care services in the home, an employment agency that contracts with persons to provide nonmedical services related to
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personal care to elderly persons or persons with disabilities in the home, an agency to provide nursing in the home, a community health worker pool, a facility for intermediate care, a facility for skilled nursing, a provider of community-based living arrangement services, a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care, a hospital described in 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(iv), a psychiatric hospital that provides inpatient services to children, a psychiatric residential treatment facility, a residential facility for groups, a program of hospice care, a home for individual residential care, a facility for the care of adults during the day, a facility for hospice care, a nursing pool, the distinct part of a hospital which meets the requirements of a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 483.5, a hospital that provides swing-bed services as described in 42 C.F.R. § 482.58 or, if residential services are provided to children, a medical facility or facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders.
Sec. 15. NRS 449.131 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.131 1. Any authorized member or employee of the Division may enter and inspect any building or premises at any time to secure compliance with or prevent a violation of any provision of NRS 449.029 to 449.245, inclusive.
2. The State Fire Marshal or a designee of the State Fire Marshal, which may include a local fire agency that meets an industry standard accepted by the State Fire Marshal, shall, upon receiving a request from the Division or a written complaint concerning compliance with the plans and requirements to respond to an emergency adopted pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 449.0302:
(a) Enter and inspect a residential facility for groups or a building operated by a provider of community-based living arrangement services or a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care in which such services [are] or care is provided; and
(b) Make recommendations regarding the adoption of plans and requirements pursuant to subsection 9 of NRS 449.0302,
Κ to ensure the safety of the residents of the facility or persons receiving care from the provider, as applicable, in an emergency.
3. The Chief Medical Officer or a designee of the Chief Medical Officer shall enter and inspect at least annually each building or the premises of a residential facility for groups , [and] each building operated by a provider of community-based living arrangement services in which such services are provided and each building operated by a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care in which such care is provided to ensure compliance with standards for health and sanitation.
4. An authorized member or employee of the Division shall enter and inspect any building or premises operated by a residential facility for groups , [or] provider of community-based living arrangement services or provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care within 72 hours after the Division is notified that a residential facility for groups , [or] provider of community-based living arrangement services or provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care is operating without a license.
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Sec. 16. NRS 449.134 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.134 A facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups, provider of community-based living arrangement services , provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care or home for individual residential care shall immediately provide notice of a deficiency affecting the health and safety of a patient discovered during the course of an inspection of the facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, residential facility for groups, provider of community-based living arrangement services , provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care or home for individual residential care conducted by the Division to:
1. A person receiving care at the facility or home or from the provider, as applicable;
2. The parent or legal guardian of the person receiving care at the facility or home or from the provider, as applicable; or
3. Any other natural person designated to receive such notice by the person receiving care at the facility or home or from the provider, as applicable, or the parent or guardian of the person.
Sec. 17. NRS 632.316 is hereby amended to read as follows:
632.316 The provisions of NRS 632.315 do not prohibit:
1. Gratuitous nursing by friends or by members of the family of a patient.
2. The incidental care of the sick by domestic servants or persons primarily employed as housekeepers as long as they do not practice nursing within the meaning of this chapter.
3. Nursing assistance in the case of an emergency.
4. The practice of nursing by students enrolled in accredited schools of nursing or by graduates of those schools or courses pending the results of the first licensing examination scheduled by the Board following graduation. A student or graduate may not work as a nursing assistant unless the student or graduate is certified to practice as a nursing assistant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
5. The practice of nursing in this State by any legally qualified nurse or nursing assistant of another state whose engagement requires the nurse or nursing assistant to accompany and care for a patient temporarily residing in this State during the period of one such engagement, not to exceed 6 months, if the person does not represent or hold himself or herself out as a nurse licensed to practice in this State or as a nursing assistant who holds a certificate to practice in this State.
6. The practice of nursing by any person who is employed by the United States Government, or any bureau, division or agency thereof, while in the discharge of his or her official duties in this State, including, without limitation, providing medical care in a hospital in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 449.2455.
7. Nonmedical nursing for the care of the sick, with or without compensation, if done by the adherents of, or in connection with, the practice of the religious tenets of any well-recognized church or religious
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denomination, if that nursing does not amount to the practice of practical or professional nursing as defined in NRS 632.017 and 632.018, respectively.
