# Nevada AB219: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the amount of the tax on live entertainment that is required to be distributed to the Nevada Arts Council; requiring the Nevada Arts Council to use a portion of such distributions to make grants to certain persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB219, AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the amount of the tax on live entertainment that is required to be distributed to the Nevada Arts Council; requiring the Nevada Arts Council to use a portion of such distributions to make grants to certain persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Howard Watts (Democratic), Fabian Doñate (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB219-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB219 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the amount of the tax on live entertainment that is required to be distributed to the Nevada Arts Council; requiring the Nevada Arts Council to use a portion of such distributions to make grants to certain persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Howard Watts (Democratic), Fabian Doñate (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: BDR 32-652 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grants support Nevada artists and nonprofits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Nevada Arts Council must spend at least 90% of its entertainment-tax allocation on grants. Recipients must be Nevada artists or local arts agencies. An eligible agency is a public or private nonprofit whose main purpose is improving public access to arts and culture. It… - Entertainment taxes fund Nevada arts grants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada directs live entertainment tax money to the Nevada Arts Council. Its yearly allocation equals 1% of the previous fiscal year's live entertainment taxes, interest, and penalties. Once that amount is deposited, remaining receipts go to the State General Fund; the 9% adm… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Howard Watts (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Fabian Doñate (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Goulding (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Reuben D'Silva (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (13) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-18: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-18: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-18: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 237.) (House) - 2025-04-17: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-09: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-06: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-04: To printer. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on Revenue. (House) - 2025-02-03: Prefiled. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB219.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB219_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating th… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB219.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB219_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screeni…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB234-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB219-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).