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Cannizzaro told the committee the conceptual amendment is designed to maintain previously approved benefits to the extent possible in the current fiscal outlook. The amendment would fund generally similar or like benefits for bargaining groups funded by the prior legislature, provide a 1 percent cost‑of‑living adjustment in each fiscal year of the upcoming biennium, and fund a $1,000 per‑employee per year retention incentive paid quarterly. She said the amendment also funds like benefits for newly organized bargaining groups.

Senator Wynne pressed Cannizzaro on the consequences of inaction. Cannizzaro responded that many provisions in the collective bargaining agreements are not evergreen, so if the legislature does not act by the contract expiration (in July), employees could lose the funded benefits. She and fiscal staff described the amendment as a way to keep employees “as whole as possible” given budget constraints.

A wide range of labor and public‑employee organizations testified in support. Speakers included Todd Inglesby of the Professional Firefighters of Nevada; Don Hicks and Paul Lunkowitz of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 21 (representing corrections and forensic staff); Cassie Charles of AFSCME; Carlos Hernandez of the Nevada State AFL‑CIO; Alexander Marks of the Nevada State Education Association; and union members and correctional staff who called in or testified live. Several speakers thanked the committee for working quickly to preserve negotiated benefits and said the amendment represented a necessary step to prevent departures and maintain staffing.

Kent Ervin of the Nevada Faculty Alliance supported the amendment for classified colleagues but expressly noted that many state employees who are not in the listed bargaining units — including some NSHE professional employees, faculty and graduate assistants, legislative staff, judicial employees and certain PERS employees — are excluded from the bill. Ervin said those groups face a July 1 cut and urged further work.

A minority of callers and commenters said the amendment did not go far enough or represented bad faith bargaining by the state. Brandon Everett, a forensic specialist, urged restoring the bill to full funding as originally negotiated, calling the partial approach “bad faith.” Jacob Holden and others expressed concern about hiring and retention pressures and rising employee costs such as medical expenses.

Committee members asked technical questions about which bargaining groups were included (Cannizzaro said the amendment covers the units that had ratified agreements and that a one‑page cheat sheet identifying bargaining group letters is available) and whether the treasurer’s office had worked through the bonding affordability calculations referenced in an earlier fiscal note (Assembly member Danielle Monroe‑Moreno said she had received assurances from treasurer’s staff that bonding affordability could be accommodated).

The committee approved the amendment and moved AB596 forward. The motion to amend and do pass as amended carried on a voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript provided. The amendment sponsor and numerous union representatives characterized the action as a partial funding solution that preserves key elements of bargaining agreements while the Legislature faces constrained revenues.

Supporters urged the Senate to adopt the amendment on the floor to avoid benefit losses for thousands of state employees on July 1; critics urged fuller funding. Committee discussion also flagged outstanding questions about employees not covered by NRS Chapter 288 bargaining rights and about PERS contribution changes scheduled to take effect.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6/1/2025 - Senate Committee on Finance, Pt. 2","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro presented an amendment to Assembly Bill 596 that would provide $94.9 million in general fund appropriations and $16.6 million in highway fund appropriations over the 2025–27 biennium to preserve parts of state collective‑bargaining agreements, including annual 1% COLAs and $1,000 retention incentives.","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},6541195,"Bill would let small Nevada school districts use bonds for construction; White Pine highlighted",1656,52070,1708855,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3638480-4f7164d3481d6fedd00921b5b1d32fe7&start=52&end=1708","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3638480-4f7164d3481d6fedd00921b5b1d32fe7/thumbnail_52070.jpg","/articles/6541195/Nevada/Bill-would-let-small-Nevada-school-districts-use-bonds-for-construction-White-Pine-highlighted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541195-698011e83ac886dbc0efdf856c87f92b/orig.mp4?Expires=1777516828&Signature=UTt2ta7yiy4LMSz-D6dQCDMbJnl~cahLVmsV5p2P4RKrD8tzKLtilMZnWiDBvFO3-kqrPFtyXOJVzWbqb9BMobjqr4bOcTdGeEU6XESzwN60svw1tPZw6HIdz7qnncahkz2LBw1O0wmCACooAiLtFQdnB2IKjkJPLbYAb2eWvDtpUYKDa7RhOU4kl75X-q1ghWuu7zyB3baJ9GhbT6aj4t1LX-EnJhvud5ZheMwIpZHQTac1YmAa9atbSBViFkghbtkAh4mPPnhfS9wHd8cMj6SOKNPvP7XIfT-s5hSevtv2zdgJsUdUnO4n0uCft2OZzrVE7Lxr1ceSeN2YopK-XA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assemblymember Erica Mosca told the Senate Finance Committee on the evening of the hearing that Assembly Bill 224 would change state policy to allow school districts with populations under 15,000 to use general obligation bonds through the existing Fund to Assist School Districts in Financing Capital Improvements rather than repeatedly asking the Legislature for one‑off appropriations.

