Nevada agencies notify businesses about proposed rules and workshops

State agencies must try to notify relevant business groups about certain proposed regulations. This applies to state agencies covered by Nevada's Administrative Procedure Act and proposed regulations likely to burden or directly restrict small businesses. This applies when an agency finds the proposed regulation is likely to significantly burden a small business or directly restrict its formation, operation, or expansion. The agency must notify relevant chambers of commerce and trade associations insofar as practicable, and its impact statement must list those notified and the total number of small businesses likely to be affected. The agency must assess likely effects before holding a workshop on the proposed regulation.

State agencies must email certain workshop notices and keep an updated electronic contact list. This covers workshops on proposed regulations and business groups and business owners or officers likely to be affected. Agencies must email chambers of commerce, trade associations, and owners or officers of businesses likely to be affected. Chambers and trade associations must receive email notice whether or not they asked to join the list. The agency must give notice at least 15 days before the workshop and update the list on or before January 31 each year.

Local governments must provide certain public procedures for actions involving business fees, and their rulemaking actions can be unenforceable if required steps are not followed. This concerns local government actions involving fees paid in whole or substantial part by businesses, and hearings on proposed impact fees. The definition excludes specified assessments, remediation fees, property taxes, negotiated fees, annual budget actions, certain ordinances, and actions related to issuing local government debt. The text also requires local governments planning an impact fee to send hearing notices to relevant business groups insofar as practicable. For a proposed impact fee, the local government must set a public hearing at least 20 days after setting its time and place.