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Below are the bills acted on in the committee work session and the committee outcome recorded in the official committee transcript. Where the transcript recorded a specific motion or amendment, that is noted; where vote tallies were not specified in the transcript, the field is marked \"not specified.\" Many motions were moved and seconded by committee members during the session; the transcript frequently records Assemblymember Bacchus making motions and Assemblymember Hategui seconding.

Votes at a glance (selected bills advanced in work sessions):

- SB 431 (Live entertainment resale tax): committee motion recorded as do pass; revenue estimate cited in staff analysis.
- SB 503 (Captive insurers account change): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 393 (Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act changes): motion to amend and do pass recorded.
- SB 185 (Medicaid reimbursement to family caregivers for eligible minors): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 207 (Transfer of PACE program authority to DHHS): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 6 (Nevada cloud seeding program appropriation to DRI): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 62 (Victim compensation: expand eligible property remediation payments): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 90 (Teacher and staff classroom supplies appropriation): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 104 (School garden nonprofit grants): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 119 (Nevada GROW program at College of Southern Nevada): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 132 (Nevada Clean Energy Fund appropriation): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 133 (Nevada Center for Civic Engagement appropriation): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 135 (Communities and Schools integrated support services): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 182 (Hospital staffing committees in larger counties): motion recorded as do pass (noted several nays during vote recorded for members but motion carried).
- SB 229 (State seal of financial literacy changes): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 233 (Study of Home Feeds Nevada program): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 262 (Graduate medical education account transfers and appropriations): motion recorded as do pass as amended.
- SB 280 (UNLV School of Dental Medicine cleft/craniofacial team appropriation): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 300 (Medicaid coverage for behavioral health in FQHCs): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 281 (Opioid settlement funds transfers for child welfare and jail behavioral health): motion recorded as amend and do pass.
- SB 378 (Health records, independent emergency centers, non-compete changes): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 382 (Trailer registration and automated driving system marker lamp language): motion recorded as amend and do pass (amendment added marker‑lamp standards language).
- SB 422 (Automatic voter registration timing and DMV hours): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 442 (PUC quarterly service‑termination reporting): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 452 (Extend reversion date for prior public works appropriations): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 468 (Charter school transportation funding): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 487 (Secretary of State business licensing modernization funding): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 260 (Air quality / wildfire smoke workplace protections): motion recorded as do pass (see separate article for full coverage).
- SB 427 (NSHE capital planning and maintenance appropriations): motion recorded as amend and do pass (conceptual amendment deleting bond sweep and adding CSN planning funds; see separate article).
- SB 74 (Elections changes; $200,000 contingency recommendation for Secretary of State training): motion recorded as amend and do pass.
- SB 193 (Homebuyer mortgage buy‑down pilot program appropriation): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 403 (Commission metrics and appropriation for implementation): motion recorded as do pass.
- SB 472 (NSHE caseload adjustment appropriations): motion recorded as do pass.
- Additional bills were considered in the session; many motions were unanimous in committee, while a small number recorded named opposing members in the transcript for some votes (the transcript notes opposed members on a handful of items). Where the transcript listed specific opposition names during roll call on a motion, those particulars are recorded in the committee file; this roundup flags outcomes as \"approved by committee\" for items moved forward.

