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Read. Follow. Verify.Nevada Bill SB 158 Raises Small-Repair Contractor Exemption Threshold to $5,000
Last action · April 12, 2025: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)Sponsor: Edgar Flores
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill increases the monetary threshold for property repair and maintenance work exempt from contractor licensing requirements from $1,000 to $5,000, and excludes the value of materials from that calculation. It also allows licensed real estate brokers and salespersons to assist clients in scheduling property repairs up to $10,000 under specific agreements.
Property owners and handymen can undertake higher-value maintenance tasks without needing a formal state contractor license, provided no building permit is required and certain trade restrictions do not apply.
- Existing Nevada law under NRS Chapter 624 provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors, requiring individuals performing certain construction and repair work to hold a state license. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property owners
Property owners can have repair and maintenance work valued up to $5,000 performed without requiring a licensed contractor, provided other restrictions do not apply.
Real estate brokers and salespersons
Real estate licensees are explicitly authorized to assist clients in scheduling property repairs and maintenance up to $10,000 under qualifying agreements.
Licensed contractors
Licensed contractors face an expanded threshold for unlicensed repair work, altering the scope of projects that legally require professional contractor licensing.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 12, 2025(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
- Feb 4, 2025CommitteeFrom printer. To committee.
- Feb 3, 2025IntroducedRead first time. To printer.
- Feb 2, 2025IntroducedPrefiled. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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