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Yes: 60 • No: 2
NevadaAB50283rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
AN ACT relating to public works; revising provisions relating to the compliance of a contractor or subcontractor with certain requirements relating to apprentices on a public work; revising requirements relating to identifying numbers for public works; revising provisions relating to the imposition of penalties for certain violations; revising provisions relating to the period within which a person is disqualified from being awarded a contract for a public work in certain circumstances; revising provisions relating to the investigation of certain possible violations; creating the Public Works Compliance Division within the Office of Labor Commissioner and prescribing its duties; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
Signed by Governor
BDR 28-401
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 5 mixed.
Apprentice penalties and enforcement timelines
Beginning January 1, 2026, fines apply when apprentice hours fall short. Vertical: at 7.5%–<10% the fine is $2,500 or $2 per missing hour; >4%–<7.5% is $3,000 or $4 per hour; ≤4% is $5,000 or $6 per hour. Horizontal: at 2%–<3% the fine is $2,500 or $2 per hour; >1%–<2% is $3,000 or $4 per hour; ≤1% is $5,000 or $6 per hour. If you fail to file the annual report or make no attempt to comply, the Labor Commissioner must fine $10,000–$75,000 or disqualify you from public contracts for 180 days to 2 years. Disqualification after penalties can last up to 180 days (first), up to 3 years but at least 180 days (second), up to 5 years but at least 3 years (third), and at least 5 years (fourth+). No fines are charged if required apprentice hours last year were under 40 (vertical) or under 24 (horizontal). The Commissioner generally cannot start a case from your annual report after May 1 following receipt, and you have 10 days to request a hearing. Refusing a required apprenticeship agreement counts as not acting in good faith.
Apprentice hours rules for public jobs
Beginning January 1, 2026, contractors on public works must use apprentices for at least 10% of hours on vertical work and 3% on horizontal work. Regulators may raise each requirement by up to 2 percentage points. You must request apprentices on the Labor Commissioner’s form no earlier than 30 days before you start and no later than 5 days after you start, then at least every 30 days while work continues. Each year by February 15, you must report total hours and apprentice-hour percentages by craft, without names or other identifying details. If you are not a union signatory to the sponsoring program, you must enter an apprenticeship agreement for each required apprentice. If an apprentice graduates while on the job, their hours still count toward the quota, but they are paid as a journeyman.
Monthly worker records on public projects
Starting January 1, 2026, contractors must keep monthly records for each worker and send a copy to the awarding agency within 15 days after month‑end. Records include name, job, pay and benefits, the worker’s voluntary gender and ethnicity answers (or decline), and the state that issued any driver ID. A separate confidential copy must list any driver ID number and issuing state. The public can inspect the non‑confidential record; agencies may discard records two years after final payment. Employers must not force or punish workers over demographic questions. Failing to follow these rules can be a misdemeanor. A contractor cannot take money from a subcontractor to cover penalties if the subcontractor gave the required record on time; the subcontractor may also file directly with the agency.
Withholding and recovery for public work fines
Starting January 1, 2026, public agencies must withhold any sums forfeited under public‑works laws when paying contractors. Agencies cannot withhold before the final payment unless they complete a full investigation. Contractors may withhold from a noncompliant subcontractor enough to cover penalties the agency withheld. If the subcontractor was already paid, the contractor can sue to recover the money.
New Public Works Compliance Division
The law creates a Public Works Compliance Division inside the Labor Commissioner’s office. The Division investigates possible violations when directed or when a public body refers a case, and files written reports. The Commissioner may hire needed staff. The Office now includes the Commissioner and this Division, and state and county officers must share needed information on request. The Commissioner must also notify the State Contractors’ Board when a contractor is disqualified from public work.
Use project ID and report subcontractors
Starting January 1, 2026, public bodies must get a project ID from the Labor Commissioner at least 3 business days before advertising a public work. That ID must appear in ads, solicitations, and in any bid or response. Contractors must report each subcontractor’s name and address to the Labor Commissioner and the awarding agency within 10 days after the subcontractor starts work, and include the project ID.
Agencies must report awards and completion
Starting January 1, 2026, public agencies that award public‑work contracts must report the award to the Labor Commissioner within 10 days and report completion before making the final payment. The Labor Commissioner may charge $50 per day for late reports. Within 90 days after substantial completion, the agency must either investigate possible violations and notify the Commissioner or refer the case to the Public Works Compliance Division.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/30/2025
Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)
Yes: 21 • No: 0
House vote • 5/26/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)
Yes: 39 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Chapter 331.
6/6/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
6/5/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
6/2/2025legislatureSenate Amendment No. 914 concurred in. To enrollment.
5/31/2025HouseIn Assembly.
5/31/2025HouseRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
5/30/2025SenateFrom printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
5/30/2025SenateRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 914.) To printer.
5/29/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/29/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
5/29/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
5/26/2025SenateIn Senate.
5/26/2025SenateRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 2, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
5/26/2025HousePlaced on General File.
5/26/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass, as amended.
5/26/2025HouseTo committee.
4/22/2025HouseFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
4/22/2025HouseTo printer.
4/17/2025HouseRereferred to Committee on Ways and Means.
4/17/2025HouseTaken from General File.
4/17/2025HouseRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 284.)
4/17/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
4/16/2025HouseNotice of exemption.
4/3/2025HouseFrom printer. To committee.
3/25/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
3/24/2025House
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