Nevada Senate introduces and refers dozens of bills; several education measures re‑referred to Finance

The Nevada Senate on March 24, 2025 introduced and sent a large group of bills to standing committees and processed several second‑reading actions, with senators re‑referring multiple education bills to the Committee on Finance because of identified fiscal impacts.

Senators received two committee reports and a notice from the Fiscal Analysis Division before moving through a rapid series of first‑reading and referral motions. The Judiciary Committee reported Senate Bill 66 “do pass,” and the Natural Resources Committee reported on Senate Bill 108 and moved that it be referred to the Committee on Finance. The Fiscal Analysis Division issued a notice of exemption dated March 21, 2025 for Senate Bill 58 and a March 24, 2025 notice finding eligibility for exemption for a list of bills (transcript-listed numbers). Wayne Thorley of the Fiscal Analysis Division signed the notices.

Following those rulings, the floor introduced, read and referred a block of bills. Motions on the floor sent bills to Government Affairs, Legislative Operations and Elections, Health and Human Services, Natural Resources, Finance, Commerce and Labor, Revenue and Economic Development, Judiciary, Growth and Infrastructure, and other committees. Examples announced on the floor included: - Senate Bill 419 (state financial administration provisions) — referred to Government Affairs (moved by Senator Winn); - Senate Bill 420 (creation of business improvement districts) — referred to Government Affairs (moved by Senator Cruz Crawford); - Senate Bill 421 and 422 (elections/public office matters) — referred to Legislative Operations and Elections (moved by Senator Orenshall); - Senate Bill 423–425 (public health, assessment on private emergency medical transport providers, health professions) — referred to Health and Human Services (moved by Senator Donate); - Senate Bill 426 (Tahoe Regional Planning Compact changes) — referred to Natural Resources (moved by Senator Cruz Crawford); - Senate Bill 427 (appropriations to University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Nevada, Reno for planning and construction) — referred to Finance (moved by Senator Donate); - A sequence of bills introduced by Commerce and Labor, Revenue and Economic Development, Judiciary and other standing committees were likewise read and referred on the floor; many referral motions were made by committee chairs or senators identified during the reading.

During the second‑reading and amendment portion of the agenda, the Senate placed several education bills on the general file. Senate Bill 38 and Senate Bill 52 (both education‑related) were ordered to the general file after the chair reported no amendments. Senate Bill 245 (introduced earlier and addressing education) was also placed on the general file.

Senator Winn moved to re‑refer education bills to the Committee on Finance after senators identified fiscal impacts. On a voice vote, the Senate re‑referred Senate Bill 229 and Senate Bill 245 to the Committee on Finance; the chair announced the motions carried.

No substantive floor debate or roll‑call vote totals were recorded in the transcript for the bulk of the first‑reading referrals; most motions were processed by unanimous consent or by the standard “any objections?” procedure, after which the presiding officer ordered the referrals.

With the referrals completed, the listed bills are now pending in their assigned committees, where hearings, fiscal notes, testimony and potential amendments will be scheduled under the committees’ regular procedures.