AB 458 — Revises provisions governing energy. (BDR 58-228)

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

- *AB458_R1* – 4 – 1.

and - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – (c) After providing written notice to the electric utility providing service in the service territory and installing a nomenclature plate on the electrical meter panel indicating that a system that generates renewable energy or stores energy, or any combination thereof, is presentpresent(1) ifIs not used for exporting renewable energy past the system:electric utility meter on the customer’s side;

(1) Is not used for exporting renewable energy past the electric utility meter on the customer’s side;

Consumer protections in contracts for renewable energy pursuant to NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive [.] , and sections 20 and 21 of this act.

thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 10.7, inclusive, of this act.

1.5.

Chapter 704 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 10.7, inclusive, of this act.

Sec.

“Active affordability covenant” means a covenant, condition or restriction contained in a deed, contract or other legal - *AB458_R1* – 5 – instrument which affects the transfer, sale or any other interest in real property, which:

or - 83rd Session (2025) – 5 – (2) Not more than 150 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty as provided in the most recent federal poverty guidelines published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

or (b) Which qualifies as a low-income family pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1437a(b)(2).1437a(b)(2).s as a low-income family pursuant to 42 Sec.

Sec.

“Allocation” means:means the net metering credits for each kilowatt-hour of excess electricity generated by the solar-powered affordable housing system that are attributed to one of the users of the solar-powered affordable housing system.

1.

A portion of the capacity from or the electricity that is produced by a solar-powered affordable housing system that is;

or 2.

The net metering credits for each kilowatt-hour of excess electricity generated by the solar-powered affordable housing system that are,  attributed to one of the users of the solar-powered affordable housing system.

§§ 11360 et seq., including, without limitation, the Emergency Solutions Grants Program, Continuum of Care Program and Rural Housing Stability AssistanceAssistancentinuum Program;

- *AB458_R1* – 6 – (d) The HOME Investment Partnerships Act, 42 U.S.C.

§§ 12741 et seq.;

or - 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – (h) The following programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs:

(2) The program to assist homeless veterans set forth in 38 U.S.C.

andandram to assist homeless veterans set forth in 38 (3) The programs to provide financial assistance and supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing set forth in 38 U.S.C.

For which the financial benefits of the electricity produced by the energy facility are allocated equitably among the occupants of the dwelling units of the qualified low-income residentialresidentialpants building.

Means a multifamily residential property with at least five rental housing units or, for a housing program administered by a - *AB458_R1* – 7 – tribally designated housing entity, as defined in 25 U.S.C.

§ 4103(22), two rental housing unitsunits, that:

and (b) Consists of tenant housing units, which may be individually metered and the occupants of which may maintain - 83rd Session (2025) – 7 – individual customer accounts with the utility, along with common areas served by one or more common meters under the customer account of the property owner.

In the case of a mixed-use property, does not include any independent commercial units on the premises that are not appurtenant to the housing use.

the premises that are not Sec.

and (b) In the case of meters serving tenant units, a capacity of not moremor7.thaIs thannet 25metered kilowattsby perthe unit;utility by allocating net metering credits either to common-area meters or to individually metered accounts, or both, that receive an allocation, according to the allocation schedule provided by the owner of the energy system, without requiring the energy system to be physically interconnected with the meter of each user.

andSec. 7.

Is net metered by the utility by allocating net metering credits either to common-area meters or to individually metered accounts, or both, that receive an allocation, according to the allocation schedule provided by the owner of the energy system, without requiring the energy system to be physically interconnected with the meter of each user.

- *AB458_R1* – 8 – Sec.

A provision authorizing the allocation by the owner of a solar-powered affordable housing system, in consultation with the - 83rd Session (2025) – 8 – owner of the qualified multifamily affordable housing property where the solar-powered affordable housing system is located, of the financial benefits of the electricity produced by the solar- powered affordable housing system in a manner which ensures netunits:tering metering credits are equitably allocated among the tenant units:(a) As a percentage of system production in proportion to the size of each tenant unit measured in square feet;

(a) As a percentage of system production in proportion to the size of each tenant unit measured in square feet;

(b) Provide the owner with the option to designate the assignment of unallocated net metering credits to either the account of the owner or a common-area account.

