A Bill to Make Hotel Maids Mighty Again, Or

At Least Busier

What distinguishes the great state of Nevada from others is the understanding that a man should be able to wake up in a luxurious hotel, venture downstairs to gamble in peace, and then return to find his bed made, fresh towels provided, and all traces of previous activities discreetly cleaned away by an unseen hand. That, at least, is the vision behind Senate Bill 360, introduced by Sen. Lori Rogich, which seeks to require daily room cleaning in Las Vegas resorts once again.

Now, this bill is not entirely new—it is merely a revival of a rule that first imposed during that period of national lunacy known as COVID-19 when men who once thought nothing of shaking hands or standing elbow-to-elbow at a roulette table were suddenly afraid of doorknobs. Governor Joe Lombardo signed a bipartisan bill repealing such requirements in 2023, declaring that Nevada would return to its natural state of carefree disorder.

However, the Culinary Union, never one to let a lucrative broom lie idle, insists that the repeal of daily cleaning was nothing more than an excuse for resorts to lighten their payrolls. They see SB360 as a righteous cause, a battle to return hardworking housekeepers to their rightful places, armed with fresh linens and the eternal fight against unidentifiable stains.

Lombardo, however, remains unconvinced, taking to his official government X account–which, for the uninitiated, is what they now call Twitter, though no one is entirely sure why–to declare that he sees no good public policy in reviving COVID-era cleaning mandates. For now, the bill’s shuffling to the Committee on Health and Human Services, where it will be debated, amended, and possibly left to gather dust—a fate, one assumes, it seeks to prevent in Nevada’s finest resorts.