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AB 267

Revises provisions relating to the Legislature. (BDR 17-1001)

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Carrie Buck and 20 co-sponsors

Requires public publication of detailed legislative budgets and annual salaries (including overtime) for all Senate, Assembly, and Legislative Counsel Bureau employees by March 1 e

(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
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Bill Summary · AB 267

AB 267 — Summary (BDR 17-1001)

Status: Introduced (referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections).
Introduced: January–February 2025. (Note: legislative entry shows “Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.”)

Important: The materials provided contain two distinct bill texts both labeled “AB 267.” The primary title and text below concern a Nevada bill revising provisions relating to the Legislature (BDR 17‑1001). A separate California Legislative Counsel digest concerning the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund / High‑Speed Rail appropriation also appears in the packet; that California provision is unrelated to the Nevada bill and is summarized briefly at the end.

Purpose / Intent

Require greater financial transparency for Nevada’s legislative branch by mandating public publication of (1) detailed, line‑item legislative budgets and Legislative Fund balances, and (2) annual salaries (including overtime) for legislative employees and Legislative Counsel Bureau staff.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new requirement (to Chapter 218A of NRS) that on or before March 1 each year the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (LCB) publish, for the previous calendar year, the annual salary (including overtime) of:
    • The Secretary of the Senate;
    • Each employee of the Senate;
    • The Chief Clerk of the Assembly;
    • Each employee of the Assembly.
  • Amends NRS 218A.150 (Legislative Fund) to require the Director to publish, for each fiscal year:
    • A detailed, line‑item budget of the Legislature and the LCB; and
    • The ending balance of the Legislative Fund and all accounts within it.
  • Adds a similar annual publication requirement (by March 1) for the annual salary (including overtime) of each employee of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (Chapter 218F).

Who is affected

  • Nevada Legislature (Senate and Assembly) and Legislative Counsel Bureau — required to release detailed budget and payroll information.
  • Legislative employees — individual salary and overtime information will be publicly published.
  • Public, media, researchers, and oversight entities — will gain easier access to detailed legislative financial data.

Timing / Procedure

  • Annual publication deadlines: on or before March 1 each year for the prior calendar year; fiscal‑year budget information published annually (per statute).
  • Introduced and referred to committee in early 2025; legislative history indicates referral to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. Record shows “no further action allowed” under a Joint Standing Rule as of 2025‑04‑12 (suggesting the bill did not advance further in that session).

Fiscal impact / other considerations

  • Fiscal note indicates state impact (no dollar amount provided). Likely modest administrative costs to compile, verify and publish line‑item budgets and payroll reports.
  • Policy impacts: increases transparency and public accountability of legislative spending and salaries.
  • Potential concerns: employee privacy and security implications of publishing individual salary and overtime data; need to reconcile with any existing personnel confidentiality or payroll disclosure rules.

Note on unrelated California content in provided materials

The packet also includes a California Legislative Counsel digest (appearing to be a different AB 267) that would suspend the 25% continuous appropriation from California’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the High‑Speed Rail Authority for FY 2026–27 and 2027–28 and transfer those amounts to the General Fund for appropriation to water infrastructure and wildfire prevention. That provision is not part of the Nevada bill described above; it appears to be an unrelated document.

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

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