Nevada Assembly Bill AB562

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 5/14/25
• Refer: 5/14/25
• Report Pass: 5/26/25
• Engrossed: 5/27/25
• Refer: 5/27/25
• Report Pass: 5/28/25
• Enrolled: 6/1/25
• Chaptered: 6/6/25
• Passed: 6/6/25

Caption

Makes appropriations to the Office of the Secretary of State for costs associated with the voter registration and elections management system and connectivity of automatic voter registration agencies. (BDR S-1180)

Summary

AB562 is an appropriations bill that provides funding to the Nevada Office of the Secretary of State for election administration technology. It allocates $27,004,162 from the State General Fund for continued replacement of the voter registration and elections management system, $748,800 for consulting services to support implementation of that system, and $3,487,364 to improve connectivity for automatic voter registration agencies. The bill is primarily a fiscal measure tied to the state’s HAVA Election Reform budget account. It does not change election eligibility rules or voting procedures directly, but it supplies the money needed to continue modernizing the state’s voter registration and elections management infrastructure and to connect agencies involved in automatic voter registration. The act includes standard spending deadlines, requiring any unspent money to be committed by June 30, 2027 and reverted by September 17, 2027, and it takes effect on July 1, 2025.

Impact

AB562 affects state law by making specific General Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State for election technology and agency connectivity, rather than by creating new regulatory requirements. Its practical impact is to support replacement and implementation of Nevada’s voter registration and elections management system and to improve data connectivity for automatic voter registration agencies, which may affect the administration of voter registration and election operations statewide. The bill also imposes fiscal controls on the use of the funds and sets a sunset for unspent balances.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have broad bipartisan support and little visible controversy. It passed the Assembly 41-1 and the Senate 20-0, indicating strong approval in both chambers. The absence of committee transcript debate suggests the measure was treated as a routine but important funding bill for election administration infrastructure.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the available committee materials. The only apparent area where disagreement could arise is the size and purpose of the appropriations, particularly the large allocation for system replacement and the funding for consulting services, but the recorded votes show minimal opposition. Overall, the bill’s funding for election technology and automatic voter registration connectivity appears to have been broadly accepted by lawmakers.