Assembly
AB73 This bill relates to campaign practices, requiring certain communications relating to an election that includes synthetic media (AI) must be disclosed. The bill was amended and passed as amended in the Assembly.
AB79 This bill relates to campaign finance. The bill prohibits a committee for political action from spending campaign contributions for personal use, including an elected public officer. On 4/22, the bill was amended and passed on the 3rd reading with 28 yeas and 14 nays. The bill moved to the Senate. On 5/13, it was heard in the Senate with no action. That means, the bill will still move forward.
AB81 Daylight Saving to change to Standard time bill was heard in the Senate on 5/13, no action was taken. This bill didn’t get a second hearing so now it has Failed.
AB123 This bill relates to election communications, prohibiting a person during any speech or other communication made in the course of his or her political campaign from making threatening statements to end one’s life. Did get the required Second hearing. The bill will be moving forward.
AB148 This bill relates to election deadline for a county or city clerk to distribute.
sample ballots. Final passage from the Assembly unanimously. On 5/15 the bill was heard in the Senate work session.
AB176 This bill prohibits any government entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to reproductive health. This bill did get the second reading, so it will move forward.
AB197 This bill relates to government administration requiring governmental entities to keep certain personal information of people in non profit organizations. On 4/22, the bill passed, with 41 yeas and 1nay1. On 5/7, the Senate took no action. The bill moves forward.
AB235 This bill relates to health care providers that practice in reproductive health care or volunteer for a healthcare facility that provides services for reproductive health any provider of gender affirming care and the spouse, domestic partner or minor child’s personal records kept by the state to be kept confidential. This bill did get the second hearing and is now in the Senate.
AB343 This bill relates to hospital pricing of certain services.. This bill was heard on 5/15, which met the deadline. The bill was amended and referred to the Ways and Means committee.
AB346 End of Life. This bill did not get the required second hearing so it has Failed
Senate
SB74 This bill is a redo of many processes that need updating or cleaning up that hasn’t been done in years. The last action on this bill was on 4/21, the bill was amended and passed out of the work session. Now in the Assembly.
SB100 Establishes provisions governing the performance of certain election duties in a timely manner and penalties. On 5/13, the Assembly heard the bill and amended it. On the third reading, the Senate passed the bill. Yeas 14 nays 7.
SB102 This bill prohibits a person from, with intent to defraud, knowingly creating, filing, or otherwise submitting certain documents relating to elections and prohibiting a person from creating or serving in a false slate of presidential electors or conspiring to create or to serve in a false slate of presidential electors. This bill passed the Assembly in a work session. On 5/15, the bill passed the Senate 13 yeas and 8 nays.
SB217 IVF bill was amended and placed on the second reading where it was amended then moved to the Finance Committee.
SB352 Prohibits health insurers and providers from engaging in discriminatory actions. The bill passed the Assembly Yeas 16and 4 nays. It is Now in the Senate.
ARJ 1 Proposes to amend the State Constitution to revise provisions relating to the assessment and taxation of real property which is sold or transferred. In a Senate hearing on 5/16 in a work session it was passed out without recommendations. That means legislators approved it moving forward in the process but didn’t necessarily support it.
The above listed bills are the bills that I will follow until the end of the session, so more updates will be coming. The session is almost done; June 2 is a hard stop. I do anticipate a special session because of the budget, which is my opinion only.
Below are some bills that I have gotten information on from other news organizations including Native Voters Alliance, Review Journal, Nevada Independent, Nevada Current and immediate press releases.
(1) For Immediate Release
May 13, 2025
Horsford Bill Passes Divided U.S. House with Bipartisan Support.
Legislation Will Expand Local Control, Diversify Economy & Increase Economic Growth in North Las Vegas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement today as the U.S. House of Representatives passed his Apex Area Technical Corrections Act by a unanimous vote.
Rep. Horsford authored the legislation to allow Clark County to acquire certain federal land (referred to as the Apex Site) for industries that generate hazardous by-products.
“I’m thrilled to see this divided Congress finding common cause to support my constituents in North Las Vegas,” Rep. Horsford said. “This vote is a resounding affirmation for our community to have the autonomy it needs to make critical investments without facing unnecessary hurdles from Washington. Allowing for local control of the Apex Site will mean more local jobs, more industries to work in, and more economic growth for our community.”
Today’s vote is a reflection of Rep. Horsford’s ability to work with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle to advance priorities for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District.
Under Rep. Horsford’s legislation, the City of North Las Vegas would no longer need approval from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to further develop existing electric power, water, natural gas, telephone, railroad, and highway facilities on the Apex Site.
