Bills & Legislation

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; revising provisions relating to the granting of a divorce and the disposition of certain pension or retirement benefits upon dissolution of marriage; revising provisions requiring certain documents to be provided before disbursement of certain pension or retirement benefits upon dissolution of marriage; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Dina NealDemocrat

AN ACT relating to rent control; prohibiting a board of county commissioners or governing body of an incorporated city from enacting an ordinance or measure imposing rent control; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

John EllisonRepublican

AN ACT relating to elections; prohibiting a person from returning a mail ballot on behalf of a voter unless the person is a resident of this State; requiring that the person returning a ballot on behalf of a voter submit with the mail ballot an affirmation, signed under penalty of perjury, attesting that the person is a resident of this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

John EllisonRepublican

AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to include coverage for certain services provided by a pharmacist; imposing requirements relating to the rate of reimbursement that a pharmacist must receive for services covered under Medicaid; prohibiting Medicaid or a managed care organization that provides health care services to recipients of Medicaid from requiring prior authorization for the services of a pharmacist under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

JeffAssistant Minority Leader StoneRepublican

AN ACT relating to crimes; prohibiting certain persons from selling, offering for sale or purchasing child remains; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Carrie Ann BuckRepublican

AN ACT relating to athletics; requiring certain schools and institutions of higher education to designate by sex the athletic teams and sports sponsored by the schools or institutions; prohibiting male or female athletes from competing on teams designated for the other sex; prohibiting certain actions from being brought against a school or institution for maintaining a separate athletic team or sport designated for pupils and students of the female or male sex; establishing certain causes of action; establishing the statute of limitations for such actions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Carrie Ann BuckRepublican

AN ACT relating to sex trafficking; revising the penalties for the commission of the crime of facilitating sex trafficking; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

LisaMinority Whip KrasnerRepublican

AN ACT relating to housing; revising various provisions relating to discrimination in housing; providing civil penalties and other remedies for certain violations; authorizing the Nevada Equal Rights Commission within the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to enter into certain agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Commission to investigate and enforce laws relating to fair housing as a certified agency under federal law; providing that certain conduct relating to an applicant or tenant's arrest record constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing; providing that certain requirements relating to guarantors constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing; requiring a landlord to provide to a tenant a statement relating to utility service in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Dina NealDemocrat

AN ACT relating to the Legislature; reducing, with certain exceptions, the number of legislative measures that are authorized to be requested or required to be prefiled for a regular legislative session; codifying into statute, with certain exceptions, certain provisions of the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly that authorize requests for legislative measures; eliminating the authority of a caucus leader to allocate the legislative measures requested by a Legislator whose office becomes vacant during a certain period; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Robin L.Minority Leader TitusRepublican

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring insurers to make available to certain persons all Medicare supplemental policies sold by the insurer that can be purchased by the person; prohibiting an insurer from treating Medicare supplemental policies that are classified as guaranteed issue differently for certain purposes relating to the payment of commissions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Carrie Ann BuckRepublican

AN ACT relating to elections; prohibiting a person from, with intent to defraud, knowingly creating, filing or otherwise submitting certain documents relating to elections; prohibiting a person from creating or serving in a false slate of presidential electors or conspiring to create or serve in a false slate of presidential electors; prohibiting the State or a local government from appointing to public office a person convicted of such an offense; prohibiting a person from interfering with the selection of presidential electors; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

SkipDeputy Majority Whip DalyDemocrat

AN ACT relating to elections; revising certain deadlines relating to the return of mail ballots; revising various requirements relating to mail ballots; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

LisaMinority Whip KrasnerRepublican

AN ACT relating to wildlife; revising provisions governing the prohibition against the waste of certain animals; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

SkipDeputy Majority Whip DalyDemocrat

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide a citizens' commission to establish the compensation of certain elected officers.

HowardMajority Whip WattsDemocrat

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to make the Legislature subject, when establishing or revising boundaries of any legislative district, to the same provisions of law that are enacted by the Legislature and relate to the inspection and copying of public books and records as any other governmental entity and to make the Legislature subject to the same provisions of law that are enacted by the Legislature and relate to open meetings of public bodies.

Heidi KasamaRepublican

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to make the Legislature subject to the same provisions of law that are enacted by the Legislature and relate to the inspection and copying of public books and records as any other governmental entity, to require Legislators to disclose certain information regarding entities that receive appropriations in bills, to require the Legislature to publish certain information relating to the personal interests of each Legislator and to make the Legislature subject to the same provisions of law that are enacted by the Legislature and relate to open meetings of public bodies.

