CCB staff briefs board on pending cannabis legislation, budget requests during session
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Summary
CCB staff provided a legislative update covering the agency’s bill, other cannabis-related assembly and senate bills, and the CCB budget request. Staff described several bills that would change taxation, agent-registration fees and testing rules and said the agency remains mostly neutral while offering subject-matter expertise to sponsors.
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Cannabis Compliance Board staff briefed members on ongoing work at the Nevada Legislature and on the agency’s 2025 budget request, describing multiple assembly and senate bills that could change testing rules, tax structure and registration fees if enacted.
James Hughes, the CCB executive director, opened the briefing by asking staff to provide updates on CCB-sponsored and other cannabis-related bills. Staff said the board’s run-the-agency bill (AB 76) was under consideration and that the CCB had submitted a small technical amendment requested by stakeholders. The CCB also reported tracking several other assembly bills, including draft proposals that would reorganize excise taxes between wholesale and retail and create a social-equity liaison, and several senate bills from the Department of Taxation and other sponsors.
Highlights staff flagged
- Taxation bills: One proposed change would move taxation authority to a Department of Taxation permit model and provide Department of Taxation tools to suspend tax permits; the CCB would then act if a licensee lost the tax permit. Staff said SB 41 (a Department of Taxation bill) was scheduled for a hearing and that the CCB had provided fiscal notes. - Agent and owner registration: SB 308 would consolidate agent cards for employees and increase fees for owner/officer cards; staff projected a net reduction in fee revenue under the draft language and filed a fiscal note. The bill would require two-thirds majorities because it reduces revenue from current fees. - Testing and lab rules: SB 157 would direct the CCB to adopt regulations governing lab testing, including lot-size testing. The board previously discussed a lot-size petition in 2024; the staff noted the legislation follows that earlier discussion. - Budget and staffing: The agency presented five decision units to the State Budget Office, including requests for equipment replacement, two reclassified investigator positions to add data-analysis capacity, and modest travel funds for national-level engagement. The CCB said it returned two enforcement positions in its budget request that it does not currently need.
Staff said the CCB generally maintains neutrality on cannabis-related bills while offering technical advice when requested by sponsors; the board asked for continued updates. The next regular CCB meeting is scheduled for April 17, 2025, during an active legislative session.