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City of Reno Bill Tracker 81st (2021) Session of the Nevada Legislature

Bill Number Bill Summary Bill Title Bill Sponsor Next Hearing Date Next Hearing Location Admin Notes

Current Admin Position

Current Admin Priority (1=High; 5= Low)

SB 141 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR S‐44)

AN ACT relating to public works; removing the prospective expiration of provisions relating to construction managers at risk; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Chris Brooks 03/19/2021 8:00 AM SenateCommerce and Labor (CL)Work SessionOnline

03/10/21 ‐ Allows the construction manager at risk process for bidding public works projects to continue permanently. The option was set to expire on June 30, 2021; the bill removes the expiration date. While it has been used limitedly by the City, the bill would allow the city the flexibility to use the method when appropriate.

Support 3

AB 243 Revises provisions relating to the administration of justice. (BDR 14‐785)

AN ACT relating to the administration of justice; creating the Nevada Police Reform Advisory Task Force and prescribing its membership and duties; revising certain provisions relating to the sentences of offenders who are less than 21 years of age; requiring each prosecutorial office to establish a system of race‐blind charging to be used when determining whether criminal charges should be filed against a person; requiring each district attorney to establish a system of race‐blind charging to be used when determining whether a petition alleging delinquency of a child should be filed; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman David Orentlicher, Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray‐Axelrod

03/19/2021 8:00 AM AssemblyJudiciary (JUD)Online

03/19/21 ‐ Requires prosecutorial offices to establish race‐blind charging systems so that the prosecutor assigned to consider whether to file charges is not aware of certain information, including race, language spoken, and physical description. The changes will require the City Attorney's Office to adjust their procedures and may increase the Reno Police Department's requirements for documentation. Staff is working with the bill sponsor to clarify the procedural issues. The bill also establishes the Nevada Police Reform Advisory Task Force that will formulate statewide guidelines on police accountability, civilian review boards, data collection, training and recruitment practices, and trust‐building initiatives.

Neutral 3

AB 53 Revises provisions relating to the establishment of certain systems of communication on highways. (BDR 35‐347)

AN ACT relating to transportation; revising provisions relating to the establishment by the Department of Transportation of a system of communication for members of the general public to report and receive certain information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure

03/19/2021 11:30 AM Third ReadingAssembly Chamber

02/25/21 ‐ Makes the establishment of a communication system along frequently traveled highways discretionary for the Department of Transportation, rather than required. The communication is meant to for the general public to report emergencies and receive information concerning conditions for driving on those highways. Bill brought forward on behalf of the Department of Transportation.

Neutral 4

AB 41 Revises provisions governing the operation of certain vehicles. (BDR 43‐346)

AN ACT relating to vehicles; revising provisions governing the application and issuance of certain permits by the Department of Transportation for the operation of certain vehicles; authorizing the Department to grant a waiver from the maximum width of oversized manufactured or mobile homes or similar structures; revising provisions governing the measurement of the height, length and width of certain vehicles carrying loads; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.



02/25/21 ‐ Removes the requirement that applications for state permits related to operating and moving vehicles with oversized loads be in writing. Bill also allows the Department of Transportation to grant a waiver from the maximum width of 192 inches and outlines the method for measurement on the vehicle. Bill brought on behalf of the Department of Transportation.

Neutral 4

AB 103 Revises provisions governing the preservation of certain prehistoric sites. (BDR 33‐763)

AN ACT relating to historic preservation; revising provisions relating to obtaining a permit to excavate a site on private lands that is known to be a prehistoric Indian burial site; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Susie Martinez 03/19/2021 11:30 AM Second ReadingAssembly Chamber

03/05/21 ‐ Allows for excavation on private lands with a known Indian burial site without obtaining a permit if the excavation is on another portion of the land other than the burial site.

Neutral 4

AB 12 Revises provisions relating to the Department of Transportation. (BDR 35‐345)

AN ACT relating to transportation; revising the qualifications for a Deputy Director of the Department of Transportation; moving the position of Chief Engineer of the Department from the classified service to the unclassified service of the State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.



3/19/21 ‐ Clarifies the qualifications of of the certain positions within the Nevada Department of Transportation. The bill clarifies that the positions to which the minimum qualification of 2 years of administrative experience apply are any assistant director of the department or the Chief Engineer; and (2) changes the alternative experience qualification to a minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in engineering or project management. No effect on the City.

