Revises provisions relating to the Nevada System of Higher Education. (BDR 34-127)
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AB 118 — Revises provisions relating to the Nevada System of Higher Education. (BDR 34-127)
Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 72.
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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 February 03, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 30, 2023.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
58 added · 69 removed58 line(s) added, 69 removed.
A.B.Assembly Bill No.
118118–Assemblyman AWatts SSEMBLYJoint BILLSponsor: NO .
118–ASSEMBLYMANSenator WDonate ATTSCHAPTER.......... PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2023 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :
SENATOR DONATE ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Nevada System of Higher Education.
(BDR 34-127) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
and (2) the election§§ 4, 7) Existing law establishes the number of members of the Board of Regents of11, and the Universityprocess ofby Nevada.which such members are elected.
(Nev.(NRS 396.040) Section 1 of this bill reduces the number of members of the Board of Regents from 13 to 9.
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11, and the process by which such members are elected.
(NRS 396.040) Section 1 ofts this bill reduces the number of members of the Board of Regents from 13 to 9.
Section 2 of this bill staggers the initialmembership termsand ofrevises members of the Boardlength of Regents following the reduction in elections held in 2024 and 2026.h of terms of members elected at the general -elections *AB118*held –in 22024 –and THE2026. PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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:
- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – Sec.
2.and 12 must be selected at the general election held on November 5, 2024, and take office on January 7, 2025.
Four members of the Board of Regents from districts 1, 4, 9 and 12 must be selected at the general election held on November 5, 2024, and take office on January 7, 2025.
The terms of the members ele4.elected pursuant to this subsection expire on January 2, 2029.
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Five members of the Board of Regents from districts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 9 must be selected at the general election held on November 7, 2028, and take office on January 2, 2029.
Section 1 of this act becomes effective on January 1, 2028, for the purpose of filing for office and for nominating and electing - *AB118* – 3 – members of the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, and on January 2, 2029, for all other purposes.
H~~~~~ 23 - *AB118*82nd Session (2023)
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Action History
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Approved by the Governor. Chapter 72.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.
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Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
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Read second time.
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From committee: Do pass.
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In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 30, Nays: 12.) To Senate.
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Read second time.
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From committee: Do pass.
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From printer. Read first time. To committee.
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Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
Sponsors
- Howard Watts · Primary
- Fabian Doñate · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Watts, Howard Democratic
- Doñate, Fabian Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (65)
65 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 65 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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- AB 118 is sponsored by Watts, Howard (Democratic) and Doñate, Fabian (Democratic).
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2023. Enacted.
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