SB 415 allows government entities (like cities or counties) to install and use automated traffic enforcement systems (such as speed cameras) to detect speeding and traffic signal violations. It requires public notice about camera locations, officer review of evidence before issuing citations, and classifies these violations as civil penalties (not moving violations), with fines funding the system costs. The bill also prohibits insurers from raising auto insurance rates based on citations from these automated systems. This directly affects drivers who receive such citations and insurers, while ensuring new enforcement methods follow specific transparency and fairness rules.
AB 399 requires most health insurance plans in Nevada, including Medicaid, to cover medically necessary bariatric surgery and related pre- and post-surgery care for individuals with severe obesity. This includes services like psychological screening, nutritional education, and physical therapy, but explicitly excludes weight loss drugs such as those injected to lower glucose levels. Insurers must cover one surgery per lifetime and can require a preoperative period of up to three months at an accredited facility. The law applies to policies issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.
AB 222 establishes a priority order for hiring workers and apprentices on Nevada public works projects. It requires contractors in vertical construction (e.g., buildings) to employ workers meeting this priority for at least 10% of labor hours, and contractors in horizontal construction (e.g., roads) for 3% of hours. The priority order lists: women citizens, veterans, residents of historically underserved communities, rural residents, formerly incarcerated people, and those under 26. Contractors must document compliance, submit annual reports to the Labor Commissioner, and face fines up to $1,000 for violations.
SB 289 authorizes county commissioners and city governing bodies to create local rules supporting affordable housing, removing previous restrictions. It directly affects local governments across Nevada by expanding their authority to address housing needs through ordinances or measures, except where state law explicitly prohibits it. The bill amends Nevada Revised Statutes to clarify that local entities may act on affordable housing matters without needing specific state permission. This change takes effect on July 1, 2025, with no expected fiscal impact on state or local budgets.
AB 316 requires Nevada county commissioners to appoint a nonvoting student trustee to each county school district’s board of trustees. The trustee must be a grade 11 or 12 student enrolled full-time in a public high school within the district, nominated by fellow students through district-specific voting processes (simplified for smaller districts, multi-stage for larger ones). While unable to vote, the student trustee has all other rights of board members, including the right to express opinions before votes and receive equivalent professional development training. This bill directly affects Nevada high school students and revises existing governance rules to formally include their perspective in school district decision-making.
AB 536 lowers the excise tax on specific heated tobacco products (intended to be heated but not burned) to $0.90 per pack of 20 cigarettes, but only if they meet three conditions: FDA approval as a modified-risk product, less than 5% under-18 usage, and intended for heating. The bill reclassifies these products as "cigarettes" for tax and licensing purposes, meaning they are no longer treated as vapor products. It also bans the sale of these heated tobacco products through cigarette vending machines, a restriction that applies to both manufacturers and retailers. This directly affects manufacturers of these specific heated tobacco products and retailers selling them via vending machines.
SB 328 requires Nevada school districts to include specific details about heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems in their annual accountability reports, such as how many systems need repair, how long issues have persisted, and associated costs and timelines. It also mandates that school district budgets detail per-school information on licensed teachers’ salaries, health insurance costs, and fringe benefits. These requirements directly affect all public school districts and charter schools sponsored by those districts. The bill aims to increase transparency about school facility conditions and educator compensation without changing funding levels or creating new state-level costs.
AB 357 requires Nevada's Division of Child and Family Services and the Central Repository for Criminal History to release background check information to public employers (like schools, government agencies, or nonprofits) within 72 hours via secure email. It mandates electronic transmission instead of paper, speeds up access for employers verifying staff/volunteers, and adds a rule deleting unsubstantiated child abuse reports from the registry after 10 years past the child's 18th birthday. The bill also specifies that child abuse records can only be shared with child welfare agencies unless the case was substantiated. These changes apply to all public employers conducting background checks under existing Nevada law.
AB 166 revises Nevada's minor employment laws by expanding restrictions to cover all minors under 18 (previously under 16) and reducing the maximum weekly work hours from 48 to 40. It prohibits minors enrolled in public or private school from working before 5 a.m. on school days or after 10 p.m. the night before a school day. Exceptions for farm work and motion picture performances remain unchanged. The bill directly affects employers of minors under 18 and aims to protect students' health and education by limiting work schedules during school periods.
AB 180 requires counties with populations over 100,000 (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) and their incorporated cities with populations over 60,000 (including Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson, Sparks, and North Las Vegas) to establish multijurisdictional business licenses for sidewalk vendors and mobile food establishments. The bill mandates that county boards of commissioners and city governing bodies enter into agreements to create a single license valid across all participating jurisdictions, replacing separate local permits. It also expands the definition of "sidewalk vendor" to include merchandise sales and revises contractor licensing requirements for these counties. This aims to simplify licensing for vendors operating across multiple cities within a county.
SB 149 creates a single "state pharmacy benefit manager" (SPBM) to administer all Medicaid prescription drug coverage in Nevada, replacing the current system where multiple pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) or health plans manage these benefits separately. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract exclusively with one SPBM, mandates Medicaid managed care organizations to use this SPBM for all pharmacy benefits, and sets strict rules for SPBM contracts, including prohibitions on conflicts of interest and requirements for fair reimbursement to pharmacies. The bill also establishes detailed application standards for potential SPBMs, including disclosures about ownership ties to pharmacies or health insurers, and mandates non-discriminatory reimbursement rates for all pharmacies, including those owned by healthcare facilities. These changes aim to streamline administration, ensure consistent pharmacy payments, and align with federal Medicaid requirements.
SB 249 allows certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to order, prescribe, possess, and administer controlled substances, poisons, and dangerous drugs outside critical access hospitals under the same circumstances as registered nurses generally. This changes current law (NRS 632.2397) by removing the restriction that limited these actions to critical access hospitals during surgery or childbirth. The bill directly affects CRNAs and patients in non-critical-access hospital settings, expanding their prescribing authority while maintaining physician supervision requirements. The law takes effect July 1, 2025.
