# Nevada AB171: AN ACT relating to eggs; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to take certain actions relating to the sale, offer or exposing for sale or transport for sale of egg products or shell eggs under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations relating to an order to temporarily suspend such requirements; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB171, AN ACT relating to eggs; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to take certain actions relating to the sale, offer or exposing for sale or transport for sale of egg products or shell eggs under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations relating to an order to temporarily suspend such requirements; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Howard Watts (Democratic), Steve Yeager (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-13 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 2.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB171
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to eggs; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to take certain actions relating to the sale, offer or exposing for sale or transport for sale of egg products or shell eggs under certain circumstances; authorizing the State Quarantine Officer to adopt regulations relating to an order to temporarily suspend such requirements; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 2.
- Sponsors: Howard Watts (Democratic), Steve Yeager (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 51-985
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Emergency rules to keep eggs on shelves: mixed, low. During national egg supply problems, the State Quarantine Officer can temporarily relax Nevada’s egg-sale rules. The Officer can allow sale of non-cage-free eggs and Grade B eggs, and let small-flock farms sell to Nevada retailers. The Officer can also limit or stop state and local governments from…
- State enforces egg rules and suspensions: mixed, low. The State Quarantine Officer sets the rules for when and how egg-rule suspensions happen. The Officer enforces the egg-sale laws and the new suspension authority. The Officer can issue regulations needed to carry this out.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Howard Watts (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steve Yeager (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 41 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-02-13: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 2. (legislature)
- 2025-02-13: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-02-13: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: From committee: Do pass. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: To Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-11: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House)
- 2025-02-11: To printer. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Dispensed with reprinting. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 1.) (House)
- 2025-02-11: Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. (House)
- 2025-02-11: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Rereferred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Action of referral rescinded. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House)
- 2025-02-02: From printer. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB171_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB171.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB171_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB171_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB171.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB171_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB171-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).