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CCB staff briefs board on multiple pending cannabis bills, including tax and testing changes
Summary
CCB staff updated the board on several pending bills—AB 76 (agency bill), AB 307 (tax-restructuring), AB 308 (agent/owner card consolidation), and numerous senate bills including SB 41 (tax permit) and SB 157 (testing rules); staff also summarized the agency budget submission.
At the March 20 board meeting, CCB staff delivered a legislative and budget briefing covering the agency’s sponsored bill AB 76 and multiple assembly and senate bills that would change taxation, testing, registration and other regulatory requirements for Nevada cannabis establishments.
The executive director (agency staff) said AB 76 is a CCB‑sponsored, agency‑operations bill that was heard Feb. 12 with no fiscal impact identified and noted the CCB submitted a subsequent small amendment requested by stakeholders. The director also identified AB 307, which as drafted would eliminate the 15% excise tax on wholesale cannabis and raise the retail excise rate from 10% to 14.25%, with related changes to revenue distribution; staff said the bill would need a two‑thirds legislative majority and that the agency submitted a fiscal note on the draft.
Staff described AB 308 as consolidating agent registration cards (one consolidated card for agents at $150) and raising a single owner/officer/board member card fee to $400; the agency filed a fiscal note estimating a reduction in fee revenue for the current biennium and offset in future years.
The director also summarized a Department of Taxation bill (SB 41) that would create a cannabis tax permit and give Taxation authority to suspend operations for entities in arrears, which would then come back to the CCB for license action; staff said the agency is working with Taxation and industry stakeholders on the language.
Other bills discussed included SB 157 (testing and lot‑size provisions), SB 168 (hold orders and packaging limits), SB 198 (labor‑law revocation provisions), and SB 356 (hemp/consumable hemp product regulation). Staff said the CCB typically maintains neutrality on cannabis legislation except where it sponsors a bill and that the agency will continue to offer technical expertise to bill sponsors.
Staff also briefed the board on the CCB fiscal presentation made March 14, noting decision units, requested reclassifications, and a modest increase in out‑of‑state travel to support training and federal engagement. The director urged licensees and stakeholders to monitor pending legislative amendments and noted the agency will update the board as bills move through committees.
