# Nevada AB502: 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. Nevada AB502, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Government Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 331.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB502-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB502 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-24 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 331. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 28-401 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger payment protections for contractors: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, a public body cannot hold back money before final payment unless a full investigation is finished. A contractor cannot dock a subcontractor for missing monthly records if the sub gave the records on time; subs may also send records directly to the public body. A public bo… - Repeat violators barred from public contracts: cost, high. If the Labor Commissioner fines a contractor or subcontractor under Chapter 338, the Commissioner may also bar that business and its corporate officers from new public work contracts. First offense: up to 180 days. Second offense: at least 180 days and up to 3 years. Third offense: at least 3 years… - New worker records and monthly filings: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, contractors and subs on public works must ask each worker if they want to voluntarily state gender and ethnicity, record the worker’s answer or a decline, and explain that answers are voluntary and open to public inspection. They must keep accurate records for each worker… - Public bodies face new reporting penalties: cost, medium. A public body must get an identifying number at least 3 business days before advertising a public work and include it in all ads, bids, and solicitations. It must report the contract award within 10 days and report completion before final payment, or face $50 for each calendar day it is late. Begin… - Apprentice requests and yearly reports for contractors: cost, low. Contractors and subs on public works must ask an apprenticeship program for an apprentice no earlier than 30 days before starting and no later than 5 days after starting work. If no apprentice is supplied, they must ask again at least every 30 days while working, and again when work resumes. By Feb… - Public Works Compliance Division created: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Office of the Labor Commissioner runs a new Public Works Compliance Division. The Division investigates possible violations when directed or after a referral, and sends a written report to the Labor Commissioner and, if referred, to the public body. The Labor Commissi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-05-26 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 39 | 2 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-06-06: Chapter 331. (legislature) - 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-31: Senate Amendment No. 914 concurred in. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-31: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 914.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-26: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: 2, Excused: 1.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-26: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-05-26: From committee: Do pass, as amended. (House) - 2025-04-22: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-17: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-17: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. (House) - 2025-04-17: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 284.) (House) - 2025-04-16: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-03: Notice of exemption. (House) - 2025-03-25: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-24: 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/AB502_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB502.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB502_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB502_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) - AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for rehabilitative residential mental health care; requiring the State Long-Term Care… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB502_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB502.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB502_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB502_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) - [AB514: AN ACT relating to mental health; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB514-83rd2025) - [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-AB502-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).