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Most measures were moved with committee amendments that reduced or reallocated general-fund appropriations or inserted conceptual amendments discussed during their hearings. Committee action was generally procedural: senators moved to \"amend and do pass as amended\" or \"do pass,\" and the committee carried the motions for the bills listed below.

Key outcomes
- SB62: The measure expands the definition of \"victim\" for the fund for the compensation of victims of crime, authorizes payments not to exceed $1,000 per incident for damage to property used by the victim, and made several general-fund appropriations including $30,000 per fiscal year to the victims' compensation fund, $20,000 per fiscal year to the Office of the Attorney General to support the program, and an additional account appropriation for victims of human trafficking. Committee discussion noted a conceptual amendment to reduce one appropriation from $1,000,000 to $200,000; the committee moved to \"amend and do pass as amended.\"

- SB90: The bill provides a $15,000,000 general-fund appropriation to the Nevada Department of Education to support teachers and specialized instructional support personnel for classroom supplies and school operation materials, with no more than $7,500,000 expended per fiscal year. The committee moved to \"do pass.\"

- SB133: The bill makes a biennial appropriation of $800,000 to the Nevada Center for Civic Engagement for civics education programs; committee members discussed reducing the appropriation to $500,000 ($250,000 per fiscal year). The committee approved an amendment and moved the bill forward as amended.

- SB147: Establishes the Southern Nevada Regional Planning for Economic Resiliency pilot program, administered by the Regional Transportation Commission/Commission of Southern Nevada, with a drafted appropriation of $650,000 that the committee discussed reducing to $500,000; the committee moved the bill as amended.

- SB156: Revises provisions related to prevention of gun violence. The committee considered a conceptual amendment from the Office of the Attorney General that witnesses said would reduce fiscal impacts to that office; with the amendment, testimony indicated a $0 remaining fiscal impact to the attorney general's office. The committee moved the bill with the amendment.

- SB207: Transfers authority for the PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) program from the Aging and Disability Services Division to Nevada Medicaid. An amendment discussed would incorporate an administrative fee charged to PACE vendors to cover ongoing costs and reduced general-fund needs. The committee moved the bill as amended.

- SB280: Provides an appropriation to the UNLV School of Dental Medicine for cleft and craniofacial care. The bill's original appropriation of $2.9 million was discussed, and the committee approved a motion to reduce the amount to $1,314,000 and moved the bill as amended.

- SB435: Revises provisions relating to nicotine products. Committee discussion included conceptual amendments from the Attorney General's Office and the Department of Taxation; adopting the amendments and adding a general-fund appropriation for the Attorney General's Office to cover estimated costs over the biennium (approximately $550,000) was the committee's action, and the bill moved as amended.

- SB316: After rescinding a prior committee action, the committee adopted a newly negotiated amendment package to a complex prescription-drug/insurer bill. Senator Wynne summarized multiple changes: deleting specified sections at stakeholders' requests, clarifying precedence in a duty-of-care provision, removing co-pay accumulator sections at an insurer's request, deleting a word at the Nevada Retailers Association's request, and adding rebate pass-through language modeled in part on recent Arkansas law. The committee moved the amended bill to pass.

How the committee acted
For most measures the committee used motions to \"amend and do pass as amended\" or \"do pass.\" Many bills were carried with reduced appropriation amounts suggested by fiscal staff and sponsors. Where conceptual amendments were presented (for SB156 and SB435, for example), witnesses said the changes materially reduced fiscal impacts for agencies such as the Attorney General's Office or the Department of Taxation.

What the committee did not do
The committee did not enact final law; these actions move bills forward in the legislative process. Several bills contain appropriation levels the committee trimmed and conceptual amendments that still require final drafting and floor action.