Heidi KasamaRepublican

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to prohibit appropriations to any political organization, to prohibit including an appropriation to a nonprofit organization in any bill that is required to fund a portion of the state budget for the next ensuing biennium and to authorize the Governor to veto appropriations in a bill.

Heidi KasamaRepublican

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to require that the language of a bill or joint resolution be made available to the public by publication on the Internet website of the Legislature for at least 72 hours before a House may vote on the final passage of the bill or joint resolution.

Heidi KasamaRepublican

Declaring the support of the Legislature for certain principles of solar energy development in this State.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources

Urging the Federal Government to release federally managed land in Nevada for housing.

SandraMajority Floor Leader JaureguiDemocrat

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to the assessment and taxation of real property which is sold or transferred.

Natha C.Assistant Majority Whip AndersonDemocrat

AN ACT relating to state emblems; designating the Picon Punch as the official state drink of the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Bert K. GurrRepublican

AN ACT relating to days of observance; requiring the Governor to annually proclaim April 10 to be “Dolores Huerta Day” in Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Cinthia Zermeño MooreDemocrat

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation for exhibits and improvements at the National Atomic Testing Museum; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

HowardMajority Whip WattsDemocrat

AN ACT relating to public works; requiring contractors and subcontractors on a public work to register for and participate in the federal E-Verify employment verification system to verify eligibility for employment for all workers on the public work; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

PK O’NeillRepublican

AN ACT relating to parole; authorizing the State Board of Parole Commissioners to grant second look review to certain persons; making certain persons convicted of certain crimes committed when the person was less than 25 years of age eligible for parole after serving a certain number of years of incarceration; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT relating to water; revising the duration of time in which agricultural water rights may be temporarily converted for certain purposes; providing an exception to provisions relating to the forfeiture and abandonment of a water right; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources

AN ACT relating to insurance; making various changes to the Nevada Insurance Code; revising provisions governing examinations of insurers and other persons subject to regulation under the Code; revising certain powers and duties of the Commissioner of Insurance; revising various requirements and restrictions imposed on insurers and other persons subject to regulation under the Code; revising provisions relating to service contracts, providers of service contracts and administrators of service contracts; repealing provisions governing insurance for home protection; revising provisions relating to administrators; standardizing the definitions of certain words and terms; revising provisions relating to adjustors; revising provisions relating to certain trade practices and frauds; removing certain obsolete and duplicative provisions; transferring certain duties from the Commissioner of Financial Institutions to the Commissioner of Mortgage Lending; revising provisions relating to certain accounts and funds relevant to the regulation of certain insurers and insurance administration; designating certain employees of the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry as category II peace officers; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Wildlife Crossings Account for the design, construction and identification of new wildlife crossings and other related highway features; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure

AN ACT relating to wildlife; authorizing the management of designated invertebrates by the Board of Wildlife Commissioners and the Department of Wildlife; requiring the Department to coordinate with the State Department of Agriculture in preparing the State Wildlife Action Plan; revising the definition of “wildlife” to include designated invertebrates; establishing a wildlife classification for designated invertebrates; requiring the listing of designated invertebrates as a fully protected species under certain circumstances; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

HowardMajority Whip WattsDemocrat

AN ACT relating to county roads; revising provisions relating to certain projects to perform work or construction relating to county roads; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Gregory S.Assistant Minority Floor Leader North KoenigRepublican

AN ACT relating to days of observance; requiring the Governor to annually proclaim October 25 to be “Larry Itliong Day” in the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

EricaAssistant Majority Floor Leader MoscaDemocrat

AN ACT relating to days of observance; requiring the Governor to annually proclaim certain days to be “Diwali Day,” “Eid al-Fitr Day,” “Vaisakhi Day” and “Vesak Day” in the State of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Reuben D'SilvaDemocrat

AN ACT relating to conservation; creating the Healthy Soils Initiative; setting forth the powers and duties of the State Conservation Commission in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources relating to the Healthy Soils Initiative; establishing the Fund for Soil Health; declaring certain information obtained by the Commission to be confidential; requiring the Conservation Districts Program in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to provide staff services relating to the Healthy Soils Initiative under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources

AN ACT relating to time; exempting the State of Nevada from the provisions of federal law requiring daylight saving time; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Selena La Rue HatchDemocrat

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; revising provisions governing the review and approval of applications for certain licenses related to the distribution of alcoholic beverages; authorizing the Department of Taxation to conduct certain investigations and hearings; revising provisions governing the suspension or revocation of certain licenses related to the distribution of alcoholic beverages; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Revenue

