All Roll Calls
Yes: 62 • No: 0
NevadaSB50183rd Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET
AN ACT relating to state financial administration; authorizing expenditures by various officers, departments, boards, agencies, commissions and institutions of the State Government for the 2025-2027 biennium; authorizing the collection of certain amounts from the counties in the 2025-2027 biennium for the use of the services of the State Public Defender; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Finance
Signed by Governor
BDR S-1231
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
12 provisions identified: 9 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Medicaid drugs stay with managed care
If you are in Medicaid or Nevada Check-Up managed care, you keep getting your prescription drugs through your managed care plan in FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027. The state must use its budget to keep this model. This rule starts July 1, 2025.
Colleges can use tuition and carry funds
Colleges and universities can spend the tuition and registration fees they collect in FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027. They can also keep and spend extra registration and nonresident tuition from higher enrollment or fee increases, with reports due every six months within 60 days. The law provides $28,106,668 for academic support each year. NSHE may carry unspent section 8 funds into the next year. The WICHE loans account may carry forward unobligated loan, stipend, and interest repayments received after May 15 to fund Health Profession Education Program slots. These rules start July 1, 2025.
Agencies can spend their own receipts
Starting July 1, 2025, many named state agencies can spend money they collect from non‑General Fund and non‑Highway sources during FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027. They can use those receipts for the purposes and amounts authorized in this act.
More flexibility for state financing banks
The Nevada State Infrastructure Bank can use interest, earnings, and fee revenue to make loans, do its work, and pay staff in FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027. Starting May 18, 2025, the Treasurer no longer needs Interim Finance Committee approval to revise work programs for the Municipal Bond Bank revenue and debt service accounts. These changes follow the Bank’s legal purposes and cost rules.
Limits on public employee health reserves
The Public Employees' Benefits Program cannot spend extra reserves to change benefits or lower premiums beyond what this act authorizes. Using extra reserves requires the Governor’s recommendation and approval by the Interim Finance Committee. This applies during FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027 and starts July 1, 2025.
Less state funding when other money rises
During FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027, when an agency gets more money from other sources than expected, its State General Fund or Highway Fund appropriation must go down by that extra amount. The cut does not apply if it would put those other receipts at risk. The Governor can recommend an exemption, and the Interim Finance Committee can grant it for that appropriation and year. This rule starts July 1, 2025.
More outside funds for child welfare and victims
DCFS, Clark County, and Washoe County can accept and spend extra non‑state funds to support child welfare services in FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027. These funds cannot include Medicaid tied to the specialized foster care option, and the Interim Finance Committee must approve child welfare funding. DCFS can also accept other non‑state money to support the Victims of Crime account during the same years under state budget rules. This authority begins July 1, 2025.
Boat fuel tax split for parks and wildlife
For FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027, the State Treasurer splits the fuel tax paid on fuel used in recreational boats equally between the Department of Wildlife and State Parks. This rule starts July 1, 2025.
Ethics Commission gets flexible upgrade funds
The Commission on Ethics can spend its approved case management replacement funds in either year of the 2025-2027 biennium. This gives the Commission timing flexibility to complete the upgrade. The change takes effect July 1, 2025.
More flexible wildfire and emergency spending
The state can use forestry and fire accounts to repair and maintain firefighting and emergency response vehicles, and to support the incident business unit. Unspent money for those purposes and up to $425,000 for vehicle repair can carry forward if still unspent on June 30 of FY2025-2026 or FY2026-2027. Money in the Emergency Operations Center account is limited to the uses named in the act, and unspent balances on June 30 of each year can carry forward to the next year. These changes take effect July 1, 2025.
Retired state vehicle sales go to General Fund
Starting July 1, 2025, when Fleet Services sells a retired state vehicle that was bought with State General Fund money, the sale money goes back to the State General Fund. This applies to sales during the 2025-2027 biennium.
Caps on county bills for public defense
The law caps what the State Public Defender can bill counties in the 2025-2027 biennium. Humboldt County pays up to $567,217 in FY2025-2026 and $595,578 in FY2026-2027. White Pine County pays up to $530,572 in FY2025-2026 and $557,100 in FY2026-2027. The office may still bill a pro rata share for any salary, benefit, or cost‑of‑living raises approved by the 83rd Legislature. Extra county contributions to expand services need Interim Finance Committee approval. The caps take effect July 1, 2025.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Senate Committee on Finance
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/23/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced)
Yes: 41 • No: 0
Senate vote • 5/21/2025
Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced)
Yes: 21 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter 56.
5/28/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
5/28/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
5/23/2025legislatureIn Senate. To enrollment.
5/23/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Not voting: 1.) To Senate.
5/23/2025HousePlaced on General File.
5/23/2025HouseTaken from Chief Clerk's desk.
5/23/2025HousePlaced on Chief Clerk's desk.
5/23/2025HouseTaken from General File.
5/23/2025HouseRead second time.
5/22/2025HousePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/22/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass.
5/22/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
5/21/2025HouseIn Assembly.
5/21/2025HouseRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
5/21/2025SenateRead second time.
5/20/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/20/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
5/20/2025SenateFrom printer. To committee.
5/20/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To printer.
5/19/2025Senate
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