Provisions governing the interconnection of a solar- powered affordable housing system to the system of the utility - *AB458_R1* – 9 – without requiring the meters of individual users, common-area meters or owners of the solar-powered affordable housing system to be directly interconnected to the solar-powered affordable housing system, including, without limitation, fees for interconnections, procedures and timelines that are consistent with the procedures and timelines established for other net metering systems.

6.- 83rd Session (2025) – 9 – each kilowatt-hour of excess electricity, for a system that has a capacity of:

Provisions for the allocation of net metering credits for each kilowatt-hour of excess electricity, for a system that has a capacity of:

(2) Fee or charge on a user of a solar-powered affordable housinghousin(3) systemFee toor initiatecharge on the allocationowner of neta meteringqualified credits.multifamilyts.

(3) Fee or charge on the owner of a qualified multifamily affordable housing property, if the person is not the owner of the solar-powered affordable housing system, for the application to install a net metering system or to initiate the allocation of net metering credits.

(2) A one-time fee or charge on the owner of a solar- powered affordable housing system to initiate the allocation of net metering credits for the solar-powered affordable housing system, in an amount which represents the lesser of $25 for each user or $500 for each solar-powered affordable housing system.

- *AB458_R1* – 10 – 8.

Provisions governing the manner in which the utility will provide aggregated and anonymized data relating to net metering credits to the owner of the solar-powered affordable housing system, which must require the utility to provide such data on an annual basis and in a form which is sufficient to enable the owner - 83rd Session (2025) – 10 – to verify that users of the solar-powered affordable housing system are provided net metering credits accurately.

An application to qualify for a tariff which relates to a solar-powered affordable housing system described in section 9 of this act submitted to the utility by an owner or operator of a solar-powered affordable housing system must include supportingsupportingof a documentation which shows that the system is part of a qualified multifamily affordable housing property.

The owner of a solar-powered affordable housing system shall, in the initial application for a tariff which relates to a solar-powered affordable housing system described in section 9 of this act which the owner submits to the utility, inform the utility of the proper allocation of capacity and its associatedassociatedm production to customer-generators of the solar-powered affordable housing system.

For any tariff or tariffs which relate to a solar- powered affordable housing system described in section 9 of this - *AB458_R1* – 11 – act, eligibility must be limited to a total capacity of not more than 50 megawatts.

In whatever manner is typically used by the owner or landlord of a qualified multifamily affordable housing property- to83rd communicateSession with(2025) residents– and11 new– tenants, as applicable, on matters related to common areas and utilities for the property, the owner or landlord shall:

(a) The nameplate capacity of the solar-powered affordable housing system, the expected energy production of the system and a summary of the manner of making the equitable allocations required by the provisions described in subsection 2 of section 9 of thisthi(b) act;The particular limitations and responsibilities of a user of a solar-powered affordable housing system;

(b) The particular limitations and responsibilities of a user of a solar-powered affordable housing system;

1.other than sales to the public, or engaged in the transmission of, natural gas other than as a common carrier transmission or distribution line or system.

Persons engaged in the production and sale of natural gas, other than sales to the public, or engaged in the transmission of natural gas other than as a common carrier transmission or distribution line or system.

and - *AB458_R1*83rd Session (2025) – 12 – (b) Their gross sales for water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, amounted to $25,000 or less during the immediately preceding 12 months.

Persons not otherwise engaged in the business of furnishing, producing or selling water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, but who sell or furnish water or services for the disposal ofofor sewage, or both, as an accommodation in an area where water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, are not available from a public utility, cooperative corporations and associations or political subdivisions engaged in the business of furnishing water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, for compensation, to persons within the political subdivision.

Persons who are video service providers, as defined in NRS 711.151, except for those operations of the video service provider which consist of providing a telecommunication service to the public, in which case the video service provider is a public utility only with regard to those operations of the video service provider whichpublic.onsist consist of providing a telecommunication service to the public.9.

9.

and (c)- Persons83rd occupyingSession the(2025) individual– units13 or– spaces are not charged for electricity based upon volumetric usage at the person’s individual unit or space.

