S.B. 3
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SENATE BILL NO. 3–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
(ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS)
PREFILED SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public contracts.
(BDR 27-431)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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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 purchasing; eliminating the
prohibition against a local government entering into
certain contracts pursuant to a solicitation by certain other
governmental entities or cooperative purchasing
organizations if a contractor’s license is required for any
portion of the work to be performed; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law prohibits a local government from entering into a contract 1
pursuant to a solicitation by certain other governmental entities located within this 2
State or another state or a cooperative purchasing organization if a contractor’s 3
license is required for any portion of the work to be performed under the contract. 4
(NRS 332.195) This bill removes the prohibition against local governments 5
entering into such contracts. 6
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 332.195 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
332.195 1. [Except as otherwise provided in this section, a] A 2
governing body or its authorized representative may enter into a 3
contract pursuant to a solicitation by: 4
(a) A governmental entity located within or outside this State 5
with the authorization of the contracting vendor. The originally 6
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contracting local government is not liable for the obligations of the 1
governmental entity which enters into a contract in response to the 2
solicitation in accordance with this paragraph. 3
(b) The State of Nevada or another state with the authorization 4
of the contracting vendor. The State of Nevada or other state is not 5
liable for the obligations of the local government which enters into a 6
contract in response to the solicitation in accordance with this 7
paragraph. 8
(c) A cooperative purchasing organization. A cooperative 9
purchasing organization is not liable for the obligations of the local 10
government which enters into a contract in response to the 11
solicitation in accordance with this paragraph. 12
2. [A governing body or its authorized representative shall not 13
enter into a contract pursuant to this section if a contractor’s license 14
issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS is required for any portion of 15
the work to be performed under the contract. 16
3.] As used in this section, “cooperative purchasing 17
organization” means an organization that implements a cooperative 18
arrangement to agree to aggregate demand on behalf of public 19
entities for the purpose of obtaining lower prices from certain 20
suppliers to reduce the costs of procurement. 21
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