AB458 · NV 83rd Session
AN ACT relating to energy; authorizing the users of a solar-powered affordable housing system to participate in net metering; exempting the owner or operator of a solar-powered affordable housing system from certain provisions of law; requiring the owner or landlord of a qualified multifamily afford
Fiscal effect: state
Outcome: Passed both chambers — last vote Senate (2nd Reprint): Passed on 2025-05-23
NV Legislature 83rd Session bill, aggregated from roll-call votes across the seated state legislators in this dataset. Bill ID 12697.
Sponsorship
Howard Watts III (D)
Roll-call summary
| Vote | Count |
|---|---|
| Yea | 37 |
| Nay | 1 |
Party breakdown
| Party | Yea | Nay |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 37 | 1 |
Per-legislator votes
| Legislator | Party | Vote | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittney Miller | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Cecelia Gonzalez | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Cinthia Moore | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| David Orentlicher | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Dina Neal | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Duy Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Edgar Flores | Democratic Party | Nay | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Elaine Marzola | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Erica Mosca | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Erica Roth | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Fabian Donate | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Hanadi Nadeem | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Heather Goulding | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Howard Watts III | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| James Ohrenschall | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Joseph DALIA | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Jovan Jackson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Linda Hunt | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Max Carter II | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Melanie Scheible | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Michelee “Shelly” Crawford | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Natha Anderson | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Reuben D'Silva | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Richard Daly | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Roberta Lange | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Rochelle Nguyen | Democratic Party | Yea | Senate (2nd Reprint) | Friday, May 23, 2025 |
| Sandra Jauregui | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Selena La Rue Hatch | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Selena Torres | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Shea Backus | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Steve Yeager | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Tanya Flanagan | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Tracy Brown-May | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Venicia Considine | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
| Venise Karris | Democratic Party | Yea | Assembly (1st Reprint) | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
Bill history (17 actions)
Chronological legislative actions taken on this bill, sourced from NELIS. Journal links open the daily Assembly or Senate journal PDF where the action was recorded — public record per NRS 218D.
| Date | Action | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Mar 19, 2025 | From printer. To committee. | |
| Apr 21, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 321.) Dispensed with reprinting. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 6.) To printer. | Assembly Journal |
| Apr 25, 2025 | From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. | |
| Apr 28, 2025 | In Senate. | Senate Journal |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee. | Senate Journal |
| May 19, 2025 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 686.) To printer. | Senate Journal |
| May 20, 2025 | From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 21, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 22, 2025 | Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. | Senate Journal |
| May 23, 2025 | Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 7, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. | Senate Journal |
| May 26, 2025 | In Assembly. | Assembly Journal |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate Amendment No. 686 concurred in. To enrollment. | Assembly Journal |
| May 29, 2025 | Enrolled and delivered to Governor. | |
| Jun 05, 2025 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| Jun 06, 2025 | Chapter 254. |
Exhibits, testimony & documents (35 on file)
Exhibits, testimony, amendments, and supporting documents collected by the NV Legislature on this bill. Submissions are public record per NRS 218D. Sources cite back to NELIS.
Amendment (2)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | Howard Watts, Nevada State Assembly | |
| Amendment | Assemblymember Howard Watts |
Support (32)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Letter | Audrey Peral, Chispa Nevada | |
| Letter | Cheri Smith, Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy | |
| Letter | Wil Gehl, Solar Energy Industries Association | |
| Testimony | Julia Hubbard, Sun United Neighbors | |
| Letter | Carlos D. Fernandez, American Institute of Architects | |
| Letter | Dawson Froast, Nevada Clean Energy Fund | |
| Letter | Gariety Pruitt, Nevada Conservation League | |
| Letter | Hunter Stern, IBEW 1245 | |
| Letter | Marlon Anderson, Faith Organizing Alliance | |
| Testimony | Mary Wagner, Mom's Clean Air Force | |
| Letter | Maurice Page, Nevada Housing Coalition | |
| Letter | Melissa Ramos, American Lung Association in Nevada | |
| Letter | Nevada Health Professionals | |
| Letter | Paulette Stauffer, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, NV | |
| Letter | Shaunda Johnson, Faith in Action NV | |
| Testimony | NCEF and Partners | |
| Testimony | (26) Supporters | |
| Testimony | Jermareon Williams - Western Resource Advocates, presented by Emily Walsh | |
| Testimony | Sun Nevada | |
| Testimony | Audrey Peral, CHISPA NV | |
| Testimony | Northern Nevada Public Health Air Quaility | |
| Testimony | Wil Gehl, Solar Energy Industries Assoc | |
| (unnamed) | ||
| Testimony | Mary House | |
| Testimony | Mary Wagner | |
| Testimony | Pastor Marion Anderson, Clean Energy Community Organizer | |
| Testimony | Paulette Stauffer Henriod, Mormon Women for Ethical Government | |
| Testimony | Native Voters Alliance of Nevada | |
| Testimony | Americal Lung Association | |
| Testimony | Melissa Ramos | |
| Testimony | Shaundra Johnson | |
| Testimony | Sierra Club |
Other (1)
| Document type | Submitted by | File |
|---|---|---|
| Ws Document | Julianne King |