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- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Bill No. 249–Committee on Ways and Means
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AN ACT relating to fiscal notes; revising the information
concerning fiscal effect that must be included in the summary
of each bill or joint resolution introduced in the Legislature;
revising provisions relating to the preparation of a fiscal note
by a local government; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the summary of a bill or joint resolution introduced in the
Legislature to include certain statements relating to the fiscal effect on the State and
local government. (NRS 218D.415) Section 1 of this bill amends the summary of a
bill or joint resolution relating to the fiscal effect on the State from “Effect on the
State: Yes” to “Effect on the State: May have Fiscal Impact.” Section 1 further
requires the summary of a bill or resolution to include certain statements relating to
the fiscal effect of the bill or joint resolution on the State Highway Fund.
Existing law provides that, if a bill or joint resolution is submitted to a local
government for a f iscal note and the local government determines the bill or joint
resolution reduces the revenues or increases the expenditures of the local
government, the local government is required to prepare a fiscal note and return it
to the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau within 8 working
days. (NRS 218D.475) Section 1.5 of this bill authorizes the Fiscal Analysis
Division to extend the period of time to return the fiscal note by not more than 7
additional days if the matter requires extended research.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 218D.415 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
218D.415 1. The summary of each bill or joint resolution
introduced in the Legislature must include the statement:
(a) “Fiscal Note: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal
Impact,”
“Fiscal Note: Effect on Local Government: No,” or
“Fiscal Note: Effect on Local Government: Increases or
Newly Provides fo r Term of Imprisonment in County or
City Jail or Detention Facility,”
whichever is appropriate . [; and]
(b) “Effect on the State: [Yes,”] May have Fiscal Impact,”
“Effect on the State: No,”
“Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation from the State
General Fund included in Executive Budget,”
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“Effect on the State: Executive Budget,” or
“Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation from the State
General Fund not included in Executive Budget,”
whichever is appropriate.
(c) “Effect on the State Highway Fund: May have Fiscal
Impact,”
“Effect on the State Highway Fund: No,”
“Effect on the State Highway Fund: Contains
Appropriation from the State Highway Fund included in
Executive Budget,” or
“Effect on the State Highway Fund: Con tains
Appropriation from the State Highway Fund not
included in Executive Budget,”
whichever is appropriate.
2. The Legislative Counsel shall consult the Fiscal Analysis
Division to secure the appropriate information for summaries of
bills and joint resolutions.
3. If an amendment adds an appropriation to a bill that
previously did not include an appropriation or removes all
appropriations from a bill that previously included one or more
appropriations, the Legislative Counsel shall change the summary of
the bill to reflect the inclusion or removal.
Sec. 1.5. NRS 218D.475 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
218D.475 1. Whenever a bill or joint resolution is submitted
to an agency for a fiscal note, the agency shall prepare the fiscal
note and return it to the Fiscal Analysis Division within 5 working
days. The Fiscal Analysis Division may extend the period for not
more than 10 additional working days if the matter requires
extended research.
2. Whenever a bill or joint resolution is submitted to a local
government for a fiscal note, the local government shall:
(a) Review the provisions of the bill or joint resolution to
determine whether the bill or joint resolution reduces the revenues
or increases the expenditures of the local government; and
(b) If the local government determines that the bill or joint
resolution reduces the revenues or increases the expenditures of the
local government, prepare a fiscal note for that bill or joint
resolution and return it to the Fiscal Analysis Division w ithin 8
working days. The Fiscal Analysis Division may extend the period
for not more than 7 additional working days if the matter requires
extended research.
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.)
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Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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