Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB434: Prohibits certain employment practices. (BDR 53-188)
Status: Signed into law, June 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to employment practices; making it unlawful for an employer, with certain exceptions, to take or threaten to take certain adverse employment actions against an employee who declines to attend certain meetings or participate in certain communications where the primary purpose of the meeting or communication is to communicate the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters; providing a remedy for a violation committed by an employer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 27, 2025:
AN ACT relating to employment practices; making it unlawful for an employer, with certain exceptions, to take or threaten to take certain adverse employment actions against an employee who declines to attend certain meetings or participate in certain communications where the primary purpose of the meeting or communication is to communicate the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters; providing a remedy for a violation committed by an employer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law establishes various unlawful employment practices. (Chapter 613 of NRS) This bill makes it unlawful for an employer to take or threaten to take certain adverse employment actions against an employee because the employee declines to attend a meeting sponsored by the employer or declines to participate in, receive or listen to any communication by the employer or an agent or representative thereof where the primary purpose of the meeting or communication is to communicate the opinion of the employer regarding religious or political matters. This bill provides an exception from existing provisions concerning religious matters for a religious corporation, association or society. (NRS 613.320) This bill also provides an exception if the declination by the employee substantially or materially interferes with the bona fide job performance of the employee or the working relationship between the employee …
Sponsors
- Natha Anderson (D, 30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Vetoed by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : Senate Amendment No. 665 concurred in. To enrollment.
- : In Assembly.
- : From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.
- : Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To printer.
- : Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 665.) Reprinting dispensed with.
- : From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Taken from Second Reading File. Placed on Second Reading File for next legislative day.
- : Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
- : In Senate.
Votes
- Senate (2nd Reprint) (May 22, 2025): 13 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 27 yea, 15 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB434?
- AB434 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Prohibits certain employment practices. (BDR 53-188).
- What does AB434 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to employment practices; making it unlawful for an employer, with certain exceptions, to take or threaten to take certain adverse employment actions against an employee who declines to attend certain meetings or participate in certain communications where the primary purpose of the meeting or communication is to communicate the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters; providing a remedy for a violation committed by an employer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
- What is the status of AB434?
- Signed into law as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: Vetoed by the Governor. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB434?
- Natha Anderson (D, 30).
- Where is the official record for AB434?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12640/Overview
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