NevadaAB33683rd Regular Session (2025)House

AN ACT relating to state purchasing; revising provisions relating to certain preferences granted to or imposed on bids or proposals submitted for certain state purchasing contracts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Signed by Governor

BDR 27-458

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Bigger preference for Nevada veteran-owned businesses

A business that is both Nevada-based and owned and operated by a veteran with a service-connected disability gets a combined 10% bid preference. For goods, the state treats your price as 10% lower when comparing bids. For services, your proposal score counts as 10% higher. The business must be a responsive and responsible bidder or proposer. This preference does not apply to contracts that use federal money unless allowed by federal law, or to multistate procurements.

Nevada ends out-of-state bid penalty

Nevada repeals its reciprocity rule that adjusted bids from out-of-state firms. Out-of-state bidders no longer face that penalty in Nevada. Nevada businesses also lose that matching protection against favored out-of-state rivals. State agencies compare bids without using the old inverse preference.

Bid ads must show state preferences

State bid and proposal ads now state which preferences apply, including Nevada-based and veteran-owned preferences. Ads no longer mention the repealed out-of-state inverse preference. Notices are published in at least one Nevada newspaper and on the Purchasing Division website. This helps businesses know the rules before they bid.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/31/2025

Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

House vote • 5/27/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 373.

    6/6/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/6/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/4/2025legislature
  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

    6/1/2025House
  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/31/2025Senate
  6. Read second time.

    5/30/2025Senate
  7. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/30/2025Senate
  8. From committee: Do pass.

    5/30/2025Senate
  9. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.

    5/28/2025Senate
  10. In Senate.

    5/28/2025Senate
  11. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/27/2025House
  12. Placed on General File.

    5/27/2025House
  13. From committee: Do pass.

    5/27/2025House
  14. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee.

    4/14/2025House
  15. Taken from General File.

    4/14/2025House
  16. Read second time.

    4/14/2025House
  17. From committee: Do pass.

    4/10/2025House
  18. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    3/10/2025House
  19. From printer. To committee.

    3/4/2025House
  20. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

    3/3/2025House

Bill Text

  • As Enrolled

  • As Introduced

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