Assembly Government Affairs Committee advances eight bills in April 9 work session

The Assembly Committee on Government Affairs held a work session April 9, 2025, in Carson City (with remote participation from Las Vegas) and advanced eight bills the committee had heard at earlier hearings.

The measures addressed housing authority compensation and governance (AB103); county treasurer procedures for excess proceeds and a proposed sweep mechanism (AB133); prevailing wage coverage for custom fabrication on public works (AB213); training requirements for kennels and animal-handling businesses (AB418); creation of a Security Operations Center in the Office of the Chief Information Officer and related cybersecurity governance (AB432); limits on permissible construction start times near residences (AB478); changes to public-works reporting, investigations and the Labor Commissioner’s compliance functions (AB502); and a state policy and rules for timelier grant payments to nonprofit subrecipients (AB442).

Committee chair Considine opened the work session and staff from nonpartisan legislative offices summarized each bill and the amendments the committee was considering. For each measure the committee voted to amend and do pass, sending the bills to the next step in the legislative process.

Votes at a glance

• AB103 (housing authorities): The bill, as amended, authorizes housing authorities to set compensation for meeting attendance up to specified limits and makes related statutory updates including a provision about the Nevada Rural Housing Authority. The committee voted to amend and do pass; the motion was moved by Vice Chair Winn and seconded by Assembly Member Bridal and passed by voice vote (motion recorded as unanimous in committee).

• AB133 (public financial administration): The bill changes deadlines related to delinquent taxes and requires 5% of excess proceeds from tax-sales to be set aside in a County Treasurer technology account to be used for county treasurer office technology; an amendment also added a sweep mechanism proposed by county treasurers allowing counties to revert up to 50% of unspent funds from that account after up to three years. The committee voted to amend and do pass; motion by Assembly Member Gurr, second by Assembly Member Hunt; recorded in committee as unanimous.

• AB213 (public works — prevailing wage for custom fabrication): The bill expands prevailing-wage requirements to workers who perform custom fabrication on a public work and lists nonstandard goods that qualify (examples given include HVAC, plumbing and sheet‑metal products, signage and ventilation systems). An amendment adds certification and inspection requirements for certain nonstandard materials in counties with population of 100,000 or more and ties some procurement preferences to in-state fabrication. The committee voted to amend and do pass; the motion carried with recorded nays from Assembly Members DeLong, Ger, Gallant, Edgeworth and Kasama; the motion carried overall and the floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Monroe‑Moreno.

• AB418 (animals): The bill requires counties and incorporated cities to adopt ordinances requiring kennel operators, animal rescues and certain commercial animal handlers to complete animal-handling training prescribed by the governing body, with specified exceptions (the amendment exempts shelters that primarily serve domestic violence victims and clarifies the training applies to pets). The committee voted to amend and do pass unanimously; the floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Hibbetts.

• AB432 (governmental administration — cybersecurity): The bill creates a Security Operations Center (SOC) in the Office of the Chief Information Officer and clarifies duties and limitations for the office, including confidentiality changes, reporting obligations for using agencies, and managerial-control provisions. The sponsor’s amendment narrowed some authority, added tribal protections, tied the cybersecurity talent pipeline to available federal or other dedicated funding, and clarified the SOC shall not assume operational control of an agency’s equipment or systems without agreement. The committee voted to amend and do pass; recorded nays included Assembly Member Carter; the motion passed and the floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Yurek.

• AB478 (construction times): The amendment in committee replaces the bill and provides that if a local governing body adopts ordinance restrictions on hours construction work may begin, projects located more than 300 feet from an occupied residence may nonetheless begin no earlier than 5 a.m. during specified months. The amendment also preempts conflicting local law. The committee voted to amend and do pass unanimously; the floor statement was assigned to Majority Leader Howdighi.

• AB502 (public works — compliance): The bill revises public-works reporting and investigation requirements, requires public bodies to conduct investigations within 30 days after substantial completion, creates a Public Works Compliance Division in the Office of the Labor Commissioner, and removes the willfulness requirement from prevailing-wage enforcement language. The Labor Commissioner proposed timing and penalty‑related amendments. The committee voted to amend and do pass unanimously; the floor statement will go to Assembly Member Carter.

• AB442 (grants — payment timing and advances): The bill declares it is state policy to make grant payments within 30 calendar days after the payment becomes due or after receipt of a proper invoice, allows advances to private nonprofit corporations, clarifies interest accrual and liability, and requires certain invoice and reporting practices; an amendment simplified the policy language and added data-tracking for delayed payments. The sponsor and an outside witness (Myles Dixon, Nevada Grant Lab) clarified a drafting error in section 11.4 (intended phrasing: "including, but not limited to"). Assembly Members Kasama and Edgeworth both voiced reservations about potential state costs; recorded nays during the committee vote included Assembly Members DeLong (recorded as Delonker in the roll call) and Gallant; the motion to amend and do pass carried and the floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Watts.

What happened in committee

Nonpartisan staff summarized each bill and any sponsor or stakeholder amendments before the committee acted. Several amendments were adopted that replaced original bill language (AB478) or significantly narrowed agency authority (AB432). Stakeholders who appeared in committee included county treasurers (on AB133), the Nevada Rural Housing Authority’s executive director (on AB103), the Labor Commissioner (on AB502), and representatives of nonprofit grant‑making interests (on AB442). Public comment was invited at the end of the session; none was received in person, by phone or online during the scheduled public‑comment period.

Next steps

All eight measures were advanced from committee with floor statements assigned; they will next proceed to floor consideration or fiscal/referential steps as required by the legislative process.