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Watts summarized key components: clarifying existing practice for taprooms and allowing an additional retail location (with some caps), making explicit that products moved from a brewery to a taproom must pass through a wholesaler and be subject to the same buy‑back process required by Nevada’s three‑tier system, and requiring electronic funds transfer or card transactions for wholesalers’ deliveries to address safety and traceability concerns. He described the bill as a compromise developed with craft brewers, wholesalers and other stakeholders.

Supporters from across Nevada’s brewing industry and related businesses urged the committee to back the bill. Sam DeWitt, state government affairs director for the Brewers Association, said Nevada’s craft beer industry “lags behind all of its neighbors in production” and urged the committee to modernize regulations so local breweries can grow. Multiple Nevada brewery owners and managers — including Paul Young of Shoe Tree Brewing, Robert Snyder of Big Dog Brewing, Linda Lovelady of Lovelady Brewing, Wendy Forrest of Craft House Brewery (and former president of the Nevada Craft Brewers Association), Brianna Wagner of Shoe Spoon Brewing, and Kyle Dolder of Las Vegas Brewing Company — described the bill as a tool to increase revenue streams, expand tasting‑room footprints and allow Nevada producers to ship product to out‑of‑state consumers.

Witnesses and the sponsor emphasized mechanics and limits. Watts and other witnesses explained that under the clarified practice, a brewery that opens a separate taproom would move product to a wholesaler and then the taproom would acquire that product through the wholesaler as a retailer; the process preserves tax collection and wholesaler volume. Watts said the bill limits the number of additional locations and allows existing businesses with more locations to maintain them under a grandfathering provision. Section 4 of the bill, he said, addresses safety and accountability by requiring electronic payment methods for wholesale deliveries.

The bill would also restore a limited route for breweries to ship directly to consumers across state lines; several witnesses said direct‑to‑consumer shipping for breweries had been allowed historically but was rescinded in early 2021. Supporters argued that restoring limited direct shipping would increase revenue, boost state sales tax collections and promote Nevada‑made products to tourists and out‑of‑state customers.

Wholesaler representatives and their counsel testified as neutral. Alex Canedo of Womble Bond Dickinson, representing Southern Glazer Wine & Spirits and the Nevada Beer Wholesalers Association, described the measure as a “hard‑fought compromise.” Brett Scolari of Strategies 360, speaking for Breakthrough Beverage (a wholesaler), said his client moved to neutral after negotiations and thanked the sponsor for stakeholder engagement.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about the taproom mechanics and tax implications; Watts and witnesses said the measure was drafted to preserve the three‑tier system and state tax compliance. No committee vote was taken; staff announced a behind‑the‑bar work session on the Senate floor for further action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/1/2025 - Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor heard Assembly Bill 404, a compromise package sponsored by Assemblymember Howard Watts to clarify taproom rules, preserve the three‑tier system and provide limited new opportunities for Nevada craft breweries.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6219686,"Nevada committee hears bill to require fertility‑preservation coverage for some cancer patients",125,1281000,1406000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621324-2763519f13e12e66e4de43b90d21ea14&start=1281&end=1406","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621324-2763519f13e12e66e4de43b90d21ea14/thumbnail_1281000.jpg","/articles/6219686/Nevada/Nevada-committee-hears-bill-to-require-fertilitypreservation-coverage-for-some-cancer-patients","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219686-87261a79bc8e2051ef94679b32b43199/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146128&Signature=JxqosAEL5twxKg~BYxw7bjx~VqlBxFJPcoWGYXr0YyPL1jv3o2MxaEE6OewUBpkSYORr5WwYhJiete7FNY1LDyVhv92sRYS5UnqoJFSi0p2s-w76HODKtUC-vbz~xUGGy9GPu7lY29OR~-IgWAWcK-jk9yIJNgIOmqjyq~6II0MNqME6lZ-wFLgHtTCWpkaX7FyAefG-PgEzSk-xV4XiD-IzYDonZQWSgPUL76XX-9Dg3GSnCvD~ySDmVesL7b5E2Ctc3Dz829DLo74cgSSjUH98QtzpClD6w6cY9J62iLP-gXTN2f5Dscr4~nMP3Q1CpLlkGRhu6X7UZPJ6A709yg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nevada senators on the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor heard Assembly Bill 428, a proposal from Assemblymember Tanya Flanagan that would require certain public and private health plans to cover fertility‑preservation procedures for insured people diagnosed with cancers whose treatment could cause infertility.

Flanagan, who identified herself as a three‑time breast cancer survivor, told the committee the bill is intended to give people facing cancer an option to preserve fertility choices that many currently cannot afford. She told the committee that National Institutes of Health figures show national costs around $10,000 to $15,000 for embryo preservation plus storage fees and that roughly 18 states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar requirements.

The bill text, as explained by Flanagan, would require coverage by public and private plans, including Medicaid and insurance for state and local government employees, for procedures or services deemed medically necessary to preserve fertility for an insured diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer if the cancer or its treatment may directly or indirectly cause infertility. Flanagan said the measure includes a religious‑objector exemption: “An insurer that is affiliated with a religious organization is not required to provide coverage if the insurer objects providing the coverage on religious grounds and provides written notice,” she told the committee.

Flanagan described enforcement powers for the state insurance regulator: the bill authorizes the commissioner of insurance to require an individual health policy issued by a domestic insurer to a nonresident to include the coverage and authorizes the commissioner to suspend or revoke certificates of health maintenance organizations or take action against other insurers that fail to provide the coverage.

Committee members asked practical questions about scale and benefit design. Senator Lang asked how many people in Nevada might be affected; Flanagan said the eligible population would be small and highly dependent on employer population and age mix. Citing an internal projection discussed with the Department of Education (PED), Flanagan said an example projection showed about seven people in a particular employer group, while other employer projections were lower: “You could see 1 to 5 people in a year in a company or less,” she said. The sponsor also told senators the bill intentionally leaves flexibility for carriers and providers to structure benefit details (for example, how many retrievals or the timing), and that plan design conversations would follow if the bill advances.

One witness, Leo Benavides of UNLV, offered brief support during the in‑room testimony. No callers registered in support, opposition or neutral testimony on the public phone lines during the hearing. The committee closed the hearing on AB 428 without a work session; staff notified the room that a work session would be held later behind the bar on the Senate floor.

The hearing record includes the sponsor’s personal account and cost figures as presented to the committee; the bill text referenced clinical guidance from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the American Society of Clinical Oncology as standards for coverage determinations.","The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee heard Assembly Bill 428, which would require many public and private health plans in Nevada to cover fertility‑preservation services for insureds facing cancer; sponsor Assemblymember Tanya Flanagan described the costs and cited examples from other states during the hearing.","actionData","errors"]

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