# Nevada AB462: AN ACT relating to economic development; authorizing the creation of an industrial park in a contiguous area that meets certain requirements; authorizing the creation of a tax increment area and the issuance of bonds and other securities for certain projects within an inland port or industrial park; requiring the designation of a teacher or other licensed educational personnel to coordinate career pathways programs at each high school which offers such programs; creating the Career Pathways Oversight Committee; requiring the appointment of a Career Pathways Oversight Coordinator; revising provisions governing the Teacher Academy College Pathway Program; revising provisions governing the program for reimbursement of tuition and fees paid by teachers who completed the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB462, AN ACT relating to economic development; authorizing the creation of an industrial park in a contiguous area that meets certain requirements; authorizing the creation of a tax increment area and the issuance of bonds and other securities for certain projects within an inland port or industrial park; requiring the designation of a teacher or other licensed educational personnel to coordinate career pathways programs at each high school which offers such programs; creating the Career Pathways Oversight Committee; requiring the appointment of a Career Pathways Oversight Coordinator; revising provisions governing the Teacher Academy College Pathway Program; revising provisions governing the program for reimbursement of tuition and fees paid by teachers who completed the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Shea M. Backus (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Chapter 428.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB462-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB462 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to economic development; authorizing the creation of an industrial park in a contiguous area that meets certain requirements; authorizing the creation of a tax increment area and the issuance of bonds and other securities for certain projects within an inland port or industrial park; requiring the designation of a teacher or other licensed educational personnel to coordinate career pathways programs at each high school which offers such programs; creating the Career Pathways Oversight Committee; requiring the appointment of a Career Pathways Oversight Coordinator; revising provisions governing the Teacher Academy College Pathway Program; revising provisions governing the program for reimbursement of tuition and fees paid by teachers who completed the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-17 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Chapter 428. - Sponsor: Shea M. Backus (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 22-823 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Prevailing wages on port and park projects: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, construction tied to these financed projects must pay Nevada prevailing wages. Contractors and subcontractors must follow public‑works wage rules in their bids and contracts. Workers get required wage rates. Developers and builders face higher labor costs when planning proje… - How ports and industrial parks are created: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law covers industrial parks as well as inland ports and defines what counts as an industrial park. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development can approve or start a project if the Board of Economic Development agrees. Cities or counties must hold at least two public h… - Tax-increment financing and bonds for ports: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, cities and counties that create an inland port or industrial park can set up a tax increment area. Property taxes above a set base go into a special account to pay for project debt, and the area ends no later than 30 years. Voter‑approved bond rates still go to the issuing a… - Rules for roads, rail, and airports: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, an authority can use and change local streets and public ways, but only with the owning government’s consent and at the authority’s expense. It cannot change a state highway without the Transportation Department’s consent or a railroad without the railroad’s consent. If a mu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shea M. Backus (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (3rd Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-05-29 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-06-09: Chapter 428. (legislature) - 2025-06-09: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Senate Amendment No. 962 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-06-02: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 962.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-06-01: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-29: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-28: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 835.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-28: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-28: 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. 265.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-07: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-19: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Revenue. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_R2.pdf) - Reprint 3: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_R3.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB463: AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health insurers to respond to requests for prior authorization for medical or dental care within a certain amou… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_R2.pdf) - [Reprint 3 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB462_R3.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB463: AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health insurers to respond to r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB463-83rd2025) - [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-AB462-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).