Special session Day 4: cybersecurity, public assistance bills await Nev. Gov. Joe Lombardo's approval

McKenna Ross and Katelyn Newberg, Las Vegas Review-Journal on Nov 16, 2025

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CARSON CITY — Four bills have passed both chambers of the Nevada Legislature and could soon be signed by the governor as a special legislative session enters its fourth day on Sunday.

Lawmakers approved a proposal to establish the Silver State Assistance Program, which sets up the framework for a state-supported system similar to federal programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, in case of a lapse in federal funding. The bill did not include appropriations because the federal program’s funding pause ended after Congress voted to end the government shutdown last week.

Legislators also approved of Assembly Bill 1, setting up a Secure Operations Center for cybersecurity in state government and allocating funding for improvements; Assembly Bill 2, which would exempt some gaming licensees from a law that requires retail liquor stores to pay liquor wholesalers by electronic funds transfer or credit card; and Assembly Bill 3, which would allow public officials to request their personal information be kept confidential from certain public records.

The bills now await Gov. Joe Lombardo’s consideration before they can become law.

Two major pieces of legislation were not voted on in the Assembly — their house of origin — before it adjourned Saturday: the proposal to significantly expand the state’s film tax credit program and Lombardo’s bill to reform more than a dozen areas of the state’s criminal justice code. The earliest they could be considered is today, and they still must be considered in the state Senate before they can become law.

Lombardo announced the special session on Wednesday with less than 24 hours notice. The agenda includes over a dozen legislative proposals and budget appropriations.

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