(2) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14th, 2025
Speaker Steve Yeager to present AB398 with a Conceptual Amendment Addressing Charter School Teacher Pay Raises
Carson City, NV – On Thursday, May 15th Speaker Steve Yeager will present AB398 which provides additional compensation for hard to fill positions for Title 1 schools and special education teachers with a conceptual amendment addressing Charter School teacher pay raises.
Hearing Details:
Date: Thursday, May 15th 2025
Time: 8:00AM PST
Location: Assembly Ways and Means Committee – Nevada Legislature
Click here to view the agenda and for the link to view online.
Background:
Last week during the education budget closings, Speaker Yeager committed on the record to work on legislation to provide funding for charter school teacher pay raises. The amendment will mirror the language of SB231 from the 2023 session, which allocated funding for teacher and education support professional raises, but also required transparency and accountability. The SB231 money from the last session resulted in teacher pay raises of approximately 20% across all 17 school school districts.
This bill was heard in the Assembly May 15.
(3) Competing plans test priorities for Nevada Schools
A Democrat-backed education proposal that maintains educator pay raises and tightens hiring processes for key school administrators will have its initial hearing Monday at the Nevada Legislature.
The wide-ranging Senate Bill 460, or the Education through Accountability, Transparency and Efficiency Act, is a 104-page piece of legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, D-Las Vegas. The comprehensive measure also opens the possibility of school board takeovers and gives school districts the ability to object to charter school placements.
It requests $317 million in appropriations for its various proposals, with $250 million of that being to extend the raises lawmakers first passed in 2023.
“I believe wholeheartedly in the promise of public education, and that’s why I’m excited to introduce this bill. These reforms can improve outcomes for students, help us hire and retain great teachers and staff, and give parents more confidence in our educational system,” Cannizzaro said in a statement accompanying the bill filing last month. “We all agree that our kids deserve the best possible educational opportunities.
That means investing in classrooms while ensuring publicly funded schools are more transparent and accountable to deliver for students, parents and our community.”
The bill is heavy on school governance accountability and attracting and retaining staff.
On accountability, SB 460 introduces the concept of a School District Oversight Board, chaired by the governor, which can take over for a local school board if the board fails to follow “any state law.” The oversight board can exert power for up to 90 days at a time if the local board also does not provide a satisfactory corrective plan to the state.
SB 460 requires the state Board of Education to prepare a plan to improve achievement in English language arts, math and science in elementary schools.
Administrators who don’t reach goals for three consecutive years may receive school district support, and the school board will assess the principals’ performance – and potentially remove the principal or require them to reapply for their job.
On charter oversight, a provision of SB 460 allows school boards to object to the formation of a proposed charter school within its boundaries if the board determines that the charter’s academic, financial or organizational plans “do not meet the needs of the community.”
The State Public Charter School Authority would rule on the objections. Additionally, the bill adds school district representation to the authority — a school board member, a superintendent and a financial administrator.
And on private school oversight, the bill proposes requiring preschools with students who receive state-funded Opportunity Scholarships to complete demographic and enrollment reports on scholarship recipients, and ensure that recipients take the standardized exams given to public school students and report the results to the state.
The bill also gives the Clark County School District board members appointed by municipal governments voting powers.
Giving appointees the vote is being considered in a separate bill as well.
On staffing, the bill notably allocates $250 million to school districts to extend the teacher and support staff pay raises, matched with district funds and separately affirmed by lawmakers, as legislators granted in 2023.
For CCSD specifically, the bill requires the district and its teacher and administrator unions to negotiate a salary incentive program for teachers and principals who complete professional development or continuing education.
And on high-level hiring, SB 460 lays out minimum education and experience requirements for superintendent and chief financial officer applicants. Superintendent and CFO candidates for districts in the largest counties would need to be approved by the Nevada Department of Education before being hired. The Nevada Department of Education would also be able to fire superintendents, and appoint an interim leader, if at least 30% of their district’s schools are not demonstrating academic growth.
Cannizzaro and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo have dueling omnibus bills before the 2025 Legislature to reform Nevada’s K-12 education system. Lombardo’s Assembly Bill 584, which was introduced Wednesday, contains items in common with Cannizzaro’s bill such as school board and principal accountability. The governor’s bill, however, is friendlier to charter schools and other school choice options. No hearing has been scheduled yet for AB 584.