8. A personal assistant from performing services for a person with a disability pursuant to NRS 629.091.
9. A natural person from providing community-based living arrangement services if:
(a) That person has been issued a license pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or
(b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership, firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that has been issued a license pursuant to chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Κ As used in this subsection, community-based living arrangement services has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 449.0026.
10. A natural person from providing supported living arrangement services if:
(a) That person has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive; or
(b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership, firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.3305 to 435.339, inclusive.
Κ As used in this subsection, supported living arrangement services has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.3315.
11. A natural person from providing jobs and day training services if:
(a) That person has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive; or
(b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership, firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that has been issued a certificate pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 435.130 to 435.310, inclusive.
Κ As used in this subsection, jobs and day training services has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 435.176.
12. A natural person from providing rehabilitative residential mental health care if:
(a) That person has been issued a license pursuant to the provisions of chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or
(b) That person is employed or retained as an independent contractor by a partnership, firm, corporation or association, state or local government or agency thereof that has been issued a license pursuant to the provisions of chapter 449 of NRS and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Κ As used in this subsection, rehabilitative residential mental health care has the meaning ascribed to it in section 5 of this act.
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Sec. 17.5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services for the costs of providing Medicaid coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care pursuant to section 1 of this act and computer system upgrades associated with the requirements of section 1 of this act the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026....................................................... $30,800
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $551,899
2. Expenditure of the following sums not appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway Fund is hereby authorized by the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services for the same purposes as set forth in subsection 1:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026....................................................... $92,400
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027................................................. $1,639,954
3. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
Sec. 18. 1. Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of section 8 of this act, a provider of rehabilitative residential mental health care that is operating on July 1, 2026, may continue to operate without obtaining a license issued by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services until January 1, 2027.
2. As used in this section, rehabilitative residential mental health care has the meaning ascribed to it in section 5 of this act.
Sec. 19. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Section 17.5 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
3. Sections 1 to 17, inclusive, and section 18 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 July 1, 2026, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 533Committee on Education
CHAPTER 486
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a pupil to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance the pupil is otherwise required to attend in certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Education to establish a program to award grants of money for the purpose of providing transportation to such pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) authorizes the board of trustees of certain school districts to zone the school district and determine which pupils must attend each school; and (2) allows pupils to attend certain schools despite the zoning decision of the board of trustees of the school district. (NRS 388.040) Section 2 of this bill authorizes a pupil to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the public school is not at capacity in the grade level of the pupil and the pupil receives approval to attend the school. Section 2 additionally: (1) requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt policies and procedures governing the attendance of pupils at schools outside the zone of attendance that such pupils are otherwise required to attend; (2) requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a process to review such policies and procedures; (3) provides certain requirements governing the application process established by a school district, including, without limitation, various factors that may not be considered when determining whether to approve an application; (4) sets forth the process for the parent or legal guardian of a pupil who submits an application to appeal certain decisions regarding the application; and (5) requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and each school district to publish certain data concerning vacancies at each public school on the Internet website maintained by the Department of Education and school district, respectively. Section 1 of this bill authorizes the board of trustees of a school district that furnishes transportation to pupils to elect not to provide transportation to a pupil who attends a public school outside of his or her zone of attendance pursuant to section 2. Additionally, section 2 authorizes the board of trustees of a school district to accept gifts and grants to carry out certain provisions of section 2.
Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Department, to the extent that money is available, to establish a program to award grants of money to organizations or the parent or legal guardian of a pupil for the purpose of providing the pupil with transportation to attend a public school located outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend. Section 1.5 additionally requires the Department to adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the program.
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 386.790 is hereby amended to read as follows:
386.790 1. As provided in this title, the board of trustees of any school district may furnish transportation for all resident children of school age in the school district attending a public school, including pupils assigned to special schools or programs pursuant to NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive, or 388.5251 to 388.5267, inclusive:
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to special schools or programs pursuant to NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive, or 388.5251 to 388.5267, inclusive:
(a) Who are not excused from school attendance by the provisions of this title; and
(b) Who reside within the school district at such a distance from the school as to make transportation necessary and desirable.
2. When the board of trustees of a school district whose population is less than 100,000 furnishes transportation for pupils attending public schools pursuant to subsection 1, the board may also provide transportation for all resident children of school age in the school district attending private schools not operated for profit, over bus routes established for pupils attending public schools. If such transportation is provided, the pupils attending such private schools must be transported, if space is available, to and from the points on the established routes nearest to the schools which they attend.
3. The board of trustees of any school district may:
(a) Establish bus routes.
