Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 157 — Revises provisions relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products. (BDR 56-962)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 02, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 05, 2025.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

143 added · 324 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill No. 157 changes the language to require the Cannabis Compliance Board to set specific testing regulations for cannabis and its products, rather than just allowing them to do so. This means that the Board must now enforce strict standards, such as mandating that representative samples from each batch of cannabis be tested by independent laboratories. This change is important because it aims to ensure higher safety and quality standards in the cannabis industry, ultimately protecting consumers.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 23, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
157 SENATE B ILLN O.
157–Senator Flores CHAPTER..........
157–SENATOR FLORES PREFILED FEBRUARY 2, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to cannabis and cannabis products.
(BDR 56-962) 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 the Board to develop and implement a process by which a licensee may submit a petition for an exception from certain requirements;
requiring the Board to develop, maintain and make available on the Internet website of the Board an electronic portal for certain purposes;
Existing law authorizes the Cannabis Compliance Board to adopt regulations to State.
Existing law authorizes the Cannabis Compliance Board to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of existing law governing the cannabis industry in this State.
Under existing law, such regulations may include requirements for licensees or registrants relating to the cultivation, processing, manufacture, transport, distribution, testing, study, advertising and sale of cannabis and cannabis products.
Under existing law, such regulations may include requirements for licensees or registrants relating to the cultivation, processing, manufacture, transport, (NRS 678A.450) Sections 1 and 3 of this bill require, rather than authorize, theucts.
(NRS 678A.450) Sections 1 and 3 of this bill require, rather than authorize, the Board to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for licensees and registrants relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products.
Board to adopt regulations setting forth requirements for licensees and registrants relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products.
Section 3 requires the representative samples of each lot of cannabis be tested by a cannabis independent testing laboratory and various requirements concerning the collection of such representative samples.
Section 3 requires the regulations to set forth certain requirements, including the requirement that representative samples of each lot of cannabis be tested by a cannabis independent testing laboratory and various requirements concerning the collection of such from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, in a quantity thaters weighs 15 pounds or less;
Section 3 defines the term “lot” to mean:
(2) the leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, other than full female flowers, in a quantity that weighs 45 pounds or less;
(1) the flowers from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, in a quantity that weighs 7.5 pounds or less;
or (3) the wet flower, leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch used only for extraction, in a quantity that weighs 150 pounds or less within 2 hours of harvest.
(2) the leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, other than full female flowers, in a matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch used only forplant - *SB157_R1* – 2 – extraction, in a quantity that weighs 135 pounds or less within 2 hours of harvest.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
Section 5 of this bill increases the weight limit for a lot of cannabis flower to 10 the Board may adjust any of the weight limits for lots.
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Section 3 additionallywhich requires the Board to develop and implement a process by which a licensee may petition the Board for an exception from any downward adjustment in the weight limit of a lot.
Section 4 of this bill requires the Board to develop, maintain and make accessible and through which:
(1) a person may file certain complaints with thelicly Board;
and (2) the Board is required to provide certain notices.
(I) Each employee must complete before he or she may engage in inspections, investigations or audits;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (I) Each employee must complete before he or she may engage in inspections, investigations or audits;
and (II) At a minimum, includes training that is the same or substantially similar to any training that is required by the Board by regulation to be completed by a cannabis establishment agent before he or she may be employed by, volunteer at or provide labor to a cannabis establishment;
and (II) At a minimum, includes training that is the same or substantially similar to any training that is required by the Board by he or she may be employed by, volunteer at or provide labor to aore cannabis establishment;
- *SB157_R1* – 3 – (d) Policies and procedures to ensure that the cannabis industry in this State is economically competitive, inclusive of racial minorities, women and persons and communities that have been adversely affected by cannabis prohibition and accessible to persons of low-income seeking to start a business.
