NevadaAB16083rd Regular Session (2025)House

AN ACT relating to economic development; creating the Nevada-Ireland Trade Commission; prescribing the membership, powers and duties of the Commission; creating the Account for the Nevada-Ireland Trade Commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: PK O’Neill (Republican), Steve Yeager (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

BDR 18-650

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Dedicated fund for trade commission

The state creates a dedicated Account in the General Fund for the Commission. Money in the Account only pays for the Commission’s duties, including admin costs and travel, meals, and lodging. The Commission can accept grants, gifts, and bequests, and interest stays in the Account. Money in the Account does not revert at the end of a fiscal year.

Start date and report rule exemption

The act takes effect July 1, 2025. Reporting requirements that this act adds or changes are exempt from NRS 218D.380. This exemption applies to the act’s reports to the Legislature.

Nevada-Ireland Trade Commission starts 2025

The law creates the Nevada-Ireland Trade Commission with nine members. Two Senators are named by the Senate Majority Leader, two Assembly members by the Speaker, and five by the Governor, including higher education, chamber or trade, and Irish‑American community reps. After the first terms, members serve two-year terms and may be reappointed; a legislator’s service ends the day after the general election if they do not return. The Commission elects a Chair and Vice Chair, meets at the call of the Chair or a majority, and a majority is a quorum. Members are unpaid but get standard state per diem and travel pay while on Commission business. The Office of Economic Development supports the Commission. The Commission studies and recommends ways to grow Nevada–Ireland trade, policy cooperation, business and academic exchanges, and infrastructure investment, and files an annual report by October 1 to the Legislature (or Legislative Commission) and the Governor.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • PK O’Neill

    Republican • House

  • Steve Yeager

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Ken Gray

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 62 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/30/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 5/26/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 41 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 369.

    6/6/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/6/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/2/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    5/31/2025House
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/30/2025Senate
  6. Read second time.

    5/29/2025Senate
  7. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/29/2025Senate
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/29/2025Senate
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Revenue and Economic Development. To committee.

    5/26/2025Senate
  10. In Senate.

    5/26/2025Senate
  11. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.

    5/26/2025House
  12. Placed on General File.

    5/26/2025House
  13. From committee: Do pass, as amended.

    5/26/2025House
  14. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

    4/15/2025House
  15. To printer.

    4/14/2025House
  16. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective.

    4/14/2025House
  17. Taken from General File.

    4/14/2025House
  18. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 106.)

    4/14/2025House
  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/10/2025House
  20. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    2/20/2025House
  21. Read first time. To committee.

    2/4/2025House
  22. From printer.

    2/2/2025House
  23. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Revenue. To printer.

    1/30/2025House

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