- *AB458_R1* – 13 – 11.

12.supplies electricity only for use to charge electric vehicles.that 13.

Persons who own, control, operate or manage a facility that supplies electricity only for use to charge electric vehicles.

13.

704.768system “Customer-generator”[.] means, aincluding, userwithout limitation:r of a net metering system1. [.] , including, without limitation:

1.

Sec.- 83rd Session (2025) – 14 – 704.771 1.RS 70“Net metering system” means:ead as follows:

14.

NRS 704.771 is hereby amended to read as follows:

704.771 1.

“Net metering system” means:

- *AB458_R1* – 14 – (1) Uses renewable energy as its primary source of energy to generate electricity;

(3) Has a generating capacity of not more than 1 megawatt;

(5) Which is intended primarily to offset all or part of the customer-generator’son requirementscontiguous forproperty electricityowned onor thatleased propertyby the customer-generator;y or on(6) contiguousWhich propertyis ownedused orfor leasedresearch byand theworkforce customer-generator;training;

(6) Which is used for research and workforce training;

The term does not include a facility or energy system for the generation of electricity , other than a solar-powered affordable housing- system,83rd Session (2025) – 15 – greater of:tem, which has a generating capacity that exceeds the greater(a) of:The limit on the demand that the class of customer of the customer-generator may place on the system of the utility;

(a) The limit on the demand that the class of customer of the customer-generator may place on the system of the utility;

- *AB458_R1* – 15 – Sec.

(b) May, at its own expense and with the written consent of the customer-generator, install one or more additional meters to monitor the flow of electricity in each direction.

(a) May require the customer-generator or, if the net metering system is a solar-powered affordable housing system, the owner of thecost:olar-powered solar-powered affordable housing system to install at its own cost:(1) An energy meter that is capable of measuring generation output and customer load;

(1) An energy meter that is capable of measuring generation output and customer load;

(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) and subsection 7, shall not charge the customer-generator any fee or charge that is different than that charged to other customers of the - 83rd Session (2025) – 16 – utility in the rate class to which the customer-generator would belong if the customer-generator did not have a net metering system, including, without limitation, customer, demand and facility charges.

(c) Shall not reduce the minimum monthly charge of the customer-generator based on the electricity generated by the customer-generator and fed back to the utility.

- *AB458_R1* – 16 – 4.

and (b) The customer-generator sells or transfers his or her interest in the contiguous property,  the net metering system ceases to be eligible to participate in net metering.

The Commission and the utility must allow a customer- generator who accepts the offer of the utility for net metering to continue net metering pursuant to NRS 704.766 to 704.776, inclusive,- and83rd sectionsSession 2(2025) to– 10.7,17 inclusive,– of this act at the location at which the net metering system is originally installed for 20 years.

and - *AB458_R1* – 17 – (b) Replacing the originally installed net metering system, as needed, at any time before 20 years after the date of the installation of the originally installed net metering system.

(1) Metering equipment;

The net energy measurement must be calculated in the followingfol(a) manner:The utility shall measure, in kilowatt-hours, the net electricity produced or consumed during the billing period [,] :

(a) The utility shall measure, in kilowatt-hours, the net electricity produced or consumed during the billing period [,] :

The utility shall, for capacity allocations, calculate the total kilowatt-hour output associated with each user’s allocated share of- the83rd solar-poweredSession affordable(2025) housing– system’s18 production– and deduct the allocated total kilowatt-hour output from each user’s total measured consumption.

- *AB458_R1* – 18 – (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.7732, if the electricity generated by the customer-generator , or the customer- generator’s allocated share of the electricity generated by a solar- powered affordable housing system, which is fed back to the utility exceeds the electricity supplied by the utility during the billing period:

(1) Neither the utility nor the customer-generator is entitled to compensation for the electricity provided to the other during the billing(2) The excess electricity which is fed back to the utility during the billing period is carried forward to the next billing period as an addition to the kilowatt-hours generated by the customer- generator in that billing period.

(2) The excess electricity which is fed back to the utility during the billing period is carried forward to the next billing period as an addition to the kilowatt-hours generated by the customer- generator in that billing period.

