# Nevada AB449: AN ACT relating to public utilities; revising provisions governing certain procedures or methodologies for changing rates or fees for certain public utilities; revising provisions authorizing certain public utilities to submit letters of advice for certain proposed changes in schedules of rates or services in lieu of filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB449, AN ACT relating to public utilities; revising provisions governing certain procedures or methodologies for changing rates or fees for certain public utilities; revising provisions authorizing certain public utilities to submit letters of advice for certain proposed changes in schedules of rates or services in lieu of filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Bert K. Gurr (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Chapter 150.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB449
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to public utilities; revising provisions governing certain procedures or methodologies for changing rates or fees for certain public utilities; revising provisions authorizing certain public utilities to submit letters of advice for certain proposed changes in schedules of rates or services in lieu of filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-17
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Chapter 150.
- Sponsor: Bert K. Gurr (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 58-888
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Simpler rate changes for small water and sewer utilities: benefit, medium. The law lets more small water and sewer utilities use a simpler process to change rates or fees. You qualify if you serve 4,000 or fewer people and had $4 million or less in gross sales in the last 12 months. If you offer both water and sewer, each service’s sales are checked on its own. The utilit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bert K. Gurr (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 41 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-30: Chapter 150. (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-26: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. 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: 41, Nays: None, Not voting: 1.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 209.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-03-18: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB449_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB449.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB449_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB449_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB449.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB449_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB449-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).