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Ways and Means advances three budget bills in work session; SB501 carried with one abstention
Summary
In the same session the committee held work sessions on three omnibus budget bills—SB500 (education funding), SB501 (state agency expenditures), and SB502 (capital improvements). The committee voted to advance all three; SB501 passed with one recorded abstention following a disclosure by an assemblymember.
The Assembly Committee on Ways and Means held work sessions on three major budget bills and moved each to pass during the May 20 meeting.
- Senate Bill 500 (K‑12 education funding): Motion to do pass moved by Assemblymember Bacchus and seconded by Assemblymember Hategui. The chair stated the motion “carries unanimously.” The committee previously held a fiscal hearing on SB500 where the Nevada State Education Association testified in opposition to the size of the funding increase.
- Senate Bill 501 (authorizations of expenditures by state agencies for the 2025–2027 biennium): Fiscal staff reported no recommended amendments. During the hearing, Assemblymember Bacchus disclosed a potential conflict related to the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act and said, as an attorney with a client connected to the project, he would abstain from voting on SB501. In the work session the committee moved SB501 to do pass; the transcript records the motion carried with one abstention.
- Senate Bill 502 (2025 capital improvement program and preservation programs): Fiscal staff presented the bill, which includes funding for the capital improvement program, general obligation bonds, and general‑fund support for legislative CIP projects. The committee held a BDR walkthrough earlier in the week and heard no on‑record opposition. The work session motion to do pass was made and seconded; the chair recorded the motion as carried unanimously.
What the record shows: Motions and seconders are recorded in the transcript (movers included Assemblymember Bacchus for at least one motion and Assemblymember Hategui as a second), as are the final outcomes (two unanimous carries and one carry with an abstention). The transcript does not contain roll‑call vote tallies for individual yea/nay votes.
Why it matters: These three bills collectively shape appropriations across education, state agency spending, and capital investment for the 2025–27 biennium. The abstention on SB501 was disclosed on the record and recorded as an abstention when the committee advanced the measure.