(I) The net metering system ceases to operate or is disconnected from the utility’s transmission and distribution facilities;facilities(II) The customer-generator ceases to be a customer of the utility at the premises served by the net metering system;

(II) The customer-generator ceases to be a customer of the utility at the premises served by the net metering system;

(a)- In83rd wholeSession or(2025) in– part19 by– a utility, the electricity generated by the net metering system shall be deemed to be electricity that the by utility generated or acquired from a renewable energy system for the purposes of complying with its portfolio standard pursuant to NRS 704.7801 to 704.7828, inclusive.

- *AB458_R1* – 19 – 4.

An electric utility shall offer an expanded solar access program to low-income eligible customers within its service area in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(c)naming Forof community-based solar resources;] For community-siting and based solar resources:

and (3)- Require83rd constructionSession of(2025) additional– community-based20 – solar resources in proportion to increased participation in the expanded solar access program;

[Provide a plan for community participation in the siting and naming of community-based solar resources;] (d) Provide for solar workforce innovations and opportunity programs related to the construction, maintenance and operation of solar resources, including opportunities for workforce training, apprenticeships or other job opportunities at community-based solar resources;

- *AB458_R1* – 20 – (2) Is a fixed rate that replaces the base tariff energy rate and deferred accounting adjustment charged by the electric utility for participating low-income eligible customers and which is adjusted in accordanceacc(3) with[For low-income eligible customers, provides] Provides for a lower rate, the Commission’scost quarterlyof calculations;which must be allocated across all of the rate classes of the utility;

(3) [For low-income eligible customers, provides] Provides for a lower rate, the cost of which must be allocated across all of the rate classes of the utility;

and (II) For a participating low-income eligible customer who is supported with specific funding from the Nevada Clean Energy Fund established pursuant to NRS 701B.985 relating to a Solar for All program, shall require the participating low-income eligible customer to achieve the energy savings required for such funding;

(h)- Provide83rd forSession the(2025) use– of21 at– least one utility scale solar resource and at least three but not more than ten community-based solar resource resources within the service territory of the electric utility;

(l) Provide for an application and selection process for low- inc(m) Ensure reasonable and equitable participation by low- income eligible customers towithin participatethe inservice area of the program;electric utility;

- *AB458_R1* – 21 – (m) Ensure reasonable and equitable participation by low- income eligible customers within the service area of the electric utility;

and (3) Fifty percent of the capacity of the program, as provided in subsection 1, be reserved for eligible customers who are fully bundled residential customers who own, rent or lease their residence and who certify in a statement which satisfies the requirementsrequirementsdence established by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (p) that they cannot install solar resources on their premises;

and [[(q)] (q)] (p) Establish standards for the form, content and manner of submission of an electric utility’s plan for implementing the expanded solar access program.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 22 – 3.

The Commission shall review the plan for the implementation of the expanded solar access program submitted pursuant to subsection 3 and issue an order approving, with or without modifications, or denying the plan within 210 days.

- *AB458_R1* – 22 – (b) “Community-based solar resource” means a solar resource which has a nameplate capacity of not more than [1 megawatt] 5 megawatts and is owned and operated by the electric utility and connected to and used as a component of the distribution system of the electric utility [.] , and may include resources for the storage of energy.

(1) Fifty-one percent or more of the owners are women, veterans, members of a racial or ethnic minority group or otherwise part of a traditionally underrepresented group;

andandoup or otherwise (2) None of the owners has a net worth of more than $250,000, not including the equity held in the business or in a primary residence.

(h)]- (f)83rd “FullySession bundled(2025) residential– customer”23 means– a customer of an electric utility who receives energy, transmission, distribution and ancillary services from an electric utility [.

[(l)] (h) “Solar Energy Zone” means an area identified and designated by the Bureau of Land Management as an area well- suited for utility-scale production of solar energy, and where the Bureau of Land Management will prioritize solar energy andandhere the associated transmission infrastructure development.

