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Refunds

Nevada spent $47.5 million on refunds in FY2026 — 72% of a $66.4 million budget. That is 61% of Refunds and miscellaneous's spending.

That is 8.0% more than in FY2025 ($44 million), not adjusted for inflation.

FY2026
$47.5 million$47,482,949
FY2026
$66.4 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent
72%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025
+8.0%FY2025: $44.0 million

60.8% of Refunds and miscellaneous spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budget
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Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal yearSpentBudget
FY2006$55.3 millionNot available
FY2007$32.0 millionNot available
FY2008$28.5 millionNot available
FY2009$19.2 millionNot available
FY2010$25.7 million$40.5 million
FY2011$21.3 million$37.2 million
FY2012$19.7 million$22.7 million
FY2013$19.2 million$26.0 million
FY2014$3.62 million$25.9 million
FY2015$5.47 million$39.1 million
FY2016$11.8 million$11.6 million
FY2017$5.46 million$13.1 million
FY2018$7.47 million$17.6 million
FY2019$8.01 million$21.3 million
FY2020$13.2 million$20.1 million
FY2021$20.1 million$27.9 million
FY2022$34.7 million$34.0 million
FY2023$29.3 million$29.7 million
FY2024$38.6 million$40.1 million
FY2025$44.0 million$56.7 million
FY2026$47.5 million$66.4 million
FY2027See note$50.0 million
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Where the money went, by division

23 divisions. The largest, Nevada Medicaid, accounts for 54% of the total.
Divisions of Refunds, FY2026
DivisionSpent FY2026
Nevada Medicaid$25.6 millionof $34.2 million
Department of Motor Vehicles$12.6 millionof $14.1 million
B&i - Business and Industry$5.05 millionof $5.65 million
Treasurer - Higher Education Tuition$3.84 millionof $6.08 million
Nevada System of Higher EducationNone recordedof $2.20 million
Commission on Mineral Resource$202 thousandof $3.34 million
Emergency Management$104 thousandof $500 thousand
DCNR - Division of Water Resources$71.2 thousandNo budget
Commission on Postsecondary Education$25.8 thousandof $290 thousand
DCNR - Forestry Division$14.5 thousandNo budget
DSS - Social Services$10.7 thousandof $15.3 thousand
DCNR - Environmental Protection$2.1 thousandof $26
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Divisions of Refunds, FY2026, continued
DivisionSpent FY2026
DCNR - Parks Division$1.3 thousandNo budget
Department of Agriculture$629No budget
State Energy Office$500No budget
DCNR - State Lands$400No budget
Department of Veterans Services$172of $11.9 thousand
NVHA - Silver State Health Insurance Exchange$57No budget
Admin - State Public Works Division$20No budget
Dtca - Nevada Arts Council$15No budget
DHS - Child and Family Services$0No budget
NVHA - Public Employees' Benefits Program$0No budget
Admin - Risk Management Division$0No budget
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Over time

Spent each year, stacked by division; the dashed line is the budget. Not adjusted for inflation.
  • Other (66)
  • Commission on Mineral Resource
  • Treasurer - Higher Education Tuition
  • B&i - Business and Industry
  • Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Nevada Medicaid
  • Budget (current, reserves excluded)
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Spent each year by divisions
Fiscal yearNevada MedicaidDepartment of Motor VehiclesB&i - Business and IndustryTreasurer - Higher Education TuitionCommission on Mineral ResourceOther (66)Budget
FY2006———$849 thousand$122 thousand$54.4 million—
FY2007———$1.10 million$333 thousand$30.6 million—
FY2008———$1.39 million$0$27.1 million—
FY2009———$1.90 million$5.0 thousand$17.3 million—
FY2010———$1.95 million—$23.7 million$40.5 million
FY2011———$1.96 million—$19.3 million$37.2 million
FY2012———$1.61 million—$18.1 million$22.7 million
FY2013$20.5 thousand——$1.66 million—$17.6 million$26.0 million
FY2014$3.1 thousand—$138 thousand$1.72 million—$1.75 million$25.9 million
FY2015$0—$1.03 million$1.84 million$44$2.60 million$39.1 million
FY2016—$2.60 million$5.27 million$2.32 million—$1.65 million$11.6 million
FY2017—$3.05 million—$2.00 million—$410 thousand$13.1 million
FY2018$8.9 thousand$3.76 million—$2.27 million—$1.42 million$17.6 million
FY2019—$4.62 million—$2.47 million—$918 thousand$21.3 million
FY2020$4.98 million$5.11 million—$2.80 million—$314 thousand$20.1 million
FY2021$7.65 million$7.28 million$2.50 million$2.41 million$177 thousand$104 thousand$27.9 million
FY2022$18.7 million$6.87 million$1.75 million$2.98 million$312$4.45 million$34.0 million
FY2023$15.7 million$9.60 million—$3.60 million$1.5 thousand$329 thousand$29.7 million
FY2024$20.0 million$10.0 million—$3.82 million$198 thousand$4.53 million$40.1 million
FY2025$27.0 million$12.0 million—$4.43 million$34.8 thousand$465 thousand$56.7 million
FY2026$25.6 million$12.6 million$5.05 million$3.84 million$202 thousand$232 thousand$66.4 million
FY2027——————$50.0 million
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Budget journey, 2025-27

How the 's budget changed from the Governor's proposal to today.

For FY2026 the Legislature approved $34.1 million, 3.9% less than the Governor recommended. , many approved by the , have raised it to $66.4 million.

Budget journey, 2025-27 biennium
StepFY2026FY2027
$35.5 million$30.9 million
$34.1 million$29.8 million
$66.4 million(+$32.3 million adj.)$50.0 million(+$20.2 million adj.)
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Notes

Divisions as organised in FY2026. Each row links to its page in Explore.