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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 14, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT S.B. 233
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SENATE BILL NO. 233–SENATORS DOÑATE AND FLORES
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Natural Resources
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to agriculture.
(BDR S-704)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included
in Executive Budget.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to agriculture; requiring the Council on Food
Security within the Department of Health and Human
Services to conduct a study on the Home Feeds Nevada
Agriculture Food Purchase Program; making an
appropriation; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to 1
establish the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program to 2
supplement the supply of nutritious food available to persons through food banks 3
and other providers. (NRS 561.515) 4
Section 2 of this bill requires the Council on Food Security within the 5
Department of Health and Human Services to study issues relating to the long-term 6
financial stability of the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program, 7
including, without limitation, identifying sustainable sources of revenue to fund the 8
Program. Section 2 also: (1) requires the Council to submit a written report of 9
the results of the study to the Director of the Department and the Director of the 10
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Legislature; 11
and (2) authorizes the Council to request the drafting of not more than one 12
legislative measure for prefiling on or before the first day of the regular session of 13
the 2027 Legislature. 14
Section 3 of this bill makes an appropriation of $800,000 to the Nutritious 15
Food Purchase Account for the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to 16
carry out the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program. 17
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 2. 1. The Council on Food Security created by NRS 2
232.4966 shall conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim on the 3
Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program 4
established pursuant to NRS 561.515 concerning issues relating to 5
the long-term financial stability of the Program, which must include, 6
without limitation, identifying sustainable sources of revenue to 7
fund the Program. 8
2. On or before December 1, 2026, the Council shall prepare 9
and submit a written report describing the results of the study to: 10
(a) The Director of the State Department of Agriculture; and 11
(b) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 12
transmittal to the 84th Session of the Legislature. 13
3. The Council may request the drafting of not more than one 14
legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the 15
Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program. The 16
request must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before 17
December 1, 2026, and must be on a form prescribed by the 18
Legislative Counsel. A legislative measure requested pursuant to 19
this subsection must be prefiled on or before the first day of the 20
regular session of the 84th Session of the Legislature. A legislative 21
measure that is not prefiled on or before that day shall be deemed 22
withdrawn. 23
Sec. 3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 24
General Fund to the Nutritious Food Purchase Account created by 25
NRS 561.505 the sum of $800,000 for use by the Director of the 26
State Department of Agriculture to carry out the Home Feeds 27
Nevada Agriculture Food Purchase Program established pursuant to 28
NRS 561.515. 29
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 30
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 31
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 32
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 33
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 34
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 35
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 36
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 37
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 38
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 39
Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 40
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