(d) Policies and procedures to ensure that the cannabis industry in this State is economically competitive, inclusive of racial minorities, women and persons and communities that have been adversely affected by cannabis prohibition and accessible to persons of low-income seeking to start a business.
(f) Reasonable restrictions on the signage, marketing, display and advertising of cannabis establishments.
and advertising of cannabis establishments.
3.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – investigation of unlicensed cannabis activities and the imposition of penalties against persons who engage in such activities.
The Board shall adopt regulations providing for the investigation of unlicensed cannabis activities and the imposition of penalties against persons who engage in such activities.
The Board shall transmit the information gathered and maintained pursuant to subsection 2 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Legislature on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
The Board shall transmit the information gathered and maintained pursuant to subsection 2 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Legislature on or bef5.
5.
As used in this subsection, - *SB157_R1* – 4 – “emerging small cannabis business” means a cannabis-related business that:
As used in this subsection, “emerging small cannabis business” means a cannabis-related business that:
The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must require:
The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must req(a) Representative samples of each lot to be tested by a cannabis independent testing laboratory;
(a) Representative samples of each lot to be tested by a cannabis independent testing laboratory;
and (c) For each lot weighing less than 20 pounds, the total aggregate weight of all representative samples to be collected for testing from the lot to be:
and - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – (c) For each lot of cannabis flower, the total aggregate weight of all representative samples to be collected for testing from the lot to be:
(2) For a lot weighing 5 pounds or more but less than 7.5 pounds, not less than 15 grams;
(2) For a lot weighing 5 pounds or more but less than 10 pounds, not less than 15 grams;
(3) For a lot weighing 7.5 pounds or more but less than 10 pounds, not less than 20 grams;
and (3) For a lot weighing 10 pounds or more but not more than 15 pounds, not less than 20 grams.
(4) For a lot weighing 10 pounds or more but less than 15 pounds, not less than 30 grams;
and (5) For a lot weighing 15 pounds or more but less than 20 pounds, not less than 40 grams.
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As often as the Board determines to be necessary, the Board may conduct an evaluation of the weight limits for the lots described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
After the evaluation, the Board may, by regulation, adjust any of the weight limits for a lot if:
(a) The evaluation reveals that:
(1) New scientific data has emerged that supports the adjustment of the weight limit;
or (2) In the period since the last evaluation was conducted or, for the initial evaluation conducted, in the year immediately preceding the evaluation, the rate at which lots have failed the - *SB157_R1* – 5 – testing required by the Board has increased or decreased annually by at least 1.5 percent;
(b) The Board determines that making the adjustment and the amount of the adjustment satisfies the criteria established by the Board pursuant to subsection 4;
and (c) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the weight limit is increased or decreased by not more than 2.5 pounds.
The Board may not adjust the weight limit for any lot to an amount that is less than 5 pounds.
4.
The Board shall adopt regulations establishing criteria to be used by the Board in evaluating whether to adjust a weight limit for a lot pursuant to subsection 3 and for determining the amount of any such adjustment, subject to the restrictions set forth in subsection 3.
5.
The Board shall develop and implement a process by which a licensee may petition the Board for an exception from the applicability of any downward adjustment in the weight limit of a lot established by the Board pursuant to subsection 3.
The Board may approve or deny such a petition based on criteria established by the Board.
If the Board approves such a petition, the weight limit for any lots of the petitioner for the purpose of any requirements relating to the testing of cannabis shall be deemed to be the applicable weight limit in effect immediately before the downward adjustment that the petition relates to becomes effective, notwithstanding any provision of the regulations establishing the adjustment to the contrary.
6.
Nothing in the provisions of this section shall be construed to prohibit a licensee that produces less than 5 pounds of cannabis from obtaining all required testing on that cannabis.
7.
(1) The flowers from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, in a quantity that weighs 7.5 pounds or less, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3;
(1) The flowers from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, in a quantity that weighs 15 pounds or less;
(2) The leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, other than full female flowers, in a quantity that weighs 20 pounds or less, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3;
(2) The leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, other than full female flowers, in a quantity that weighs 45 pounds or less;
or (3) The wet flower, leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch used only for - *SB157_R1* – 6 – extraction, in a quantity that weighs 135 pounds or less, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3, within 2 hours of harvest.
or (3) The wet flower, leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch used only for extraction, in a quantity that weighs 150 pounds or less, within 2 hours of harvest.
