# Nevada AB497: AN ACT relating to campaign finance; authorizing a committee for political action to use money in its campaign finance account for certain purposes; providing that a labor union and certain business organizations and corporations are not a committee for political action for purposes of campaign finance requirements; revising provisions relating to the disposal of unspent campaign contributions; requiring certain persons that are not committees for political action to report certain expenditures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB497, AN ACT relating to campaign finance; authorizing a committee for political action to use money in its campaign finance account for certain purposes; providing that a labor union and certain business organizations and corporations are not a committee for political action for purposes of campaign finance requirements; revising provisions relating to the disposal of unspent campaign contributions; requiring certain persons that are not committees for political action to report certain expenditures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Yeager (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 255.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB497-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB497 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to campaign finance; authorizing a committee for political action to use money in its campaign finance account for certain purposes; providing that a labor union and certain business organizations and corporations are not a committee for political action for purposes of campaign finance requirements; revising provisions relating to the disposal of unspent campaign contributions; requiring certain persons that are not committees for political action to report certain expenditures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 255. - Sponsor: Steve Yeager (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 24-996 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (55 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Political committees can spend more: benefit, low. A committee for political action (PAC) can use money in its separate campaign account for more purposes. It can give to candidates (within existing limits), legal defense funds, nonprofits, other PACs, recall committees, and political parties, and make independent spending. These uses apply only to… - Deadlines and reuse of campaign money: mixed, low. Candidates have clear rules for leftover campaign money. You can return it to donors, use it in your next run, donate to a nonprofit or a government fund, pay campaign debts, or cover legal costs tied to campaigning or serving (with reporting). If you withdraw or are removed, you must dispose of th… - Nonprofits, unions, companies must report election spending: mixed, low. Nonprofits, labor unions, and Nevada‑filed companies are not treated as political committees. But if they spend over $1,000 to influence an election or ballot question, they must file electronic reports with the Secretary of State. Reports itemize each payment to a single recipient over $1,000, inc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Yeager (Democratic), House ## 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 (26) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 255. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Senate Amendment No. 642 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-26: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 642.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. 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. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 385.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-04-21: Taken from Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-25: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497_R2.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) - AB471: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the taxation of remote sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; revising provisions governing the licensing… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB497_R2.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) - [AB471: AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the taxation of remo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB471-83rd2025) - [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-AB497-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).