
Howard Watts III
@HowardWattsNV
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#BattleBorn, #NVLeg Assemblymember District 15
Las Vegas, NV
Joined March 2011
RT @CeceliaGNV: Here supporting our vendors at the re-opening of Broadcaers. Broadacees shut down last month due to fears of ICE. Please ch….
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David is an excellent photographer and a great person. Please join me in helping him and his family as he fights leukemia.
Friday news dump: On Monday night my life was upended. I went to the emergency room and six hours later, woke up a cancer patient at Renown. I have leukemia and need your help.
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Here's a wild idea - what if we focused on EXPANDING access to care instead of copying the DC politicians who just gutted health care funding and kicked 100,000 Nevadans off their coverage over the coming years.
Passed in 2021, Nevada’s public health insurance option is set to launch in 2026 — but a lawsuit filed by a top Republican state lawmaker seeks a halt. @tabitha_mueller and @annievwrites:
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RT @ncelenviro: Agrivoltaics—farming + solar on the same land—is gaining bipartisan momentum. In 2025, @MaryBorenSD16 and @HowardWattsNV le….
ncelenviro.org
As states accelerate the shift to renewable energy, more lawmakers are embracing policy solutions that support the dual use of solar power and farming on the same land, known as “agrivoltaics.”
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I really believe state governments are leading policy and political innovation in the U.S. & appreciated the opportunity to speak about this and the challenges legislators face at the launch of The States Forum. via @nytimes.
nytimes.com
The founders of the initiative, the States Forum, say they hope to extend successful Democratic policies across states and even to the national level.
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☀️ AB 458 – Solar-Powered Affordable Housing . We removed outdated rules that blocked low-income families from using rooftop solar.
8newsnow.com
Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed legislation that will clear the way for rooftop solar to be installed by developers as they build apartments.
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🥚 AB171 – Lowering Egg Prices. We made it easier to bring more eggs into Nevada during the bird flu crisis — and prices dropped 50% in just two months.
lasvegassun.com
Egg prices across the United States have fallen significantly in recent months, with Nevada consumers seeing an even steeper decline …
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My #NVLeg Roles & Responsibilities:. 🧭 Assembly Majority Whip. 📈 Chair, Growth & Infrastructure. 💰 Ways & Means Committee (Chair, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Natural Resources & Transportation). 🌱 Natural Resources Committee.
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#WattsWorking: Legislative Recap. Nevada’s 83rd Legislative Session is over — and I’m proud to share what I did to lower costs, expand clean energy, and support small businesses. Here’s what we accomplished: 🧵
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