If you need the formal vote tallies or the exact motion language and amendments for any single bill listed above, that information can be extracted from the committee minutes and the official work‑session record retained by the committee clerk.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/1/2025 - Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, Pt. 1","oneSentenceSummary","The Assembly Ways and Means Committee considered and advanced a slate of bills during work sessions on May 31, 2025, moving appropriations and policy measures to the next legislative stage. This roundup lists each bill the committee acted on and the committee outcome recorded in the transcript.","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},6219703,"Ways & Means advances $22.8M for university planning and maintenance projects across Nevada System of Higher Education",7302,5144000,12446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621307-cb6cd285eed8e2c4b87677472e938704&start=5144&end=12446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621307-cb6cd285eed8e2c4b87677472e938704/thumbnail_5144000.jpg","/articles/6219703/Nevada/Ways-Means-advances-228M-for-university-planning-and-maintenance-projects-across-Nevada-System-of-Higher-Education","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219703-111121068675ed4159eb59f9c2568416/orig.mp4?Expires=1770807651&Signature=Kj9zKC27g1BWxTjevvFJwPW43emjDFt3kuaN3ocONZ6mTpm-IHzLhU5XwVETAr-ES9VvkgorAGlwXN71L5BhLfHo1CUsauJ9CJv-XrIeTtHIoIDqdsabmkINKDfeTAEx9IaHSB8HH0JqywRY8CGhLhblob9lWwXQLCKTZBOpoOhk5veW12PwPei9YIbg17c9XEMKfNmWGodmgmcW-cmW2wUXOANIrKwWxkXUvRCOXz0NnuLqXJfj4IWqlPeyQY98g8nzwOEuFjGWvVaB0atPGoZFn-S6cyAM~Pol2Tt4lFFxUk0jsTOPaxvRzou9LDQLJIY7KH7SvAsqfwWwiDpaKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Ways and Means Committee advanced Senate Bill 427, which provides state funding for planning, design and one‑time maintenance projects across the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE).

SB 427 includes $6.2 million in state planning money for the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to design a life‑sciences facility and $6.2 million for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to plan a new Lee Business School building. The bill also includes smaller appropriations for maintenance and safety projects at community colleges, the Desert Research Institute, and Western Nevada College, totaling $22,809,302 in the version the committee considered prior to an amendment.

At the hearing UNR President Brian Sandoval described the existing Fleischmann Agricultural building, constructed in 1957, as undersized and outdated and said the proposed life‑sciences facility would support pre‑nursing, biology, biotechnology and related workforce needs. \"That building was constructed in 1957 ... it is no longer state of the art,\" Sandoval said, noting space and ADA limitations.

UNLV President Chris Heavey said the Lee School of Business building, built in 1984 and housing more than 4,300 students, needs replacement to meet modern workforce training needs in southern Nevada; he estimated construction costs would likely fall in the $120 million to $150 million range.

Patricia Charlton, chancellor for NSHE, and institutional officials described multiple one‑time maintenance projects: HVAC and rooftop replacements at Great Basin College, fire‑sprinkler replacement at Desert Research Institute buildings, exterior repairs at Truckee Meadows Community College and parking and erosion controls at Western Nevada College.

Lawmakers pressed on financing and timing. Committee members expressed concern about an initial draft that proposed transferring $22,809,302 from the Consolidated Bond Interest and Redemption Fund (a fund that supports debt service) and asked for alternatives. The chair offered and the committee adopted a conceptual amendment that deleted the bond sweep language and instead added a general‑fund appropriation of $300,000 to the College of Southern Nevada for planning and permitting of its Northwest Campus public‑safety center, while retaining the other NSHE allocations. The amendment was adopted before the committee advanced the bill.

Presidents Sandoval and Heavey said both campuses plan to match state planning funds with institutional resources to complete design. Sandoval estimated a total construction cost for the UNR life‑sciences building of roughly $123 million; Heavey estimated UNLV's building at $120–$150 million and said construction funding would likely combine philanthropy, institutional bonding capacity and potential future state support.

The committee advanced the bill with the amendment. The approved planning dollars will allow campuses to proceed to detailed design and later return to the Legislature if additional construction funding is requested.