(b) Make regulations governing the conduct of pupils while being transported.
(c) For the safety of pupils being transported, govern the conduct of drivers by making and enforcing regulations not inconsistent with regulations of the State Board of Education or with law.
4. If the board of trustees of a school district furnishes transportation pursuant to this section, the board of trustees may elect not to provide transportation to pupils who attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.040.
Sec. 1.5. Chapter 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Department shall, to the extent that money is available for this purpose, establish a program to award grants of money to organizations or the parent or legal guardian of a pupil for the purpose of providing the pupil with transportation to attend a public school located outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.040.
2. A pupil who uses transportation provided by the recipient of a grant of money awarded pursuant to this section shall notify the Department if the pupil transfers to another school.
3. An applicant who receives a grant of money pursuant to this section shall not use the grant for any purpose other than providing eligible pupils with transportation to and from a public school located outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend.
4. The Department shall adopt regulations:
(a) Prescribing the requirements to apply for and receive a grant through the program established by this section.
(b) Establishing the eligibility criteria for pupils for whom transportation may be provided through a grant, including, without limitation, that:
(1) The pupil lives in the zone of attendance for a public school that received, in the immediately preceding school year, one of the two lowest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools; and
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(2) The pupil attends a school district which has elected not to provide transportation to pupils who attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.040 and no other viable form of transportation is available to the pupil.
(c) Necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Sec. 2. NRS 388.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.040 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of a school district that includes more than one school which offers instruction in the same grade or grades may zone the school district and determine which pupils must attend each school.
2. The establishment of zones pursuant to subsection 1 does not preclude a pupil from attending a:
(a) Charter school;
(b) University school for profoundly gifted pupils;
(c) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil is a child in foster care who is remaining in his or her school of origin pursuant to NRS 388E.105;
(d) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive, or the parent or legal guardian with whom the pupil resides has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive; [or]
(e) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil is an English learner enrolling in the school pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 388.408 [.] ; or
(f) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the public school is not at capacity in the grade level of the pupil and the pupil is approved to attend the school pursuant to this section.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
(a) Establish a process to review the policies and procedures of school districts adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 4 to determine if such policies and procedures are consistent with the requirements of this section.
(b) Ensure that any application of a school district for pupils to apply to attend a school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 is made available in the five most common languages other than English primarily spoken in households in this State as determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which may include, without limitation, Spanish and Tagalog.
(c) On or before the first day of each calendar quarter, publish, on the Internet website maintained by the Department, the number of vacancies for each grade level in each public school in this State.
(d) On the Internet website maintained by the Department, annually publish data describing, for pupils who transferred between schools located in different zones of attendance pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2:
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(1) The total number of pupils who transferred between schools located in different zones of attendance during the previous school year; and
(2) For each public school, the number of pupils who transferred into and out of the school pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 during the previous school year.
4. The board of trustees of each school district shall:
(a) Adopt policies and procedures governing the attendance of pupils at schools outside the zone of attendance that a pupil is otherwise required to attend pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2. Such policies and procedures must:
(1) Not deem a pupil ineligible to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2 on an arbitrary basis, including, without limitation, based on the home address of the pupil;
(2) Require all public schools within the school district, except for magnet schools, career and technical academies and dual enrollment high schools, to be open to the attendance of pupils pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2, subject to capacity;
(3) Prohibit the assessment of any tuition or fees by a public school within the school district to a pupil who attends the school pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2;
(4) Include a procedure for pupils to apply to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 2, including, without limitation, the date each year on which the school district will begin accepting applications and the annual deadline by which an application must be submitted;
(5) Not require a pupil to complete an application to attend a public school unless the pupil is requesting to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend;
(6) Provide for the notification of a pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian, and the principals of the schools involved in the transfer of the pupil, if an application is approved; and
(7) Include a method to determine which pupils to enroll in any grade level within a public school for which applications exceed the capacity limits established pursuant to paragraph (c), which:
(I) Must give priority to pupils who live in the zone of attendance for a public school that received, in the immediately preceding school year, one of the two lowest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools; and
(II) Except as otherwise provided in sub-subparagraph (I), may include, without limitation, a lottery.
(b) On or before the first day of each calendar quarter, publish on the Internet website maintained by the school district the number of vacancies for each grade level in each public school in the school district.
