Carson City — The Assembly Committee for Government Affairs advanced 14 measures during a work session, moving each to the next stage for floor consideration.

The committee voted on a package of bills that included a transfer of the Division of Emergency Management to the Office of the Governor (AB 553); changes to planning commission reporting and appointment authority (SB 48); procurement and purchasing transparency reforms (SB 71 and SB 313); a revision to elected county officer pay schedules (SB 116); authorization for certain noncitizens authorized to work in the U.S. to serve as peace officers (SB 155); a requirement that the Nevada Equal Rights Commission consider antisemitism in discrimination investigations (SB 179); changes to public-works remedies and prevailing-wage rules for projects awarded by public utilities (SB 447 and SB 443); and a range of administrative adjustments affecting surcharges, constable and sheriff fees, confidentiality requests, apprenticeship registration, public-employee benefits, and prevailing-wage reporting.

The work session is a processing step; the committee did not reopen testimony on the bills but reviewed previously heard measures and, in several cases, adopted proposed amendments before voting.

What the committee acted on

- AB 553: The bill would transfer the Division of Emergency Management from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor, rename it the Office of Emergency Management, and make related procedural and operational changes. The committee voted to do pass. The motion was moved by Vice Chair Wynne and seconded by Assembly Member Carter; Assembly Member Jackson recorded a nay. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Carter.

- SB 48 (first reprint): The bill revises planning and zoning deadlines and authorizes certain matching of planning commission member terms to the appointing governing body; the committee considered an amendment proposed by the city of Reno removing a provision related to appointment-at-pleasure language and changing the effective date. The committee voted to amend and do pass. The motion was moved by Assembly Member DeLong and seconded by Assembly Member Gurr. Nays: Assembly Members Flanagan and Wynne. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Bridal.

- SB 71 (first reprint): The bill would require local governing bodies and the state purchasing administrator to post procurement information online, expand the purchasing commission’s duties to promote efficiency and local business participation, and abolish the Regional Business Development Advisory Council for Clark County. An amendment was proposed to remove certain mentoring-language tied to the Nevada GROW Act. The committee voted to amend and do pass. The motion was moved by Vice Chair Wynne and seconded by Assembly Member Carter. Nays: Assembly Members DeLong, Gurr and Kasama. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Flanagan.

- SB 116 (first reprint): The bill revises the compensation method for elected county officers, using an inflation-adjusted base or 3% above the highest-paid subordinate, whichever is greater; it also ties private-practice exceptions for district attorneys to counties with populations under 3,000 and authorizes the joint interim standing committee on government affairs to study county commission issues during the 2025–26 interim. The committee voted to do pass. The motion was moved by Assembly Member Gurr and seconded by Assembly Member DeLong. Nays: Vice Chair Wynne and Assembly Member Flanagan. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Gurr.

- SB 155 (first reprint): The bill authorizes a person who is not a U.S. citizen but is legally authorized to work in the United States and who otherwise meets qualifications to be appointed a peace officer in Nevada; the bill also would prevent the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission from adopting citizenship requirements for appointment. The committee voted to do pass. The motion was moved by Assembly Member De Silva and seconded by Assembly Member Karas. Nays recorded: Assembly Members Goulding, Gurr, Edgeworth, Kasama and Wynne. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Hunt.

- SB 179 (first reprint): The bill requires the Nevada Equal Rights Commission to consider whether an alleged unlawful discriminatory practice was motivated by antisemitism; an amendment was proposed to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition by reference. The committee voted to amend and do pass. The motion was moved by Assembly Member De Silva and seconded by Assembly Member Edgeworth. Nay: Assembly Member Carter. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Gallant.

- SB 447 (first reprint): The bill revises provisions relating to public works, authorizing courts to award reasonable attorney fees and costs in certain writs of mandamus and clarifying standing for contractors to seek alternate writs; an amendment addressed circumstances for bringing such actions and fees for prevailing parties. The committee voted to amend and do pass. The motion was moved by Vice Chair Wynne and seconded by Assembly Member Carter. Nays: Assembly Members Kasama, Edgeworth and Gallant. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Da Silva.

- SB 208 (first reprint): The bill revises authorized uses for revenue from certain emergency-reporting telephone surcharges and increases the threshold that triggers reduced surcharges for certain special revenue funds. The committee voted to do pass; the motion passed unanimously. The floor statement was assigned to Vice Chair Wynne.

- SB 210 (first reprint): The bill increases certain fees collected by constables and sheriffs for services such as taking bonds and serving eviction notices, writs and subpoenas. The committee voted to do pass; the motion passed unanimously. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Edgeworth.

- SB 273 (first reprint): The bill authorizes certain civilian law-enforcement support employees and (retired) firefighters to petition to make their personal information confidential in county and state records and to request alternate address display at the DMV. The committee voted to do pass; the motion passed unanimously. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Kasama.

- SB 285 (first reprint): The bill requires apprenticeship programs that cover more than one specified construction trade to include separate standards for each trade to be eligible for registration and approval by the State Apprenticeship Council. The committee voted to do pass. The motion was moved by Vice Chair Wynne and seconded by Assembly Member Carter. Nays: Assembly Members Gallant and DeLong. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Carter.

- SB 313 (first reprint): The bill revises state purchasing procedures, requiring the purchasing administrator to report on no-bid or single-source service contracts, authorizes certain contract extensions, and requires reporting to the legislative commission when using agencies fail to follow procedures. The committee voted to do pass; the motion carried unanimously. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Goulding.

- SB 410 (first reprint): The bill specifies that insurance benefits for collective bargaining between a recognized employee organization and a local government employer include coverage for dependents of the local government employee. The committee voted to do pass. Nays recorded: Assembly Members DeLong and Gurr. The floor statement was assigned to the chair.

- SB 443 (second reprint): The bill declares legislative intent regarding payment of prevailing wages to workers performing construction work on significant public-utility projects and requires prevailing-wage compliance for some contracts awarded by public utilities. The committee voted to amend and do pass. Nays: Assembly Members Goulding and Gallant. The floor statement was assigned to Assembly Member Karas.

Public comment and next steps

Public comment was opened at the end of the session. One caller, Manny Becerra, identified himself as speaking in individual capacities and thanked lawmakers for meetings related to SB 408 and noted a written submission; the committee chair reminded speakers that public comment is not a venue to rehear bills on which the committee has already taken action. The committee closed the work session and adjourned; floor statements will be prepared and bills proceed to further floor action as assigned.

Votes at a glance (selected recorded nays shown where provided in committee proceedings). Each measure listed above was the subject of a committee motion to do pass or to amend and do pass; floor-statement assignments were made after each successful motion.