Neutral 5

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SB 245 Makes changes regarding employment. (BDR 53‐829)

AN ACT relating to employment; revising the definition of “wages” to include amounts due to certain former employees by employers who fail to pay certain wages within the periods required by law; requiring the Labor Commissioner to take certain actions regarding amounts due to certain former employees by employers who fail to pay certain wages within the periods required by law; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Roberta Lange 03/22/2021 8:00 AM SenateCommerce and Labor (CL)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 209 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53‐953)

AN ACT relating to employment; requiring an employer in private employment to allow any use of paid leave; requiring the Legislative Committee on Health Care to conduct an interim study concerning the long‐term implications of SARS‐CoV‐2 on casino workers and frontline workers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Fabian Donate 03/22/2021 8:00 AM SenateCommerce and Labor (CL)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 284 Revises provisions relating to statutory liens on motor vehicles. (BDR 9‐761)

AN ACT relating to statutory liens; providing a procedure to contest the validity of a lien on a motor vehicle; requiring that certain additional information be provided in a notice of lien on a motor vehicle; providing for the expiration of a lien on a motor vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Susie Martinez 03/22/2021 10:00 AM AssemblyJudiciary (JUD)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 25 Revises provisions governing the determination of whether food for human consumption is subject to sales and use taxes. (BDR 32‐282)

AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the determination of whether food for human consumption is subject to sales and use taxes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Revenue and Economic Development

03/22/2021 11:00 AM Third ReadingSenate Chamber

02/25/21 ‐ Repeals two sections of NRS with the intent of updating the requirements for how the Department of Taxation determines whether food intended for human consumption is subject to the sales and use tax. Existing law imposes sales and use taxes on prepared food for immediate consumption. Consistent with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, state regulations now outline a method to determine whether food sold at retail is deemed to be sold with eating utensils by the seller. Bill brought forward on behalf of the Department of Taxation.

Neutral 4

SB 259 Revises provisions relating to operators of tow cars. (BDR 58‐179)

AN ACT relating to tow cars; requiring the Nevada Transportation Authority to provide certain annual trainings to a holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring a holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity to attend such training; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Moises Denis 03/22/2021 3:30 PM SenateGrowth and Infrastructure (GRI)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AJR 3 Urges various actions relating to the protection and conservation of land and water. (BDR R‐775)

Urging various actions relating to the protection and conservation of land and water.

Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez, Assemblyman Howard Watts, Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen

03/22/2021 4:00 PM AssemblyNatural Resources (NR)Work SessionOnline

03/12/21 ‐ Expresses support for the goal of protecting 30 percent of lands and waters in the State by 2030 and protecting 30 percent of the lands and waters of the United Statues by 2030. The resolution also urges local agencies to work cooperatively with federal agencies toward reaching this goal, honor tribal jurisdictions, provide fair treatment and meaningful involvement to all people, encourage private land owners to participate in voluntary wildlife protection programs, and work with the Nevada Congressional Delegation to expand protection and conservation measures on public lands.

Neutral 4

AJR 5 Urges Congress to sell or transfer certain public lands to local governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. (BDR R‐470)

Urging Congress to sell or transfer certain public lands to local governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources 03/22/2021 4:00 PM AssemblyNatural Resources (NR)Online

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 28 Imposes an inverse preference on certain bidders for state purchasing contracts. (BDR 27‐238)

AN ACT relating to state purchasing; imposing an inverse preference on certain bidders for state purchasing contracts; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 03/23/2021 9:00 AM AssemblyGovernment Affairs (GA)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 276 Makes changes to provisions governing public records. (BDR 19‐884)

AN ACT relating to public records; revising provisions relating to the relief provided for a requester of a public record who prevails in certain legal proceedings related to a request for a public record; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Andy Matthews, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblywoman Annie Black

03/23/2021 9:00 AM AssemblyGovernment Affairs (GA)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 237 Revises provisions relating to businesses. (BDR 7‐548)

AN ACT relating to businesses; revising provisions relating to policies, programs and procedures intended to encourage and promote certain business enterprises to require such programs to include LGBTQ‐owned businesses; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dallas Harris, Senator Melanie Scheible 03/23/2021 1:00 PM SenateJudiciary (JUD)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 223 Revises provisions relating to jury selection. (BDR 1‐714)

AN ACT relating to juries; establishing that the opportunity to serve as a juror must not be denied or limited based on discrimination against certain persons or groups; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dallas Harris 03/23/2021 1:00 PM SenateJudiciary (JUD)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 203 Revises provisions relating to civil actions involving certain sexual offenses against minors. (BDR 2‐577)

AN ACT relating to civil actions; revising provisions relating to civil actions involving certain sexual offenses against minors; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop 03/23/2021 1:00 PM SenateJudiciary (JUD)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 118 Revises provisions relating to the transportation of children in motor vehicles. (BDR 43‐209)

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; revising provisions relating to the transportation of children in motor vehicles; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray‐Axelrod 03/23/2021 1:30 PM AssemblyGrowth and Infrastructure (GI)Work SessionOnline

02/25/21 ‐ Changes the requirements for when a child must be in a child restraint system while in a motor vehicle. The bill requires children of less than 8 years old and less than 57 inches tall to be in a child restraint system. It removes the existing weight requirement. It also requires children between the ages of 8‐13 be in the back seat with certain exceptions (i.e. deactivation of air bag, no back seat, etc.). The bill maintains that a citation may be issued for violations only if the violation is discovered when the vehicle is halted or its driver arrested for another alleged violation. Staff noted that enforcement in determining whether a person meets the age and/or height requirements will be difficult, similar to experiences under existing law.