What happens next: The institutions will complete planning and design work and, if construction funding is needed, they can request that support in a future session or through other financing mechanisms.","The committee advanced Senate Bill 427, allocating $22.8 million in planning and one‑time maintenance funds to NSHE institutions, including $6.2 million each for UNR and UNLV planning design for life‑sciences and business buildings; the committee accepted a conceptual amendment replacing a proposed bond sweep with general‑fund support for CSN.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":80,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6219708,"Committee advances bill sending wildfire-smoke workplace protections to Nevada OSHA",1669,3475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3621307-cb6cd285eed8e2c4b87677472e938704&start=3475&end=5144","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3621307-cb6cd285eed8e2c4b87677472e938704/thumbnail_3475000.jpg","/articles/6219708/Nevada/Committee-advances-bill-sending-wildfire-smoke-workplace-protections-to-Nevada-OSHA","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6219708-e8413985748ceea369c09dacbdfc45f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770807651&Signature=QkRpK-ZTrDHrhrtT2j2Df4qjOJXNSmP2eyvxUxN2gOwG04LV~KKVzmgwHfYLxHP8o0nN-QL~7gTTSudrhaDSX-7aUA4CvloohXTSM17Jg7d8shjJn5MBzskwL5-edBthyTOuWE-1Fhx4zMQj5NFTQJejvyNWJ9ZvXeg9maRcXvQvHlNZCryDYno9yDy9tOMnrX~-mZmlLckZeqTDIEo7hbGyQfLK1F7D-Ssif7Jl5LqShusz5GoXMr9osaqLzff9vUmLRQsPjG-x-AD8ZFuvhgDeH0~jMw3zFkcON9ZOJ076rrRR4y5khjfpYc8icRuaVV-oFgk8zwZ1z57Nu8~IkQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Assembly Ways and Means Committee advanced Senate Bill 260 on a committee vote after a hearing that drew labor groups, environmental advocates and business representatives to testify.

Senate Bill 260, sponsored by Sen. Edgar Flores, would require the Division of Industrial Relations to direct Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Nevada OSHA) to adopt regulations for employer measures to reduce employee exposure to wildfire smoke when the Air Quality Index reaches specified levels.

The bill matters because it would create a statewide pathway for rules protecting employees who work outdoors or in poorly ventilated indoor spaces during wildfire smoke events, a growing public‑health concern in Nevada and the West.

Sen. Edgar Flores told the committee he and stakeholders spent months negotiating the bill to avoid broadly prescriptive statutory mandates and instead send the technical details to Nevada OSHA. \"We wanted to allow us the opportunity to look at each individual industry separately,\" Flores said, describing agreement with industry to pursue a regulatory approach rather than one-size-fits-all statute.

Jackie Spicer of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition, who worked with the sponsor on the measure, told the committee the bill directs Nevada OSHA to set protections tied to AQI levels. \"The division would create regulations for how employers will monitor air quality index levels during wildfire smoke and reduce exposure at air quality indexes of 150 when it's unhealthy and 200 when it is hazardous,\" Spicer said, adding that the regulatory process will include stakeholder input and guidance on communicating with remote or rural workers.

Labor organizations including the Nevada State AFL-CIO and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada testified in support, as did environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and worker organizations including AFSCME. Several chambers of commerce, the Nevada Trucking Association and the Nevada Manufacturers Association said they were neutral after negotiating language that moves implementation details to rulemaking.

A caller, Malcolm Greer, described personal workplace exposure to smoke and urged removal of an amendment he said exempted commercial truck drivers and weakened anti‑retaliation protections; he asked the sponsor to pursue a third reprint.

Sponsor and proponents stressed the bill does not prescribe industry‑specific equipment or work stoppage rules in statute; instead Nevada OSHA would convene stakeholders to draft regulations and guidance. Flores and proponents argued fiscal notes from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture are premature because the cost depends on the ultimately drafted regulations.

The committee later advanced the bill in a work session. The work session record shows no additional amendments were adopted and the committee moved the bill forward for further action.

What happens next: If enacted, the bill would require Nevada OSHA to undertake the rule‑making process and return proposed regulations for review before they take effect. The exact employer requirements and fiscal impacts will depend on that rulemaking and any exemptions or compliance timelines Nevada OSHA establishes.","The Assembly Ways and Means Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 260, which directs Nevada OSHA to develop regulations to reduce worker exposure to wildfire smoke at defined air quality index (AQI) thresholds; fiscal impacts remain uncertain pending rulemaking.","actionData","errors"]

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