SB 301 — Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 23-1024)
Last action — Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Senate with Governor's veto message.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Vetoed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 02, 2025.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
49 added · 57 removed49 line(s) added, 57 removed.
S.B.Senate Bill No.
301301–Senators SDondero ENATELoop, BILLCannizzaro; N O.
301–SENATORSCruz- DCrawford, ONDERODaly, LDoñate, OOP,Flores, CANNIZZARONguyen, ;Ohrenschall and Pazina CHAPTER..........
CRUZ -C RAWFORD , D ALY , D OÑATE , F LORES , N GUYEN , O HRENSCHALL AND PAZINA M ARCH 10, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public employees.
(BDR 23-1024) 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.
Existing law authorizes certain groups of employees in the classified service of the Executive Department of the State Government to engage in collective service of bargaining with the Executive Department concerning wages, hours and other terms billand authorizesconditions an additional group of employees,employment categoryfor I,such IIemployees. or III peace officers in the unclassified service of the State, to engage in collective bargaining with the Executive Department.
(NRS 288.400-288.630) This bill authorizes an additional group of employees, category I, II or III peace officers in the unclassified service of the State, to engage in collective bargaining with the Executive Department.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
[or] (b) Is employed as a category I, II or III peace officer, as defined in NRS 289.460, 289.470 and 289.480, respectively, in the - *SB301* – 2 – unclassified service of the State pursuant to chapter 284 of NRS;
(a) A managerial employee whose primary function, as determined by the Board, is to administer and control the business of any agency, board, bureau, commission, department, division, elected officer or any other unit of the Executive Department and who is vested with discretion and independent judgment with regard commission,to department,the division,general electedconduct officerand orcontrol unit;bureau,of (b)that Anagency, electedboard, officialbureau, orcommission, anydepartment, persondivision, appointedelected toofficer fillor aunit; vacancy in an elected office;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – in an elected office;icial or any person appointed to fill a vacancy (c) A confidential employee;
H~~~~~ 25 - *SB301*83rd Session (2025)
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Action History
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Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Senate with Governor's veto message.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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To enrollment.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 15.) To Senate. In Senate.
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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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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 Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 15, Nays: 6.) To Assembly.
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From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
Sponsors
- Julie Pazina · Cosponsor
- James Ohrenschall · Cosponsor
- Rochelle T. Nguyen · Cosponsor
- Edgar Flores · Cosponsor
- Fabian Doñate · Cosponsor
- Skip Daly · Cosponsor
- Nicole J. Cannizzaro · Primary
- Marilyn Dondero Loop · Primary
- Michelee "Shelly" Cruz-Crawford · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 58 not signed on · 20 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Cannizzaro, Nicole J. Democratic
- Dondero Loop, Marilyn Democratic
Co-sponsors (7)
- Pazina, Julie Democratic
- Ohrenschall, James Democratic
- Nguyen, Rochelle T. Democratic
- Flores, Edgar Democratic
- Doñate, Fabian Democratic
- Daly, Skip Democratic
- Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" Democratic
Not signed on (58)
58 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 58 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 36% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (42)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| OâNeill, PK | — | Nay |
| Anderson, Natha C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Backus, Shea M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Brown-May, Tracy | Democratic | Yea |
| Carter, Max E., II | Democratic | Yea |
| Considine, Venicia | Democratic | Yea |
| D'Silva, Reuben | Democratic | Yea |
| Dalia, Joe | Democratic | Yea |
| Flanagan, Tanya P. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Cecelia | Democratic | Yea |
| Goulding, Heather | Democratic | Yea |
| Hunt, Linda F. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Jovan A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jauregui, Sandra | Democratic | Yea |
| Karris, Venise | Democratic | Yea |
| La Rue Hatch, Selena | Democratic | Yea |
| Marzola, Elaine H. | Democratic | Yea |
| Miller, Brittney M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Monroe-Moreno, Daniele | Democratic | Yea |
| Moore, Cinthia Zermeño | Democratic | Yea |
| Mosca, Erica | Democratic | Yea |
| Nadeem, Hanadi | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Duy | Democratic | Yea |
| Orentlicher, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Roth, Erica P. | Democratic | Yea |
| Torres-Fossett, Selena | Democratic | Yea |
| Watts, Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Yeager, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Cole, Lisa K. | Republican | Nay |
| DeLong, Rich | Republican | Nay |
| Dickman, Jill | Republican | Nay |
| Edgeworth, Rebecca | Republican | Nay |
| Gallant, Danielle | Republican | Nay |
| Gray, Ken | Republican | Nay |
| Gurr, Bert K. | Republican | Nay |
| Hafen, Gregory T., II | Republican | Nay |
| Hansen, Alexis M. | Republican | Nay |
| Hardy, Melissa R.. | Republican | Nay |
| Hibbetts, Brian | Republican | Nay |
| Kasama, Heidi | Republican | Nay |
| Koenig, Gregory S. | Republican | Nay |
| Yurek, Toby | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 29% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cannizzaro, Nicole J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" | Democratic | Yea |
| Daly, Skip | Democratic | Yea |
| Dondero Loop, Marilyn | Democratic | Yea |
| Doñate, Fabian | Democratic | Yea |
| Flores, Edgar | Democratic | Yea |
| Lange, Roberta | Democratic | Yea |
| Neal, Dina | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Rochelle T. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ohrenschall, James | Democratic | Yea |
| Pazina, Julie | Democratic | Yea |
| Scheible, Melanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Taylor, Angela D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Buck, Carrie Ann | Republican | Nay |
| Ellison, John | Republican | Nay |
| Hansen, Ira | Republican | Nay |
| Krasner, Lisa | Republican | Nay |
| Rogich, Lori | Republican | Yea |
| Steinbeck, John C. | Republican | Yea |
| Stone, Jeff | Republican | Nay |
| Titus, Robin L. | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 301?
- SB 301 is sponsored by Pazina, Julie (Democratic), Ohrenschall, James (Democratic), Nguyen, Rochelle T. (Democratic), Flores, Edgar (Democratic), Doñate, Fabian (Democratic), Daly, Skip (Democratic), Cannizzaro, Nicole J. (Democratic), Dondero Loop, Marilyn (Democratic), and Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 301?
- This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 301?
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