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The Board shall develop, maintain and make available on the Internet website of the Board an electronic portal that is publicly accessible and through which:
(Deleted by amendment.) ~~~~~ 25 - 83rd Session (2025)
1.
A person may file with the Board a complaint concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board;
2.
The Board shall provide notice to members of the public of any recall concerning cannabis or cannabis products;
and 3.
The Board shall provide notice to members of the public of any cannabis or cannabis product that has failed any testing required by the Board.
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5.
Section 3 of this act is hereby amended to read as follows:
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1.
The Board shall adopt regulations setting forth requirements for licensees and registrants relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products.
2.
The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must require:
(a) Representative samples of each lot to be tested by a cannabis independent testing laboratory;
(b) The collection of representative samples of a lot to be conducted in accordance with standards established by the Board, which must align with the most recent version of the ASTM International Standard ASTM D8334/8334M, “Standard Practice for Sampling of Cannabis/Hemp Post- Harvest Batches for Laboratory Analyses”;
and (c) For each lot weighing less than 20 pounds, the total aggregate weight of all representative samples to be collected for testing from the lot to be:
(1) For a lot weighing less than 5 pounds, not less than 10 grams;
(2) For a lot weighing 5 pounds or more but less than 7.5 pounds, not less than 15 grams;
(3) For a lot weighing 7.5 pounds or more but less than 10 pounds, not less than 20 grams;
(4) For a lot weighing 10 pounds or more but less than 15 pounds, not less than 30 grams;
and (5) For a lot weighing 15 pounds or more but less than 20 pounds, not less than 40 grams.
3.
As often as the Board determines to be necessary, the Board may conduct an evaluation of the weight limits for the lots described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
After the evaluation, the Board may, by regulation, adjust any of the weight limits for a lot if:
- *SB157_R1* – 7 – (a) The evaluation reveals that:
(1) New scientific data has emerged that supports the adjustment of the weight limit;
or (2) In the period since the last evaluation was conducted or, for the initial evaluation conducted, in the year immediately preceding the evaluation, the rate at which lots have failed the testing required by the Board has increased or decreased annually by at least 1.5 percent;
(b) The Board determines that making the adjustment and the amount of the adjustment satisfies the criteria established by the Board pursuant to subsection 4;
and (c) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the weight limit is increased or decreased by not more than 2.5 pounds.
The Board may not adjust the weight limit for any lot to an amount that is less than 5 pounds.
4.
The Board shall adopt regulations establishing criteria to be used by the Board in evaluating whether to adjust a weight limit for a lot pursuant to subsection 3 and for determining the amount of any such adjustment, subject to the restrictions set forth in subsection 3.
5.
The Board shall develop and implement a process by which a licensee may petition the Board for an exception from the applicability of any downward adjustment in the weight limit of a lot established by the Board pursuant to subsection 3.
The Board may approve or deny such a petition based on criteria established by the Board.
If the Board approves such a petition, the weight limit for any lots of the petitioner for the purpose of any requirements relating to the testing of cannabis shall be deemed to be the applicable weight limit in effect immediately before the downward adjustment that the petition relates to becomes effective, notwithstanding any provision of the regulations establishing the adjustment to the contrary.
6.
Nothing in the provisions of this section shall be construed to prohibit a licensee that produces less than 5 pounds of cannabis from obtaining all required testing on that cannabis.
7.
As used in this section:
(a) “Harvest batch” means the useable flower and trim contained within one or more specific lots of cannabis grown by a cannabis cultivation facility from one or more seeds or cuttings of the same strain of cannabis and harvested on or before a specified final date of harvest.
(b) “Lot” means:
- *SB157_R1* – 8 – the same harvest batch, in a quantity that weighs [7.5] 10 pounds or less, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3;
(2) The leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch, other than full female flowers, in a quantity that weighs 20 pounds or less, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3;
or (3) The wet flower, leaves or other plant matter from one or more cannabis plants of the same harvest batch used only for extraction, in a quantity that weighs 135 pounds or less, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 3, within 2 hours of harvest.
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6.
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This section and sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act become effective on October 1, 2025.
2.
Section 5 of this act becomes effective on October 1, 2026.
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The bill requires the Cannabis Compliance Board to adopt regulations for testing cannabis and cannabis products, changing the current optional framework to a mandatory one.

