S.B. 373
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SENATE BILL NO. 373–SENATOR STEINBECK
MARCH 17, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Establishes requirements relating to regional
business licenses. (BDR 20-1073)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
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 business; requiring the governing body of a
county and incorporated city to take certain actions
relating to the establishment of a regional business
license; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes a board of county commissioners of a county or 1
governing body of a city to regulate all character of lawful trades, callings, 2
industries, occupations, professions and business conducted within its county or 3
city, as applicable. (NRS 244.335, 266.355, 268.095) Existing law also requires 4
certain boards of county commissioners and governing bodies of a city to enter into 5
an agreement to establish a multijurisdictional business license for certain 6
contractors. (NRS 244.33501, 268.0951) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill require each 7
board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city to 8
adopt a model ordinance for the establishment of a regional business license and 9
sets forth certain requirements for such a model ordinance, including requiring the 10
model ordinance to establish: (1) the proposed boundaries of the region in which 11
the regional business license is valid; and (2) proposed categories of businesses for 12
which a regional business license will be issued. 13
Sections 1 and 2 also require each board of county commissioners and each 14
governing body of an incorporated city to: (1) cooperate with each other board of 15
county commissioners and governing body of an incorporated city in the proposed 16
region to determine whether the boards and governing bodies should enter into an 17
agreement to establish such a regional business license for any specified category 18
of business; and (2) consider certain factors relating to the similarity of any existing 19
county or city requirements for such businesses when determining whether to enter 20
into such an agreement. Lastly, sections 1 and 2 require that, if the board of county 21
commissioners and governing body of an incorporated city determine to enter into 22
an agreement to establish a regional business license, each board and governing 23
body shall: (1) establish by ordinance a system for issuing the regional business 24
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license; and (2) integrate the application for the regional business license with the 25
state business portal. 26
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 244 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. Each board of county commissioners shall adopt a model 3
ordinance for the establishment of a regional business license 4
within the region, which must, without limitation: 5
(a) Establish the boundaries of the proposed region and each 6
incorporated city that is located within the boundaries of the 7
proposed region; 8
(b) Establish a system for issuing a regional business license 9
for categories of businesses set forth in the model ordinance to 10
engage in such business within the boundaries of the proposed 11
region; 12
(c) Include the requirements for obtaining the regional 13
business license; 14
(d) Include the fees for the issuance and renewal of the 15
regional business license; and 16
(e) Include any other requirement necessary to establish the 17
system for issuing the regional business license. 18
2. Each board of county commissioners shall cooperate with 19
each other board of county commissioners and governing body of 20
each incorporated city in the region proposed in the model 21
ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 or section 2 of this 22
act, as applicable, to determine whether the boards of county 23
commissioners and governing bodies, as applicable, should enter 24
into an agreement in accordance with the provisions of NRS 25
277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, to establish a regional business 26
license for any specified category of business in accordance with 27
the model ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 or section 2 28
of this act, as applicable. 29
3. In determining whether to enter into an agreement 30
pursuant to subsection 2 to establish a regional business license 31
for a specified category of business, the board of county 32
commissioners and governing bodies, as applicable, shall consider 33
whether the existing requirements of the county or incorporated 34
city for any business that falls within the proposed category: 35
(a) Provide for the same or substantially similar fees for an 36
application for or an application to renew the existing license for 37
that business; 38
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(b) Establish the same or substantially similar renewal periods 1
for the existing license for that business; and 2
(c) Regulate the business in the same or a substantially similar 3
manner with respect to any time, place or manner requirements. 4
4. If a board of county commissioners determines to enter 5
into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 with any other board 6
of county commissioners or governing body of an incorporated 7
city to create a regional business license: 8
(a) The agreement must set forth the purposes, powers, rights, 9
obligations and responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the 10
county and each incorporated city that enters into the agreement; 11
(b) The board of county commissioners shall establish by 12
ordinance a system for issuing such a regional business license 13
that authorizes a person that operates a business in the specified 14
category of business to engage in that business within each county 15
and each incorporated city located in the region and in which the 16
person intends to conduct business; 17
(c) The issuance of the regional business license must comply 18
with the requirements of NRS 244.33506, 244.33507 and 19
244.33508; and 20
(d) The board of county commissioners and each other board 21
of county commissioners and governing body, as applicable, shall 22
integrate the application for the regional business license with the 23
state business portal pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of 24
NRS 75A.100. 25
Sec. 2. Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 26
thereto a new section to read as follows: 27
1. Each governing body of an incorporated city shall adopt a 28
model ordinance for the establishment of a regional business 29
license within the region, which must, without limitation: 30
(a) Establish the boundaries of the proposed region and each 31
county or incorporated city that is located within the boundaries of 32
the proposed region; 33
(b) Establish a system for issuing a regional business license 34
for categories of businesses set forth in the model ordinance to 35
engage in such business within the boundaries of the proposed 36
region; 37
(c) Include the requirements for obtaining the regional 38
business license; 39
(d) Include the fees for the issuance and renewal of the 40
regional business license; and 41
(e) Include any other requirement necessary to establish the 42
system for issuing the regional business license. 43
2. Each governing body of an incorporated city shall 44
cooperate with each other governing body of an incorporated city 45
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and board of county commissioners in the region proposed in the 1
model ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 or section 1 of 2
this act, as applicable, to determine whether the governing bodies 3
and boards of county commissioners, as applicable, should enter 4
into an agreement in accordance with the provisions of NRS 5
277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, to establish a regional business 6
license for any specified category of business in accordance with 7
the model ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 or section 1 8
of this act, as applicable. 9
3. In determining whether to enter into an agreement 10
pursuant to subsection 2 to establish a regional business license 11
for a specified category of business, the governing bodies and 12
boards of county commissioners, as applicable, shall consider 13
whether the existing requirements of the incorporated city or 14
county for any business that falls within the proposed category: 15
(a) Provide for the same or substantially similar fees for an 16
application for or an application to renew the existing license for 17
that business; 18
(b) Establish the same or substantially similar renewal periods 19
for the existing license for that business; and 20
(c) Regulate the business in the same or a substantially similar 21
manner with respect to any time, place or manner requirements. 22
4. If a governing body determines to enter into an agreement 23
pursuant to subsection 2 with any other governing body or board 24
of county commissioners to create a regional business license: 25
(a) The agreement must set forth the purposes, powers, rights, 26
obligations and responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the 27
county and each incorporated city that enters into the agreement; 28
(b) The governing body shall establish by ordinance a system 29
for issuing such a regional business license that authorizes a 30
person that operates a business in the specified category of 31
business to engage in that business within each county and each 32
incorporated city located in the region and in which the person 33
intends to conduct business; 34
(c) The issuance of the regional business license must comply 35
with the requirements of NRS 266.358, 266.362 and 266.368; and 36
(d) The governing body and each other governing body and 37
board of county commissioners, as applicable, shall integrate the 38
application for the regional business license with the state 39
business portal pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of 40
NRS 75A.100. 41
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