republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/ab-190.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-637)"
description: "AN ACT relating to construction; revising the requirements pursuant to which a contractor or subcontractor engaged on a public work may discharge his or her obligation to pay prevailing wages to workers; revising provisions relating to the determination of the prevailing wages by the Labor Commissioner and the duration of such rates on a public work; prohibiting a public body from using a reverse auction when awarding a contract for public work; clarifying the application of prevailing wage requirements to certain construction projects that are not public works; eliminating certain prohibitions relating to agreements with labor organizations concerning contracts with a public body for a public work or with an awardee of certain grants, tax abatements, tax credits or tax exemptions from a public body; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "AB 190"
citation: "Nevada AB 190 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUCTIONS", "CONTRACTORS", "TAX INCREMENT AREAS", "ATTORNEY GENERAL", "AIRPORT AUTHORITIES", "SCHOOLS", "CHARTER (See also SCHOOLS", "PUBLIC)", "WATER", "COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT", "STATE PURCHASING", "SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS", "FLOOD CONTROL", "LABOR ORGANIZATIONS", "EMPLOYMENT", "TRAINING AND REHABILITATION", "DEPARTMENT OF", "BOND ISSUES", "NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION", "RENO‑TAHOE AIRPORT AUTHORITY", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING", "WASHOE COUNTY (See also COUNTIES)", "HIGHWAYS AND ROADS", "GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)", "LABOR COMMISSIONER", "PUBLIC WORKS", "RENEWABLE ENERGY", "LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (See also DISTRICTS)", "FINES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Assemblyman Alexander Assefa", "Assemblyman Edgar Flores", "Assemblyman Greg Smith", "Assemblyman Howard Watts", "Assemblyman Jason Frierson", "Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo", "Assemblyman Richard Carrillo", "Assemblyman Skip Daly", "Assemblyman Steve Yeager", "Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson", "Assemblyman William McCurdy", "Assemblywoman Bea Duran", "Assemblywoman Brittney Miller", "Assemblywoman Connie Munk", "Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno", "Assemblywoman Dina Neal", "Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel", "Assemblywoman Heidi Swank", "Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen", "Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton", "Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow", "Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen", "Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui", "Assemblywoman Sarah Peters", "Assemblywoman Selena Torres", "Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod", "Assemblywoman Shea Backus", "Assemblywoman Susie Martinez", "Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson", "Senator David Parks", "Senator James Ohrenschall", "Senator Moises Denis", "Senator Yvanna Cancela"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 11
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-25T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1351b8a8-2e70-4b7b-a0a0-4c7d5f001d9b"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6293/Overview"
source_hash: "ac0dfabc37af1ced54c2fce3dbb930289ae0519312b01dccd6fa95d9e46f3867"
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 190 (80) — Revises provisions relating to certain construction. (BDR 28-637)

AN ACT relating to construction; revising the requirements pursuant to which a contractor or subcontractor engaged on a public work may discharge his or her obligation to pay prevailing wages to workers; revising provisions relating to the determination of the prevailing wages by the Labor Commissioner and the duration of such rates on a public work; prohibiting a public body from using a reverse auction when awarding a contract for public work; clarifying the application of prevailing wage requirements to certain construction projects that are not public works; eliminating certain prohibitions relating to agreements with labor organizations concerning contracts with a public body for a public work or with an awardee of certain grants, tax abatements, tax credits or tax exemptions from a public body; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

## 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/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB190.pdf)
2. **Amendment 233** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_AB190_233.pdf)
3. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB190_R1.pdf)
4. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/AB/AB190_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Assemblyman Alexander Assefa — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Edgar Flores — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Greg Smith — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Howard Watts — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Jason Frierson — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Richard Carrillo — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Skip Daly — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Steve Yeager — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson — primary (person)
- Assemblyman William McCurdy — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Bea Duran — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Brittney Miller — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Connie Munk — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Dina Neal — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Heidi Swank — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Sarah Peters — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Selena Torres — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Shea Backus — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Susie Martinez — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson — primary (person)
- Senator David Parks — primary (person)
- Senator James Ohrenschall — primary (person)
- Senator Moises Denis — primary (person)
- Senator Yvanna Cancela — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00** Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-19T08:00:00+00:00** From printer. To committee.
- **2019-03-12T07:00:00+00:00** Notice of eligibility for exemption.
- **2019-04-22T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 233.) To printer. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-23T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 29, Nays: 12, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
- **2019-04-24T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
- **2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-20T07:00:00+00:00** Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 12, Nays: 8, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-21T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. To enrollment.
- **2019-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-25T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. Chapter 132. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1351b8a8-2e70-4b7b-a0a0-4c7d5f001d9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).