Mosca said she brought the bill after visits to rural communities and argued the bill is a “statewide solution to a pervasive statewide problem” — namely construction costs for rural districts that lack local fiscal capacity. She noted the fund was created in 1999 and “only funded once.”

The bill’s author and supporters repeatedly cited White Pine County as the district with the most urgent need under the fund’s statutory criteria. Mosca said White Pine’s school buildings include structures built in 1909 and 1913, that the county has the third‑highest local tax rate cited during testimony (7.725) and that their property tax “has been at the cap since 1997.” Mosca and multiple witnesses said White Pine voters have repeatedly approved local tax increases and that the district plans to contribute $10,000,000 toward construction if the measure is approved.

Wayne Thorley of the LCB fiscal staff identified the statutory vehicle that currently governs the fund as NRS 387.3335 and explained the existing application process: the board of trustees applies to the director of the Office of Finance (the GFO director), who makes determinations about eligibility after consulting Department of Taxation.

Committee members asked how many districts would qualify under the 15,000 population threshold. Mosca listed eight counties that would meet that threshold: Esmeralda, Eureka, Storey, Lincoln, Mineral, Lander, Pershing and White Pine. Mosca and other supporters said the fund’s statutory criteria require that at least one building be condemned, unsuitable for use, or that renovation would cost more than 40 percent of new construction.

Supporters who testified in person or by phone included: Tom Clark of the Nevada Association of School Boards; Michael Hillerby, speaking for White Pine County School District; Mary Prusinski of the Nevada Association of School Superintendents; Donna Laffey of the Nevada Contractors Association; Kyle Davis of Ampere Energy; and several White Pine County officials and residents, including Superintendent Adam Young (on the phone), CFO Paul Johnson (on the phone), trustee Terry Borgoff and others. Testimony emphasized ADA compliance, fire suppression and safety concerns, energy and maintenance savings from new facilities, and the community’s inability to fund a full rebuild without state assistance.

Questions from committee members focused on statutory allocation processes, whether the Office of Finance must rank or prioritize multiple applications (Thorley said statute does not specify a ranking order), and whether the $100 million authorization cited in the bill was a needs estimate (Mosca said the figure represents current estimates and that districts would be expected to provide local matching funds).

No formal vote on AB224 was recorded during the hearing portion included in the transcript; the chair closed the hearing and moved on to the next item.

Mosca and supporters urged the committee to view the measure as a long‑term mechanism so small rural districts will not need to return repeatedly to the Legislature for ad hoc construction appropriations.

The committee closed the AB224 hearing and opened the next item on its agenda.","Assemblymember Erica Mosca told the Senate Finance Committee AB224 would let school districts with fewer than 15,000 residents apply to the Fund to Assist School Districts in Financing Capital Improvements and use general obligation bonds to pay for building replacements; White Pine County was cited as the top immediate need.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":46,"_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},6541184,"Senate Finance advances scores of bills in late‑night work session, including housing, higher education and health appropriations",3401,4477685,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3638480-4f7164d3481d6fedd00921b5b1d32fe7&start=4477&end=7879","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3638480-4f7164d3481d6fedd00921b5b1d32fe7/thumbnail_4477685.jpg","/articles/6541184/Nevada/Senate-Finance-advances-scores-of-bills-in-latenight-work-session-including-housing-higher-education-and-health-appropriations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6541184-57e134e85bac129497cb136c86da1030/orig.mp4?Expires=1777516828&Signature=LCNwjtYDsb9r2ltYy2~nA9yhdaLKNOm2OyS1tLvkCtRVWlD7kEHBhhm4s5vh1UM8fQrN4~JqZZoNQSS7TzF4KIxGX-4V9WEU-nALRe6HktPZA7i5vd6JpOQDFWO0sLVr4QlH7MRpFVvMiqQiH~DdG5jH9PRg6u-n8BEhSg0aYEPVawlbqInehFfevx7-mxpZrCRhZmJgtRmyVoB1K3keOadl4HWMwieXGwLc5qO6z~eTYOiZH4-ixNbcMqaFRJIRq2iKPhyk8BF0lxk-GxjYOyZQ2Of7VHyJoeszSV0pt0Jr3f7prpcng9roHRMMQuLHi9ZHjlpyAHHk1wipupk7ag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After reconvening from recess the Senate Finance Committee conducted an extended work session and voted to advance a large slate of Assembly bills, many by unanimous voice vote or with a small number of dissenting senators noted in the transcript. Several bills included fiscal appropriations or technical amendments; committee staff and sponsors summarized fiscal notes and, in a number of cases, offered technical or conceptual amendments before votes.

