S.B. 274
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SENATE BILL NO. 274–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
(ON BEHALF OF THE SUNSET SUBCOMMITTEE
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION)
MARCH 4, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing state boards and
commissions. (BDR 18-973)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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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 governmental administration; requiring certain
public bodies to submit a list of qualified persons to the
Governor to fill vacancies on a board, commission or
similar body within 60 days after the vacancy occurs;
revising the manner in which the Chair and Vice Chair of
the Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission
are selected; revising reporting requirements by certain
licensing boards and other regulatory bodies concerning
the criminal histories of certain applicants; repealing the
requirement that the Sunset Subcommittee review certain
licensing boards and other regulatory bodies regarding
restrictions on the criminal histories of certain applicants;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law establishes provisions relating to appointments made by the 1
Governor to boards, commissions or similar bodies. (NRS 232A.010-232A.030) 2
Section 1 of this bill requires boards, commissions and similar bodies to submit to 3
the Governor a list of persons qualified for membership on such a board, 4
commission or similar body within 60 days after a vacancy occurs. 5
Existing law creates the Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission 6
and requires the Sunset Subcommittee to conduct a review of certain boards and 7
commissions in this State. Under existing law, the Chair and Vice Chair of the 8
Sunset Subcommittee are elected by the voting members of the Sunset 9
Subcommittee. (NRS 232B.210, 232B.220) Section 2 of this bill instead requires 10
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that the Chair and Vice Chair of the Sunset Subcommittee be appointed by the 11
Chair of the Legislative Commission. 12
Existing law requires certain professional or occupational licensing boards and 13
other regulatory bodies to submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau 14
quarterly reports concerning petitions for the review of criminal histories of 15
potential applicants, which would disqualify such applicants from obtaining a 16
license from the professional or occupational licensing board or regulatory body, as 17
applicable. (NRS 622.085, 622.100) Section 3 of this bill removes this requirement. 18
Existing law requires the Sunset Subcommittee to conduct a review of certain 19
professional or occupational licensing boards and other regulatory bodies in this 20
State to determine whether the restrictions on the criminal history of an applicant 21
for an occupational or professional license are appropriate. (NRS 232B.237) 22
Section 4 of this bill repeals this requirement. 23
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 232A of NRS is hereby amended by 1
adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
Boards, commissions and similar bodies whose members are 3
appointed by the Governor must, within 60 days after a vacancy 4
occurs, submit to the Governor a list of names of qualified 5
persons. 6
Sec. 2. NRS 232B.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
232B.210 1. The Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative 8
Commission, consisting of nine members, is hereby created. The 9
membership of the Sunset Subcommittee consists of: 10
(a) Three voting members of the Legislature appointed by the 11
Majority Leader of the Senate, at least one of whom must be a 12
member of the minority political party; 13
(b) Three voting members of the Legislature appointed by the 14
Speaker of the Assembly, at least one of whom must be a member 15
of the minority political party; and 16
(c) Three nonvoting members of the general public appointed by 17
the Chair of the Legislative Commission from among the names of 18
nominees submitted by the Governor pursuant to subsection 2. 19
2. The Governor shall, at least 30 days before the beginning of 20
the term of any member appointed pursuant to paragraph (c) of 21
subsection 1, or within 30 days after such a position on the Sunset 22
Subcommittee becomes vacant, submit to the Legislative 23
Commission the names of at least three persons qualified for 24
membership on the Sunset Subcommittee. The Chair of the 25
Legislative Commission shall appoint a new member or fill the 26
vacancy from the list, or request a new list. The Chair of 27
the Legislative Commission may appoint any qualified person who 28
is a resident of this State to a position described in paragraph (c) of 29
subsection 1. 30
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3. Each member of the Sunset Subcommittee serves at the 1
pleasure of the appointing authority. 2
4. The [voting members of the Sunset Subcommittee] Chair of 3
the Legislative Commission shall [elect a] appoint the Chair of the 4
Sunset Subcommittee from one House of the Legislature and [a] 5
Vice Chair from the other House. Each Chair and Vice Chair of the 6
Sunset Subcommittee holds office for a term of 2 years 7
commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. If a vacancy 8
occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be 9
filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder 10
of the unexpired term. 11
5. The membership of any member of the Sunset 12
Subcommittee who is a Legislator and who is not a candidate for 13
reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day 14
next after the general election. 15
6. A vacancy on the Sunset Subcommittee must be filled in the 16
same manner as the original appointment. 17
7. The Sunset Subcommittee shall meet at the times and places 18
specified by a call of the Chair. Four voting members of the Sunset 19
