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Senate passes SB 157, requiring cannabis testing regulations; one senator abstains citing spouse’s board role
Summary
Senate Bill 157 passed the Nevada Senate March 27, making mandatory that the Cannabis Compliance Board adopt regulations requiring representative lot testing by independent laboratories; one senator announced an abstention due to a spouse’s appointment to the board.
Senate Bill 157 passed the Nevada Senate on March 27, requiring the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board to adopt regulations that set requirements for licensees and registrants concerning testing of cannabis and cannabis products.
Senator Dina Titus Flores (transcript: Senator Flores) explained that SB 157 "requires rather than authorizes the cannabis compliance board to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for licensees and registrants relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products. Such regulations shall require that representative samples of each lot of cannabis be tested by a cannabis independent testing laboratory and establish various requirements concerning the collection of such representative samples." No floor amendments were recorded.
Senator Oranchal disclosed a potential conflict, stating on the floor that his wife serves as an appointed member of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board and that, after consulting legislative counsel, he would abstain from voting on SB 157 and any related votes. The roll call recorded 19 yeas, 0 nays and 1 abstention; the presiding officer declared the bill passed and ordered it transmitted to the Assembly.
The transcript does not include the specific regulatory language the Cannabis Compliance Board will adopt or details about timelines, certification standards for independent testing laboratories, chain-of-custody procedures, or enforcement mechanisms; those specifics would be determined in the board’s rulemaking.