Neutral 3

SB 205 Provides regulatory exemptions for certain types of residential and commercial boilers. (BDR 40‐839)

AN ACT relating to public safety; exempting certain types of residential and commercial boilers from the standards that an owner of a boiler must comply with; providing that such standards apply to certain other types of boilers; requiring the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry to revise its regulations to conform with this exemption; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Moises Denis 03/23/2021 3:30 PM SenateHealth and Human Services (HHS)Online

Under Review

Under Review

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SB 188 Establishes programs for certain persons of low‐income and persons in foster care. (BDR 38‐711)

AN ACT relating to public assistance; requiring the Office of the State Treasurer to solicit gifts, grants and donations to establish the Individual Development Account Program under which certain persons may establish an individual development account; creating the Nevada Statewide Council on Financial Independence; prohibiting certain entities from considering money deposited into an individual development account by certain persons to be income under certain circumstances; requiring certain entities to ensure that instruction in financial literacy is provided to certain persons if money is available to provide such instruction; requiring the State Treasurer to ensure that certain instruction and training is provided to a tenant of a housing project if money is available to provide such instruction and training; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Pat Spearman 03/23/2021 3:30 PM SenateHealth and Human Services (HHS)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 322 Provides for the licensure and regulation of certain events at which the sale and consumption of cannabis or cannabis products is allowed. (BDR 56‐789)

AN ACT relating to cannabis; providing for the licensure and regulation by the Cannabis Compliance Board of certain events at which the sale and consumption of cannabis or cannabis products is allowed; setting forth certain requirements for the issuance of a license to hold such an event; setting forth certain requirements concerning the operation of such an event; imposing various requirements on persons licensed by the Board to hold such an event; providing that persons who hold certain events at which cannabis or cannabis products are displayed for informational or educational purposes are not required to obtain a license; requiring the Board to adopt regulations establishing certain fees; revising provisions relating to the consumption of cannabis in a public place; revising provisions relating to the excise tax on retail sales of cannabis and cannabis products; exempting the holders of certain licenses issued by the Board from certain provisions prohibiting a person from maintaining a place for the purpose of unlawfully selling, giving away or using any controlled substance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Cameron Miller, Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez, Assemblyman Edgar Flores

03/23/2021 4:00 PM AssemblyRevenue (REV)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 198 Provides for the regulation of on‐demand pay providers. (BDR 52‐847)

AN ACT relating to financial services; requiring a person who provides on‐demand pay services through certain contractual arrangements with an employer or certain other persons to obtain a license from the Commissioner of Financial Institutions; imposing certain requirements on such licensees; requiring a person who provides on‐demand pay services and who is not such a licensee to comply with certain provisions relating to installment loans and high‐interest loans; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Nicole Cannizzaro, Senator Julia Ratti 03/24/2021 8:00 AM SenateCommerce and Labor (CL)Online

Under Review

Under Review

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SB 190 Provides for the dispensing of self‐administered hormonal contraceptives. (BDR 54‐3)

AN ACT relating to contraceptives; requiring the Chief Medical Officer to issue a standing order authorizing a pharmacist to dispense self‐administered hormonal contraceptives to any patient; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense self‐administered hormonal contraceptives to any patient; requiring the State Plan for Medicaid and certain health insurance plans to provide certain benefits relating to self‐administered hormonal contraceptives; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Nicole Cannizzaro, Senator Julia Ratti, Senator Roberta Lange, Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop, Senator Melanie Scheible, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow, Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola, Assemblyman Edgar Flores

03/24/2021 8:00 AM SenateCommerce and Labor (CL)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 153 Revises provisions governing performance contracts. (BDR 27‐708)

AN ACT relating to public financial administration; clarifying that a local government may use any savings realized under a performance contract to make payments required under the performance contract; making a legislative declaration to encourage using agencies to utilize performance contracts to implement operating cost‐savings measures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray‐Axelrod, Senator Chris Brooks

03/24/2021 9:00 AM AssemblyGovernment Affairs (GA)Work SessionOnline

03/11/21 ‐ Clarifies that a local government may use cost savings from performance contracts on energy, water and waste contracts to reinvest in in other cost savings measures.

