# Nevada AB478: AN ACT relating to construction; setting forth certain limitations on a board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city in adopting an ordinance restricting the hours in which construction work may begin during certain times of the year; revising certain prohibitions on a declarant-controlled common-interest community from restricting the hours that construction work may begin during certain times of the year; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB478, AN ACT relating to construction; setting forth certain limitations on a board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city in adopting an ordinance restricting the hours in which construction work may begin during certain times of the year; revising certain prohibitions on a declarant-controlled common-interest community from restricting the hours that construction work may begin during certain times of the year; 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 2025-06-06 (Chapter 311.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB478
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to construction; setting forth certain limitations on a board of county commissioners or the governing body of a city in adopting an ordinance restricting the hours in which construction work may begin during certain times of the year; revising certain prohibitions on a declarant-controlled common-interest community from restricting the hours that construction work may begin during certain times of the year; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-19
- Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 311.
- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 20-1091
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Conflicting local or HOA rules void: benefit, low. Effective upon passage and approval, any city or county rule that stops projects more than 300 feet from an occupied home from starting by 5:00 a.m. between April 1 and September 30 is void. Any HOA governing-document rule or a plan approved under NRS 278A that is stricter than this law is also voi…
- Earlier summer starts for construction: benefit, low. When a Nevada county or city limits construction start hours, projects more than 300 feet from any occupied home must be allowed to start at 5:00 a.m. from April 1 to September 30. This rule applies statewide. It does not change start times for projects within 300 feet, outside those dates, or wher…
- Developer HOAs must match local hours: mixed, low. If your HOA is still under the developer’s control and your city or county has a rule on start times, the HOA cannot set different hours from April 1 to September 30. From October 1 to March 31, or if no local rule exists, the HOA may set its own hours.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-06-06: Chapter 311. (legislature)
- 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-05-27: Senate Amendment No. 605 and 736 concurred in. To enrollment. (House)
- 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 736.) (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)
- 2025-05-20: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 605.) To printer. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: 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. 283.) (House)
- 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-03-20: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_R1.pdf)
- Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_R2.pdf)
- Reprint 3: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_R3.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_R1.pdf)
- [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_R2.pdf)
- [Reprint 3 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB478_R3.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB478-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).