# Nevada SB116: AN ACT relating to counties; revising provisions relating to the annual compensation of elected county officers; authorizing the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs to review certain issues relating to county commissions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB116, AN ACT relating to counties; revising provisions relating to the annual compensation of elected county officers; authorizing the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs to review certain issues relating to county commissions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Skip Daly (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 80.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB116-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB116 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to counties; revising provisions relating to the annual compensation of elected county officers; authorizing the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs to review certain issues relating to county commissions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 80. - Sponsor: Skip Daly (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 20-92 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (51 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher pay rules for county officers: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, each elected county officer is paid the higher of two amounts. Pay is either the adjusted base set by law or 3% above the highest‑paid employee they supervise (as of Jan. 1, 2025 for the first year; July 1 in later years). County boards may also grant a 2% cost‑of‑living rai… - Set pay and raises for commissioners: benefit, high. Starting July 1, 2025, county commissioner pay is set as follows: Clark $121,000; Washoe $116,000; Lyon, Carson City, Elko, Nye, Douglas, Storey $39,000; Churchill, Humboldt $36,000; White Pine, Pershing $33,000; Lander, Mineral, Lincoln, Eureka, Esmeralda $30,000. Each commissioner gets a 3% raise… - Carson City pay tied to state rules: benefit, medium. The Carson City Mayor’s salary is 130% of the amount set under NRS 245.043. The Clerk and the District Attorney now have salaries set under NRS 245.043. The act deletes Section 12 of the Carson City Charter to match these changes. - Budget cap waived for salary changes: benefit, low. Local governments do not apply NRS 354.599 to extra costs tied to this law. The usual budget limits in that statute do not apply to those expenses. - Counties can pause or cut raises: cost, medium. If a county board finds there isn’t enough money in a year, it does not pay the scheduled increases. Prior‑year salaries stay in place, and there is no back pay for missed years. Instead of full increases, the board may apply a uniform pay cut. It must use either the same percent cut across all ele… - Limits on DA private law work: mixed, medium. In counties with 3,000 or more people, district attorneys cannot do private paid legal work. Private practice means paid legal work for anyone other than the county or agencies the DA must serve. Interim DAs may do private work for up to 60 days after appointment. The 60‑day cap does not apply in c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Skip Daly (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 32 | 9 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 19 | 2 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-28: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 80. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 32, Nays: 9, Excused: 1.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-22: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-20: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-19: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-16: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-28: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-28: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-28: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-25: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 19, Nays: 2.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 488.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-01-28: From printer. (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB116_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB116.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB116_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) - SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create and conduct certain surveys of public school employees; revising provisions gover… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB116_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB116.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB116_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) - [SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB81-83rd2025) - [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-SB116-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).