- *AB458_R1* – 23 – [(n)] (j) “Solar workforce innovations and opportunity program” means a workforce education, training and job placement program developed by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and its appropriate regional industry or sector partnership, if applicable, in conjunction with potential employers and community stakeholders.

704.940or 1.company town where the landlord or owner is billed by a gas or electric utility or an alternative seller and in turn charges the tenants or occupants of the dwellings for the service provided by the utility or alternative seller, and the park or town:

In a manufactured home park, mobile home park or company town where the landlord or owner is billed by a gas or electric utility or an alternative seller and in turn charges the tenants or occupants of the dwellings for the service provided by the utility or alternative seller, and the park or town:

(b) Is not equipped with individual meters for each lot, the landlord or owner shall prorate the cost of the service equally among the- tenants83rd ofSession the(2025) park– or24 occupants– of the dwellings who use the service, but the prorated charges must not exceed in the aggregate the cost of the service to the landlord or owner.

 The landlord or owner of a manufactured home park or mobile home park that converts from a master-metered water system to individual water meters for each mobile home lot shall not charge or receive any fee, surcharge or rent increase to recover from the landlord’s or owner’s tenants the costs of the conversion.

- *AB458_R1* – 24 – 3.

The landlord of a manufactured home park or mobile home park or owner of a company town may assess and collect a charge to reimburse the landlord or owner for the actual cost of the service charge the landlord or owner is required to pay to a water utility serving the park or town.

The landlord may assess and collect a service charge from the tenants of the park for the provision of gas and electric utility services, but the amount of the charge must not be more than the tenants- would83rd beSession required(2025) to– pay25 the– utility or alternative seller providing the service.

The landlord shall:shall:ty or alternative seller (a) Keep the money from the service charges in a separate account and expend it only for federal income taxes which must be paid as a result of the collection of the service charge, for preventive maintenance or for repairing or replacing utility lines or equipment when ordered or granted permission to do so by the Commission;

(a) Keep the money from the service charges in a separate account and expend it only for federal income taxes which must be paid as a result of the collection of the service charge, for preventive maintenance or for repairing or replacing utility lines or equipment when ordered or granted permission to do so by the Commission;

7.directly to the occupants of the town may charge the occupants their pro rata share of the owner’s cost of providing that service.

The owner of a company town who provides a utility service directly to the occupants of the town may charge the occupants their pro rata share of the owner’s cost of providing that service.

The Commission shall adopt regulations governing the determination of - *AB458_R1* – 25 – the costs which an owner of a company town may recover for providing a utility service directly to the occupants of that town and the terms and conditions governing the provision of that service.

The landlord or owner may pass through to the tenant or occupant any increase in a rate for a utility service and shall pass through any decrease in a charge for a utility service as it becomes effective.

any decrease in a charge for a 9.

A landlord whose interest in a manufactured home park or mobile home park terminates for any reason shall transfer to the landlord’s successor in interest any balance remaining in the account for- service83rd chargesSession for(2025) utilities.– 26 – filed with the Commission.ilities.

Evidence of the transfer must be filed11. with the Commission.

11.

(a) If the owner of a solar-powered affordable housing system is the landlord of a qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as defined in section 7 of this act, in which the tenant units are equipped with individual meters, the owner of the solar- powered affordable housing system must follow any applicable federal laws or regulations to ensure that the owner of the solar- powered affordable housing system does not charge a tenant ororolar- occupant for utility service at a rate that is higher than the rate paid by the owner of the solar-powered affordable housing system.

- *AB458_R1* – 26 – Sec.

598.9801 As used in NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive,ws:

and sections 20 and 21 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 598.9802 to 598.9808, inclusive, and sections 20 and 21 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

22.

NRS 598.9801 is hereby amended to read as follows:

598.9801 As used in NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 20 and 21 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 598.9802 to 598.9808, inclusive, and sections 20 and 21 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

Sec.

598.9804 “Distributed generation system” means a system or facility for the residential generation of electricity that uses solar - 83rd Session (2025) – 27 – energy to generate electricity.