Next steps
Each amended bill will continue through the legislative process: final drafting of adopted conceptual amendments, possible floor amendments, and subsequent votes in the full Senate and the other legislative chamber as required.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5/26/2025 - Senate Committee on Finance, Pt. 2","oneSentenceSummary","In a May 26 work session the Nevada Senate Finance Committee amended and advanced a package of bills that included funding for victim compensation, teacher classroom supplies and several program transfers and pilot projects.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6537629,"Senate finance panel advances bill taxing secondary ticket resales to boost transit funding",2294,924000,3218000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3511769-b2cbaf5eb3767a2a878ec913a9872965&start=924&end=3218","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3511769-b2cbaf5eb3767a2a878ec913a9872965/thumbnail_924000.jpg","/articles/6537629/Nevada/Senate-finance-panel-advances-bill-taxing-secondary-ticket-resales-to-boost-transit-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6537629-d356a6709fbd5e1f7c7d1e81cb629d5b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167601&Signature=L4zf1RdSAy2w2xgDrlFt5zFBsjSuhriCN-GGBa31d5OOIwADNJQy4RGGnLbeCY-oYllEb8dWFPuYz3c4Suhy0mR8CFAwNuZyz7hN6n4EUgBMkWx3FPJPcZoeWlNy33H0aNkf9y8qDE4x-4OpVxETuCy1Du~Z2uCzh7S12Ta~MrSaxwUVjl78zYOULbeOO~Z8iVMAHmuBQIxKnwOjfkgw~VO47rww5o4PA1Ai6dcHdLxrH3oWBHePSiqNqA-II7Uz3SSBcsU3kyVcz4pflriyJNfStA0Hhc0~hxjHchztn8htMo82hDt3hqKLB1p~Xmp0AmWVdMTgtHuqmAZ0tO6Vqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carson City — The Nevada Senate Finance Committee on May 26 moved forward Senate Bill 431, a measure that applies the state's live entertainment tax (LET) to the secondary ticket market and directs a portion of the revenue to local transit authorities.

Senator Neal presented SB431 and told the committee the tax applies only to the difference between a ticket's original sale price and a later resale — \"the delta,\" he said, giving the example of a $1,000 original ticket resold for $11,000 and noting that the tax would apply to the $10,000 difference.

The bill, as amended in committee, adjusts the share of LET revenue that would be transferred to the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada and includes a provision that would revert a different distribution if a related ballot question (Assembly Bill 28) fails. Michael Nakamoto of the fiscal analysis division said a technical amendment clarifies the bill's effective date so transfers to the RTC apply only to tax periods on or after the effective date of Jan. 1, 2026.

Wayne Thorley of the LCB fiscal analysis division summarized fiscal estimates presented to the committee. The committee's exhibit estimated gross revenue from the taxed resale activity at roughly $49,000,005.04. Under the amendment discussed in committee, the RTC's share was estimated at about $10,000,005.88 and the net change to the state's general fund about $38,954,000.

The Department of Taxation submitted a fiscal note estimating one-time programming and position costs to implement the new tax in the department's systems. Thorley told the committee those implementation costs would need general fund appropriations in the upcoming biennium if the committee approved the bill with the conceptual amendment discussed in the session.

Supporters told the committee the measure would provide a stable, targeted funding source for transit without raising the general sales tax. Olivia Tanager, representing the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter, said increased transit funding reduces combined housing and transportation costs and urged support. \"Putting more funding into RTC's pockets also means that we are able to allow folks to keep more money in their pockets by bolstering our public transportation system and lowering the cost of living and the cost of housing,\" she said.

Jackie Spicer of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition said reliable public transit connects residents to jobs, education and health care and warned the RTC was at risk of cutting services. Tara Webster, policy manager at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, also spoke in support. A caller, who identified himself as Zachisgaegos, said the bill would help address delays and staffing problems in transit technology and service.

Senate Finance later took the bill up in its work session. Senator Wynne moved to \"amend and do pass as amended\" with the conceptual amendment and additions to cover Department of Taxation implementation costs; the motion was seconded by Senator Cannizzaro and carried after recorded nays from Senators Titus, Stone and Buck.

The bill also includes a trigger tied to AB28, the related ballot measure referenced in committee testimony; the amendment discussed would revert the distribution to a prior share if voters reject that ballot question. The committee record showed the amendment includes both the distribution changes and an implementation/appropriation component for the Department of Taxation.

Votes at the work session were procedural in many cases; the committee approved SB431 to move forward to the next stage with amendments and fiscal adjustments. The Department of Taxation will report programming and position costs in its fiscal note that the committee asked to be funded if the bill advances.","The Nevada Senate Finance Committee on May 26 advanced SB431, which applies the live entertainment tax to secondary ticket resales on the difference between the original and resale price and directs part of the revenue to regional transit, with implementation language and state tax-office costs added in amendment.","actionData","errors"]

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Senate Finance advances multiple measures in work session, including victim compensation and education supply funding

Senate finance panel advances bill taxing secondary ticket resales to boost transit funding