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AB 222

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2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Clint Anderson and 11 co-sponsors

AB 222 creates in-state hiring preferences on Nevada public works, prioritizing women, veterans, underserved communities, rural residents, former inmates, and youth, with minimum l

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Bill Summary · AB 222

AB 222 — Summary (Public Works; BDR 28‑675)

Status: Introduced Jan 8, 2025. (Legislative history: passed the Assembly; referred to Senate committees; on 04/12/25 noted “no further action allowed” per Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1 in the provided file.)
Author/As Introduced: Assemblymember Jackson. Fiscal note: May have local fiscal impact; state fiscal effect indicated.

Purpose / Intent

AB 222 revises Nevada’s public‑works law to create prioritized hiring preferences for certain in‑state populations on public construction projects and to strengthen apprentice utilization and reporting. The bill aims to increase employment opportunities for women and other historically underserved groups on public works, improve apprenticeship participation, and create enforcement and reporting mechanisms to track compliance.

Key provisions

  • Preference order for hiring workers and apprentices on covered public works (section 2):

    1. Women who are Nevada citizens.
    2. Honorably discharged veterans who are Nevada citizens.
    3. Residents of historically underserved communities (Nevada citizens).
    4. Residents of rural areas of Nevada (citizens).
    5. Persons formerly incarcerated (citizens).
    6. Persons under 26 years old (citizens).

  • Minimum utilization requirements (section 3):

    • Vertical construction contractors/subcontractors: persons meeting the preference order must perform at least 10% of total labor hours on each public work (or another percentage set by the Labor Commissioner via regulation).
    • Horizontal construction: at least 3% of total labor hours (or adjusted percentage).
    • Contractors must retain supporting documentation showing good‑faith efforts to comply and must submit annual reporting of hours worked (deadline: February 15 each year).

  • Apprentice-specific requirements (section 4):

    • For projects that meet specified apprentice‑hour thresholds, contractors must ensure apprenticeship hours include apprentices hired according to the preference order (10% for certain vertical thresholds; 3% for certain horizontal thresholds). Labor Commissioner may adjust percentages.

  • Enforcement and penalties:

    • Labor Commissioner may assess administrative fines (up to $1,000 for violations).
    • Repeat violations can lead to disqualification from bidding on public works for a specified period.
    • Failure to cooperate with investigations by public bodies is a misdemeanor; existing penalties for investigation/prosecution costs can apply.
    • Labor Commissioner authorized to adopt regulations.

  • Definitions and conforming changes: Existing statutory definitions relating to apprenticeship are made applicable to these new provisions.

  • Amendment (sponsor‑filed): An amendment (Assemblymember Jackson) would add requirements for registered apprenticeship programs to report applicant/acceptance/retention data to the State Apprenticeship Director (annual deadlines), require the Director to assess utilization rates and report to the Commerce & Labor legislative committee, and make workforce development resources and grant incentives available to programs meeting utilization goals.

Who is affected

  • Contractors and subcontractors performing public works (vertical and horizontal construction).
  • Registered apprenticeship programs and apprentices (per the amendment).
  • The Nevada Labor Commissioner (implementation, oversight, regulation).
  • Public bodies that administer or investigate public‑works compliance.
  • Potential indirect effects on public‑works project labor pools and procurement.

Implementation timeline & sunset

  • Annual reporting deadlines specified (e.g., contractor reporting by Feb 15).
  • Labor Commissioner rulemaking authority to set or revise percentages.
  • Some versions include deadlines for apprenticeship program reporting (Jan 15) and Director reporting to the Legislature (Feb 15).
  • No explicit statewide sunset for the core preferences in the text as introduced (some other sections reference existing enforcement statutes).

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • The bill notes potential fiscal impacts on local government and the state. Costs could arise from administration, monitoring, enforcement, and grant programs if the amendment is enacted.
  • The bill was actively amended in committee and passed the Assembly; further Senate consideration and final status should be confirmed from official legislative tracking (provided materials show subsequent committee referrals and actions).

Note: The materials provided also include a separate, unrelated AB 222 (California, author Bauer‑Kahan) concerning data centers, energy reporting, and AI model energy disclosures. This summary above addresses the Nevada AB 222 (public works / apprenticeship/hiring preferences) as identified by the bill title (BDR 28‑675).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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