NevadaSB16183rd Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

AN ACT relating to local government employees; establishing additional procedures pursuant to which parties to a collective bargaining negotiation involving a school district and an employee organization representing teachers may submit issues to a binding arbitration process; prohibiting a school district or any agent thereof from requiring, requesting or urging a teacher to work more than a certain amount of time under certain circumstances; revising the penalties that may be imposed upon an employee organization representing teachers, the officers thereof and teachers for participation in a strike; revising the conduct that constitutes a strike; revising provisions relating to the recognition of employee organizations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

BDR 23-34

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Faster binding arbitration for teacher contracts

The law creates a binding arbitration path to settle teacher contract disputes. If a contract will expire within 75 days before school starts and no new deal is in place, the parties can agree to arbitrate between 75 and 30 days before school starts. If a contract already expired, they can agree to arbitrate any time after expiration. The parties must list up to five arbitrators at least 180 days before expiration (or before school starts), then choose one by taking turns striking names, with the union striking first. The arbitrator follows tight deadlines, and the final decision is binding and retroactive to the prior contract’s expiration. The decision must explain the choice and include an estimate of total cost, and both sides split the arbitration costs. A school board must hold a public meeting within 30 days to discuss the issues and the fiscal impact.

No extra hours after contracts expire

A school district cannot ask, require, or urge teachers to work more hours than the expired agreement allowed while its terms still apply. Teachers cannot be punished for refusing extra work. Saying no to extra hours does not count as a strike.

New teacher strike rules and penalties

Teacher work actions at only some schools are not a legal “strike” unless they happen district‑wide. If a court orders a stop and a teacher union keeps striking, the union can be fined up to $50,000 per day and responsible officers up to $1,000 per day. Harsh criminal and job penalties for strike violations apply to other public employees, not to teacher strikes. Most unions must adopt a written no‑strike pledge to be recognized, but teacher unions do not need that pledge.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Rochelle T. Nguyen

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 47 • No: 15

House vote 5/23/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 33 • No: 9

Senate vote 5/19/2025

Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)

Yes: 14 • No: 6

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 94.

    5/29/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    5/29/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    5/27/2025legislature
  4. To enrollment.

    5/23/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/23/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 33, Nays: 9.) To Senate.

    5/23/2025House
  7. Read second time.

    5/22/2025House
  8. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/22/2025House
  9. From committee: Do pass.

    5/22/2025House
  10. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

    5/20/2025House
  11. In Assembly.

    5/20/2025House
  12. To Assembly.

    5/20/2025Senate
  13. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    5/20/2025Senate
  14. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 6, Excused: 1.) To printer.

    5/19/2025Senate
  15. Reprinting dispensed with.

    5/19/2025Senate
  16. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 611.)

    5/19/2025Senate
  17. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/16/2025Senate
  18. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    5/15/2025Senate
  19. Read second time.

    5/12/2025Senate
  20. From committee: Do pass.

    5/8/2025Senate
  21. Waiver granted effective: February 18, 2025.

    2/24/2025Senate
  22. Read first time. To committee.

    2/5/2025Senate
  23. From printer.

    2/5/2025Senate
  24. To printer.

    2/4/2025Senate
  25. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs.

    2/3/2025Senate

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