[either:] 1.where an energy system that uses photovoltaic cells and solarcation energy to generate electricity will be located;

The customer of record of an electric utility at the location where an energy system that uses photovoltaic cells and solar energy to generate electricity will be located;

If a solar installation company executes with a purchaser or lessee an agreement for the purchase or lease of a distributed generation system or with a host customer a power purchase agreement and knowingly fails to comply with any requirement of NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 20 and 21 of this act, including, without limitation, by failing to include any disclosure or information required by NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822,598.9822,any inclusive, and sections 20 and 21 of this act or knowingly failing to - *AB458_R1* – 27 – maintain a recording of a verbal communication as required by NRS 598.98213, the agreement is voidable by the purchaser, lessee or host customer.

or - 83rd Session (2025) – 28 – (b) Any other language, if any person so requests before the execution of the relevant document.

If a solar installation company advertises its services or negotiates orally or in writing any of the requirements of NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 20 and 21 of this act in a language other than English or permits an employee or agent of the solar installation company to so advertise or negotiate, the solar installation company must deliver a translation of any contract, agreement or notice described in NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive, and sections 20 and 21 of this act resulting from such advertising or negotiations in the language in which such advertising was made or such negotiations occurred to a person who is a party to such a contract or agreement, or who may sign the contract or agreement, or who is entitled to receive such notice.

(a) File with the Board a surety bond in a form acceptable to the Board executed by the contractor as principal with a corporation authorized to transact surety business in the State of Nevada as surety;

or to transact surety business in the State of Nevada as (b) In lieu of such a bond, establish with the Board a cash deposit as provided in this section.

Before granting renewal of a contractor’s license to any applicant, the Board shall require that the applicant file with the - *AB458_R1* – 28 – Board satisfactory evidence that the applicant’s surety bond or cash deposit is in full force, unless the applicant has been relieved of the requirement as provided in this section.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the amount of each bond or cash deposit required by this section must be fixed by the Board with reference to the contractor’s financial and professional- responsibility83rd andSession the(2025) magnitude– of29 the– contractor’s operations, but must be not less than $1,000 or more than $500,000.

5.contractor in the State of Nevada for not less than 5 consecutive years, the Board may relieve the licensee of the requirement of filing a bond or establishing a cash deposit if evidence supporting such relief is presented to the Board.

After a licensee has acted in the capacity of a licensed contractor in the State of Nevada for not less than 5 consecutive years, the Board may relieve the licensee of the requirement of filing a bond or establishing a cash deposit if evidence supporting such relief is presented to the Board.

If the Board is notified by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to NRS 607.165 or otherwise receives notification that three substantiated claims for wages have been filed against a contractor - *AB458_R1* – 29 – within a 2-year period, the Board shall require the contractor to file a bond or establish a cash deposit in an amount fixed by the Board.

(a)- Is83rd determinedSession by(2025) – 30 – the Boardprovisions toof haveNRS violated624.301 oneto 624.305, inclusive;ne or more of (b) Enters into a contract that is later found to be void and unenforceable against the provisionsowner pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 624.301624.940 or pursuant to 624.305,any inclusive;regulation adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential pool or spa;

(b) Enters into a contract that is later found to be void and unenforceable against the owner pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 624.940 or pursuant to any regulation adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential pool or spa;

or (e)Board Haswithin fiveany valid15-day complaintsperiod,s filed against him or her with the Board within any 15-day period,  the Board may require the contractor to comply with the provisions of subsection 8.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a payment bond in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount of the contract.

The payment bond must be solely for the protection of persons supplying labor or materials to the contractor, or to any - *AB458_R1* – 30 – of his or her subcontractors, in carrying out the provisions of the contract.

The contractor shall furnish- to83rd theSession building(2025) department– of31 the– city or county, as applicable, in which the work will be carried out, a copy of any bond.

[1.] (a) The name, license number, business address and telephonetel[(a)] number(1) of:All subcontractors with whom he or she has contracted on the project;

[(a)] (1) All subcontractors with whom he or she has contracted on the project;

As used in this section, “qualified multifamily affordable housing property” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 7 of thisthiSec. act.

Sec.

624.830 As used in NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, and section 26 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 624.835 to 624.855, inclusive, and - *AB458_R1* – 31 – section 26 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

Sec.- 83rd Session (2025) – 32 – 624.855 1.RS 62“Work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity” or “work” means any of the following acts:

30.

