republic-os/legislation/us/states/nv/80/sb-178.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Creates the Council on Food Security and the Food for People, Not Landfills Program. (BDR 18-57)"
description: "AN ACT relating to public health; creating the Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services; prescribing the membership and duties of the Council; creating the Food for People, Not Landfills Program; authorizing the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt regulations to carry out the Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nv"
legislature: "Nevada Legislature"
session: "80"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "Nevada SB 178 (80)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATURE", "HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF", "GAMING", "HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY", "FOOD SECURITY", "COUNCIL ON", "AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS", "GIFTS AND GRANTS", "LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL BUREAU", "GROCERY STORES", "NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "OFFICE OF", "AGRICULTURE", "STATE DEPARTMENT OF", "STATE BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS AND SIMILAR BODIES", "UNITED STATES", "SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (See also EDUCATION", "DEPARTMENT OF)", "FOOD BANKS", "HEALTH", "LOCAL BOARDS AND OFFICERS", "FOOD", "MANUFACTURERS AND MANUFACTURING", "GOVERNOR", "FOOD AND DRINK ESTABLISHMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Assemblyman Alexander Assefa", "Assemblyman Edgar Flores", "Assemblyman Glen Leavitt", "Assemblyman Greg Smith", "Assemblyman Howard Watts", "Assemblyman Jason Frierson", "Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo", "Assemblyman Richard Carrillo", "Assemblyman Steve Yeager", "Assemblyman Tom Roberts", "Assemblyman William McCurdy", "Assemblywoman Bea Duran", "Assemblywoman Brittney Miller", "Assemblywoman Connie Munk", "Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno", "Assemblywoman Ellen Spiegel", "Assemblywoman Heidi Swank", "Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen", "Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner", "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", "Senator Ben Kieckhefer", "Senator Chris Brooks", "Senator Dallas Harris", "Senator David Parks", "Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert", "Senator Ira Hansen", "Senator James Ohrenschall", "Senator James Settelmeyer", "Senator Joseph Hardy", "Senator Joyce Woodhouse", "Senator Julia Ratti", "Senator Keith Pickard", "Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop", "Senator Melanie Scheible", "Senator Moises Denis", "Senator Nicole Cannizzaro", "Senator Pat Spearman", "Senator Pete Goicoechea", "Senator Scott Hammond", "Senator Yvanna Cancela"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-18T08:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-24T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22265115-26a9-4ddb-87ef-3e58c6bb25b0"
source_url: "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/80th2019/Bill/6298/Overview"
source_hash: "f3a743dbca18f419f597f533a891dde39d89f801ff88f5c6a231862592d2cf88"
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 SB 178 (80) — Creates the Council on Food Security and the Food for People, Not Landfills Program. (BDR 18-57)

AN ACT relating to public health; creating the Council on Food Security within the Department of Health and Human Services; prescribing the membership and duties of the Council; creating the Food for People, Not Landfills Program; authorizing the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt regulations to carry out the Program; 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/SB/SB178.pdf)
2. **Amendment 66** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB178_66.pdf)
3. **Amendment 688** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB178_R1_688.pdf)
4. **Amendment 725** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/Amendments/A_SB178_R1_725.pdf)
5. **Reprint 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB178_R1.pdf)
6. **Reprint 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB178_R2.pdf)
7. **As Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/80th2019/Bills/SB/SB178_EN.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Assemblyman Alexander Assefa — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Edgar Flores — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Glen Leavitt — 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 Steve Yeager — primary (person)
- Assemblyman Tom Roberts — 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 Ellen Spiegel — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Heidi Swank — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen — primary (person)
- Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner — 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)
- Senator Ben Kieckhefer — primary (person)
- Senator Chris Brooks — primary (person)
- Senator Dallas Harris — primary (person)
- Senator David Parks — primary (person)
- Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert — primary (person)
- Senator Ira Hansen — primary (person)
- Senator James Ohrenschall — primary (person)
- Senator James Settelmeyer — primary (person)
- Senator Joseph Hardy — primary (person)
- Senator Joyce Woodhouse — primary (person)
- Senator Julia Ratti — primary (person)
- Senator Keith Pickard — primary (person)
- Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop — primary (person)
- Senator Melanie Scheible — primary (person)
- Senator Moises Denis — primary (person)
- Senator Nicole Cannizzaro — primary (person)
- Senator Pat Spearman — primary (person)
- Senator Pete Goicoechea — primary (person)
- Senator Scott Hammond — 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.
- **2019-04-10T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-15T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 66.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- **2019-04-17T07:00:00+00:00** In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
- **2019-05-14T07:00:00+00:00** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-15T07:00:00+00:00** Read second time. Amended. (Amend. Nos. 688 and 725.) To printer. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16T07:00:00+00:00** From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 2, Vacant: 1.) To Senate.
- **2019-05-20T07:00:00+00:00** In Senate.
- **2019-05-21T07:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment Nos. 688 and 725 concurred in. To enrollment.
- **2019-05-22T07:00:00+00:00** Enrolled and delivered to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-23T07:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24T07:00:00+00:00** Chapter 130.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22265115-26a9-4ddb-87ef-3e58c6bb25b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nevada legislature records).