AB 328 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Creates certain commissions and subcommittees for the purpose of educating the general public concerning certain cultural affairs relating to African-Americans. (BDR 18-619)

AB 328 creates the Juneteenth Educational and Economic Commission within Nevada’s Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs to develop public education about Juneteenth Day. The Commission, composed of eight members representing universities, Juneteenth organizations, African-American businesses, cultural groups, and museums, must produce educational materials, collaborate on events, and support Juneteenth celebrations statewide. It also establishes a Subcommittee under the Education Committee to study historical discrimination against African-Americans in Nevada and its economic impacts, with findings to inform public education and potential restitution recommendations. The bill was passed by the legislature in June 2025 but was vetoed by the Governor on June 11, 2025.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Vetoed

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Vetoed Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was finalized for signing into law, transitioning from a draft reprint to the official enrolled version. The core policy content regarding the creation of the Juneteenth Educational and Economic Commission and the Subcommittee to Study African-American Policy remains unchanged from the previous version. The primary differences are formatting updates, including the addition of bill sponsors' names and the removal of internal tracking numbers used during the legislative process.

Scope change

No change in the bill's substantive scope or applicability; the legal provisions remain identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Added the names of Assemblymembers D'Silva and Jackson and Senator Neal as sponsors to the official text.

Removed internal legislative tracking markers, such as page numbers, session identifiers, and draft version labels, to prepare the text for final enactment.

Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest and Act text to match standard enrolled bill formatting conventions.

Floor votes · Assembly May 30, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 11, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor.

executive

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

In Assembly. To enrollment.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.

upper

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File.

upper

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate.

lower

May 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 882.) To printer.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 387.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

From printer. To committee.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors