# Nevada AB474: AN ACT relating to public welfare; requiring, to the extent that money is available, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and carry out a program to supplement the supply of food available to recipients of benefits of certain federal programs; creating the Surplus Food Assistance Account in the State General Fund; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB474, AN ACT relating to public welfare; requiring, to the extent that money is available, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and carry out a program to supplement the supply of food available to recipients of benefits of certain federal programs; creating the Surplus Food Assistance Account in the State General Fund; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Ways and Means; status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB474
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to public welfare; requiring, to the extent that money is available, the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and carry out a program to supplement the supply of food available to recipients of benefits of certain federal programs; creating the Surplus Food Assistance Account in the State General Fund; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-19
- Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.)
- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 38-1103
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (40 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Discounted groceries for Nevada SNAP recipients: benefit, medium. The law requires Nevada to create a discounted surplus food program for SNAP recipients, as funding allows. Its plan must use technology to reduce food waste and direct food toward areas needing affordable, healthier groceries. The plan must also address food insecurity and improve seniors’ access…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 40 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (Senate)
- 2025-05-26: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-05-26: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-05-26: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 1, Excused: 1.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-26: Placed on General File. (House)
- 2025-05-26: From committee: Do pass, as amended. (House)
- 2025-04-16: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House)
- 2025-04-15: To printer. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Taken from General File. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 181.) (House)
- 2025-04-14: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-03-20: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House)
- 2025-03-20: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB474.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB474_R1.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB474.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB474_R1.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB474-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).