(c) Determine the capacity for each grade level within each public school in the school district in accordance with the provisions of this section and annually publish such capacity on the Internet website maintained by the school district not later than 90 days before the date on which the school district will begin accepting applications from pupils to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that a pupil is otherwise required to attend.
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otherwise required to attend. The capacity determined pursuant to this paragraph must not be reduced during the period in which the school district accepts such applications unless a significant change in circumstances, which was unforeseeable at the time the capacity was published pursuant to this section, necessitates such a change, including, without limitation, a change in capacity due to an issue with the facilities of the public school. If the capacity of a public school is reduced during the period in which the school district accepts such applications, the board of trustees shall ensure that, not later than 15 days before the earliest date on which decisions on such applications are to be made, there is published on the Internet website maintained by the school district a written explanation of the change in circumstances which necessitated the reduction in capacity.
(d) Require a public school in the school district to enroll a pupil whose application submitted in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) has been approved, so long as the public school has capacity at the grade level of the pupil without taking into consideration the capacity of any specialized program.
(e) Allow a pupil whose application submitted in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) has been approved to permanently transfer to that public school without requiring an additional application in any subsequent school year.
(f) Adopt a uniform methodology for calculating the capacity of each public school within the school district for the purposes of paragraph (c). The methodology must be publicly documented, applied consistently across all public schools within the school district and published on the Internet website maintained by the school district. The methodology adopted by a school district must calculate the capacity of each public school within the school district based on:
(1) Maximum building occupancy; or
(2) An occupancy level of not more than 1 person per 40 square feet of instructional space.
(g) Prepare and submit an annual report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction describing:
(1) The number of applications to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that a pupil is otherwise required to attend that were received by the school district and the number of such applications that were approved or denied; and
(2) For each application that was denied, the reason the board of trustees of the school district denied the application.
5. The application process established by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to subsection 4 must prohibit the consideration of any of the following factors in determining whether to approve an application:
(a) The academic, artistic or athletic ability of a pupil;
(b) The participation of a pupil in any extracurricular activity or the skill of a pupil in such an activity;
(c) Whether a pupil is a pupil with a disability;
(d) Whether a pupil is an English learner;
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(e) The address at which the pupil resides; or
(f) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, whether a pupil has previously been subject to any disciplinary action. The board of trustees of a school district may deny the application of a pupil who, in the school year for which the application is submitted or in the immediately preceding school year, was suspended for 10 or more days or expelled.
6. If an application to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that a pupil is otherwise required to attend is denied or no action is taken on the application, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil may appeal the denial or lack of action to the superintendent of the school district and he or she shall promptly approve or deny the application. The decision of the superintendent of the school district is final.
7. The board of trustees of a school district may accept gifts and grants to carry out the provisions of subsections 3 to 6, inclusive.
8. The State Board shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
9. As used in this section:
(a) Expelled has the meaning ascribed to expel or expulsion in NRS 392.4603.
(b) Instructional space does not include:
(1) A gymnasium;
(2) A theater;
(3) An administrative office;
(4) A cafeteria; and
(5) A storage space.
(c) Suspended has the meaning ascribed to suspend or suspension in NRS 392.4607.
Sec. 3. 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. 4. 1. This section and section 3 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1, 1.5 and 2 of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On July 1, 2026, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 539Committee on Revenue
CHAPTER 487
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to workforce development; authorizing, to the extent that money is available, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to establish and carry out a program to place career coaches in middle schools and junior high schools; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law creates the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and provides that the purpose of the Department is to plan, coordinate and carry out various services and activities designed to achieve and support employment and economic independence for certain residents of this State. (NRS 232.910) Section 1 of this bill authorizes, to the extent that money is available, the Department to establish and carry out a program to place career coaches in middle schools and junior high schools. Section 1 requires that the program be designed to provide pupils enrolled in middle school or junior high school with information and guidance, inside or outside the classroom, for the exploration of career pathways and the development of knowledge, training and skills required for career readiness. Section 1 further: (1) requires the Department to collaborate with any appropriate persons or entities to establish and carry out the program and, to the extent that money is available, prioritize the placement of such career coaches in middle schools and junior high schools that are located in zip codes with high levels of unemployment; and (2) authorizes the Department to apply for and accept gifts, donations, grants or other sources of money and, within the limits of available money, to enter into contracts and award grants related to the program. Section 2 of this bill makes certain definitions applicable to the provisions of section 1.
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 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. To the extent that money is available, the Department may establish and carry out a program for the placement of career coaches in middle schools and junior high schools.