Support 3

AB 184 Creates the Office of Small Business Advocacy within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. (BDR 18‐213)

AN ACT relating to small businesses; creating the Office of Small Business Advocacy within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; setting forth the powers and duties of the Office of Small Business Advocacy; authorizing the Office of Small Business Advocacy to accept gifts, grants and contributions; providing that the records of the Office of Small Business Advocacy are confidential; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson


03/11/21 ‐ Creates the Office of Small Business Advocacy within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. The bill outlines the various responsibilities of the office including, referring small businesses to appropriate resources; facilitating interactions between a small business and local government and helping to resolve issues; identifying and recommending any improvement to the processes and functions of local governments; receive, attempt to solve, compile and analyze data on complaints from small businesses; and establish and maintain an educational course for small businesses. While the bill does not have a direct impact on City business licenses, the City may coordinate with the office if created. This proposal was discussed as a part of the Governor's State of the State Address.

Neutral 4

AB 111 Revises provisions relating to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission. (BDR 23‐106)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising provisions relating to the Executive Director of the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe‐Moreno, Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson


03/11/21 ‐ Transfers the duty of appointing an executive director to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission from the commission members to the governor.

Neutral 4

AB 21 Revises provisions governing the confidentiality of personal information of certain persons. (BDR 20‐304)

AN ACT relating to confidential information; authorizing a person for whom a fictitious address is issued by the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to request a county recorder or county assessor to maintain certain personal information in a confidential manner; revising the personal information that must be maintained in a confidential manner when such a person is a registered voter; authorizing such a person to request the Department of Motor Vehicles display an alternate address on the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 03/24/2021 9:00 AM AssemblyGovernment Affairs (GA)Work SessionOnline

Under Review

Under Review

AB 2 Revises provisions relating to appointments to public bodies. (BDR 18‐437)

AN ACT relating to public bodies; removing the prohibition against gubernatorial appointees serving simultaneously on more than one board, commission or similar body; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 03/24/2021 9:00 AM AssemblyGovernment Affairs (GA)Work SessionOnline

Under Review

Under Review

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SB 218 Makes various changes relating to property. (BDR 10‐74)

AN ACT relating to property; establishing and revising various definitions relating to property; prohibiting landlords from charging prospective tenants certain fees; making various changes relating to fees, fines, deposits and costs paid by tenants; requiring rental agreements to include a grace period for the late payment of rent; revising provisions relating to agents of attorneys who serve certain notices relating to evictions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Julia Ratti 03/24/2021 1:00 PM SenateJudiciary (JUD)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 162 Revises provisions governing transportation. (BDR 43‐33)

AN ACT relating to transportation; providing a temporary exception to the minimum occupancy requirement for certain low emission and energy‐efficient vehicles to use a lane on a highway designated for preferential or exclusive use; requiring the Department of Transportation to adopt regulations establishing a program for the use of a high‐occupancy lane by low emission and energy‐efficient vehicles; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Fabian Donate 03/24/2021 3:30 PM SenateGrowth and Infrastructure (GRI)Work SessionOnline

03/11/21 ‐ Allows low emission and energy efficient vehicles to use a high‐occupancy lane on highways, regardless of the number of occupants. A proposed amendment would require the Department of Transportation to conduct a study on HOV lane access with recommendations for the 2023 legislative session.

Neutral 4

AB 85 Revises provisions relating to noxious weeds. (BDR 49‐108)

AN ACT relating to agriculture; revising provisions relating to the control of noxious weeds; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources 03/24/2021 4:00 PM AssemblyNatural Resources (NR)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 84 Revises provisions relating to wildfires. (BDR 42‐110)

AN ACT relating to wildfires; authorizing the State Forester Firewarden to enter into certain public‐private partnerships; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 03/24/2021 4:00 PM AssemblyNatural Resources (NR)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 40 Revises provisions relating to petroleum storage tanks. (BDR 40‐343)

AN ACT relating to storage tanks; revising provisions governing responsibility for discharges from certain storage tanks; revising the requirements relating to the eligibility of a storage tank for the coverage of certain costs from the Fund for Cleaning Up Discharges of Petroleum; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources 03/24/2021 4:00 PM AssemblyNatural Resources (NR)Work SessionOnline

Under Review

Under Review

AB 315 Revises provisions relating to certain public employees. (BDR 23‐647)

AN ACT relating to public employees; requiring the employer of a police officer or firefighter to make available certain information and counseling relating to mental health issues to the police officer or firefighter; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner

03/25/2021 9:00 AM AssemblyGovernment Affairs (GA)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 320 Revises provisions governing the operation of large all‐terrain vehicles on certain streets and highways. (BDR 43‐196)

AN ACT relating to off‐highway vehicles; revising provisions governing the operation of certain large all‐terrain vehicles on certain streets and highways; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Glen Leavitt 03/25/2021 1:30 PM AssemblyGrowth and Infrastructure (GI)Online

