2025 Nevada Legislature – Changes for Public Employers

Volume: 24 | Issue: 25
June 16, 2025

On June 2, 2025, the Nevada Legislature ended its 83rd Session with the passage of many bills affecting Nevada’s public employers. Below is a summary of a few of the new laws that may impact a public employer. For each, we have provided a link to Nevada’s legislative website where you can view the final text of the bill (click on “As Enrolled”). 

AB 64 – Open Meeting Law. This bill makes several changes to the open meeting law. For example, it revises the definition of meeting to expand the attorney client exception, allowing a private gathering of the public body to receive legal advice from an attorney regarding a matter over which the body has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power, not just matters regarding litigation or potential litigation. The bill removes the privilege protecting a person making public comments at a meeting from a civil action for defamation, libel or slander. It also clarifies that the open meeting law does not apply to disciplinary investigations into professional licensees. These changes become effective on October 1, 2025. 

AB 356 – Collective Bargaining, State Employees. This bill makes changes to collective bargaining procedures for State employees authorized to organize and join labor organizations via Chapter 288 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. It changes deadlines related to negotiations, mediations and arbitrations. These changes become effective on October 1, 2025. 

AB 547 – Hiring Requirements, State Employees. This bill makes changes to hiring requirements for filling classified and unclassified State positions by allowing the substitution of employment experience in the Federal Government for experience in the State Government and allowing recognition of federal experience in other employment decisions. It also prohibits an appointing authority from requiring an applicant for a classified or unclassified position to have a bachelor’s degree unless it determines that the knowledge, skills or abilities required for the position may only be obtained through such a degree. These changes became effective on May 30, 2025.  

KZA Employer Report articles are for general information only; they are not intended and should not be construed to be legal advice. Reading or replying to such articles does not establish an attorney-client relationship. In addition, because the subject matters and applicable laws discussed in Employer Report articles are often in a state of change and not always applicable to every type of business entity or organization, readers should consult with counsel before making decisions based on the same.

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