# Nevada AB547: AN ACT relating to public employment; requiring an appointing authority to recognize relevant employment experience obtained in the Federal Government as equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State for certain purposes; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, an appointing authority from requiring an applicant for a position of employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State to have obtained a bachelor's degree as a condition precedent to employment; requiring the Administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to take certain actions with respect to the master classification plan for all positions in the classified service of the State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB547, AN ACT relating to public employment; requiring an appointing authority to recognize relevant employment experience obtained in the Federal Government as equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State for certain purposes; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, an appointing authority from requiring an applicant for a position of employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State to have obtained a bachelor's degree as a condition precedent to employment; requiring the Administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to take certain actions with respect to the master classification plan for all positions in the classified service of the State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Yeager (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Chapter 159.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB547-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB547 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to public employment; requiring an appointing authority to recognize relevant employment experience obtained in the Federal Government as equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State for certain purposes; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, an appointing authority from requiring an applicant for a position of employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State to have obtained a bachelor's degree as a condition precedent to employment; requiring the Administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to take certain actions with respect to the master classification plan for all positions in the classified service of the State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-07 - Last action: 2025-05-30, Chapter 159. - Sponsor: Steve Yeager (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: BDR 23-994 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (60 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No blanket degree rule for state jobs: benefit, medium. Agencies cannot require a bachelor’s degree just to apply for Nevada state jobs. This covers both classified and unclassified positions. A degree can be required only when the needed skills can be learned only through a bachelor’s program. - State jobs count federal work experience: benefit, medium. Nevada agencies must treat relevant federal government work as the same as Nevada state experience. This applies to hiring, promotion, management, and pay decisions for classified and unclassified jobs. The state’s job classification plan must let federal experience replace a Nevada experience requ… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Yeager (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danielle Gallant (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heather Goulding (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Kasama (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jill Dickman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reuben D'Silva (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Venicia Considine (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-04-18 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 39 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-30: Chapter 159. (legislature) - 2025-05-30: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-22: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-21: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-18: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) (House) - 2025-04-17: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 377.) (House) - 2025-04-16: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-08: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-07: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (House) - 2025-04-07: Waiver granted effective: March 24, 2025. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB547_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB547.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB547_R1.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/AB547_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB547.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB547_R1.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-AB547-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).