2. The program established pursuant to subsection 1 must be designed to provide pupils enrolled in middle school or junior high school with information and guidance, inside or outside the classroom, for:
(a) The exploration of career pathways; and
(b) The development of knowledge, training and skills required for career readiness, including, without limitation, financial literacy, and the opportunities available for such development in high school.
3. For the purpose of establishing and carrying out the program described in subsection 1, the Department:
(a) Shall:
(1) Collaborate with any appropriate persons or entities, including, without limitation, a state agency, school district or other local governmental agency, chamber of commerce, nonprofit organization, trade association and regional development authority, as defined in NRS 231.009; and
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governmental agency, chamber of commerce, nonprofit organization, trade association and regional development authority, as defined in NRS 231.009; and
(2) Prioritize the placement of career coaches in middle schools and junior high schools that are located in zip codes with high levels of unemployment; and
(b) May:
(1) Apply for and accept any gift, donation, grant or other source of money; and
(2) Within the limits of available money, enter into contracts with or award grants to persons or entities that have the appropriate expertise to provide any services or resources necessary to assist the Department in establishing or carrying out the program.
Sec. 2. NRS 232.900 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.900 As used in NRS 232.900 to 232.990, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. Department means the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
2. Director means the Director of the Department.
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Senate Bill No. 15Committee on Government Affairs
CHAPTER 488
[Approved: June 10, 2025]
AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to the timing of when an annual meeting of a debt management commission must occur; revising the hours the office of the county treasurer is required to be kept open; revising the contents of a notice of delinquent taxes; revising provisions relating to certain fees imposed by certain counties and cities on the construction of a structure or the grading of land for certain purposes; revising provisions relating to certain property held in trust by the county treasurer; eliminating the requirement that a school associate superintendent provide a quarterly report to the governing body of a county within a local school precinct; revising the notice requirements relating to applications for certain franchises; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law creates a debt management commission in each county of this State and requires a commission to review and vote on proposals of a municipality to incur certain debts, levy a special elective tax, issue certain bonds or enter into an installment-purchase agreement with a term of more than 10 years. Existing law also requires a commission to review and vote on proposals by general improvement districts to issue medium-term obligations, borrow money or issue certain securities, among certain other duties and responsibilities. (NRS 350.0115, 350.014) Existing law requires a debt management commission to meet annually in August and at the call of the chair for certain purposes, in addition to certain other meetings. (NRS 350.012) Section 2 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the annual meeting be held in August. Sections 1 and 3 of this bill make conforming changes to remove references to the annual meeting being held in August.
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Existing law authorizes the board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County) and which is home to a species or subspecies that has been declared endangered or threatened pursuant to federal law to: (1) impose a fee on the construction of a structure or the grading of land in the unincorporated areas of the county; (2) deposit the money collected from the fee into an enterprise fund; and (3) use the money from the fee to fund an area or zone for the preservation of the endangered or threatened species or subspecies. (NRS 244.386) Existing law also allows the governing body of a city to: (1) impose a similar fee if the county in which the city is located has created such an enterprise fund; (2) deposit the fee into the enterprise fund; and (3) use the money collected from the fee to take certain measures to conserve the endangered or threatened species or subspecies. (NRS 268.4413, 268.4415). Sections 3.3, 3.7 and 3.9 of this bill allow the money collected from such fees to also be used for the establishment of plans and programs for the conservation of the habitat and ecosystems in certain areas or zones. Sections 3.3 and 3.7 require any such fee collected to be based upon an economic analysis of the cost to carry out such a plan or program for habitat and ecosystem conservation. Section 3.3 also authorizes a board of county commissioners that imposes such a fee to adjust the fee for inflation beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
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 3.5 of this bill provides that the county office and branch offices, if any, of the county treasurer may 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 the 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 4 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 a 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 5 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 6 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.
Existing law requires the superintendent of schools in a school district in this State which has more than 100,000 pupils enrolled in its public schools (currently the Clark County School District) to assign a school associate superintendent to oversee one or more local school precincts. (NRS 388G.620) Existing law prescribes the duties of a school associate superintendent, including requiring a school associate superintendent to provide a report in person, not less than quarterly, to the governing body of each city and county within which a local school precinct to which he or she is assigned to oversee is located. (NRS 388G.630) Section 7 of this bill eliminates the requirement to report to a county.