AN ACT relating to taxation; revising criteria governing the approval of an application for certain partial abatements of taxes; authorizing the Office of Economic Development to deny an application for certain partial abatements of taxes if the Office determines that the denial of an application is in the best interests of the State; authorizing businesses that recycle certain materials or produce certain fuels from recycled materials to apply to the Office for a partial abatement of certain taxes on real property; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Revenue

AN ACT relating to grants; declaring the policy of this State to make payments under a grant agreement within a certain period of time; imposing interest on amounts due under a written grant agreement which are not timely paid after the receipt of a proper invoice; requiring State entities that make grants to take certain actions upon receipt of an invoice; authorizing use of media other than original paper documents to process grant payments; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs

AN ACT relating to veterinary medicine; revising the list of activities that constitute the practice of veterinary medicine to exclude the subcutaneous implantation of an identification microchip into an animal; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; revising the term length and membership of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT relating to consumer reporting; requiring certain landlords to make a written offer to a tenant to report positive rental payment information to at least one consumer reporting agency which meets certain criteria; providing requirements related to the reporting of positive rental payment information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor

AN ACT relating to the State Treasurer; establishing the Nevada Baby Bonds Program and the Nevada Baby Bonds Trust Fund; setting forth the duties and responsibilities of the State Treasurer in administering the Program and Trust Fund; authorizing the State Treasurer to adopt regulations relating to the Program; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs

AN ACT relating to district courts; increasing the number of district judges in certain judicial districts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising the powers and duties of the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of Business and Industry; revising and imposing various requirements and restrictions on professional and occupational licensing boards under the purview of the Office; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Gregory T., IIMinority Floor Leader HafenRepublican

AN ACT relating to actions concerning persons; revising provisions relating to civil actions for wrongful conviction; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT relating to transportation; prohibiting the Department of Motor Vehicles from renewing the registration of a motor vehicle under certain circumstances; exempting certain property rights relating to a demonstration project for a certain toll road from the imposition of property tax; authorizing the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County or any local government within Washoe County to establish a demonstration project for a certain toll road; authorizing the Commission or a local government within Washoe County to enter into public-private partnerships to plan, design, finance, construct, improve, maintain, operate or acquire rights-of-way for the demonstration project; authorizing the issuance of certain bonds or notes of the Commission or a local government within Washoe County to finance the project; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure

AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the procedure for applying for transferable tax credits for affordable housing; revising provisions governing the transfer of transferable tax credits for affordable housing; revising provisions relating to the amount of transferable tax credits for affordable housing that may be approved; revising provisions relating to the expiration of transferable tax credits for affordable housing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Revenue

AN ACT relating to education; requiring a scholarship organization to register in order to participate in the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program; limiting the period that a donation to a scholarship organization may be carried forward; requiring the Department of Education and scholarship organizations to report certain information; providing the procedure for applying for a grant; requiring a scholarship organization to establish certain procedures; establishing the order of priority in which grants must be awarded; requiring a school that receives a grant on behalf of a pupil under the Program to report certain information regarding the academic progress of such pupils; increasing the total amount of credits the Department of Taxation is authorized to approve each fiscal year under the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT relating to education; providing for the waiver of certain requirements to report data and information concerning public schools; establishing a statewide system of accountability for school districts; establishing certain measures to be taken for school districts and public schools designated as low-performing or underperforming; establishing the Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program to assist pupils attending certain low-performing or underperforming public schools in accessing alternative educational settings; creating the Excellence in Education Account to provide grants to pay nonrecurring incentives to certain school administrators, teachers and other educational personnel; revising provisions governing the Education Stabilization Account; authorizing a charter school to receive certain funding to provide transportation services to pupils; providing for the establishment of a system of open enrollment for public schools; establishing a program to pay expenses for certain literacy interventions, tutoring and other related services for certain pupils eligible for services in the subject of reading; revising provisions governing charter schools sponsored by cities or counties; revising provisions governing instruction in English language arts in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3; providing that certain public school and private school employees are immune from civil and criminal liability for certain actions related to intervening in altercations, fights or other incidents; revising provisions governing the performance of teachers and school administrators; authorizing school districts and charter schools to establish programs to pay nonrecurring incentives to high-performing teachers and school administrators; creating the Education Service Center; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Education

AN ACT relating to state financial administration; requiring the transfer of certain money from the Account to Stabilize the Operation of the State Government to the State General Fund; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means