# Nevada AB287: AN ACT relating to elections; revising the circumstances under which a candidate defeated at certain elections or a voter may demand a recount; requiring, under certain circumstances, that a recount for certain elections be conducted; requiring certain costs for certain recounts to be repaid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB287, AN ACT relating to elections; revising the circumstances under which a candidate defeated at certain elections or a voter may demand a recount; requiring, under certain circumstances, that a recount for certain elections be conducted; requiring certain costs for certain recounts to be repaid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Cecelia González (Democratic), Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB287-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB287 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to elections; revising the circumstances under which a candidate defeated at certain elections or a voter may demand a recount; requiring, under certain circumstances, that a recount for certain elections be conducted; requiring certain costs for certain recounts to be repaid from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account; creating the Voter Access Grant Program and the Account for the Voter Access Grant Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsors: Cecelia González (Democratic), Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 24-202 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free automatic recounts for Nevada's closest elections: benefit, low. Nevada election officials must recount office races when the highest and next-highest vote totals differ by 0.25% or less. In races allowing multiple choices, the test compares the lowest-vote winner with the next-highest candidate outside the winning group. That gap must also be 0.25% or less. Bal… - Nevada repays counties for required statewide recounts: benefit, low. Nevada repays counties for approved costs of required recounts for statewide offices or ballot questions. County clerks submit cost statements to the Secretary of State for review and approval. The Secretary forwards them to the State Board of Examiners. The Board repays allowable costs from the Re… - Recount access expands, but requesters pay deposits: mixed, low. In Nevada, defeated candidates can demand recounts when their vote total is within 5% of the highest total. Voters can demand ballot-question recounts when approval and disapproval results differ by 5% or less. Requesters must file a written demand and deposit estimated recount costs within 3 worki… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cecelia González (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Democratic), House ## Actions (10) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-15: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-14: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-14: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-14: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-14: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. Nos. 99 and 123.) (House) - 2025-04-14: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-04-10: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-26: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-25: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB287.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB287_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB296: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to contract with a person who makes installment loans to pay the fees and taxes d… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB287.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB287_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [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) - [AB296: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB296-83rd2025) - [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-AB287-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).