The Nevada Legislature adjourned on June 3, 2025. Over the course of the year, 1,109 bills were introduced and 519 bills were enacted
Budget
Nevada lawmakers wrapped up the 2025 session by passing the final five major budget bills, securing funding for state operations over the next two years.
The Legislature approved all five of the final major budget bills needed to fund state government for the next two years which includes a Capitol Improvements bill that authorizes $1.1 billion in bonds for public works projects and a K-12 education budget set to increase per pupil funding by $290 million. The state’s appropriations bill, HB 591, passed with $12 billion in appropriations. This total was about half a billion smaller than the Governor’s budget recommendations released earlier. One of the biggest appropriations in the bill is $2.5 billion over the next two years to fund the new Nevada Health Authority to streamline state health care and house the state’s Medicaid and public employee benefits offices.
Gaming
During the 2025 legislative session, Nevada lawmakers passed two notable gaming-related measures that address both illegal gambling and the regulation of high-limit casino spaces.
In June, Governor Lombardo signed SB 256, introduced by Senator Rochelle Nguyen (D). The bill aims to curtail illegal gambling in Nevada by requiring a person to give back any profits won from illegal gaming activities. It also allows Nevada courts to impose stiffer fines beyond the existing $50,000 maximum fine for violating the state’s online gaming laws. These penalties apply also to out-of-state operators operating in Nevada.
Governor Lombardo also signed SB 459 into law, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D). Passing both chambers unanimously, the bill changes the structure of private gaming salons inside casinos by removing a $500 minimum wager requirement on slot machines inside the salons and allows casinos to set minimum wagers with approval from the Gaming Control Board. It also removes the requirement that these private gaming salons include table games. The bill was first conceptualized at a Gaming Control Board workshop last year as a way to drive more individuals to these private gaming areas.
Healthcare
In the closing weeks of the 2025 session, Nevada lawmakers advanced key health-related measures aimed at lowering costs and protecting reproductive access.
AB 555, sponsored by Speaker Steve Yeager (D), was signed into law. The bill caps out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 for a 30-day supply when covered by private insurers. With passage of this bill, Nevada joins roughly half of other US states who have passed insulin copay caps. AB 176, sponsored by Selena Torres- Faucet (D), bans the state or any of its agencies from limiting access to contraception. The bill attempts to address concerns raised by Lombardo in his veto message of a similar bill passed by the legislature two years ago.
What’s next?
All measures have been vetoed, signed by the Governor, or otherwise enacted into law without his signature. After the regular legislative session concludes, the Legislature enters the interim period. During this time, lawmakers do not formally convene to pass new laws but remain actively engaged in legislative work. They use the interim to meet with constituents, lobbyists, and stakeholders, conduct research, give public remarks, and gather information. This preparation helps them craft and refine legislation for the next regular session, which will begin in 2027.