Subcommittee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise any 20
power or authority conferred on the Sunset Subcommittee. 21
8. For each day or portion of a day during which a member of 22
the Sunset Subcommittee who is a Legislator attends a meeting of 23
the Sunset Subcommittee or is otherwise engaged in the business 24
of the Sunset Subcommittee, except during a regular or special 25
session of the Legislature, the Legislator is entitled to receive the: 26
(a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the 27
Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session; 28
(b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers generally; and 29
(c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655. 30
The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of 31
the members of the Sunset Subcommittee who are Legislators must 32
be paid from the Legislative Fund. 33
9. While engaged in the business of the Sunset Subcommittee, 34
the members of the Subcommittee who are not Legislators are 35
entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses 36
provided for state officers and employees generally. 37
Sec. 3. NRS 622.100 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
622.100 1. Each regulatory body shall, on or before the 20th 39
day of January, April, July and October, submit to the Director of 40
the Legislative Counsel Bureau in an electronic format prescribed 41
by the Director: 42
(a) A summary of each disciplinary action taken by the 43
regulatory body during the immediately preceding calendar quarter 44
against any licensee of the regulatory body; and 45
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(b) A report that includes: 1
(1) For the immediately preceding calendar quarter: 2
(I) The number of licenses issued by the regulatory body; 3
(II) The total number of applications for licensure 4
received by the regulatory body; 5
(III) The number of applications rejected by the 6
regulatory body as incomplete; 7
(IV) The average number of days between the date of 8
rejection of an application as incomplete and the resubmission by 9
the applicant of a complete application; 10
(V) A list of each reason given by the regulatory body for 11
the denial of an application and the number of applications denied 12
by the regulatory body for each such reason; and 13
(VI) The number of applications reviewed on an 14
individual basis by the regulatory body or the executive head of the 15
regulatory body; 16
[(VII) The number of petitions submitted to the regulatory 17
body pursuant to NRS 622.085; 18
(VIII) The number of determinations of disqualification 19
made by the regulatory body pursuant to NRS 622.085; and 20
(IX) The reasons for such determinations;] and 21
(2) Any other information that is requested by the Director or 22
which the regulatory body determines would be helpful to the 23
Legislature in evaluating whether the continued existence of the 24
regulatory body is necessary. 25
2. The Director shall: 26
(a) Provide any information received pursuant to subsection 1 to 27
a member of the public upon request; 28
(b) Cause a notice of the availability of such information to be 29
posted on the public website of the Nevada Legislature on the 30
Internet; and 31
(c) Transmit a compilation of the information received pursuant 32
to subsection 1 to the Legislative Commission quarterly, unless 33
otherwise directed by the Commission. 34
3. The Director, on or before the first day of each regular 35
session of the Legislature and at such other times as directed, shall 36
compile the reports received pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 37
1 and distribute copies of the compilation to the Senate Standing 38
Committee on Commerce and Labor and the Assembly Standing 39
Committee on Commerce and Labor, each of which shall review the 40
compilation to determine whether the continued existence of each 41
regulatory body is necessary. 42
Sec. 4. NRS 232B.237 is hereby repealed. 43
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TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION
232B.237 Review of professional or occupational licensing
boards and regulatory bodies regarding restrictions on criminal
histories of applicants.
1. The Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission
shall conduct a review of each professional or occupational
licensing board and regulatory body in this State to determine
whether the restrictions on the criminal history of an applicant for an
occupational or professional license are appropriate.
2. Each professional or occupational licensing board and
regulatory body subject to review pursuant to subsection 1 must
submit information to the Sunset Subcommittee on a form
prescribed by the Sunset Subcommittee. The information must
include, without limitation:
(a) The number of petitions submitted to a professional or
occupational licensing board and regulatory body pursuant to NRS
1.545, 240A.275, 244.33504, 361.2212, 379.00785, 435.3395,
445B.7776, 449.03008, 449.4316, 450B.169, 455C.125, 457.1825,
458.0258, 477.2233, 482.163, 487.006, 489.298, 490.195, 502.375,
503.5831, 504.391, 505.013, 534.1405, 544.147, 555.305, 557.225,
576.037, 581.1033, 582.035, 584.2165, 587.014, 599A.057,
599B.127, 618.357, 622.085, 678B.630 and 706.4626;
(b) The number of determinations of disqualification made by
the professional or occupational licensing board and regulatory body
pursuant to NRS 1.545, 240A.275, 244.33504, 361.2212,
379.00785, 435.3395, 445B.7776, 449.03008, 449.4316, 450B.169,
455C.125, 457.1825, 458.0258, 477.2233, 482.163, 487.006,
489.298, 490.195, 502.375, 503.5831, 504.391, 505.013, 534.1405,
544.147, 555.305, 557.225, 576.037, 581.1033, 582.035, 584.2165,
587.014, 599A.057, 599B.127, 618.357, 622.085, 678B.630 and
706.4626; and
(c) The reasons for such determinations of disqualification.
3. As used in this section, “regulatory body” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 622.060.
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