# Nevada SB466: AN ACT relating to public safety; transferring the authority to regulate and permit food establishments from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to the State Department of Agriculture; transferring the authority of the State Board of Health to adopt, amend and enforce regulations to provide for the sanitary protection of water and food supplies to the State Department of Agriculture; repealing various provisions governing food establishments; requiring, with certain exceptions, a county to pay an assessment to the Department for services relating to food establishments; revising provisions relating to cottage food operations; revising provisions relating to farm-to-fork events; revising provisions relating to the purchase or use of hemp or commodities or products made using hemp by certain persons who operate a food establishment; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB466, AN ACT relating to public safety; transferring the authority to regulate and permit food establishments from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to the State Department of Agriculture; transferring the authority of the State Board of Health to adopt, amend and enforce regulations to provide for the sanitary protection of water and food supplies to the State Department of Agriculture; repealing various provisions governing food establishments; requiring, with certain exceptions, a county to pay an assessment to the Department for services relating to food establishments; revising provisions relating to cottage food operations; revising provisions relating to farm-to-fork events; revising provisions relating to the purchase or use of hemp or commodities or products made using hemp by certain persons who operate a food establishment; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Finance; status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Chapter 512.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB466-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB466 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to public safety; transferring the authority to regulate and permit food establishments from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to the State Department of Agriculture; transferring the authority of the State Board of Health to adopt, amend and enforce regulations to provide for the sanitary protection of water and food supplies to the State Department of Agriculture; repealing various provisions governing food establishments; requiring, with certain exceptions, a county to pay an assessment to the Department for services relating to food establishments; revising provisions relating to cottage food operations; revising provisions relating to farm-to-fork events; revising provisions relating to the purchase or use of hemp or commodities or products made using hemp by certain persons who operate a food establishment; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-05-15 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Chapter 512. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Finance - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 51-1121 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 20 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More hemp and CBD product options: benefit, medium. Licensed cannabis producers may sell hemp‑made goods and CBD products to cannabis retailers. Retailers may sell hemp goods and CBD products with THC at or below 0.3%. Foods with an approved hemp ingredient are not called adulterated just for that reason. - Food safety moves to Agriculture: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the State Department of Agriculture regulates and permits food businesses. Local health boards can adopt food rules that, once approved by the Department, take effect and can replace state rules. Existing local health rules stay in force and are deemed approved. Prior regula… - Stronger health protections in food businesses: benefit, medium. Smoking indoors is banned in restaurants and other indoor public places, with limited exceptions in law. If the authority suspects a food worker could spread disease, it may investigate, require exams, and exclude the worker or close the business until the danger passes. If a county requires physic… - Tougher inspections and safety penalties: benefit, medium. The food safety authority inspects every food business at least once a year and can reinspect as needed. Inspectors may enter at reasonable times, review records, and must give an inspection report. Most violations are misdemeanors, and courts can order violators to stop. County district attorneys… - Home and craft food sales rules: benefit, low. If you sell craft foods by hand and follow labeling and packaging rules, you are not a regulated food establishment. Cities and counties cannot ban qualifying craft food operations in homes. Food you make at home and give away for free is also exempt, except when given to a food establishment. - Easier kitchen rules for child care: benefit, low. Child care facilities that limit menus to safe foods and use only commercially prepared, precooked, or pasteurized potentially hazardous foods do not have to meet standard construction or equipment rules for food establishments. This applies even if the facility includes a kindergarten. - Fines for under‑21 in smoking bars: cost, medium. In age‑restricted stand‑alone bars, taverns, or saloons, letting someone under 21 loiter in smoking areas is a misdemeanor for the worker who allows it. The business pays $1,000 for a first civil offense and $2,000 for a second or later offense. Believing the person was 21 or older is not a defense. - State permit controls local licenses: cost, medium. You must get a state food permit before a city or county can license your food business. If the state revokes your permit, your local license is revoked too. You cannot get a new local license until your state permit is valid again. The authority notifies local licensing offices of state revocation… - Hair coverings required for food workers: