AB 77 — Revises provisions governing economic development. (BDR 18-711)
Last action — Chapter 514.
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✓Introduced
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 15, 2023.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
288 added · 283 removedPlain-language change summary
The revised version of Assembly Bill No. 77 establishes a new Office of Entrepreneurship within the Office of Economic Development and grants it the authority to hire staff to support its mission. Additionally, it mandates that this Office keeps its records confidential, enhancing privacy for the businesses it serves. This change is important because it focuses on promoting entrepreneurship by providing support specifically tailored to new businesses and ensuring sensitive information remains protected, which could encourage more individuals to start their own ventures.
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7777–Assemblyman AYeager SSEMBLYCHAPTER.......... B ILLN O.
77–ASSEMBLYMAN Y EAGER PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Revenue SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing economic development.
(BDR 18-711) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
making an appropriation;
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(2)(1) work withiesto stakeholdersstrengthen policies and organizationsprograms supporting entrepreneurship in the Stategrowth toof enhanceentrepreneurship thein skills of, provide technical support to and expand resources for entrepreneurs across the State;
and(2) (3)work serve as a point of contact to assist businesses in operation for 5 years or less in their interactions with statestakeholders agencies and, where appropriate, refer businesses to other state and localorganizations agenciessupporting thatentrepreneurship providein assistance to annually to the LegislativeState Commission a report that includes, without limitation:it (1) the number and total dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businessesenhance thatacross have been in operation for not more than 5 years, including a breakdown by demographic segments and geographical areas throughout the State;
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(4)(1) the percentagenumber ofand the total dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businesses that have been in operation for not more than 5 yearsyears, comparedincluding toa thebreakdown stateby contract;demographic segments and geographical areas throughout the State;
(6)(2) recommendationsthe onpercentage improvingof accessthe tonumber of state contracts foraawarded Nevadato businesses that have been in operationawarded; for not more than 5 years, including those businesses in statistically underrepresented demographic segments and geographic areas of Nevada;
(7)(3) recommendationsthe onnumber improvingof overallbusinesses entrepreneurshipowned inby thiswomen, Stateminorities including,or withoutveteranss limitation,that identifyinghave regionalbeen necessaryin byoperation thefor Officenot ofmore Economicthan Development5 toyears provideand anawarded accuratea depictionstate ofcontract; the condition of entrepreneurship in Nevada.
(4) the percentage of the total dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businesses that have been in operation for not more than 5 years compared to the total dollar amount of contracts awarded;
(5) the types of businesses awarded a state contract;
(6) recommendations on improving access to state contracts for Nevada businesses that have been in operation for not more than 5 years, including those businesses in statistically underrepresented demographic segments and geographic areas of Nevada;
(7) recommendations on improving overall challenges to entrepreneurship;
and (8) any additional information deemed regional necessary by the Office of Economic Development to provide an accurate depiction of the condition of entrepreneurship in Nevada.
Sections 10 and Entrepreneurshipof arethis confidentialbill andprovide arethat notthe publicrecords, records.tionsfiles and communications of the Office of THEEntrepreneurship PEOPLEare OFconfidential THEand STATEare OFnot NEVADA,public REPRESENTEDrecords. IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – Development for operating, equipment, marketing, travel costs, the creation of an Internet website and two full-time staff positions to carry out the functions of the Office of Entrepreneurship.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Work with stakeholders and organizations supporting entrepreneurship to enhance the learning and skills of, provide technical support to and expand access to resources for entrepreneurs across the State.
access to resources for 3.
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On or before November 1 of each year beginning 2 years after the creation of the Office of Entrepreneurship, and annually thereafter, the Office of Entrepreneurship shall submit to the Legislative Commission a report that includes, without limitation:lim1.atThe number and total dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businesses that have been in operation for not more than 5 years, including, without limitation, a breakdown by demographic segments and geographical areas throughout the State;
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The number and total dollar amount of state contracts awarded to businesses that have been in operation for not more than 5 years, including, without limitation, a breakdown by demographic segments and geographical areas throughout the State;
Recommendations on improving overall entrepreneurship in this State including, without limitation, identifying regional challenges to entrepreneurship;
andandmitation, identifying regional 8.
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231.002 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 231.003 to 231.009, - 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
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There is hereby created within the Office of the GovernorGov(a) theA OfficeDivision of Economic Development,Development; consisting of:
(a)[and]sisting Aof: Division of Economic Development;
[and] (b) The Nevada Film Office [.] ;
Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.0397, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.640, 120A.690, 125.130, 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 172.075, 172.245, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140,211A.140,, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 224.240, 226.300, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1473, 232.1369, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.026, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, - 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*AB77_R1* – 6 – 641.090, 641.221, 641.2215, 641.325, 641A.191, 641A.217, 641A.262, 641B.170, 641B.281, 641B.282, 641C.455, 641C.760, 641D.260,- 641D.320,82nd 642.524,Session 643.189,(2023) 644A.870,– 645.180,6 – 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.126, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 671.170, 673.450, 673.480, 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.060, 687A.115, 687B.404, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, and section 10 of this act, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records.
A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity cancanntains redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise confidential.
Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity - *AB77_R1*82nd Session (2023) – 7 – tomeans provide a copy of aan publicelectronic recordmedium if:ord in an electronic format or by means(a) ofThe anpublic electronicrecord: medium if:
(a) The public record:
has5. legal custody or control of a public record:mental entity who (a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different medium.
(b)An Exceptofficer, asemployee otherwiseor providedagent in NRS 239.030, shall, upon request, prepare the copy of thea publicgovernmental recordentity and shall not require the person who has requestedlegal thecustody copyor tocontrol prepareof thea copypublic himselfrecord: or herself.
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different medium.
request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself or herself.
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There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office of Economic Development for operating, equipment, marketing, travel costs, the creation of an Internet website and two full-time staff positions to carry out the functions of the Office of Entrepreneurship created by section 6 of this act the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2023-2024..................................$249,626 For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025..................................$269,153 2.
Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively.
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Action History
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Chapter 514.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 18, Nays: 3.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.
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From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.
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From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 30, Nays: 12.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Revenue and Economic Development. To committee.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 786.) To printer.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
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Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 482.) Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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Notice of eligibility for exemption.
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Read first time. To committee.
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From printer.
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Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Revenue. To printer.
Sponsors
- Steve Yeager · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Sponsors (1)
- Yeager, Steve Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (66)
66 members have not signed on to this bill.
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