(Nevada Policy) – This week marked a major milestone in the session: the April 22nd deadline for bills to clear their house of origin. Any bill that didn’t receive a floor vote is officially dead for the remainder of the session. While many major proposals moved forward, we also said goodbye to two notable bills we were tracking:
❌ DEAD BILLS:
AB64 – Clarified and strengthened Nevada’s Open Meeting Law, including guaranteeing three minutes of public comment, limiting fully remote meetings for contested cases, and affirming privacy in disciplinary proceedings.
AB362 – Would have extended Nevada’s real property transfer tax to certain entity sales, closing perceived loopholes but introducing harsh penalties and potentially diverting business activity from the state.
FLOOR VOTES ROUNDUP
Here’s how the bills we’re tracking fared this week on the floor:
AB44 – Criminalizes price increases on essential goods, even when driven by market forces. Vague thresholds could lead to criminal penalties for ordinary business practices.
✔ Ayes: 24 ✖ Nays: 18
AB155 – Adds class-size ratios to mandatory collective bargaining in schools—raising concerns about increased powers of teacher unions.
✔ Ayes: 26 ✖ Nays: 16
AB213 – Expands prevailing wage laws to cover custom fabrication, raising costs on public projects.
✔ Ayes: 26 ✖ Nays: 15 Absent: 1
AJR1 – Constitutional amendment changing property tax assessments post-sale and introducing a tax refund program—at the risk of revenue volatility.
✔ Ayes: 26 ✖ Nays: 16
AB148 – Improves voter transparency by requiring earlier delivery of sample ballots, syncing with mail ballot deadlines.
✔ Ayes: 42 ✖ Nays: 0
AB319 – Introduces a telemedicine license and eases pathways for global and returning physicians.
✔ Ayes: 42 ✖ Nays: 0
SB428 – Ensures public officials live where they serve—tightens residency enforcement and improves transparency around candidacy qualifications.
✔️ Ayes: 14 ✖️ Nays: 7
WHAT’S NEXT
With the April 22 deadline behind us, all surviving bills have now moved into second-house committees, and hearings are picking up pace.
Here’s what we weighed in on this week:
AB164
Raises the indemnification account balance threshold for private postsecondary school closures—protecting students while easing fees for institutions.
SB301
Expands collective bargaining to additional state law enforcement categories, inflating costs and reducing flexibility in workforce management.
If you made it this far, thanks for sticking with us—there’s no recess from this rollercoaster.
Best,
Nevada Policy Team
