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AB 303

Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-866)

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Ira Hansen and 2 co-sponsors

Requires contractors on broadband/public works to also file worker records with the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank, and clarifies private broadband contracts are exempt.

(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3, no further action allowed.)
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Bill Summary · AB 303

AB 303 — Revises provisions governing public works (BDR 28-866)

Introduced: January 23, 2025
Primary sponsor: Assemblymember Venise Karris (with subsequent joint sponsorship by Senator Hansen and others)
Status: No further action allowed (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3) — last action May 17, 2025
Committees: Assembly Committee on Government Affairs; referred to Senate Committee on Government Affairs
Fiscal notes: May have fiscal impact on local government; effect on the State: Yes

Overview / Purpose

AB 303 would amend Nevada’s public‑works law (Chapter 338, NRS) to (1) require certain contractors and subcontractors working on broadband, telecommunication, or fiber‑optic projects to provide the same worker‑record reporting required on public works projects to the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank; and (2) clarify that Chapter 338’s public‑works requirements do not apply to contracts for privately owned broadband/telecom/fiber projects.

The bill’s intent in earlier drafts was broader (applying public‑works requirements to projects that receive public funds even when not formally a “public work”); later amendments narrowed the scope to record‑reporting and clarified the statutory exceptions.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new section to Chapter 338 requiring that a contractor or subcontractor engaged on a public work that is a project for the development, deployment, or improvement of broadband, telecommunication, or fiber‑optic services must, when submitting the worker records required under NRS 338.070(5)/(6) to the public body, simultaneously submit those records to the Board of Directors of the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank.
  • Amends NRS 338.011 to explicitly state that the chapter’s requirements do not apply to contracts awarded for the development, deployment, or improvement of privately owned broadband, telecommunication, or fiber‑optic services.
  • Incorporates the existing NRS 338.070 record‑keeping framework (monthly records showing worker name, occupation, wages, benefits, and certain identification data; employers must retain and provide copies within statutory timelines).

Who would be affected

  • Contractors and subcontractors on public works that include broadband/telecom/fiber projects (they would have an additional reporting destination—the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank).
  • Public bodies that award or oversee such contracts (receive and verify records).
  • Nevada State Infrastructure Bank (would receive and manage incoming contractor records).
  • Potentially local governments and the State (administrative and compliance costs).

Potential impacts and concerns

  • Administrative/compliance burden: additional data transmission and record‑keeping obligations for contractors and the Infrastructure Bank.
  • Fiscal: committees noted possible fiscal impacts to local government and the State.
  • Policy concerns raised during testimony: opponents argued expansion of prevailing‑wage-type obligations (in earlier drafts) could increase labor costs on broadband projects and affect project cost/timing; the amended bill limited those broader effects.

Amendment and legislative history (selected)

  • April 18, 2025: Assembly Amendment No. 199 adopted — narrowed bill to require only that contractors submitting required NRS 338.070 records to the awarding public body also submit them to the Nevada State Infrastructure Bank; clarified exemptions for privately owned broadband contracts.
  • April 21, 2025: Passed Assembly (Yeas: 27; Nays: 14; Excused: 1).
  • May 5, 2025: Referred to Senate Committee on Government Affairs (R1 reflects revised language).
  • May 17, 2025: Action concluded under Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.3 — no further action allowed.

Relevant statutes cited

  • Chapter 338, NRS (Public Works) — especially NRS 338.011 and NRS 338.070 (recordkeeping and reporting requirements).

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

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