The Nevada Independent analyzed the people behind the bills signed by Gov. Joe Lombardo to learn more about which lawmakers were (and weren’t) successful during the session — and which ones fell victim the most to the veto pen.

Entering Nevada’s 2025 legislative session, Gov. Joe Lombardo’s administration had big plans to reform the state’s occupational licensing boards. Five months later, there’s nothing to show for it.

The Nevada Independent has been tracking key legislation and policy debates through our Nevada Policy Tracker.

Eight measures died Friday, including a proposed constitutional amendment that could have dramatically increased property tax revenue for schools.

The Republican governor’s final veto tally stood at 87, breaking his own record for most bills rejected from a single legislative session.

In today's edition, what’s at stake on deadline day, the likelihood of another veto onslaught and the fight to end solar scams.

The Indy’s Nevada Policy Tracker is a guide to the storylines expected to make the biggest splash in the coming months.

Tuesday’s deadline is expected to result in the death of only a handful of measures, as more than 200 bills have been exempted.

In this week’s Behind the Bar: We explain Lombardo’s housing bill, and how lawmakers propose vastly expanding a narrow state paid family leave requirement.

Over the next two years, Nevada Medicaid expects there to be a 15 percent reduction in Medicaid caseloads from mixed-status families because of “increased federal scrutiny.” Lawfully present immigrants — including asylum seekers and green card holders — have been allowed to enroll in Medicaid since the ‘90s.

AB180, sponsored by Assm. Reuben D’Silva, seeks to streamline the licensing process, while SB295, sponsored by Sen. Fabian Doñate, addresses public health regulations that can create often prohibitive startup costs for some sellers.

The full effects of the move were not immediately clear, but a top state health official said it will have “substantial impacts.”

Legislators raised more than $17.3 million from high-dollar donors in the 2024 election cycle, with Democrats making up more than two-thirds of the haul.

In Nevada, about a third of the population speaks a language other than English at home, most of those individuals being Spanish speakers, followed by those who speak “Asian and Pacific Island languages.”

In the late addition of Behind the Bar, more information on proposed Medicaid cuts, legislators want age verification for adult websites and a lawmaker withdraws a controversial school board bill. Lawmaker withdraws controversial school board bill

The Family Unity Support Act, which would ensure Nevada children have care and access to legal, social and educational resources if their parents are deported, was announced Monday at a press conference where the nine-member caucus unveiled its priorities for the session.

State agencies have complained that bureaucratic red tape and lack of adequate funding made it difficult to actually implement language access plans

The university is contracting with the state to ensure it is made whole for vaccination outreach and research, among other services it provided.

After lawmakers passed SB92 last year, sidewalk vendors who once only operated in the shadows are now allowed to get licenses in Nevada. But some say the local ordinances are too burdensome.

The fundraising lead is split in the 10 competitive races where both parties’ establishments have endorsed candidates.