Exiting law authorizes a board of county commissioners to grant a franchise to construct, install, operate, and maintain street railways, electric light, heat and power lines, gas and water mains and telephone lines, among certain other things. (NRS 709.050) Any person or entity desiring a franchise is required to file an application in writing with the board of county commissioners wherein the franchise is to be exercised. (NRS 709.060) Notice of such an application is required to be given at the next regular meeting of the board and is required to be: (1) published once each week for 4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, subject to certain exceptions; and (2) posted in three public places nearest where the application will take effect, and if more than one unincorporated town is affected, posted in three public places in each of the unincorporated towns. (NRS 709.070) Section 8 of this bill revises such requirements to post the notice from three places to one place if more than one unincorporated town is affected by reducing the postings required in public places in each of the unincorporated towns.
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 350.0115 is hereby amended to read as follows:
350.0115 1. There is hereby created in each county whose population is 700,000 or more a debt management commission, to be composed of:
(a) Three representatives of the board of county commissioners from its membership;
(b) One representative of each governing body of the five largest incorporated cities in the county from its membership;
(c) One representative of the board of trustees of the county school district from its membership; and
(d) Two representatives of the public at large.
2. There is hereby created in each county whose population is less than 700,000 a debt management commission, to be composed of one representative of the county, one representative of the school district and the following additional representatives:
(a) In each such county which contains more than one incorporated city:
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(1) One representative of the city in which the county seat is located;
(2) One representative of the other incorporated cities jointly; and
(3) One representative of the public at large.
(b) In each such county which contains one incorporated city:
(1) One representative of the incorporated city; and
(2) Two representatives of the public at large.
(c) In each such county which contains no incorporated city, one representative of the public at large.
(d) In each such county which contains one or more general improvement districts, one representative of the district or districts jointly and one additional representative of the public at large.
3. In Carson City, there is hereby created a debt management commission, to be composed of one representative of the Board of Supervisors, one representative of the school district and three representatives of the public at large. The representative of the Board of Supervisors and the representative of the school district shall select the representatives of the public at large and, for that purpose only, constitute a quorum of the debt management commission. Members of the commission serve for a term of 2 years beginning on January 1, or until their successors are chosen.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, each representative of a single local government must be chosen by its governing body. Each representative of two or more local governments must be chosen by their governing bodies jointly, each governing body having one vote. Each representative of the general improvement districts must be chosen by their governing bodies jointly, each governing body having one vote. Each representative of the public at large must be chosen by the other members of the commission from residents of the county, or Carson City, as the case may be, who have a knowledge of its financial structure. A tie vote must be resolved by lot.
5. A person appointed as a member of the commission in a county whose population is 100,000 or more who is not an elected officer or a person appointed to an elective office for an unexpired term must have at least 5 years of experience in the field of public administration, public accounting or banking.
6. A person appointed as a member of the commission shall not have a substantial financial interest in the ownership or negotiation of securities issued by this State or any of its political subdivisions.
7. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, members of the commission or their successors must be chosen in January of each odd-numbered year and hold office for a term of 2 years beginning January 1. The representatives of incorporated cities must be chosen after elections are held in the cities, but before the annual meeting of the commission [in August.] required by subsection 2 of NRS 350.012. The term of a representative who serves pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 is coterminous with the term of his or her elected office, unless the public entity that appointed the representative revokes his or her appointment.
8. Any vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original choice was made for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Sec. 2. NRS 350.012 is hereby amended to read as follows:
350.012 1. The commission shall meet during the month of February of each year to organize by selecting a chair and vice chair. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the chair must be one of the representatives of the board of county commissioners.
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whose population is 700,000 or more, the chair must be one of the representatives of the board of county commissioners. The county clerk is ex officio the secretary of the commission.
2. In addition to the organizational meeting, each commission shall meet annually [in August of each year] and at the call of the chair whenever business is presented, as provided in NRS 350.014 and 350.0145.
3. In conjunction with the meetings required by subsections 1 and 2, the commission in a county whose population:
(a) Is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, shall meet each calendar quarter.
(b) Is 700,000 or more, shall meet each month.
Κ The meetings required by this subsection must be scheduled at each annual meeting [in August.] required by subsection 2.
4. The appointing authority may remove a member of a commission in a county whose population:
(a) Is 700,000 or more if the member fails to attend three consecutive meetings or five meetings during a calendar year.
(b) Is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 if the member fails to attend two consecutive meetings or three meetings during a calendar year.
