# Nevada SB75: AN ACT relating to business; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to decrease the amount of the fee for the issuance or renewal of a state business license and certain filing fees paid by business entities; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to decrease certain penalties and fees for failing to obtain or renew a state business license or timely file certain documents; revising provisions governing the renewal of a state business license; requiring an electronic mail address to be included in certain filings related to registered agents; authorizing the Office of the Secretary of State to accept records written in a language other than English under certain circumstances; revising provisions governing acceptance by the Secretary of State of certain documents on behalf of a business entity whose name includes certain words associated with professions regulated by the State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design; eliminating fees for the filing of documents to dissolve or cancel the registration of a business entity; revising provisions governing the registration of trademarks, trade names and service marks with the Secretary of State; authorizing the Board to accept proof of receipt of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in lieu of an examination for registration as an architect; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB75, AN ACT relating to business; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to decrease the amount of the fee for the issuance or renewal of a state business license and certain filing fees paid by business entities; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to decrease certain penalties and fees for failing to obtain or renew a state business license or timely file certain documents; revising provisions governing the renewal of a state business license; requiring an electronic mail address to be included in certain filings related to registered agents; authorizing the Office of the Secretary of State to accept records written in a language other than English under certain circumstances; revising provisions governing acceptance by the Secretary of State of certain documents on behalf of a business entity whose name includes certain words associated with professions regulated by the State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design; eliminating fees for the filing of documents to dissolve or cancel the registration of a business entity; revising provisions governing the registration of trademarks, trade names and service marks with the Secretary of State; authorizing the Board to accept proof of receipt of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in lieu of an examination for registration as an architect; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Judiciary; status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB75-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB75 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to business; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to decrease the amount of the fee for the issuance or renewal of a state business license and certain filing fees paid by business entities; authorizing the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to decrease certain penalties and fees for failing to obtain or renew a state business license or timely file certain documents; revising provisions governing the renewal of a state business license; requiring an electronic mail address to be included in certain filings related to registered agents; authorizing the Office of the Secretary of State to accept records written in a language other than English under certain circumstances; revising provisions governing acceptance by the Secretary of State of certain documents on behalf of a business entity whose name includes certain words associated with professions regulated by the State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design; eliminating fees for the filing of documents to dissolve or cancel the registration of a business entity; revising provisions governing the registration of trademarks, trade names and service marks with the Secretary of State; authorizing the Board to accept proof of receipt of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in lieu of an examination for registration as an architect; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-11-20 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 7-484 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 22 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Pritzker winners get architecture exam alternative: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Pritzker Architecture Prize winners have an alternative to all required architecture registration exams. Nevada's architecture board can accept satisfactory proof of the award instead of the exams. The Board decides whether to accept the proof, and acceptance does not guaran… - Business filings gain limited translation help: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Secretary of State's Office can accept non-English records filed under limited-liability company law. Filers do not need to supply a verified English translation when the Secretary finds sufficient resources to provide one. Acceptance depends on that resource finding. - Business formation and reporting fees can fall: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Secretary of State can lower covered business formation, registration, and reporting fees by regulation. Formation or registration fees for covered limited-liability companies and partnerships cannot exceed $75. First and annual list fees for covered companies and partne… - Business license fees can fall: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can lower state business license fees by regulation. The standard amount is $200, or $500 for specified corporations, including certain corporations formed outside Nevada. A lower fee applies only after the Secretary adopts a regulation. - Business penalties and restart fees can fall: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Secretary of State can lower covered business default penalties and reinstatement fees by regulation. These changes cover corporations, limited-liability companies, limited partnerships, and registered limited-liability partnerships, including covered businesses formed o… - Business trusts save on cancellation filings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, business trusts no longer pay the $100 fee to file a certificate of cancellation. They save $100 for each such filing. - Businesses gain access to non-English filings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can accept covered records written in languages other than English. This includes close corporation, nonprofit, corporation sole, limited partnership, professional association, and trademark records. Acceptance without a filer-supplied translation… - Businesses stop paying covered closing fees: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered business closing filings no longer carry their former fees. The law removes $100 fees for covered limited-liability company dissolution or cancellation filings and domestic or foreign limited partnership cancellations. Registered limited-liability partnerships also s… - Corporations can request different reporting dates: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Secretary of State can let a corporation choose a different first-list due date. Approval is not automatic. After approval, annual lists are due by the last day of the month containing that date's anniversary. - Design businesses gain another name approval route: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, limited-liability companies using restricted architecture or design words gain another route for business-name filings. Instead of relying only on State Board certification, they can submit documents the Secretary of State accepts. The documents must show that their principa… - Lower costs for closing limited partnerships: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, limited partnerships no longer pay the $100 fee to file a certificate of cancellation. Foreign limited partnerships with revoked Nevada business rights can also cancel without added fees or penalties for inactive periods. They must provide satisfactory proof that they did no… - Lower fees allowed for limited partnerships: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can lower limited partnership fees and penalties by regulation. Formation and foreign registration fees cannot exceed $75; initial and annual list fees cannot exceed $150 each. These list fee caps cover both Nevada and foreign limited partnerships… - More filing options for design businesses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered businesses gain another way to file names containing specified architecture or design terms. The option covers corporations, foreign corporations, limited partnerships, and registered limited-liability partnerships. Instead of State Board certification, they can prov… - Possible fee relief for business trusts: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can lower specified business trust charges by regulation. Formation or foreign registration fees cannot exceed $75, and initial or annual list fees cannot exceed $150. Default penalties for Nevada and foreign business trusts cannot exceed $75. Rei… - Possible fee relief for foreign corporations: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can lower fees for corporations formed outside Nevada by regulation. Initial qualification fees cannot exceed the applicable legal limits. List fees remain capped by the applicable schedule: $150 initially and up to $11,125 annually, based on auth… - Possible fee relief for nonprofit corporations: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can lower specified nonprofit and corporation sole charges by regulation. List fees are capped at $50, default penalties at $50, and reinstatement fees at $100. These limits also cover nonprofits formed outside Nevada; default penalties are added… - Possible fee relief for professional associations: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can lower professional association charges by regulation. Filing a copy of the articles of association costs no more than $75. Initial and annual member and employee list fees cannot exceed $150. Default penalties cannot exceed $75, and reinstatem… - Possible lower filing fees for businesses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can lower specified limited-liability company filing fees by regulation. Initial and annual list fees can fall below $150. The fee for articles of incorporation can fall below $50 per record. That articles fee authority does not cover amendments o… - Revoked businesses gain cheaper closing options: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying entities with revoked business status can close without additional fees or penalties. This covers corporations, nonprofits, limited-liability companies, registered limited-liability partnerships, and limited partnerships. They must provide evidence the Secretary a… - Business agent filings must include email: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, filings under Nevada's registered agent law must include an email address whenever an address is required. This adds an electronic contact detail to the filing requirements. - New transfer form for registered marks: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, transfers of Nevada-registered trademarks, trade names, and service marks must use the Secretary of State's form. The transfer must still be signed, formally acknowledged, and recorded with the Secretary. The $100 recording fee remains unchanged. The mark transfers with the… - Flexible partnership deadlines and uncertain fees: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada's Secretary of State can allow Nevada and foreign limited partnerships to choose another initial-list deadline. Later annual lists can follow that date as provided by law. For registered limited-liability limited partnerships, regulated list fees replace the prior $15… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Judiciary ## Actions (11) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (Senate) - 2025-04-23: To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 336.) (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2024-12-02: From printer. (Senate) - 2024-11-20: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB75.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB75_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB75.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB75_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-SB75-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).