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AB 600

Revises provisions relating to legislative affairs. (BDR 17-1251)

2025 Regular Session

Clarifies that NRS organization is editorial, not a legislative judgment on branch placement, addressing a Nevada Supreme Court ruling.

Vetoed by the Governor.
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Bill Summary · AB 600

Summary — AB 600 (BDR 17-1251)

Status: Vetoed by the Governor (June 11, 2025)
Introduced: February 13, 2025
Sponsor: Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections (on behalf of the Legislative Counsel)

Purpose / Intent

AB 600 is a technical and housekeeping bill for the Legislative Department. Its primary aims are to (1) clarify how revenues from sales in legislative facilities are handled, (2) confirm organizational/constitutional limits on how the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) are compiled and construed, and (3) place a specified parcel of land under legislative control contingent on purchase.

Key provisions

  • Financial administration (amendments to NRS 218F.220 and 218F.430):

    • Establishes petty cash accounts for each building with Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) offices and for any division approved to sell food/souvenirs, with a limit of $1,000 per account.
    • Clarifies the Director of the LCB may approve sale of food, souvenirs and other items in the Legislative Building or any building maintained for use by the Legislature/LCB; Director sets fees to cover costs.
    • Requires proceeds from such sales be deposited into a revolving account in the Legislative Fund; proceeds used to restock and pay related expenses.
    • Allows a revolving account balance up to $150,000 to be retained (not reverted) at fiscal year end.

  • Constitutional/organizational clarification (new preliminary NRS section):

    • States that every state office, agency, court or other entity must have a primary connection to — and be part of — one of the three constitutional branches (Legislative, Executive, Judicial).
    • Clarifies that the Legislative Counsel’s statutory duty to organize and classify the NRS by subject (titles/chapters) is an editorial/organizational act and is not a legislative determination about which branch an entity belongs to; prohibits construing the NRS organization as such a legislative decision. This responds to a recent Nevada Supreme Court opinion that construed NRS organization as indicating the Legislature's understanding about departmental placement of certain entities.

  • Property supervision:

    • Contingent on its purchase, a specified parcel of Carson City land would be added to the property reserved to the Legislature and placed under its exclusive supervision and control (per NRS 331.135).

Who is affected

  • Legislative Counsel Bureau and Legislative Department operations (petty cash, retail sales, accounting).
  • All state offices, agencies, courts and entities insofar as the statute clarifies their constitutional departmental affiliation (codifies that no entity exists outside the three branches).
  • The Legislature’s property holdings, if the contingent land purchase occurs.
  • No effect on local government; fiscal note reports no state fiscal impact.

Procedure / timeline

  • Introduced: Feb 13, 2025.
  • Committee: Referred and heard by Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections (May 29, 2025) — Do Pass; no amendments.
  • Passed both houses unanimously (Senate and Assembly) in late May/early June 2025.
  • Enrolled and delivered to Governor: June 6, 2025.
  • Vetoed by Governor: June 11, 2025.

Notes: The bill is primarily clarifying/administrative in nature (financial housekeeping and statutory interpretation). The legislative record indicates unanimous legislative support, but the Governor vetoed the measure; the veto message is not included in the provided materials.

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

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