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The Nevada Pro-Entrepreneurship & AI Workforce Act (NV-AI-Workforce)

Nevada state companion to AI Workforce. Builds on NRS Ch. 78-89 (business entities), Modified Business Tax credits (NRS Ch. 363A/363B), GOED, and the Nevada Regulatory Experimentation Program (NRS Ch. 657A).

THE NEVADA PRO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP & AI WORKFORCE ACT (NV-AI-WORKFORCE)

Vehicle: State passage. Nevada Legislature, regular session. Primary referral to Assembly / Senate Commerce and Labor / Revenue.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

This Act may be cited as the “Nevada Pro-Entrepreneurship & AI Workforce Act (NV-AI-Workforce).”

SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT

The Legislature finds that NRS Ch. 78-89 govern Nevada business entities; that NRS Ch. 363A and Ch. 363B impose the Modified Business Tax; that the Governor’s Office of Economic Development operates under NRS Ch. 231; that Nevada operates the WINN fund under NRS Sec. 231A; that the Nevada Regulatory Experimentation Program for Product Innovation operates under NRS Ch. 657A; and that Nevada levies no individual or general corporate income tax. This Act extends these frameworks.

TITLE I — DEFINITIONS & COORDINATION WITH NEVADA LAW

Sec. 101. Definitions

  1. (a) “Qualified Nevada AI Workforce Training” means training toward an NVRMC or Federal FRAC in AI fields.
  2. (b) “Nevada Innovation Sandbox” means a regulatory sandbox under Title III.
  3. (c) “Qualified small business” has the meaning given in NRS Ch. 78-89.

Sec. 102. Coordination with Existing Nevada Law

  1. (a) Consistent with:
  • NRS Ch. 78-89 (business entities).
  • NRS Ch. 363A, 363B (Modified Business Tax).
  • NRS Ch. 231 (GOED); NRS Sec. 231A (WINN).
  • NRS Ch. 657A (Regulatory Experimentation Program).

TITLE II — NEVADA AI WORKFORCE TRAINING INCENTIVE (No-Corporate-Tax Rewire)

Sec. 201. Modified Business Tax Credit / WINN Grant

  1. (a) Given that Nevada levies no individual or general corporate income tax:
  • (i) A credit against the Modified Business Tax under NRS Ch. 363A or Ch. 363B for qualified AI workforce training expenditures, and/or
  • (ii) A WINN-fund grant under NRS Sec. 231A for qualified training, subject to the availability of appropriations.
  1. (b) Coordinated with federal IRC Sec. 45BB; aggregate cap.
  2. (c) Credit or grant equals 30% of eligible expenditures capped at $3,000 per employee / $150,000 per employer annually.
  3. (d) Department of Taxation and GOED jointly administer.

Sec. 202. Coordination with GOED

  1. (a) GOED shall publish a list of qualifying NVRMC and Federal FRAC pathways.

TITLE III — NEVADA INNOVATION SANDBOX

Sec. 301. Expansion of the Regulatory Experimentation Program

  1. (a) NRS Ch. 657A is expanded to cover occupational-licensure activities under NRS Title 54 in addition to financial-product innovation.
  2. (b) Twenty-four-month terms; renewable.

Sec. 302. Scope

  1. (a) Covers state-licensed activities in occupational-licensure boards under NRS Title 54 and financial activities under NRS Title 55 and Title 56, to the extent not preempted.

TITLE IV — SMALL-BUSINESS FORMATION

Sec. 401. Expedited Formation Pathway

  1. (a) The Secretary of State shall implement an expedited formation pathway for NRS Ch. 78-89 entities within 24 hours.

Sec. 402. Single-Portal Licensing

  1. (a) Nevada State Business Portal shall operate a single-portal licensing system for state-level occupational licenses under NRS Title 54.

TITLE V — IMPLEMENTATION & GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Severability

If any provision is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect the remainder.

Sec. 502. Effective Date

This Act shall take effect July 1 of the year following enactment.

Canonical federal version: AI Workforce. Other Nevada bills: NV-ACSA, NV-MEWRA, NV-GT&P.