# Nevada AB43: AN ACT relating to public works; creating a program to gather data on the use of job order contracts for certain public works; authorizing certain public bodies to enter into job order contracts for minor construction performed on an existing public work; prescribing the procedure for awarding a job order contract; making certain documents and other information submitted by a person seeking a job order contract confidential until a contract is awarded; prescribing responsibilities of a contractor who enters into a job order contract; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB43, AN ACT relating to public works; creating a program to gather data on the use of job order contracts for certain public works; authorizing certain public bodies to enter into job order contracts for minor construction performed on an existing public work; prescribing the procedure for awarding a job order contract; making certain documents and other information submitted by a person seeking a job order contract confidential until a contract is awarded; prescribing responsibilities of a contractor who enters into a job order contract; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Government Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Chapter 221.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB43-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB43 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to public works; creating a program to gather data on the use of job order contracts for certain public works; authorizing certain public bodies to enter into job order contracts for minor construction performed on an existing public work; prescribing the procedure for awarding a job order contract; making certain documents and other information submitted by a person seeking a job order contract confidential until a contract is awarded; prescribing responsibilities of a contractor who enters into a job order contract; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-19 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Chapter 221. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 28-465 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (55 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Bid documents stay confidential until award: benefit, low. When you submit a proposal for a job‑order contract, your materials are confidential until the public body issues a notice of intent to award. The law also adds these records to the list of confidential public records starting July 1, 2025. - Job-order contracting for large local governments: benefit, low. The law lets certain large local governments use job-order contracts for minor work on existing public facilities. It applies to counties with 700,000+ people, cities of 150,000+ in those counties, and some improvement districts there. Contracts are fixed-term and use job orders priced by a unit-pr… - Contractor qualifications and subcontracting limits: cost, medium. To hold a job-order contract, a contractor must be licensed, financially able, able to get bonding, run a safety program with drug testing, and not have a disqualifying breach in the last five years. The contractor must agree to the wage and apprenticeship rules and be able to hire approved apprent… - Worker pay and apprentices on job orders: mixed, medium. Workers on these contracts must be paid at least the state prevailing wage, except apprentices. Non‑apprentice workers need three years of relevant experience or must be apprenticeship graduates. At least 25% of workers must be apprentices or apprenticeship graduates. A public body may waive the 25… - New rules for how bids are scored: mixed, low. Public bodies must advertise requests for proposals with detailed tasks, a unit-price catalog, the required adjustment factor, and clear scoring weights. Proposals must show qualifications, bonding and insurance ability, licensing, and disclosures. A panel with construction experience ranks bids us… - Quarterly and annual job‑order reporting: mixed, low. Covered public bodies must file quarterly reports listing each job order, costs, subcontractors, and business‑ownership status, plus expected upcoming work. Each governing body must send an annual report to the Legislative Counsel Bureau for the Legislature and the Legislative Commission. The act a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 13 | 8 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-06-03: Chapter 221. (legislature) - 2025-06-03: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: Senate Amendment No. 689 and 768 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-23: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 768.) (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 689.) (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-28: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-22: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 10.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2024-11-22: From printer. (House) - 2024-11-19: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_R2.pdf) - Reprint 3: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_R3.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expenditures for certain projects of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the S… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_R2.pdf) - [Reprint 3 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB43_R3.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expendi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB502-83rd2025) - [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-AB43-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).