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 301 Revises provisions governing the towing of motor vehicles. (BDR 58‐696)

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring a tow operator to immediately release to the owner at no charge a vehicle that has been connected to a tow car or that has been towed for certain reasons related to registration of the vehicle if the owner provides proof that the vehicle is registered; revising provisions governing certain fees for towing a motor vehicle; requiring the owner of real property, or authorized agent of the owner, who requests that a vehicle be towed from a residential complex to make reasonable efforts to notify the owner or operator of the vehicle of the date and time after which the vehicle will be towed; requiring a tow operator to independently verify the registration status of a vehicle before towing the vehicle in certain situations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Cameron Miller 03/25/2021 1:30 PM AssemblyGrowth and Infrastructure (GI)Online

Under Review

Under Review

AB 281 Revises provisions governing the retention of certain records by short‐term lessors, brokers and dealers of vehicles. (BDR 43‐794)

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring that certain records maintained by short‐term lessors be made available to the Department of Taxation, the Department of Motor Vehicles and certain local government employees upon request; authorizing certain records maintained by short‐term lessors, brokers and dealers of vehicles to be maintained electronically; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Cameron Miller 03/25/2021 1:30 PM AssemblyGrowth and Infrastructure (GI)Online

Under Review

Under Review

SB 73 Allows the imposition of certain taxes or the reallocation of certain tax revenue to fund certain natural resources projects and services in the City of Reno based on the recommendations of a committee and voter approval. (BDR S‐432)

AN ACT relating to taxation; authorizing the City Council of the City of Reno to adopt a resolution establishing the formation of a committee to recommend the imposition of certain taxes or reallocation of certain tax revenue to fund certain natural resources projects and services in the City of Reno; providing that if such a committee is formed and submits its recommendations to the City Council of the City of Reno within the time prescribed, the City Council of the City of Reno is required to submit a question to the voters of the City of Reno at the 2022 General Election asking whether the recommended taxes should be imposed or the recommended tax revenue reallocated, or both; requiring the City Council of the City of Reno to adopt an ordinance imposing any such taxes or reallocating any such tax revenue approved by the voters; providing for the use of the proceeds of such taxes and tax revenue for such natural resources projects and services; providing for the prospective expiration of the authority to establish such a committee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


02/19/21 ‐ This is the City's bill requesting authority to form a committee that can place a binding ballot initiative on the 2022 general election ballot to raise tax revenue to fund capital projects and ongoing operational costs for parks and recreational facilities, preservation of open space, and protection of the Truckee River and other natural resources.

Support 1

SB 64 Revises provisions relating to taxation. (BDR 32‐408)

AN ACT relating to taxation; reducing the statutory rate of depreciation applicable to improvements made on real property for the purpose of determining the taxable value of the property; revising provisions governing the calculation of the amount of certain partial abatements of property taxes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


02/25/21 ‐ Sets the annual cap on increases of the property taxes on owner‐occupied single‐family residences and certain residential rental properties at 3 percent. The bill revises the formula for calculating the partial abatement of property taxes such that the cap for properties other than owner‐occupied single‐family residences and certain residential rental property is fixed at 8 percent. The bill also reduces the rate of depreciation for an improvement on real property from 1.5 percent to 1 percent of the cost of replacement for each year that the improvement ages. This bill is brought forward on behalf of the Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities.

Support 1

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SB 11 Authorizes certain incorporated cities to impose a supplemental governmental services tax. (BDR 32‐433)

AN ACT relating to taxation; authorizing certain incorporated cities to impose a supplemental governmental services tax based on the valuation of a vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


02/19/21 ‐ This is the City's bill which requests authority for cities within Washoe County to enact the supplemental governmental services tax (SGST) to support homelessness, human services needs, and other costs.

Support 1

SB 150 Makes changes to provisions relating to housing. (BDR 22‐221)

AN ACT relating to housing; setting forth certain requirements for a tiny house and a tiny house park; requiring the governing body of a city or county to authorize tiny houses in certain zoning districts; revising certain requirements for the issuance of receipts to tenants of manufactured home parks; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dallas Harris, Senator Fabian Donate, Senator Carrie Buck

03/12/21 ‐ Amendment under review and in discussion with sponsor.03/05/21 ‐ Requires a governing body to allow tiny houses in all zoning districts that allow single‐family residences and may allow tiny houses in other zoning districts. The bill further requires a governing body to adopt an ordinance allowing tiny houses to be located in a tiny house park and provides requirements for that ordinance.

