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AssemblySession Bill(83rd) A AB405 836 Amendment No.
405–Assemblymembers836 Flanagan,Assembly González,Amendment Lato RueAssembly Hatch,Bill Moore;No.
Considine,405 D’Silva,(BDR Jackson,50-911) KarrisProposed andby: Orentlicher CHAPTER..........
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means Amends:
Summary:
Yes Title:
Yes Preamble:
No Joint Sponsorship:
No Digest:
Yes ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Dat| SENATE ACTION Initial and Date Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not Receded Not | Receded Not EXPLANATION:
Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
KMD/ERS - Date:
5/27/2025 A.B.
No.
405—Revises provisions relating to agriculture.
(BDR 50-911) Page 1 of 4 *A_AB405_836* Assembly Amendment No.
836 to Assembly Bill No.
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405–A SSEMBLYMEMBERS FLANAGAN , G ONZÁLEZ, L A RUE H ATCH, M OORE ;
CONSIDINE, D’S ILVA, JACKSON , K ARRIS AND O RENTLICHER M ARCH 11,2025 _______________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to agriculture.
(BDR [50-911)] S-911) 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.
[requiring] directing the [Director of the State Department of Agriculture] Council on Food Security to [establish] conduct a [program] study during the 2025-2026 interim to [assist] evaluate food insecurity in [the development of community gardens and urban farms in areas of] this State [with high levels of] and develop strategies to coordinate statewide efforts to address food insecurity;
Existing law requires the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to establish certain programs relating to the supply of food in this State, including the Supplemental Food Program and the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food provisionsPurchase toProgram. encourage the development of community gardens and urban farms ins this State which:
(1)(NRS require561.495, certain561.515) entities,Existing includinglaw thefurther Councilsets onforth Foodvarious Securityprovisions withinto encourage the Departmentdevelopment of Healthcommunity gardens and Humanurban Services,farms toin promotethis orState encouragewhich: such development;
(1) require certain entities , including the Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services, to promote or encourage such development;
and (3) authorize a partial abatement of certain taxes for a parcel on which a community garden or urban farm 528.135)ed.is located.
(NRS 232.4966, 232.4968, 244.291, 244.339, 268.0191, 408.507, 528.135) This bill [requires] directs the [Director] Council to [establish] conduct a [program] study to evaluate[assist foodin insecuritythe indevelopment thisof Statecommunity gardens and developurban farms in areas of this strategies to coordinate statewide efforts to address food insecurity which must include,include,lop without limitation:limitation [,] :
(2) the identification of areas [that have been designated as food deserts.] in this State where community gardens or urban farms could be developed to reduce levels of food insecurity;
(3) a study of the coordination of for strategies to reduce food insecurity through the coordinationefforts of thecertain effortsentities ofto certainreduce entities.food insecurity;
Thisand bill(4) furtherrecommendations requiresfor thestrategies Council to preparereduce andfood submitinsecurity athrough writtenthe reportcoordination of the resultsefforts of thecertain studyentities. to the:
(1)This Directorbill offurther [authorizes] requires the State[Director] DepartmentCouncil to [apply for] prepare and [accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source] submit a written report of Agriculture;the results of the study to the:
and(1) (2) Director of the LegislativeState CounselDepartment Bureauof [money for transmittal to the 84thpurpose] SessionAgriculture; of the Legislature.
EXPLANATIONand –(2) MatterDirector inof bolded[funding italicssuch isa new;program.] the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Legislature.
matterAssembly betweenAmendment bracketsNo. [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE836 PEOPLEto OFAssembly THEBill STATENo. OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
405 Page 4 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(Deleted[Chapter 561 of NRS is hereby amended by amendment.)adding Sec.thereto a new section to read as follows:
1.
The Director shall establish a program to assist in the development of community gardens and urban farms in areas of this State with high levels of food insecurity, including, without limitation, areas that have been designated as food deserts.
The Director may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money for the purpose of funding the program established pursuant to this section.] (Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
2.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (a) An evaluation of the existing laws and policies in this State that are designed to address food insecurity;
(b) An identification of areas in this State where community gardens or urban farms could be developed to reduce levels of food ins(c)insecurity; A study of the coordination of the efforts of the State Government, local governments and private organizations to reduce food insecurity in this State;
(c) A study of the coordination of the efforts of the State Government, local governments and private organizations to reduce food insecurity in this State;
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