NRS 624.855 is hereby amended to read as follows:

624.855 1.

“Work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity” or “work” means any of the following acts:

The scope of such work includes the installation, alteration and repair of photovoltaic cells, batteries, inverters and storage systems used in the conversion of solar energy into electricity and the storage of that electricity on the customer’s side of an electric meter on a single-family residence [.] or qualified multifamily affordableaff3. housing property.

3.

(b) Meet all applicable requirements imposed pursuant to this chapter and any regulations adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce(c) electricity;Meet all applicable requirements imposed by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada or any system for the distribution of electricity to which the work will interconnect.

and (c) Meet all applicable requirements imposed by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada or any system for the distribution of electricity to which the work will interconnect.

If a contractor performs work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity and the work is performed under the direction of a builder who is also the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, on which the work is being performed, the owner shall comply with all state and local laws and - *AB458_R1*83rd –Session 32(2025) – ordinances33 for– the submission of names, licenses and information concerning any required bonds and insurance with respect to thethen contractors working on the work.

Sec.624.870 1.RS 624A contractor who receives an initial down:

32.payment or deposit of $1,000 or 10 percent of the aggregate contract price, whichever is less, for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity shall start the work within 30 days after the date all necessary permits for the work and all necessary approvals from an electric utility into whose system the residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity will interconnect, if any, are issued, unless the person who made the payment agrees in writing to a longer period.

NRS 624.870 is hereby amended to read as follows:

624.870 1.

A contractor who receives an initial down payment or deposit of $1,000 or 10 percent of the aggregate contract price, whichever is less, for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity shall start the work within 30 days after the date all necessary permits for the work and all necessary approvals from an electric utility into whose system the residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity will interconnect, if any, are issued, unless the person who made the payment agrees in writing to a longer period.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if satisfactory payment is made for any portion of the work performed, the contractor shall, before any further payment is made, furnish to the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily to the affordable housing property, as applicable, on which the work was performed a full and unconditional release of the contractor’s claim for a mechanic’s lien for that portion of the work for which payment has been made.

The requirements of subsection 3 do not apply if the contract for the work provides for the contractor to furnish a bond for payment and performance or joint control covering full performance - 83rd Session (2025) – 34 – and completion of the contract and the bond or joint control is furnished by the contractor.

- *AB458_R1* – 33 – 5.

A contract for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity must contain a written statement explaining the rights of the customer under NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, and section 26 of this act and other relevant statutes, including, without limitation, NRS 598.9801 to 598.9822, inclusive [.] , and sections 20 and 21 of this act.

On and after October 1, 2025, any contract entered into between a contractor and the owner of a qualified multifamily affordable housing property for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity must comply with the provisions of NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, and section 26 of this act and all applicable regulations adopted by the Board.

A contractcontractt that does not comply with the provisions of NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, and section 26 of this act and all applicable regulations adopted by the Board is voidable by the owner of the single-family residence [.] or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable.

(c)- 83rd Session (2025) – 35 – (d) The estimated date of executioncompletion of all work to be performed under the contract.

(d)(e) TheA estimateddescription date of completionthe of all work to be performed under the contract.

- *AB458_R1* – 34 – (e) A description of the work to be performed under the contract.

(i) A statement that any change in the scope or price of the work to be performed under the contract must be agreed to in writing bybyrk the parties and incorporated into the original contract as a change order.

(j) For a project of new work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity, a plan and scale drawing showing the shape, size and dimensions of and the specifications for the construction and equipment for the work specified in the contract, and a description of the work to be done, the materials to be used and the equipment to be installed, and the agreed consideration for the work.

For projects which consistconsistnd the exclusively of repairs to existing work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity, plans, scale drawings, equipment specifications and lists of materials and equipment are not required to be contained in or included with the contract.

(k) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection 3, the dollar amount of any progress payment and the stage of construction at which the contractor will be entitled to collect- progress83rd paymentsSession from(2025) the– owner36 of– the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, during the course of construction under a contract for the installation of a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity.