Neutral 2

SB 12 Requires certain notices before the termination of a restriction relating to the affordability of certain housing. (BDR 25‐372)

AN ACT relating to housing; requiring an owner of certain housing that is financed by tax credits or other money provided by a government agency to provide certain notices before terminating a restriction relating to the affordability of the housing; setting forth requirements for such notice; authorizing the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to impose an administrative fine upon an owner who fails to provide such notice; authorizing the Division to prohibit an owner who terminates an affordability restriction from applying for certain tax credits; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Government Affairs 03/08/21 ‐ Requires the owner of any housing that has been financed by low‐income housing tax credits or by other affordability‐restricted dollars provided by a government agency to provide 12‐month advance notice before terminating an affordability restriction. The written notice must go to each tenant, the city/county where the project is located, and the Nevada Housing Division. Bill brought forward on behalf of the Advisory Committee on Housing.

Support 2

AB 90 Requires counties to pay impact fees to certain local governments for projects of intercounty significance. (BDR 22‐883)

AN ACT relating to local governments; requiring counties to determine whether projects are projects of intercounty significance; requiring counties to pay impact fees to certain local governments for certain costs incurred as a result of projects of intercounty significance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson 02/25/21 ‐ Sets forth a process for a county to pay an impact fee to certain local governments, such as the City, that are impacted by a project of intercounty significance. Staff is working to clarify procedural questions in the bill.

Neutral 2

AB 86 Makes various changes relating to the recovery of certain expenses and costs incurred in extinguishing wildfires. (BDR 42‐111)

AN ACT relating to wildfires; revising provisions relating to the recovery of expenses incurred by certain governmental entities in extinguishing a fire or meeting an emergency; authorizing counties, cities and certain general improvement districts to bring an action to recover certain expenses related to wildfires; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 02/19/21 ‐ Allows the City to bring court action to recover expenses incurred while extinguishing a wildfire that was willfully or negligently caused. Bill brought on the behalf of the Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning Wildfires.

Support 2

AB 58 Makes changes relating to the authority and duties of the Attorney General. (BDR 3‐417)

AN ACT relating to the Attorney General; authorizing the Attorney General to file a civil action to eliminate certain patterns or practices that deprive persons of certain rights, privileges or immunities; requiring a law enforcement agency to provide notice to the Attorney General if a peace officer uses physical force that results in substantial bodily harm to or the death of another person; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary 02/25/21 ‐ Requires a law enforcement agency to report to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) any incident involving physical force that results in substantial bodily harm to or the death of another person and authorizes the AGO to observe the investigation and make a determination about prosecution. The bill also authorizes the AGO to investigate and file civil action related pattern or practice of conduct by peace officers. Staff will engage in conversations with the bill sponsor on this topic, per platform.

Neutral 2

AB 3 Revises provisions concerning the electronic transmission of certain maps and other documents relating to the approval of divisions of land. (BDR 22‐406)

AN ACT relating to land use planning; revising provisions concerning the electronic transmission of certain maps and other documents relating to the approval of divisions of land; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 02/19/21 ‐ Allows for the land use and development plans to be submitted electronically as long as local jurisdictions allow for an electronic process.

Support 2

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AB 211 Establishes provisions relating to a plan to address impacts to wildlife. (BDR 22‐795)

AN ACT relating to wildlife; requiring, with certain exceptions, the Department of Wildlife to submit comments on the potential impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat of a proposed subdivision of land; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui 03/11/21 ‐ Requires tentative maps to be forwarded to the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) for comments on potential impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat and allows NDOW 30 days to provide those comments. The bill requires the planning commission to consider the comments prior to the rendering its decision. The bill also authorizes NDOW to impose a $5,000 fee for reviewing the tentative map and may adopt regulations to carry out their process. Staff raised procedural concerns about the 30‐day window; existing law allows a 15‐day window to provide comments to ensure statutory timelines for action on tentative maps are met. The $5,000 fee is also of concern as it is almost the same as the City's base fee for a tentative map.

Oppose 2

AB 146 Revises provisions relating to water. (BDR 40‐123)

AN ACT relating to water; requiring the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to establish a program regulating water pollution resulting from diffuse sources; establishing requirements for applicants for certain permits relating to water pollution to post a bond or other surety; revising requirements for regulations adopted by the State Environmental Commission relating to water pollution; revising notice requirements relating to regulations adopted by the Commission; revising various provisions relating to the control of water pollution by the Director of the Department; revising requirements relating to the control of diffuse sources of water pollution; revising various requirements for permits to discharge a pollutant or inject fluids through a well; requiring the Director to consult or notify Indian tribes of certain actions relating to water pollution; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Sarah Peters 03/19/21 ‐ Requires the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to establish a program to reduce, control, and mitigate water pollution from diffuse sources. The bill also requires the adoption of regulations for controlling the infiltration of contaminants into underground water that supplies a public water system. It would also require the state to establish water quality standards using numeric water quality criteria. The bill sponsor presented a conceptual amendment to remove language about the establishment of a new regulatory program and instead would require the State to increase pollution mitigation efforts from diffuse sources; removes requirement to assign drinking water quality standards to all waters of the state; and provide additional clarity and details. Staff will review language of the amended bill once drafted.

