Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB449: Revises provisions governing public utilities. (BDR 58-888)
Status: Chaptered, May 30, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to public utilities; revising provisions governing certain procedures or methodologies for changing rates or fees for certain public utilities; revising provisions authorizing certain public utilities to submit letters of advice for certain proposed changes in schedules of rates or services in lieu of filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to public utilities; revising provisions governing certain procedures or methodologies for changing rates or fees for certain public utilities; revising provisions authorizing certain public utilities to submit letters of advice for certain proposed changes in schedules of rates or services in lieu of filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to adopt regulations which provide simplified procedures or methodologies for a change of rates for those public utilities which furnish water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, and and (2) had during the immediately preceding 12-month period gross sales for water or services for the disposal of sewage amounting to $2,000,000 or less. Existing law also requires the regulations adopted by the Commission to authorize public utilities that satisfy those requirements to file letters of advice to change rates based on a nationally recognized inflation index approved by the Commission. (NRS 704.095) Section 1 of this bill instead requires the regulations adopted by the Commission to provide for simplified procedures or methodologies for a change of any rates or for public utilities which furnish water or services for the disposal of sewage, or both, and and (2) had during the immediately preceding …
Sponsors
- Bert Gurr (R, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 150.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : Read second time.
- : From committee: Do pass.
Votes
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 23, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 22, 2025): 41 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB449?
- AB449 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions governing public utilities. (BDR 58-888).
- What does AB449 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public utilities; revising provisions governing certain procedures or methodologies for changing rates or fees for certain public utilities; revising provisions authorizing certain public utilities to submit letters of advice for certain proposed changes in schedules of rates or services in lieu of filing an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
- What is the status of AB449?
- Chaptered as of May 30, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 150. (May 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB449?
- Bert Gurr (R, 33).
- Where is the official record for AB449?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12657/Overview
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