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NevadaAB59183rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
AN ACT relating to state financial administration; making appropriations from the State General Fund and the State Highway Fund for the support of the civil government of the State of Nevada for the 2025-2027 biennium; providing for the use of the money so appropriated; making various other changes relating to the financial administration of the State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
Signed by Governor
BDR S-1228
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36 provisions identified: 29 benefits, 2 costs, 5 mixed.
Medicaid funding and pharmacy rules
Nevada funds Medicaid at about $1.18 billion in FY2025–2026 and $1.27 billion in FY2026–2027, plus children’s coverage and administration. The law keeps the current pharmacy setup for Medicaid and Nevada Check‑Up managed care through the 2025–2027 biennium. Starting July 1, 2025, the state sets fee‑for‑service rates for applied behavior analysis as approved by the Legislature. The Health Authority may move money between Medicaid and Nevada Check‑Up, and—only after documented savings and with approval—shift funds to administration for required duties. Savings in other divisions can also help pay the State’s share of a hospital payment program if CMS and the State Plan allow; any leftover returns to the General Fund or moves to the Fund for a Healthy Nevada at year end.
More funding for disability and youth care
The state funds key services, including the Desert Regional Center (about $157.3 million in FY2025–2026 and $159.1 million in FY2026–2027), Early Intervention Services (about $44.3 million and $44.7 million), and the Autism Treatment Assistance program (about $8.4 million and $9.1 million). Agencies can, with approval, move money among regional centers and youth centers to support residential, family support, jobs, and training where needs are highest. Adult behavioral health programs can also move funds among their accounts with approval to keep services running. The Legislative Auditor must review the Early Intervention Services Program and report by January 31, 2027.
Corrections and inmate medical funding
Nevada funds prisons, inmate health care, and staff training. Examples include Prison Medical Care ($70.12 million in FY2026; $72.04 million in FY2027) and High Desert State Prison ($95.55 million in FY2026; $97.39 million in FY2027). The Training Academy and Director’s Office are also funded.
Highway Fund for patrol and DMV
The State Highway Fund pays for transportation and public safety work in FY2026 and FY2027. Examples include the Nevada Highway Patrol ($106.04 million in FY2026; $108.59 million in FY2027), DMV Customer Services ($25.77 million in FY2026; $25.54 million in FY2027), the DMV Director’s Office, and the Nevada Transportation Authority.
Two-year state budget keeps services running
The law funds Nevada’s government for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. It approves the General Fund amounts listed in sections 2–34 for FY2025–2026 and FY2026–2027. This money pays for state agencies, colleges, courts, and many programs statewide.
College funding plus new budget controls
The state funds public universities, including about $179.7 million for UNR and $278.4 million for UNLV in FY2025–2026. It also provides $5 million each year for the Silver State Opportunity Grant. The university system can move money between its accounts with the Governor’s recommendation and IFC approval. In FY2026 and FY2027, the Board of Regents must set aside funds if the Governor requests. Matching funds for documented research grants can be carried forward for up to two fiscal years, then any unspent amount goes back to the State General Fund.
Money to run the Public Option
The law directs the appropriated money to the Nevada Health Authority’s Public Option account. This funding supports operating the Public Option. It does not change who is eligible.
Higher pay for home care workers
Starting July 1, 2025, home care providers paid by state funds must pay at least $16 per hour in direct wages. This applies when the reimbursement rate is $25 per hour for home- and community-based services and Medicaid personal care. Employers cannot count health insurance or other benefits against the $16 minimum.
Court funding, tech, and access upgrades
The law funds court programs and staff, including Specialty Courts and judicial salaries. It pays for the Supreme Court’s Technology Unit ($596,561 in FY2026 and $496,561 in FY2027), the Guardianship Program portal ($175,930 each year), interpreter services, training, and legacy IT support. The Supreme Court must report all pay changes and new positions to the Interim Finance Committee every quarter. Court funds moved between FY2026 and FY2027 inside the court budget do not need IFC approval, and any transferred balances must be returned by September 17, 2027.
Indigent defense and sentencing policy funded
Indigent Defense Services receives $12.95 million in FY2026 and $12.98 million in FY2027. The State Public Defender gets $2.44 million in FY2026 and $2.38 million in FY2027. The Department of Sentencing Policy receives $995,410 in FY2026 and $1.01 million in FY2027 to support its work.
Parks, forests, and fire response funding
The state funds parks, forestry, water, wildlife, and Tahoe planning. Examples include State Parks ($15.10 million in FY2026; $15.65 million in FY2027), Forestry and Forest Fire Suppression, Water Resources, Wildlife programs, and $2.78 million each year for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. If reimbursements are delayed, fire suppression can get a temporary General Fund advance, to be repaid by the last business day in August after the fiscal year ends.
