The state’s biennial legislative session has concluded and we’ve got a whole heck of a lot of new laws going into effect.
We’ve pulled out the most interesting ones that might affect you.
Cottage Laws Update
If you’re selling something like Dubai chocolate out of your home’s kitchen, then this affects you.
If you make cosmetics or food from your kitchen to sell, you must apply to the State Department of Agriculture for a license to conduct a “cottage” operation now.
AB 352 modernizes Nevada’s homemade, or “cottage” food laws and aims to allow more residents to earn a living from their kitchens. The new law allows cottage food operations to sell their products online or by phone, and it raises the annual revenue cap from $35,000 to $100,000 for producers.
So I guess now before you order from someone on Facebook marketplace, maybe ask if they’ve got a cottage license?
Booze To-Go Is A Go (Again)
During COVID-times, it was normal to get your booze to go with your dinner. Then that fun little perk went away.
But now it’s back. Legally!
Assembly Bill 375 allows a board of county commissioners or governing body to enact an ordinance allowing food establishments to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to-go.
Why do I feel like this is just gonna result in a lot of drink DoorDash drivers. Cause you know they gonna be sippin’ drinks they deliver.
Rental Application Fees Are Refundable
Since 2020, it seems like there’s been a rampant scam of landlords letting tons of people apply for a rental house or apartment, just so they can score a lot of rental application fees.
Well, those days are officially over.
The new law, beginning October 1st, also prohibits landlords from charging a fee to renters who pay for rent using an online platform that exceeds the cost of running the platform.
So, what’s changed?
Landlords who collect an application fee to rent an apartment must return the fee to the prospective tenant if they do not get the apartment, thanks to AB 121, which prohibits junk fees from landlords when paying rent.
It’s about time this was a law!
Traffic Cameras On School Buses
If you don’t stop your vehicle when a school bus stops (like you’re legally supposed to do), then a ticket with a fine will show up in your mailbox.
AB 527 allows school districts to install cameras on school buses to enforce vehicle stops for school buses.
When a school bus is stopped to either drop off or pick up a student, cameras will catch drivers who fail to stop. Traffic enforcement officers will review the footage from the camera before issuing a civil infraction citation.
I’m happy about this law cause we don’t need people running over kids. Drivers here are already crazy enough!
Earlier Summer Construction Hours
This is definitely the worst law that was passed since it will probably affect your sleep in the early hours. And, this law is ALREADY in effect.
Thanks to AB 478, construction works can start work by 5 am between April 1 and Sept. 30, as long as it is more than 300 feet away from an occupied residential unit. Still, you might hear some construction noise in the early morning.
The new law has already taken effect.
Rental Car Insurance Proof
If you find yourself renting a car in the state, you now gotta show proof of car insurance. Or buy it from the rental place.
SB 194 requires short-term lessors to require proof of insurance from someone trying to rent a car, or else the car rental place can sell the person temporary insurance from a third party.
The new law takes effect October 1st.
HOAs Will Hate This New Law
Also known as the “mezuzah law” for the religious object nailed to the doorways of Jewish homes, SB 201 prohibits homeowners associations and landlords from restricting the display of religious or cultural items.
It does not apply to items that are greater than 36 by 12 square inches, and they cannot be discriminatory or obscene.
And no word on if this applies to The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.