The schedule of payments must show the amount of each - *AB458_R1* – 35 – payment as a sum in dollars and cents.

(1) The obligation of the owner of the single-family residence to make payments in accordance with the payment scheduleschedu(2) The lender, if any, may not initiate proceedings to enforce the payment of any applicable loan unless and until the contract is voidable;reformed or otherwise amended to comply with those provisions of law.

and (2) The lender, if any, may not initiate proceedings to enforce the payment of any applicable loan unless and until the contract is reformed or otherwise amended to comply with those provisions of law.

and (2) The lender, if any, may not initiate proceedings to enforce the payment of any applicable loan unless and until the contract is reformed or otherwise amended to comply with those pro(n) If a contract with the owner of a single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property for the installation of a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity provides for payment of a commission to a salesperson out of the contract price, a statement that the payment must be made on a pro rata basis in proportion to the schedule of payments made to the contractor by the disbursing party in accordance with the provisions of law.paragraph (k).

(n)- If83rd aSession contract(2025) with– the37 owner– of[(m)] a(o) single-familyA residencedisclosure orof qualified multifamily affordable housing property for the installationretail price of a residentialkilowatt-hour, photovoltaicany systemoffsetting usedtariff toand producethe electricityidentity providesof forthe paymentelectric ofutility athat commissionfurnishes toelectric aservice salespersonto outthe ofsingle-family theresidence contractor price,qualified amultifamily statementaffordable thathousing theproperty, paymentas mustapplicable, beat madethe ontime a proExcept rataas basisotherwise provided in proportionsubsection to6, the schedulecontract ofmay paymentscontain madesuch toother theconditions, contractorstipulations byor theprovisions disbursingas partyto inwhich accordance with the provisionsparties ofmay paragraphagree. (k).

[(m)]3. (o) A disclosure of the retail price of a kilowatt-hour, any offsetting tariff and the identity of the electric utility that furnishes electric service to the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, at the time the contract is executed.

 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the contract may contain such other conditions, stipulations or provisions as to which the parties may agree.

- *AB458_R1* – 36 – 3.

(a) A method whereby the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, may initial provisions of the contract, thereby indicating that those provisions have been read and are understood.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 38 – (3) May contact an attorney for an explanation of the rights of the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, under the contract;

and (4) May, if the contract was explained in a language other than the language in which the contract is written, ask for a contract that is written in the language in which the contract was explained.explained.ct 5.

5.At the time the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, signs the contract, the contractor shall furnish to the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, a legible copy of all documents signed and a written and signed receipt for any money paid to the contractor by the owner of the single-family residence [.] or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable.

At the time the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, signs the contract, the contractor shall furnish to the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable - *AB458_R1* – 37 – housing property, as applicable, a legible copy of all documents signed and a written and signed receipt for any money paid to the contractor by the owner of the single-family residence [.] or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable.

The contractor shall apply for and obtain all necessary permits and approvals from an electric utility into whose system the residentialinterconnect.hotovoltaic photovoltaic system used to produce electricity will interconnect.Sec.

Sec.

(b) The owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, does not rescind the loan or financing transaction within the period - 83rd Session (2025) – 39 – prescribed for rescission pursuant to the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C.

(a)(b) PerformRepresent orin deliver any work,manner labor,that materialthe contract is enforceable orr that the owner of the single-family residence or services;qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, has any obligation under the contract.

or (b) Represent in any manner that the contract is enforceable or that the owner of the single-family residence or qualified multifamily affordable housing property, as applicable, has any obligation under the contract.

A violation of any provision of NRS 624.830 to 624.895, inclusive, and section 26 of this act or any regulation - *AB458_R1* – 38 – adopted by the Board with respect to contracts for work concerning a residential photovoltaic system used to produce electricity by a contractor:

The imposition of a penalty provided for in this section is not precluded by any disciplinary action taken by the Board against a contractor pursuant to the provisions of NRS 624.300 to 624.305, inclusive.incSec.

Sec.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 40 – 3.

H~~~~~ 25 - *AB458_R1*83rd Session (2025)