# Nevada AB251: AN ACT relating to food inspections; revising provisions governing custom processing establishments and mobile processing units for certain purposes relating to the inspection of meat and poultry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB251, AN ACT relating to food inspections; revising provisions governing custom processing establishments and mobile processing units for certain purposes relating to the inspection of meat and poultry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Bert K. Gurr (Republican), Gregory S. Koenig (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Chapter 416.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB251
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to food inspections; revising provisions governing custom processing establishments and mobile processing units for certain purposes relating to the inspection of meat and poultry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Chapter 416.
- Sponsors: Bert K. Gurr (Republican), Gregory S. Koenig (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 51-154
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Rules for custom and mobile meat processors: mixed, medium. Nevada now licenses custom meat processors and mobile units. Licensed units can work at farms or other approved sites and can be official establishments. They may slaughter for hire and sell meat within the state. The State Quarantine Officer sets SOPs, sanitation, equipment, labeling, packaging, r…
- When the new rules apply: mixed, low. Parts of the law take effect upon passage so agencies can write rules and prepare. Sections 1 to 3 are active now only for adopting regulations and doing prep work. For all other purposes, those sections take effect on July 1, 2026. Businesses should plan for full compliance by that date.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bert K. Gurr (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Gregory S. Koenig (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-27 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2025-06-09: Chapter 416. (legislature)
- 2025-06-09: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-06-05: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-06-02: Senate Amendment No. 981 concurred in. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-06-02: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-06-02: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 981.) (Senate)
- 2025-06-01: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-06-01: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-06-01: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-27: Placed on General File. (House)
- 2025-05-27: From committee: Do pass, as amended. (House)
- 2025-04-23: To committee. (House)
- 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House)
- 2025-04-21: To printer. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 85.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-03-02: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House)
- 2025-02-19: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251_R1.pdf)
- Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251_R2.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251_R1.pdf)
- [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB251_R2.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB251-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).