(c) Is less than 100,000 if the member fails to attend at least one meeting during a calendar year.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 350.0115, a majority of the members constitutes a quorum for all purposes.
6. The governing body of the county may provide for the payment to members of the commission who serve as representatives of the public at large:
(a) Compensation of not more than $40, as fixed by the governing body, for each day or portion of a day of attendance at a meeting of the commission, not to exceed $400 paid to each such member per month.
(b) While engaged in the business of the commission, the per diem allowance and travel expenses generally provided for officers and employees of the county, if any.
Sec. 3. NRS 350.0155 is hereby amended to read as follows:
350.0155 At the annual meeting [in August] required by subsection 2 of NRS 350.012, the commission shall:
1. Specify a percentage, which must not be less than 75 percent, for the purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 350.015; and
2. Establish priorities among essential and nonessential facilities and services for the purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 350.015. Facilities and services relating to public safety, education and health must be considered essential facilities and services, and all other facilities and services must be considered nonessential facilities and services.
Sec. 3.3. NRS 244.386 is hereby amended to read as follows:
244.386 1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more and in which exists a species or subspecies that has been declared endangered or threatened pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, the board of county commissioners may by ordinance establish, control, manage and operate or provide money for the establishment, control, management and operation of an area or zone for the preservation of species or subspecies [. In addition, the] and for the establishment of plans and programs for the conservation of the habitats and ecosystems within such an area or zone.
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2. The board [,] of county commissioners, in cooperation with the responsible local, state and federal agencies, may , pursuant to subsection 1, encourage in any other manner the preservation of those species or subspecies or any species or subspecies in the county which have been determined by the board of county commissioners, to be likely to have a significant impact upon the economy and lifestyles of the residents of the county if listed as endangered or threatened, including the expenditure for this purpose of money collected pursuant to subsection [2] 3 or NRS 268.4413 or the participation in an agreement made pursuant to NRS 503.589 [.] or 527.300. The board may purchase, sell, exchange or lease real property, personal property, water rights, grazing permits and other interests in such property for this purpose, pursuant to such reasonable regulations as the board may establish. If any such property, rights or other interests are purchased from a nonprofit organization, the board of county commissioners may reimburse the organization for its cost of acquisition, not to exceed its appraised value, and any interest, carrying costs, direct expenses and reasonable overhead charges.
[2.] 3. The board of county commissioners may, [by ordinance,] upon a two-thirds vote of the board, impose by ordinance a reasonable fee [of not more than $550 per acre] on the construction of a structure or the grading of land in the unincorporated areas of the county for the expense of carrying out the provisions of subsection 1. The fee must be based upon an economic analysis of the cost to carry out a plan or program for the conservation of the habitats and ecosystems pursuant to subsection 1 and must be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the fee for the issuance of a building permit collected pursuant to NRS 278.580.
[3.] 4. Beginning with Fiscal Year 2026-2027, any fee imposed pursuant to subsection 3 may, upon a two-thirds vote of the board of county commissioners, be adjusted for inflation in accordance with the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the United States Department of Labor, from July 2025 to the July preceding the fiscal year for which the adjustment is calculated.
5. If a fee is imposed pursuant to subsection [2] 3 or NRS 268.4413, the board of county commissioners shall create an enterprise fund exclusively for fees collected pursuant to subsection [2] 3 and NRS 268.4413. Any interest or other income earned on the money in the fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the fund. The money in the fund may only be used to pay the actual direct costs of the program or programs established pursuant to subsection 1.
Sec. 3.5. 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.
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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 office, 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:
(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. 3.7. NRS 268.4413 is hereby amended to read as follows:
268.4413 1. The governing body of a city which is located in a county in which the board of county commissioners has created an enterprise fund pursuant to subsection [3] 5 of NRS 244.386 may, by ordinance, impose a reasonable fee [of not more than $550 per acre] on the construction of a structure or the grading of land within the city for the expense of carrying out the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 244.386.
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reasonable fee [of not more than $550 per acre] on the construction of a structure or the grading of land within the city for the expense of carrying out the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 244.386. The fee must be based upon an economic analysis of the cost to carry out a plan or program for the conservation of the habitats and ecosystems pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 244.386 and must be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the fee for the issuance of a building permit collected pursuant to NRS 278.580.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 268.4415, if a fee is imposed pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body of the city shall transfer the money to the county treasurer for deposit in the enterprise fund created pursuant to subsection [3] 5 of NRS 244.386.
