# Nevada AB404: AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing a person who operates a brew pub to engage in certain activities concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages; revising provisions governing the conduct of certain investigations and hearings and the revocation and suspension of certain licenses relating to intoxicating liquor; revising the manner in which a payment from a retail liquor store to a wholesale dealer for delivery of certain alcoholic beverages must be made; requiring certain persons manufacturing liquor to preserve certain records for inspection and audit by the Department of Taxation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB404, AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing a person who operates a brew pub to engage in certain activities concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages; revising provisions governing the conduct of certain investigations and hearings and the revocation and suspension of certain licenses relating to intoxicating liquor; revising the manner in which a payment from a retail liquor store to a wholesale dealer for delivery of certain alcoholic beverages must be made; requiring certain persons manufacturing liquor to preserve certain records for inspection and audit by the Department of Taxation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Howard Watts (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Chapter 425.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB404-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB404 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing a person who operates a brew pub to engage in certain activities concerning the sale of alcoholic beverages; revising provisions governing the conduct of certain investigations and hearings and the revocation and suspension of certain licenses relating to intoxicating liquor; revising the manner in which a payment from a retail liquor store to a wholesale dealer for delivery of certain alcoholic beverages must be made; requiring certain persons manufacturing liquor to preserve certain records for inspection and audit by the Department of Taxation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-11 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Chapter 425. - Sponsor: Howard Watts (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: BDR 52-651 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Extra 20,000 barrels for out-of-state sales: benefit, medium. If you run brew pubs, you may make and sell 20,000 extra barrels of beer each year. You must sell those extra barrels to a wholesaler outside Nevada or to people in other states where allowed. The Department of Taxation may audit these out‑of‑state sales. - Stronger state enforcement and 4-year records: cost, low. The Department of Taxation can investigate liquor license holders, issue citations, hold hearings, and suspend or revoke licenses. It can start cases on its own or after a verified written complaint, and it may issue a summary suspension followed by a hearing. All liquor makers and retailers must k… - Brewpubs expand retail sales and stores: mixed, medium. If you operate a brew pub, you can sell other alcoholic drinks at retail, not just on‑site beer, if you have the local retail license and buy from a licensed wholesaler. You may also sell at up to two retail liquor stores you control. Each store must have local licenses and buy all alcohol from a l… - Liquor deliveries: EFT, late fees, fines: mixed, medium. Payment for beer, wine, or spirits deliveries must be by electronic funds transfer started by the wholesaler and finished within 30 days of delivery. The wholesaler pulls funds from the retailer’s bank account and does not pay the retailer’s EFT fees. A retailer may choose to pay by credit card if… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Howard Watts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Duy Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Kasama (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Selena Torres-Fossett (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Brown-May (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 19 | 2 | | | 2025-05-30 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-06-09: Chapter 425. (legislature) - 2025-06-09: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: 2.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-31: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-30: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-29: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 859.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-29: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-29: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-24: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: 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. 476.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-03: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-12: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-11: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - AB409: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue a special license plate honoring certain v… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB404_R2.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [AB409: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles,…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB409-83rd2025) - [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-AB404-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).