cost, low. If you prepare or serve food and your hair is longer than the limit the Department sets, you must wear a hair net, cap, or other covering while working. - Alcohol health warning signs required: cost, low. Food establishments that sell drinks for on‑site use must post a clear, bilingual health‑warning sign at least 8.5 by 11 inches, with large type. A bold notice on the menu of the same size can substitute. The Department may approve alternate wording and distribute donated signs. - Rules for cottage and craft foods: mixed, high. You can register as a cottage food operator to sell prepackaged food directly to people. Your yearly gross sales must be $100,000 or less; starting in fiscal year 2026–2027, the Department adjusts this cap each year for inflation and posts it by September 30. Labels must include the required “MADE… - Inspections and penalties for food establishments: mixed, high. Inspectors give written notices that list violations and set a correction deadline. Temporary stands get no more than 24 hours to fix issues. Notices can be hand‑delivered, mailed, or emailed (for most types). The authority can suspend or revoke permits, hold or destroy unsafe food after a hearing,… - Certified farm producers: fees and exemptions: mixed, medium. The Department may charge cost‑based fees to certify you as an actual producer and to inspect for that certification. If you hold that certification, you are exempt from certain taxes, permit fees, and inspections when selling unprocessed farm products. - County assessments may rise; some exempt: mixed, medium. Starting July 1, 2025, the Department reviews its budget, current food‑business fees, and county assessments. It may raise assessments and fees to keep the program solvent. Counties with an Interim Finance Committee exemption as of June 30, 2025 remain exempt from the new agriculture assessment. - Farm-to-fork event rules and limits: mixed, medium. A farm is not a food establishment for farm‑to‑fork events when meat and most other ingredients come from the farm or approved sources. Guests must get a notice that no health inspection was done. If a farm holds more than two such events in a month, it becomes a food establishment for the rest of… - Permits and build rules for food businesses: mixed, medium. Operating a food establishment requires a state permit. Temporary permits last up to 14 days and must list dates. You must submit plans for new builds or major remodels before work starts. Food businesses are excluded from one set of public plumbing fixture counts. Shops that cut and wrap meat, pou… - State takes over food safety system: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the State Department of Agriculture is the main food‑safety authority. Local health boards still enforce rules. Existing permits stay valid until they expire. Counties must pay the Department each quarter for services, unless they win an exemption that starts at least 6 mont… - Hemp and cannabis rules for food sellers: mixed, low. Permitted food businesses that do not serve food for immediate eating may buy hemp from registered growers and use only FDA‑recognized safe hemp ingredients. Buyers, transporters, and some handlers who reasonably believe hemp was legally grown are not regulated under the hemp‑growing chapter for th… - What counts as a food establishment: mixed, low. The law explains what is a “food establishment” and lists exclusions like private homes that don’t sell food, some clubs, qualifying cottage or craft food operations, and certain farms at farm‑to‑fork events. It uses the FDA Food Code to define “potentially hazardous food.” Food from outside Nevada… - Sidewalk vending rules in big counties: mixed, low. In counties or cities with 100,000+ people, local health boards must set a permit process for sidewalk food vendors and allow fee payment plans and ID workarounds. Cities may set clear time, place, and sanitary rules and restrict vending near markets, events, schools, casinos, parks, and similar si… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Finance ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 40 | 2 | | | 2025-05-30 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-06-11: Chapter 512. (legislature) - 2025-06-10: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-06: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Assembly Amendment No. 947 concurred in. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 2.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-06-02: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-06-01: Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 947.) To printer. (House) - 2025-06-01: Placed on General File. (House) - 2025-06-01: Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Chief Clerk's desk. (House) - 2025-05-31: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-05-31: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-31: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-31: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee. (House) - 2025-05-30: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-05-30: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-30: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 892.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-05-16: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466_R2.pdf) ## Related bills - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - 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) - SB460: AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing plans to improve academic achievement; providing for the waiver of certain reporting requirements;… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB466_R2.pdf) ## Related - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [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) - [SB460: AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing plans to improve ac…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB460-83rd2025) - [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-SB466-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).