Week 12 Update - Rebels & Nevada's 83rd Legislative Session

Rebels & Nevada's 83rd Legislative Session

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April 25, 2025

WEEK TWELVE UPDATE

Week Twelve saw the end of long floor sessions, and a return to committee hearings as the First House Deadline occurred on Tuesday. The next few weeks of the legislature will be full of bill hearings, as bills that survived the First House, will now be heard in the Second House, working toward the Second House Committee Passage Deadline on May 16.

Nevada eagerly awaits outcomes from the Economic Forum scheduled for Thursday May 1st. The Economic Forum will report revenue projections for the state over the next two years, and provide a forecast of the state budget. This week brought a sneak peak with a meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee on Future State Revenues which examined the state's non-major revenues sources for the biennium. The numbers highlighted a 3.2 percent decrease, compared to the same point last year, largely due to a 9 percent decrease in revenue from sales tax. Thursday's Economic Forum and Friday's NSHE Budget Closing will be critical in managing budget requests against budget realities.

REBELS IN ACTION

4/24/25 - SB290, Assembly Growth and Infrastructure Committee, Boyd Law student and UNLV Office of Government and Community Engagement Law Extern Jacob Ginsburg testified in support of SB290 highlighting UNLV's collaboration with the RTC for safer and more reliable public transit options for students and staff who depend on public transportation.

4/25/25 - SB266 (Support), Assembly Government Affairs Committee, Leonardo Benavides, UNLV Director of State Government Affairs, testified in support of SB266 to help address shortages in behavioral health providers in Nevada by adding them to a program for student loan repayments.

STUDENT INTERN & EXTERN SPOTLIGHT

Taylor Volk

Each biennium, UNLV students engage in the legislative process in a variety of ways, including participating in policy development and the bill draft process, advocating for UNLV’s legislative agenda, and serving as legislative...(more)

UNLV ALUMNI IN THE LEGISLATURE SPOTLIGHT

The Honorable Cecelia González

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THE WEEK AHEAD

April 28 - May 2, 2025

4/28/25 - 1:00pm, AB394, Senate Committee on Education - A bill that authorizes the Board of Regents to require institutions to adopt emergency response plans related to opioid overdoses.

4/28/25 - 3:30pm, AB144, Senate Committee on Government Affairs- A bill that revises provisions relating to "Indigenous Peoples Day" in Nevada.

4/29/25 - 1:30am, SB293, Assembly Committee on Education -A bill that makes revisions to the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) state law for college sports.

4/29/25 - 1:30am, SB322, Assembly Committee on Education -A bill that requires professional development for members of the Board of Regents.

4/29/25 - 1:30am, SB181, Assembly Growth and Infrastructure Committee - A bill that provides for the issuance of special license plates indicating support for Nevada State University

4/29/25 - 1:30am, SJR10, Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee - A resolution that Urges Congress to take certain actions relating to the therapeutic use of certain psychedelic compounds.

5/01/25 - 9:30am - Economic Forum

5/02/25 - 8:00am, Assembly Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittees on K-12/Higher Education/CIP - NSHE Account Budget Closing

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SAVE THE DATE

April 28 – Deaf Day at the Legislature
April 28 – Clark County Black Student Union Day
May 1 – Economic Forum Report Due
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo Day at the Legislature
May 12 – ACLU Day at the Legislature
May 14 – PBS Day at the Legislature
May 16 – Second Committee Passage
May 19 – AANHPI Heritage Day at the Legislature
May 20 – Nurses Day at the Legislature
May 23 – Second House Passage

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