AB 114 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to county fair and recreation boards. (BDR 20-740)

AB 114 changes how Washoe County's fair and recreation board appoints members, affecting only Washoe County (the only Nevada county meeting the population criteria). It replaces the previous system - where three appointed members (county commission, two largest cities) selected the remaining six - with a process requiring all nine board members to jointly appoint those six. The bill maintains specific representation requirements: six members must represent air service, tourism/business interests, and gaming establishments, selected from lists submitted by designated entities like airports, chambers of commerce, or gaming associations. It also changes the chair election process, requiring the full board to choose the chair instead of limiting it to the three originally appointed members.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Signed May 29, 2025

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Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 4 edits · May 29, 2025

MODERATE

This bill fundamentally shifts power away from the three appointed representatives (county commissioners and two largest cities) to the entire nine-member board. Previously, only those three members could appoint the other six members and select the board chair; now, all nine members share these responsibilities. This change aims to reduce the dominance of the largest cities and ensure broader representation in decision-making.

Scope change

The bill applies to counties with a population between 100,000 and 700,000, such as Washoe County, but alters the internal governance rules for these existing boards.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the authority for appointing the six interest-based members from the three appointed representatives to the entire nine-member board.

Changed the process for selecting the board chair from being elected only by the three appointed representatives to being elected by all nine board members.

Revised the rule for filling vacancies so that the appointing authority (e.g., the city or county) must fill the seat, rather than the board selecting a replacement.

Added a new requirement that any member appointed by a city or county must currently be a member of that appointing body.

Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2025 · Assembly Apr 22, 2025

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

May 23, 2025

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican8

8 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

May 29, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor. Chapter 107.

executive

May 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. To enrollment.

lower

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors