Nevada Senate adopts amendments and passes a broad slate of bills; key measures sent to Assembly

The Nevada Senate met in Carson City on May 20 and took final action on a wide set of measures, concurring with Assembly amendments to multiple Senate bills, adopting an amendment to Senate Bill 226 that restructures interim committee authority for public lands, and passing dozens of Assembly bills that the Senate then ordered or transmitted to the Assembly for enrollment or further processing.

Why it matters: The package includes the General Appropriations Act for 2025–27 and bills affecting utilities regulation, school safety technology, employee compensation and other areas that will affect state budgets, regulatory procedures and local programs.

Most significant actions (Votes at a glance): - Senate concurred in Assembly amendment 559 to Senate Bill 138 (motion by Sen. Donate). Motion carried; SB 138 was ordered and rolled and the Assembly will be notified (vote tally not specified in the transcript).

- Senate concurred in Assembly amendment 702 to Senate Bill 169 (motion by Sen. Daley). Motion carried; SB 169 ordered enrolled and the Assembly will be notified (vote tally not specified).

- Senate concurred in Assembly amendment 560 to Senate Bill 188 (motion by Sen. Donate). Motion carried; SB 188 ordered and rolled; Assembly to be notified (vote tally not specified).

- Senate concurred in Assembly amendment 561 to Senate Bill 349 (motion by Sen. Donate). Motion carried; SB 349 ordered and rolled; Assembly to be notified (vote tally not specified).

- The senate committee amendment to Senate Bill 226 (adopted as Amendment 769 by the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections and moved by Sen. Orangeall) was adopted. The amendment: (1) retained a requirement that interim-committee votes be by a majority of members of each house rather than by five members of a joint subcommittee; (2) converted the subcommittee on public lands to a standalone committee with six legislative members (three from each house), one local government member and one tribal representative; and (3) adjusted the number and authorization for draft bill requests. SB 226 as amended was ordered, reprinted and grossed into the general file (motion carried; tally not specified).

- Assembly bills ordered to the general file (no roll-call tally reported in the transcript): AB 559, AB 561, AB 586.

- Assembly Bill 5 83 (state share of public employee group insurance premiums) passed (yeses 20; nos 0). The bill sets the state share of premiums at $991/month in FY 2026 and $943/month in FY 2027 and was ordered to the Assembly.

- Assembly Bill 5 91 (General Appropriations Act) passed (yeses 20; nos 0). The fiscal total announced on the floor was $8,553,000,000 for the 2025–27 biennium; AB 591 was ordered to the Assembly.

- Assembly Bill 5 92 (compensation and salary authorizations) passed (yeses 20; nos 0) and was ordered to the Assembly. The bill establishes maximum salaries for certain unclassified employees, authorizes callback pay for specified medical positions, and continues credential pay’autorities for some Gaming Control Board positions (details as described on the floor).

- Other passed Assembly bills (final floor actions reported): AB 35 (passed, yeses 20), AB 39 (passed, yeses 20), AB 155 (passed, yeses 16; noes 4), AB 185 (passed, yeses 16; noes 4), AB 217 (passed, yeses 14; noes 6), AB 227 (passed, yeses 20), AB 452 (passed, yeses 20), AB 4 52 (public utilities; passed, yeses 20), AB 4 58 (solar affordable housing provisions; passed, yeses 13; noes 7), AB 5 27 (school bus infraction detection system; passed, yeses 15; noes 5), AB 527 (passed, yeses 15; noes 5). All were ordered to the Assembly or otherwise processed per the journal entries recorded on the floor.

What the Senate recorded on the floor: In many of the roll calls the chamber recorded only total yes/no counts; several procedural concurrence motions and committee actions were announced as "motion carries" without member-by-member roll call in the transcript. Where the transcript shows a numerical roll call, that tally is reported above.

Looking ahead: The Senate adjourned until 11 a.m. Monday, May 26, and several of the bills passed or ordered by the Senate will move forward to the Assembly for enrollment or further action.