Lombardo has indicated that charter schools were his line in the sand. When the Democrat-majority appropriations committees voted this month for a state education budget that only set aside money for the proposed educator raises to employees of school districts, Lombardo said he would reject the budget if it came to him without consideration for charter educators.
Charter schools are also public schools, with state oversight and funding but more flexibility and independence than traditional school districts.
“I’ve been clear and consistent on this. I will not sign an education budget that does not include equal pay for public charter school teachers and make teacher pay raises, including those for charter school teachers, permanent,” he responded in a statement.
“Further, I will veto any education budget bill that falls short of addressing a serious need for accountability, transparency and real parental choice. All 63 legislators have been aware of my position for months, and it is my expectation that they will pass a bill that improves education for all Nevada children.”
The message is apparently coming through — although it hasn’t been confirmed with any votes, a separate bill on pay for teachers in “hard-to-fill” positions from Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, now includes an amendment to set aside nearly $20 million for charter staff raises.
(4) On the National Front
Horsford Fights GOP Budget for Over 17 Hours
Lawmaker Offers Amendment After Amendment Highlighting Dangers of Planned Cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), the Silver State’s sole lawmaker serving on the House Ways and Means Committee with jurisdiction over healthcare and taxes, today voted to protect his constituents – and all Nevadans – from a dangerous budget proposal that cuts deeply from programs working Americans rely on to fund tax giveaways to the billionaires.
While Horsford and every Ways and Means Democrat voted against moving the budget proposal out of committee, the proposal passed and now goes to the Congressional Budget Committee, where it will be combined with budget proposals from ten other committees before a vote by the full House.
Horsford offered five amendments during the marathon markup session that lasted seventeen-and-a-half hours:
Advanced Premium Tax Credit (APTC): A provision to make permanent the Advanced Premium Tax Credit. First introduced in the Affordable Care Act, expanded by the American Rescue Act, and extended through the end of 2025 by the Inflation Reduction Act, the APTC is a federal premium tax credit which has helped nearly 20 million Americans gain access to affordable health care coverage through the ACA marketplaces.
Veterans Housing Fund: A one percent surtax on the largest corporations to provide essential mental health services and housing opportunities for at-risk veterans.
Restoring Employment for Veterans: An amendment to ensure veterans who were recently laid off because of DOGE-led cuts to the federal workforce are included in the Workers Opportunity Tax Credit.
Tax Relief for New Businesses: An amendment to increase the startup tax deduction from $5,000 to $50,000 to help new businesses get off the ground and drive economic activity across the country.
Credit for Domestic Travel: With international travel down 20 percent since January, and consumer confidence at a 50-year low, this tax credit would incentivize domestic travel to support local economies that rely on tourism.
Each amendment was defeated by party line votes. Rep. Horsford released the following statement:
“The only reason to ram a bill through committee in the dead of night is to hide its impact from Nevadans and people across the country,” Rep. Horsford said. “This budget is a butcher’s block for the programs and benefits working Americans depend on, and a giveaway for the wealthiest among us. Nevadans are right to be wary of a plan that cuts Medicaid, Social Security, SNAP, education funding and much more, but this plan is still a long way from becoming law. I fought for more than seventeen hours today, and I’m just getting started.”
Nevada will be hit particularly hard if the Republican budget becomes law. Medicaid cuts alone could impact 811,000 residents in the Silver State, which will have to either add $6.7 billion to the state budget, or kick hundreds of thousands of people off their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, nearly 100,000 in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District alone received medical coverage through Medicaid expansion, which is the funding being targeted for cuts. Additionally, approximately 33,000 people in the 4th Congressional District, and 109,000 people statewide would be at risk of losing SNAP food assistance benefits.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, if the APTC is not made permanent, residents in Nevada’s 4th Congressional District could see an average premium increase between 150-200 percent. A 40-year-old making $31,000 per year would experience a $95 increase, from $58 to $153. And a 60-year-old couple making $82,000 per year would experience a $1,045 increase, from $581 to $1,626.
Key Budget Stats & Facts
- $5 trillion: Cost of Republican tax plan, mostly benefiting the wealthy.
- $1.8 trillion: Cost to extend 2017 law to 98% of Americans.
- 13.7 million: Estimated number of Americans losing coverage due to GOP health care cuts.
- $278,000/year: Average annual gain for the top 0.1% under GOP plan.
- $.75/day: Relief for families earning under $50K/year.
- Trump’s Tariff Tax: Costing American households an average of $2,800/year in higher prices.
- Americans for Tax Fairness has reported that Trump’s tariff tax has already cost American households $14 billion