# Nevada AB538: AN ACT relating to economic development; requiring the appointment of certain temporary members to the Board of Economic Development for the limited purpose of considering certain applications for transferable tax credits, tax abatements and partial tax abatements; requiring the Office of Economic Development to notify certain entities upon receipt of an application for transferable tax credits, a tax abatement or a partial tax abatement for a business or project in certain rural counties; requiring the Board to be the entity that approves certain applications for transferable tax credits, a tax abatement or a partial tax abatement; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada AB538, AN ACT relating to economic development; requiring the appointment of certain temporary members to the Board of Economic Development for the limited purpose of considering certain applications for transferable tax credits, tax abatements and partial tax abatements; requiring the Office of Economic Development to notify certain entities upon receipt of an application for transferable tax credits, a tax abatement or a partial tax abatement for a business or project in certain rural counties; requiring the Board to be the entity that approves certain applications for transferable tax credits, a tax abatement or a partial tax abatement; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Revenue; status failed, last action 2025-04-12 ((Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada AB538
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to economic development; requiring the appointment of certain temporary members to the Board of Economic Development for the limited purpose of considering certain applications for transferable tax credits, tax abatements and partial tax abatements; requiring the Office of Economic Development to notify certain entities upon receipt of an application for transferable tax credits, a tax abatement or a partial tax abatement for a business or project in certain rural counties; requiring the Board to be the entity that approves certain applications for transferable tax credits, a tax abatement or a partial tax abatement; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Last action: 2025-04-12, (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Revenue
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 18-419
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Revenue

## Actions (3)

- 2025-04-12: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.) (House)
- 2025-03-25: From printer. To committee. (House)
- 2025-03-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Revenue. To printer. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB538.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB538.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB538-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).