Sec. 3.9. NRS 268.4415 is hereby amended to read as follows:
268.4415 1. The governing body of a city which has imposed a fee pursuant to NRS 268.4413 and in which exists a species or subspecies that has been declared endangered or threatened pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., as amended, may by ordinance establish, control, manage and operate or provide money for the establishment, control, management and operation of an area or zone for the preservation of the species or subspecies [. In addition, the] and for the establishment of plans and programs for the conservation of the habitats and ecosystems within such an area or zone.
2. The governing body of the city, in cooperation with the responsible local, state and federal agencies, may , pursuant to subsection 1, encourage in any other manner the preservation of those species or subspecies or any species or subspecies in the city which have been determined by the governing body of the city to be likely to have a significant impact upon the economy and lifestyles of the residents of the city if listed as endangered or threatened, including the expenditure for this purpose of money collected pursuant to NRS 268.4413 [.] or the participation in an agreement made pursuant to NRS 503.589 or 527.300. The governing body of the city may purchase, sell, exchange or lease real property, personal property, water rights, grazing permits and other interests in such property for this purpose, pursuant to such reasonable regulations as the governing body may establish. If any such property, rights or other interests are purchased from a nonprofit organization, the governing body of the city may reimburse the organization for its cost of acquisition, not to exceed its appraised value, and any interest, carrying costs, direct expenses and reasonable overhead charges.
[2.] 3. If a fee is imposed pursuant to NRS 268.4413, the governing body of the city may create an enterprise fund exclusively for fees collected pursuant to NRS 268.4413. Any interest or other income earned on the money in the fund, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the fund. The money in the fund may be used to pay the actual direct costs of the program or programs established pursuant to subsection 1.
[3.] 4. The provisions of this section do not authorize the governing body of a city to take any action that conflicts with any provision of an agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 503.589.
Sec. 4. 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. 5. 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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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. 6. 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:
(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.
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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 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.
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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. 7. NRS 388G.630 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388G.630 1. A school associate superintendent shall, with respect to each local school precinct to which he or she is assigned to oversee:
(a) Provide training to and supervise the principal of the local school precinct;
(b) Review and approve the plan of operation for the local school precinct and assist the principal of the local school precinct in making any necessary revisions to the plan;
(c) Ensure that each local school precinct to which he or she is assigned to oversee remains in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws;
(d) Provide a report in person, not less than quarterly, to the governing body of each city [and county] within which a local school precinct to which he or she is assigned to oversee is located and, if created pursuant to NRS 388G.760, to the Community Education Advisory Board; and
(e) Carry out any other duties assigned by the superintendent at his or her discretion or after approval by the superintendent of a request made by the local school precinct.
2. The school associate superintendent must be held accountable for all aspects of the performance of each local school precinct to which he or she is assigned to oversee. As used in this subsection, performance means the overall operation of each such local school precinct as measured by:
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(a) The satisfaction of the parents and legal guardians of pupils and the teachers, administrators and other staff of the local school precinct as determined by the surveys administered pursuant to NRS 388G.800; and
(b) The progress made by the local school precinct to satisfy the goals and objectives set forth in the statewide system of accountability for public schools.
Sec. 8. NRS 709.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:
709.070 1. Upon the filing of the application, the board of county commissioners shall, at its next regular meeting, cause notice of the application to be given. Before notice is given, the applicant must deposit with the clerk of the board the cost of publication of the notice, the amount to be fixed by the board of county commissioners.
2. The notice must contain:
(a) The name of the person or persons making the application.
(b) The nature, in general terms, of the franchise, right or privilege applied for.
(c) The day when the hearing upon the application will be held.
(d) A statement that all persons who have any objections to the granting of the franchise, right or privilege must file their objections, in writing, with the clerk of the board before the date of the hearing, or must appear at the meeting and present their objections at that time.
3. The notice must be published once each week for 4 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. If no newspaper is published in the county, notice must be given by the posting of notices as provided in this section.
4. The clerk shall also cause three copies of the notice to be posted in three public places nearest where the application will take effect, and if more than one unincorporated town is affected, the notice must be posted in [three] one public [places] place in each of the unincorporated towns.
5. The publication or posting of the notice must be completed:
(a) Before the next regular meeting of the board of county commissioners at which the application is considered; or
(b) At least 10 days before a hearing on the application is held.
6. Proof of the notice must be made by the clerk of the board before the hearing in the matter proceeds, and the proof must become a part of the record of the proceedings.
Sec. 9. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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