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Committee advances bill changing fuel-tax increase process for counties above 700,000 residents
Summary
The committee passed Assembly Bill 530, which defers county action until Dec. 31, 2026, requires two-thirds county commission approval for annual fuel-tax increases from 2027–2036, and requires voter approval beginning in 2037 (via a ballot question in November 2036). The vote passed with one recorded no from Senator Buck.
A Nevada legislative committee voted to pass Assembly Bill 530 in a work session, changing how annual fuel-tax increases would be implemented in counties with populations over 700,000.
Julianne King, committee policy analyst, described AB 530: for counties with more than 700,000 residents the bill requires no further action by boards of county commissioners until Dec. 31, 2026, to effectuate annual fuel-tax increases. Between Jan. 1, 2027, and Dec. 31, 2036, the bill requires any annual increase to be approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the county board of commissioners. Beginning Jan. 1, 2037, annual fuel-tax increases would require a majority of voters to approve a ballot question at the general election in November 2036.
King told the committee the bill is sponsored by the Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure and that there were no amendments in the work-session document. During the work-session motion, Senator D'Agnate moved to do pass the bill and Senator Hansen seconded.
Senator Buck said he would vote no because he was "still working through some concerns from my constituents" and reserved the right to speak further on the floor. The chair called the vote; the motion carried with a recorded nay from Senator Buck and yays from the remaining committee members. The committee assigned and signed the floor statement and moved the bill forward.
The committee did not record public callers in support, opposition, or neutral testimony on the phone lines during the work session for AB 530. The bill will proceed with the committee’s recommendation to the next legislative stage.
