---
type: "Bill"
title: "Imposes an inverse preference on certain bidders for state purchasing contracts. (BDR 27-238)"
description: "Imposes an inverse preference on certain bidders for state purchasing contracts. (BDR 27-238)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "81"
identifier: "AB 28"
citation: "Nevada AB 28 (81)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE PURCHASING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Assembly Committee on Government Affairs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-11-18T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-26T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26bc2272-1098-43ee-ab99-2055dda0e224"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/Bill/7270/Overview"
source_hash: "1895b3b9166fad212e04d1b948d3b3c7f57d1e54ea2a98962993d8b44948aecb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nv"]
---

# Nevada AB 28 (81) — Imposes an inverse preference on certain bidders for state purchasing contracts. (BDR 27-238)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB28.pdf)
2. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB28_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Assembly Committee on Government Affairs — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-11-18T08:00:00+00:00** Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-12-22T08:00:00+00:00** From printer.
- **2021-02-01T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04T08:00:00+00:00** To committee.
- **2021-02-22T08:00:00+00:00** Notice of eligibility for exemption.
- **2021-04-09T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 2.) To Senate. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-14T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. `reading-2`
- **2021-05-17T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment. `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-25T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-26T07:00:00+00:00** Chapter 75.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26bc2272-1098-43ee-ab99-2055dda0e224`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).