SB 373 — Establishes requirements relating to multi-jurisdictional business licenses. (BDR 20-1073)

EXEMPTSenate (ReprintedBill withNo. amendments adopted on April 17, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

373373–Senator SSteinbeck ENATECHAPTER.......... B ILLN O.

373–SENATOR S TEINBECK M ARCH 17, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Establishes requirements relating to multi- jurisdictional business licenses.

(BDR 20-1073) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

requiring the governing body of certain counties and incorporated cities to take certain actions relating to the establishment of a multi-multi-jurisdictional jurisdictional business license;

Existing law authorizes a board of county commissioners of a county or governing body of a city to regulate all character of lawful trades, callings, industries, occupations, professions and business conducted within its county or city, as applicable.

(NRS 244.335, 266.355, 268.095) Existing law also requires certain boards of county commissioners and governing bodies of a city to enter into an agreement to establish a multijurisdictional business license for certainercertain into contractors.

(NRS 244.33501, 268.0951) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill require, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County), the board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city in the county to adopt an ordinance for the establishment of a multi-jurisdictional business license and set forth certain requirements for such an ordinance, including requiring the ordinance to establish the proposed categories of businesses for which a mSectionsmulti-jurisdictional 1business andlicense 2will alsobe requireissued. the board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city to:

(1)Sections cooperate1 withand 2 also require the board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city into: the county to enter into an agreement to establish such a multi-jurisdictional business license for any specified category of business;

(1) cooperate with the board of county commissioners and (2)each considergoverning certainbody factorsof relatingan toincorporated city in the county to enter into an agreement to establish such a multi-jurisdictional business license for similarity of any existing county or city requirements for such businesses whenwheno andthe governingentering bodyinto shall:such an agreement.

Lastly, sections 1 and 2 require that each board and governing body shall:

-EXPLANATION *SB373_R1* – 2Matter –in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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:

(b)- Include83rd theSession requirements(2025) for– 2 – jurisdictional business license;for obtaining the multi- jurisdictional(c) businessInclude license;a revenue-sharing structure for participating jurisdictions;

(c) Include a revenue-sharing structure for participating jurisdictions;

3.establish a multi-jurisdictional business license for a specified category of business, the board of county commissioners and governing bodies shall consider whether the existing requirements of the county or incorporated city for any business that falls within the proposed category:

In entering into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 to category of business, the board of county commissioners andcified governing bodies shall consider whether the existing requirements of the county or incorporated city for any business that falls within the proposed category:

- *SB373_R1* – 3 – (a) The board of county commissioners shall establish by ordinance a system for issuing such a multi-jurisdictional business license that authorizes a person that operates a business in thetheess specified category of business to engage in that business within the county and each incorporated city located in the county in which the person intends to conduct business;

and (c) The board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city located in the county shall integrate the- application83rd forSession the(2025) multi-jurisdictional– business3 license– with the state business portal pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS 75A.100.

and (d) Include any other requirement necessary to establish the system for issuing the multi-jurisdictional business license.license.he 2.

2.

In entering into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 to establish a multi-jurisdictional business license for a specified category of business, the governing bodies and board of county - *SB373_R1* – 4 – commissioners shall consider whether the existing requirements of the incorporated city or county for any business that falls within the proposed category:

and - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – (c) Regulate the business in the same or a substantially similar manner with respect to any time, place or manner requirements.

Upon entering into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 to (a)create The governing body shall establish by ordinance a system for issuing such a multi-jurisdictional business licenselicense: that authorizes a person that operates a business in the specified category of business to engage in that business within the county and each incorporated city located in the county in which the person intends to conduct business;

for issuing such a multi-jurisdictional business license thatem authorizes a person that operates a business in the specified category of business to engage in that business within the county and each incorporated city located in the county in which the person intends to conduct business;

H~~~~~ 25 - *SB373_R1*83rd Session (2025)