Parole, probation, and records funded
The Department of Public Safety gets funding for training, parole and probation, and criminal records. Parole and Probation receives $81.65 million in FY2026 and $83.85 million in FY2027. The criminal records repository gets $11.36 million in FY2026 and $9.24 million in FY2027. Small General Fund support also goes to the Highway Patrol training division and NHP operations.
Support for veterans and Guard
Nevada funds the Office of the Military at about $8.64 million in FY2025–2026 and $9.05 million in FY2026–2027, and provides $72,000 each year for National Guard benefits. Veterans services also get funding of about $4.76 million and $4.62 million, plus $438,360 each year for the Northern Nevada Veterans Home. The Guard can receive up to $50,000 per emergency activation as a temporary advance, repaid as soon as possible from the Emergency Account. The law also sets $25,000 to support Civil Air Patrol operations, which can shift to the next year within the same account with approval.
Economic development, workforce, and arts funded
The law funds job growth, training, and culture. The Office of Economic Development gets $9.32 million in FY2026 and $9.36 million in FY2027, plus $2.005 million each year for workforce grants and $2.5 million each year for the Knowledge Account. The Nevada Arts Council gets about $1.14 million and $1.17 million, and Nevada Humanities gets $200,000 each year.
Executive offices funded for 2025–2027
The law funds statewide executive offices. Examples include the Governor’s Office ($6.09 million in FY2026; $6.13 million in FY2027), Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Controller, and the Department of Administration (libraries and archives). Cyber defense funding is treated as a loan: repayments start July 1, 2027 in four annual installments of 25% each and must finish by the end of FY2030–2031.
Funding to run Nevada’s tax agency
The Department of Taxation gets $49.61 million in FY2026 and $50.75 million in FY2027. This money supports tax collection and taxpayer services statewide.
Funding for Legislature and ethics oversight
The state funds legislative divisions to keep lawmaking and oversight working. It provides $16.37 million for the 83rd Session and $8.12 million for IT projects, equipment, and national dues. It also funds the Commission on Ethics and pays for administration of the Legislators’ Retirement System. These dollars support audits, legal work, administration, and ethics oversight.
Limits on extra Medicaid and TANF funds
Beginning July 1, 2025, agencies cannot ask for extra money for Nevada Medicaid, Nevada Check-Up, or TANF/Child Assistance & Development during this budget period. They may ask only if certain events raise costs, like a lower federal match after October 1, 2025, new federal mandates after that date, county match costs over the 8-cent cap, a smaller TANF block grant, federal payment-structure changes, or higher-than-budgeted drug costs for fee-for-service members.
Budget safeguards and cash management rules
Starting July 1, 2025, the State Controller can move money between budget accounts to carry out the approved budget. If the General Fund ending balance is projected under $175 million, the Governor may, with legislative or IFC approval, make agencies set aside up to 15% of operating money. With Board of Examiners approval, the Controller may also use interest earnings to pay any required federal Cash Management Improvement Act amounts.
Budget timing, carryforward, and payment windows
Agencies must follow state budget rules for spending and work programs, with certain exceptions set in law. The Legislature makes some accounts available in both years and allows transfers with approval; money for deferred maintenance can move across years but must finish approved projects. Unspent appropriations generally cannot be committed after June 30 each year and must revert by mid‑September (Sept 18, 2026, and Sept 17, 2027); some Legislative Fund balances carry forward. The State Controller pays prior‑year claims until the last business day of August and processes prior‑year transactions until the third Friday in September. Nonreversionary accounts carry forward by law; the Workforce Innovations for a New Nevada Account must carry forward from FY2025–2026 to FY2026–2027, then revert by Sept 17, 2027 if unspent.
State payroll and rainy-day changes
Starting July 1, 2025, statewide elected officers are paid every two weeks, and no separate year‑end check is issued. In FY2026 and FY2027, the Controller does not make the usual transfers to the state’s stabilization (rainy‑day) account. Departments can move salary funds within the same department with the Governor’s recommendation and IFC approval. The Treasurer’s Nevada Employee Savings Trust Program funding is treated as a loan and must be repaid when the program has enough revenue.
Conservation tools and habitat funds protected
Nevada provides $50,000 in each fiscal year for contracts to update the Conservation Credit System Manual, scientific methods, and a habitat tool; the money can shift between years with approval. The remaining balance of a $1 million 2015 appropriation for sagebrush habitat projects stays available and does not revert. A prior State Lands system upgrade appropriation ($840,284 for FY2023–2024 and $63,000 for FY2024–2025) can be moved across those years with approval but must not be committed after June 30, 2026 and must revert by September 18, 2026.
