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Yes: 63 • No: 0
NevadaAB33383rd Regular Session (2025)House
AN ACT relating to governmental administration; requiring the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to establish the Nevada State Fairgrounds; creating the Account for the Maintenance and Operation of the Nevada State Fairgrounds; revising certain duties of the Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board relating to the real property leased to Washoe County for use as a fairground; terminating a lease for certain real property leased to Washoe County; requiring the State Land Registrar to enter into an agreement to lease certain real property to Washoe County; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of certain real property; repealing certain provisions of existing law governing the lease of certain real property to Washoe County; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Sponsor information unavailable
Signed by Governor
BDR 49-833
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Trust and oversight for fairgrounds changes
The Department must manage the fairgrounds under the 1887 trust. The Nevada Junior Livestock Show Board reviews physical changes to be sure they follow the trust. These rules start when the land agreement with Washoe County takes effect.
Repeals old laws and limits local reimbursement
The law says NRS 354.599 does not apply to extra local government expenses tied to this act. This exemption is effective upon passage and approval. Older laws about the former county lease are repealed when the state–county land agreement takes effect.
Money, debts, and contracts move to state
Any money on hand or later available to Washoe County for the fairgrounds must be paid to the State Department of Agriculture. The Department takes over the county’s accounts payable for the fairgrounds. The Department also assumes existing contracts or agreements the county made for the fairgrounds or its buildings. These changes start when the county lease ends and the land agreement takes effect.
New county lease, state runs rest
The state ends the old lease with Washoe County for the fairground site. The State Land Registrar must make an agreement so the county keeps using its public building complex parcel. The county must survey the land and prepare a legal description. After that, the state issues a new no‑cost lease for that parcel through March 21, 2050. The Department of Agriculture runs and maintains the rest as the Nevada State Fairgrounds. The agreement step is effective upon passage and approval; the lease termination and state operations begin when that agreement takes effect.
State runs the Nevada State Fairgrounds
The law creates the Nevada State Fairgrounds under the Department of Agriculture. The Department runs, maintains, and promotes the fairgrounds and farm uses. The Director can sign contracts and rent or lease concessions to public or private groups. A state account holds money for upkeep and promotion and can take gifts, grants, and interest. The Department decides where and how often state or regional fairs happen, but each fair may be held no more than once a year. These parts take effect when the land agreement with Washoe County takes effect.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/23/2025
Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)
Yes: 21 • No: 0
House vote • 4/22/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)
Yes: 42 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter 125.
5/30/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
5/30/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
5/27/2025legislatureIn Assembly. To enrollment.
5/26/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
5/23/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/22/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/21/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/20/2025SenateRead second time.
5/19/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/19/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
5/19/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
4/23/2025SenateIn Senate.
4/23/2025SenateRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
4/22/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/21/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/18/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/17/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/16/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/15/2025HouseFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
4/15/2025HouseRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 131.) To printer.
4/14/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
4/10/2025HouseNotice of eligibility for exemption.
3/13/2025HouseFrom printer. To committee.
3/4/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
3/3/2025House
Bill Text
As Enrolled
As Introduced
Reprint 1
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