Oppose 2

AB 139 Revises provisions relating to local governments. (BDR 31‐524)

AN ACT relating to local governments; authorizing the governing body of a county or city to transfer money from certain enterprise funds to pay the costs for constructing a fire station; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Senator Melanie Scheible

02/24/21 ‐ Allows Clark County and cities within Clark County a one‐time opportunity to transfer funds from the Building Enterprise Fund (BEF) to pay for the construction of a fire station in an undeveloped area with certain restrictions. The bill does not apply to the City as written.

Neutral 2

AB 116 Revises provisions relating to traffic offenses. (BDR 43‐491)

AN ACT relating to vehicles; establishing civil penalties for certain traffic and related violations; defining certain traffic and vehicle violations as misdemeanors; creating procedures for civil infractions for traffic and related violations to be adjudicated; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe‐Moreno, Senator Nicole Cannizzaro, Senator Melanie Scheible

03/19/21 ‐ Decriminalizes most traffic violations by making them civil infractions and outlines court and law enforcement procedures to implement the change in law. This bill is anticipated to have an upfront fiscal impact on Reno Municipal Court as it will require updates to the court's case management system, website, forms. etc. Staff also anticipates a loss of revenue in fines, fees, and warrants. Staff is a part of a working group with the bill sponsor on potential amendments.

Oppose 2

SB 78 Revises the membership of the Board of Wildlife Commissioners. (BDR 45‐107)

AN ACT relating to wildlife; revising the membership of the Board of Wildlife Commissioners; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Pete Goicoechea 03/05/21 ‐ Revises the makeup of the Board of Wildlife Commissioners to include a member who is a master guide and a member who is an elected officer representing the body of a local political subdivision.

Neutral 3

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SB 40 Provides for the collection of certain data relating to health care. (BDR 40‐415)

AN ACT relating to health care; authorizing the Patient Protection Commission to request certain reports from a state or local governmental entity; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an all‐payer claims database containing information relating to health insurance claims for benefits provided in this State; requiring certain insurers to submit data to the database; authorizing certain additional insurers to submit data to the database; providing for the release of data in the database under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to publish a report on the quality and cost of health care using data from the database; requiring the Department to submit certain other reports concerning the database to the Legislature; providing immunity from civil and criminal liability for certain persons and entities; authorizing the imposition of administrative penalties for violations of certain requirements concerning the database; prescribing authorized uses for certain administrative penalties; requiring the Department to compile a report containing an inventory of certain data; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services

03/05/21 ‐ Requires governmental entities to provide reports, if requested by the Patient Protection Commission, containing or analyzing information concerning the cost of health care, consolidation among entities that provide or pay for health care or other issues related to access to health care. The bill includes additional provisions at the state level on establishing and maintaining a database for health insurance claims and related requirements. The reporting requirement may place additional workload requirements on staff or the city's third‐party administrator, which may increase costs. Bill brought on behalf of the Patient Protection Commission.

Under Review

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SB 138 Revises provisions relating to planned development. (BDR 22‐566)

AN ACT relating to land use planning; revising requirements for an ordinance for planned unit development; revising requirements for minimum site areas and parking for a planned unit development; eliminating the requirement that a planned unit development obtain tentative approval; making various other changes relating to provisions relating to planned unit development; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Roberta Lange, Senator Keith Pickard 03/19/21 ‐ Allows jurisdictions to enact a local ordinance to establish methods and standards for approving minor modifications to planned unit developments (PUDs) without a public hearing.

Support 3

SB 13 Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining by local government employers. (BDR 31‐370)

AN ACT relating to local governments; revising provisions governing the budgeted ending fund balance of certain local governments that is excluded from collective bargaining negotiations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Government Affairs 02/25/21 ‐ Increases the allowable budgeted ending fund balance for local governments from not more than 16.67 percent to 25 percent. The City currently has an ending fund balance of 13 percent. Changing the allowed ending fund balance would allow the City have to larger reserves to respond to economic crises and better meet the goals and expectations of citizens. Bill brought forward on behalf of the City of Las Vegas.

