# Nevada SB161: 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. Nevada SB161, 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Chapter 94.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB161-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB161 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Chapter 94. - Sponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 23-34 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (47 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arbitration after impasse with deadlines: benefit, medium. After at least four bargaining sessions, either side may declare impasse and, after 5 days’ written notice, send issues to arbitration. The arbitrator holds a hearing within 30 days with 7 days’ notice and makes a full record; costs are split 50/50. The arbitrator must consider the district’s abili… - Binding arbitration near contract expiration: benefit, medium. School districts and teacher unions can choose binding arbitration as a contract ends. If no successor deal exists 75 days before the first school day, they may submit issues from 75 to 30 days before school starts. If a contract already expired, they may submit any time after expiration. The sides… - Teacher hours limits and strike rules: benefit, low. If a teacher contract expires but its terms still apply, the district cannot ask, require, or urge extra hours beyond the expired deal. You cannot be punished for refusing, and that refusal is not a strike. Also, a stoppage, slowdown, absence, or interruption at one or more schools is not a “strike… - Teacher unions skip no-strike pledge: benefit, low. Teacher unions do not need a written no‑strike pledge to be recognized by a local employer. They also do not lose recognition only for refusing that pledge. The law defines a “teacher” as a school‑district employee licensed to teach and represented by a union. - Big fines for illegal teacher strikes: cost, high. If a teacher strike violates a court order, a court can fine the union up to $50,000 per day. A responsible union officer can be fined up to $1,000 per day. The court can apply both fines, and they add up each day the violation continues. This section fines unions and responsible officers, not indi… - Harsh penalties for non-teacher strikes: cost, high. If a non‑teacher public‑employee strike violates a court order, a court can fine the union up to $50,000 per day and a responsible officer up to $1,000 per day. The court may also order jail under state law. Employers may fire, suspend, demote, cancel contracts, or withhold pay from employees who t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rochelle T. Nguyen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 33 | 9 | | | 2025-05-19 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 14 | 6 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-05-29: Chapter 94. (legislature) - 2025-05-29: Approved by the Governor. (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: 33, Nays: 9.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-22: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-22: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-20: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-20: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-20: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-20: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 6, Excused: 1.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 611.) (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-08: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Waiver granted effective: February 18, 2025. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-02-05: From printer. (Senate) - 2025-02-04: To printer. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB161_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB161.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB161_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) - SB185: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring reimbursement under Medicaid to family members who provide personal care services to certain recipients of Medicaid;… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB161_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB161.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB161_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) - [SB185: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring reimbursement under Medicaid to famil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB185-83rd2025) - [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-SB161-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).