Facts & Statistics
STATE STATISTICS | |
Population 2020 |
3,138,259 |
Population 2019 | 3,090,771 |
Population 2018 |
3,034,392 |
Population 2017 | 2,972,405 |
Population 2016 | 2,919,772 |
Below Poverty 2019 | 12.5 |
Below Poverty 2018 | 13 |
Below Poverty 2017 | 13 |
Below Poverty 2016 | 13.8 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2019 | 61.1 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2018 |
60.1 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2017 | 59.5 |
Employment – Population Ratio 2016 | 58.7 |
Unemployed 2020 | 9.2 |
Unemployed 2019 | 4.3 |
Unemployed 2018 | 4.6 |
Unemployed 2017 | 5.1 |
Unemployed 2016 | 5.7 |
Foreclosure Rate 2018 | 1 of 1,207 |
STATE FACTS |
---|
Once the highest concrete dam in the world, Hoover Dam offers guided tours and a museum of artifacts of the construction and its workers. |
In Death Valley, the Kangaroo Rat can live its entire life without drinking a drop of liquid. |
Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the nation. It is second in the world behind South Africa. |
Government
ELECTED OFFICIALS | |
Governor |
Steve Sisolak (D) |
Lieutenant Governor | Kate Marshall (D) |
Attorney General | Aaron Ford (D) |
Secretary of State | Barbara Cegavske (R) |
State Senate Control | D – 11; R – 9 |
State House Control | D – 25; R – 16 |
Legislative Process
LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES | |
Convenes | February 4th, 2019 |
Sine Die Adjournment | June 3, 2019 |
Committee Action Deadlines | N/A |
Crossover Deadline | April 23, 2019 |
Carryover from Previous Session | No |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session) | Five days, not including Saturdays, Sundays or holidays |
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment) | 10 days from adjournment, Sundays excepted |
Veto Override | 2/3 majority |
Legislation Effective Date | October 1 following passage |
Notable Laws & Legislation
SAFE Act
- NV AB 523 (now Nev. Rev. Stat. Title 54, cc. 645B, 645E, and 645F; Title 10, c. 118B; Title 55, c. 658)
- HUD review of Nevada’s SAFE Act
Security Breach Notification Law
Retail Installment Sales Contract Law
SB 311 & AFSA Lawsuit
- SB 311/Chapter 280
- SB 311 Regulations
- AFSA Amended Complaint (February 12, 2020)
- Defendants’ reply in support of motion to dismiss (December 6, 2019)
- Plaintiffs’ reply in support of preliminary injunction (December 2, 2019)
- Plaintiffs’ response to motion to dismiss and request for oral argument (November 22, 2019)
- Defendants’ opposition to preliminary injunction (November 12, 2019)
- Defendants’ motion to dismiss (November 8, 2019)
- Stipulation to extend defendants’ time to respond (October 21, 2019)
- Preliminary injunction motion (October 8, 2019)
- Complaint (October 1, 2019)
- AFSA Letter to Commissioner Hightower (August 26, 2019)
AFSA Comment Letters
- Nevada SB 311 – Credit Reporting (August 26, 2019)
- Nevada SB 201 – Lending Database (May 10, 2019)
- Nevada AB 477 – Post-Default Interest (April 30, 2019)
- Nevada SB 201 – Lending Database (March 19, 2019)
- Nevada SB 201 – Lending Database (March 19, 2019)
- Petition for Advisory Opinion Regarding the Conduct of Indirect Vehicle Finance Business Activity(July 7, 2016)
Enforcement
Consumer Complaints
Regulatory Actions
Featured Regulations
Advocacy, Initiatives & Reports
Advocacy
- 33 States Amicus Brief re: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (March 2020)
- 23 State & DC Letter to FDIC re: “Rent-A-Bank” Predatory Lending (February 2020)
- 23 State & DC Amicus Brief re: Constitutionality of CFPB (January 2020)
- 21 State & DC Letter to OCC re: “Rent-A-Bank” Predatory Lending (January 2020)
- 20 State & DC Amicus Brief re: Public Student Loan Forgiveness (November 2019)
- 22 State Letter to Education Department re: Student Loan Forgiveness (November 2019)
- 21 State & DC Letter to HUD re: Housing Discrimination (October 2019)
- 20 State & DC Letter to Congress re: Cannabis Banking (September 2019)
- 27 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Debt Collection Rule (September 2019)
- 31 States & DC Amicus Brief re: Student Loans (August 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (August 2019)
- 24 States & DC Letter to CFPB re: Overdraft Rule (July 2019)
- 40 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Data Privacy (June 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to Education Department re: Student Loans for Disabled Veterans (May 2019)
- 24 States & DC Letter to CFPB re: Payday Rule (May 2019)
- 33 States & DC Letter to Congress re: Marijuana Banking (May 2019)
- 41 States & DC Letter to FCC re: Robocalls (May 2019)
- 24 State & DC Letter to CFPB re: Payday Lending Rule (March 2019)
- 50 States & DC Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation re: Robocalls (March 2019)
- 30 States & DC Letter to FTC re: Identity Theft Rule (February 2019)
- 22 State AGs Letter to CFPB re: Regulatory Sandbox (February 2019)
- 43 State AGs Letter to Social Security Administration re: Identity Fraud (December 2018)
- 35 State AGs Letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) re: Robocalls (October 2018)
- 14 State AGs and 3 Governors letter urging President to extend regulatory oversight to independent agencies (December 2017)
- 13 State AGs letter to US Senate Majority Leader supporting the Regulatory Accountability Act (October 2017)
- 36 State AGs Letter 1 and Letter 2 – Credit Freeze Fees (October 2017)
- 43 State AGs Letter – Major Data Breach (September 2017)
- 15 State AGs Urge Congress to Stop Federal Agency Overreach (July 2016)
- NV AG Letter Urges Congress to Stop Federal Agency Overreach (July 2016)
- 31 State AGs Letter to CFPB – Debt Collection Rules (March 2014)
Reports
Trade Associations
- Nevada Consumer Finance Association