Selected actions the committee approved during the work session (motions recorded in transcript):

- AB 49 — Amendments regarding educational personnel licensing: due pass (motion carried).
- AB 93 — Expands definition of police officer for certain benefits: do pass (recorded nay by Senator Titus during voice vote).
- AB 108 — Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program appropriation ($250,000 per year): due pass.
- AB 169 — Requires certain habilitative speech services for stuttering individuals under age 26: do pass.
- AB 188 — Public Employees Benefits changes: amended and do pass (conceptual amendment presented by Senator Wynne; motion carried).
- AB 212 — Virtual early childhood family engagement appropriation ($1,000,000 per year): due pass.
- AB 221 — Exemption for certain anesthesia permits for physician‑dentists: do pass.
- AB 251 — Amend and do pass (meat and poultry inspection effective‑date cleanup): motion carried.
- AB 282 — Billing for health care: amended to remove sections with fiscal impact and clarify billing entity definition; do pass as amended.
- AB 284 — Medicaid reimbursement for vagus nerve stimulation device costs: amended and do pass as amended.
- AB 296 — Motor vehicle provisions (loans for registration, digital license plates, VMT pilot extension): due pass (several nay votes noted by Senators Titus, Stone and Buck in transcript).
- AB 304 — Pilot reporting and oversight for transcranial magnetic stimulation: do pass.
- AB 331 — Youth risk behavioral surveillance appropriation (biennial survey expansion): due pass.
- AB 356 — Various public employee collective bargaining process changes (positions and appropriations for DHRM and GFO): do pass.
- AB 366 — Nevada Supportive Housing Development Account ($21,000,000 appropriation): due pass.
- AB 375 — Authorizes certain off‑premise alcohol sales and creates a surcharge for DUI program funding (and names state drink): do pass.
- AB 409 — Special license plates for Space Force veterans and family: due pass.
- AB 475 — Eviction diversion program funding ($21,000,000): do pass.
- AB 476 — UNLV pro bono legal services appropriation ($500,000 per year): do pass.
- AB 479 — Agrivoltaic agricultural tax treatment: due pass.
- AB 467 — Contracts for competency treatment in jails for counties over 100,000 (no fiscal impact stated): do pass.
- AB 494 — Education reporting technical amendment and reassignment to agencies: amend and do pass as amended.
- AB 514 / AB 515 / AB 542 / AB 567 and others — A range of appropriations and policy bills were considered and advanced with motions recorded in the transcript (many by voice vote).

Committee discussion on several bills included technical clarifications from LCB fiscal analysis staff and sponsor‑requested technical amendments (for example, sections made effective upon passage to allow rulemaking and preparatory administrative work, or timing changes aligning implementation with budget decision units). A number of bills contained appropriations to state agencies, including the Nevada System of Higher Education ($57,500,000 one‑time operational support in AB568/AB568‑style language presented as AB568 in transcript fragments), funding for adoption assistance reinvestment, correctional overtime supplemental appropriations, and appropriations for school supplies and Discovery Education licensing after staff‑recommended adjustments.

Where recorded, dissenting senators were noted on voice votes (the transcript records nay votes by name on a handful of motions). In most cases the committee approved the bills and moved them forward to the next legislative stage.

The committee closed its work session and recessed to prepare for floor work; many motions were passed by voice vote and several technical amendments were folded into final committee recommendations.","In an extended work session the Senate Finance Committee moved dozens of bills to do‑pass (many with technical amendments), including appropriations for supportive housing, NSHE operations and multiple health and education items; several measures were amended for technical or fiscal reasons.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate Finance advances $94.9M plan to partially fund state collective‑bargaining agreements; unions largely support amendment

Bill would let small Nevada school districts use bonds for construction; White Pine highlighted

Senate Finance advances scores of bills in late‑night work session, including housing, higher education and health appropriations