Nevada Legislative Analysis

AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions relating to assault, battery, stalking, child sexual abuse material, domestic violence and driving under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance; establishing certain unlawful acts relating to certain theft offenses involving property damage; revising provisions relating to offenders; establishing provisions relating to the creation of corridors and the adjudication and reporting of certain offenses committed within such corridors; making various changes relating to juvenile justice; prohibiting the construction of certain findings relating to actions for wrongful conviction; revising provisions relating to the sealing of records and specialty court programs; revising provisions relating to pretrial release; requiring certain facilities that hold persons to maintain and provide certain information relating to persons held at the facility; authorizing the Director of the Department of Corrections to establish an alternative correctional program; prohibiting school districts, public schools and their employees from providing certain information and access to school property under certain circumstances; revising provisions relating to opioid use disorder; making appropriations; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to public safety
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Public Safety and Security
• Voted 16-2 in the Senate
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions governing regulation and designation of school zones and school crossing zones; revising provisions relating to signs in school zones and school crossing zones; providing for enhanced penalties for certain traffic violations in active school zones and school crossing zones; prohibiting the inclusion of certain information concerning pupils within a directory of pupils; prohibiting the provision of certain information concerning pupils to third parties; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to public safety
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Public Safety and Security
• Voted 18-0 in the Senate
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to state financial administration; making supplemental appropriations and authorizing the expenditure of money for the support of the civil government of the State for the 2025-2027 biennium; increasing the maximum annual salary of the State Chief Information Officer of the Governor's Technology Office within the Office of the Governor; revising the membership of the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to state financial administration
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Jobs and Economy
• Voted 30-7 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to health care; creating the Statewide Health Care Access and Recruitment Program Account; providing for certain transfers of money out of the Account; requiring a biennial assessment of the health care needs of this State; establishing the Statewide Health Care Access and Recruitment Grant Program to award grants of money to fund certain projects to address shortages of providers of health care or clinical services or expertise identified by the assessment; requiring a grantee to enter into a funding agreement with the Nevada Health Authority; providing for certain oversight of projects funded through the Program; authorizing the Authority to take certain actions in response to certain changes to a funded project or if a grantee fails to comply with a funding agreement or applicable law; prescribing certain requirements to expedite the credentialing and privileging of providers of health care; revising the circumstances under which a registered pharmacist may possess and administer a dangerous drug for the purposes of administering an immunization; requiring the prioritization of certain applications for licensure as a physician or osteopathic physician; requiring certain reports of the Board of Medical Examiners and the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine to include certain information; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to health care
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Health and Wellness
• Voted 37-0 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to occupational diseases; revising provisions governing the circumstances when diseases of the lungs are considered to be an occupational disease for certain police officers, firefighters or arson investigators; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to occupational diseases
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Nicole Cannizzaro (Democrat)
• Voted 33-6 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to enact various requirements relating to the distribution and submission of mail ballots.

Key Points

• Relates to the distribution and submission of mail ballots
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Jobs and Economy
• Voted 26-9 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; providing that a meeting between an agency or officer of the Executive Department of the State Government and the Legislature concerning certain topics relating to cybersecurity is not subject to the Open Meeting Law; prohibiting the disclosure of certain information and materials received during or prepared for such a meeting; creating and setting forth the duties of the Security Operations Center within the Office of Information Security and Cyber Defense within the Governor's Technology Office within the Office of the Governor; creating the Account for the Security Operations Center and prescribing the use of money in the Account; requiring the Security Operations Center to prepare an annual report that assesses the effectiveness of the Security Operations Center; requiring the Security Operations Center, to the extent funding is available, to develop the Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline Program; revising the purpose of the Governor's Technology Office; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district to use the services and equipment of the Governor's Technology Office; making various other changes relating to the cybersecurity of governmental entities; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to governmental administration
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Health and Wellness
• Voted 42-0 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; revising the manner in which a payment from a retail liquor store to a wholesale dealer for delivery of certain alcoholic beverages must be made by certain persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to alcoholic beverages
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Jobs and Economy
• Voted 19-1 in the Senate
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to public office; authorizing a public officer to request that certain personal information contained in the records of the Secretary of State, a county or city clerk, county recorder or county assessor be kept confidential; authorizing a candidate or public officer to use campaign contributions to pay for expenses relating to personal security; authorizing a public officer to request that the Department of Motor Vehicles display an alternate address on the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to public office
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Public Safety and Security
• Voted 40-2 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; revising requirements that a short-term lessor require proof of certain insurance as a condition for the lease of a passenger car; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Key Points

• Relates to motor vehicles
• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Public Safety and Security
• Voted 39-0 in the House
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action