DMV card fees covered and service support
DMV gets $2.0 million in FY2026 and $2.0 million in FY2027 to pay credit card processing fees. This money may be moved between the two years within the same account only with IFC approval and the Governor’s recommendation, and it can only pay those fees. DMV Customer Services also receives $35,590 each year from the General Fund.
Funding for Nevada Indian programs
The law funds the Nevada Indian Commission at $987,461 in FY2025–2026 and $1,007,566 in FY2026–2027. It also funds the Stewart Indian School Living Legacy at $227,619 and $230,418. This supports state programs that serve Native communities and preserve history.
Funds for police training
The state provides $2,905,013 in FY2025–2026 and $3,041,756 in FY2026–2027 for the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission. This keeps police training and standards work funded for the biennium.
Prisons get budget flexibility and carryover
The Department of Corrections can move funds among its budget accounts under standard work‑program rules, but not for deferred maintenance projects or the Training Academy. Any leftover money in the Prison Industry and Prison Ranch accounts stays in those accounts and does not return to the General Fund. This helps prison programs manage costs across the biennium.
Small funds for state merit awards
The law sets $3,000 to run the Merit Award Program and $5,000 for awards. The money is available in both fiscal years and can carry forward with approval. This supports small cash awards for state employee innovations.
Upgrade to ethics case system
The state provides $79,679 in FY2025–2026 and $21,450 in FY2026–2027 to build an electronic case system for the Commission on Ethics. The money can move between years within the account with approval and must be used for this system. This improves how ethics cases are tracked and managed.
Graduate medical training funds carried forward
Any money left for Graduate Medical Education at the end of FY2024–2025 must move into the GME account by September 19, 2025. Money remaining at the end of FY2025–2026 and FY2026–2027 carries forward. This keeps residency‑training funds available.
K–12 education programs get funding
The state funds K–12 programs for FY2025–2026 and FY2026–2027. Examples include the Office of the Superintendent ($3,517,887 and $3,615,594), Early Learning and Development ($55,472,586 and $73,161,810), and Assessments and Accountability ($15,690,289 and $15,752,361). These funds support early learning, literacy, testing, and department work.
More broadband for schools and libraries
The state provides $1 million in FY2025–2026 and $1 million in FY2026–2027 to improve broadband for schools and libraries. The money can be moved between the two years with approval. Funds must be used for broadband projects approved by the Legislature.
More money for jobs and rehab
The state funds workforce and rehabilitation services for FY2025–2026 and FY2026–2027. Examples include the Nevada Equal Rights Commission ($2,482,882 and $2,424,466), Vocational Rehabilitation ($6,236,993 and $6,673,956), and the Office of Workforce Innovation ($230,242 and $250,906). The money supports job programs, rehab services, and enforcement.
Business, real estate, and labor oversight funding
The law funds the Department of Business and Industry and key regulatory offices. Examples include Real Estate Administration ($3.04 million in FY2026; $2.80 million in FY2027) and the Labor Commissioner ($3.65 million in FY2026; $4.01 million in FY2027). This supports licensing, enforcement, and consumer protection work.
Small-business funds kept for next years
Leftover money in the Knowledge Account and the Nevada Main Street Program does not revert at year-end. Funds carry forward through the 2025–2027 period. This keeps program money available for business support and innovation.
Caps on extra county child-welfare money
Starting July 1, 2025, the state does not request extra money for Clark or Washoe County child‑welfare accounts during this budget period. The state may request extra funds only for adoption assistance. This tightens added funding for most county child‑welfare services.
New budget and salary rules for courts
The Supreme Court can shift money for court operating budgets between years and accounts without committee approval, but must report transfers every quarter. Specialty Courts, State Judicial Elected Officials, and Judicial Department Staff Salaries are excluded from this flexibility. The Court cannot seek contingency or supplemental funds for the Judicial Department Staff Salaries account. Future budget requests must include position‑level data and a standard way of asking for base salary funding.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 5/23/2025
Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)
Yes: 21 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/23/2025
Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)
Yes: 20 • No: 0
House vote • 5/21/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)
Yes: 42 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter 58.
5/28/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
5/28/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
5/23/2025legislatureIn Assembly. To enrollment.
5/23/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
5/23/2025SenateTaken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File.
5/23/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on Secretary's desk.
5/23/2025SenateAction of passage reconsidered.
5/23/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.)
5/23/2025SenateRead second time.
5/22/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/22/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
5/22/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.
5/21/2025SenateIn Senate.
5/21/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
5/21/2025HouseRead second time.
5/20/2025HousePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/20/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass.
5/20/2025HouseFrom printer. To committee.
5/20/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.
5/19/2025House
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