  • NRS 678A.450

    The Board may adopt regulations necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this title. Such regulations may include, without limitation: → The Board shall adopt regulations setting forth requirements for licensees and registrants relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products.

    This change makes it mandatory for the Board to create testing regulations instead of allowing it as an option.

  • NRS 678A.450

    [testing,] → testing of cannabis and cannabis products.

    This addition specifies that testing is a required part of the regulations the Board must adopt.

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Action History

  1. Chapter 335.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. Assembly Amendment Nos. 741 and 779 concurred in. To enrollment.

  5. In Senate.

  6. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 31, Nays: 11.) To Senate.

  7. Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 779.) To printer.

  8. Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. To printer. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Chief Clerk's desk.

  9. Waiver granted effective: May 22, 2025. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 741.) Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

  11. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: None, Excused: 1, Not voting: 1.) To Assembly.

  12. Read second time.

  13. From committee: Do pass.

  14. From printer. To committee.

  15. Read first time. To printer.

  16. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.

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Votes

Assembly (As Introduced)

Passed 31 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 20700
Republican 10400
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 311100
% of votes cast 74%26%0%0%
How each member voted (42)
Member Party Vote
O’Neill, PK — Yea
Anderson, Natha C. Democratic Nay
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 Nay
Hunt, Linda F. Democratic Yea
Jackson, Jovan A. Democratic Yea
Jauregui, Sandra Democratic Yea
Karris, Venise Democratic Yea
La Rue Hatch, Selena Democratic Nay
Marzola, Elaine H. Democratic Yea
Miller, Brittney M. Democratic Nay
Monroe-Moreno, Daniele Democratic Yea
Moore, Cinthia Zermeño Democratic Nay
Mosca, Erica Democratic Yea
Nadeem, Hanadi Democratic Nay
Nguyen, Duy Democratic Yea
Orentlicher, David Democratic Nay
Roth, Erica P. Democratic Yea
Torres-Fossett, Selena Democratic Yea
Watts, Howard Democratic Yea
Yeager, Steve Democratic Yea
Cole, Lisa K. Republican Yea
DeLong, Rich Republican Yea
Dickman, Jill Republican Nay
Edgeworth, Rebecca Republican Yea
Gallant, Danielle Republican Yea
Gray, Ken Republican Yea
Gurr, Bert K. Republican Nay
Hafen, Gregory T., II Republican Nay
Hansen, Alexis M. Republican Yea
Hardy, Melissa R.. Republican Nay
Hibbetts, Brian Republican Yea
Kasama, Heidi Republican Yea
Koenig, Gregory S. Republican Yea
Yurek, Toby Republican Yea

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Senate (As Introduced)

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8000
Democratic 11002
Total 19002
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
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 Not Voting
Nguyen, Rochelle T. Democratic Yea
Ohrenschall, James Democratic Not Voting
Pazina, Julie Democratic Yea
Scheible, Melanie Democratic Yea
Taylor, Angela D. Democratic Yea
Buck, Carrie Ann Republican Yea
Ellison, John Republican Yea
Hansen, Ira Republican Yea
Krasner, Lisa Republican Yea
Rogich, Lori Republican Yea
Steinbeck, John C. Republican Yea
Stone, Jeff Republican Yea
Titus, Robin L. Republican Yea

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