Support 3

SB 108 Establishes provisions relating to the administration of justice. (BDR 14‐549)

AN ACT relating to the administration of justice; requiring any person employed in the criminal justice system in this State to complete periodic training relating to implicit bias and cultural competency; requiring the Attorney General to adopt regulations concerning such training; requiring any person who files with a court a petition commencing a juvenile proceeding to file an affidavit certifying certain information; prohibiting a court from accepting a petition commencing a juvenile proceeding unless the petition is accompanied by such an affidavit; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Judiciary 03/11/21 ‐ Requires any person who is employed in the criminal justice system to complete, in addition to any other required training and generally at least once every 2 years, training relating to implicit bias and cultural competency. The bill also requires any person who files with a court a petition that commences a juvenile proceeding to also file an affidavit certifying that every person who was involved in the decision to file the petition and who is required to complete the training set forth has completed such training. While there are no issues related to the training, there will be an ongoing fiscal impact and the bill does not provide funding to cover the costs of training. Staff estimates approximately $50,000/per year. This bill brought forward on behalf of the Nevada Youth Legislature.

Oppose 3

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SB 107 Makes various changes relating to the statute of limitations for certain causes of action. (BDR 2‐872)

AN ACT relating to civil actions; establishing a 4‐year statute of limitations for commencing an action for wrongful termination of employment; revising provisions relating to the default statute of limitations for certain causes of action whose statute of limitations is not otherwise expressly prescribed by law; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator James Ohrenschall 02/19/21 ‐ Extends the existing 2‐year statute of limitations for wrongful termination of employment to four years. Raises concerns about increased costs related to litigation.

Oppose 3

AB 99 Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28‐686)

AN ACT relating to public works; increasing the estimated thresholds above which prevailing wage requirements apply to certain public construction projects; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Senator Pete Goicoechea

03/08/21 ‐ Increases the prevailing wage threshold for public works projects from $100,000 to $250,000.

Support 3

AB 96 Creates the Emergency Response Employees Mental Health Commission. (BDR 40‐96)

AN ACT relating to emergency medical services; creating the Emergency Response Employees Mental Health Commission; prescribing the duties of the Commission relating to emergency response employees who are experiencing mental health issues as a result of the nature of their work; providing, with certain exceptions, that communications between an emergency response employee and a peer support counselor are confidential and not admissible in certain proceedings; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen 02/25/21 ‐ Establishes the Emergency Response Mental Health Commission within the Division of Public and Behavioral Health, including outlining the group's membership. The bill also outlines the commission's duties, including establishing a hotline for emergency response employees to call if they are experiencing mental health issues as a result of the nature of their work; maintaining a network of peer support counselors; and maintaining a website with resources for emergency response personnel.

Support 3

AB 64 Revises provisions relating to certain crimes. (BDR 15‐407)

AN ACT relating to crimes; changing the penalties for certain unlawful acts relating to preventing or dissuading certain persons from testifying or producing evidence; increasing the penalties for certain unlawful acts relating to preventing, dissuading, hindering or delaying certain persons from reporting a crime, commencing prosecution or causing arrest; revising provisions concerning soliciting a child for prostitution; increasing and creating civil penalties for certain unlawful acts relating to customers who engage in and solicit for prostitution; revising provisions relating to certain unlawful acts relating to advertising for prostitution; increasing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary 03/05/21 ‐ Revises penalties for certain actions related to sex trafficking and prostitution including unlawfully preventing or dissuading a person from testifying or producing evidence; preventing dissuading, hindering or delaying a victim from reporting a crime; and advertising for prostitution. The bill also requires money collected from the civil penalties imposed on customers engaged in unlawful prostitution to be used to fund a program to provide support for children who are customers of crime in the city or county. The bill would require updates to the Reno Municipal Court's operational and financial workflows in their system. Bill brought on behalf of the Attorney General.

Neutral 3

AB 48 Authorizes certain retired public officers and employees to reinstate insurance under the Public Employees' Benefits Program. (BDR 23‐321)

AN ACT relating to public employees; authorizing certain retired public officers and employees of nonparticipating local governmental agencies to reinstate insurance under the Public Employees' Benefits Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 02/25/21 ‐ Authorizes a retired public employee to reinstate health insurance under the Public Employees' Benefits Program if they were enrolled in the program on November 30, 2008 and are enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B at the time of the reinstatement request. This could increase costs for the City, but staff expects it to be minimal due the high costs of premiums for users if they rejoin. Bill brought on behalf of the Public Employees' Benefits Program.

Neutral 3

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AB 42 Makes various changes relating to criminal law and criminal procedure. (BDR 14‐371)

AN ACT relating to crimes; requiring certain batteries which constitute domestic violence to be charged with certain felonies and gross misdemeanors; expanding the courts that are required to conduct a jury trial under certain circumstances; revising various provisions relating to jury trials; authorizing the use of sound recording equipment under certain circumstances; making various changes regarding the jurisdiction of municipal courts; revising provisions governing the selection of jurors; establishing a right to a jury trial under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person convicted of a battery which constitutes domestic violence or the same or similar conduct in another state from owning or having in his possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary 03/10/21 ‐ Amendment addresses the City's operational concerns related to the role of the chief of police in jury trials; Added language that allows the court marshal to maintain these responsibilities.02/25/21 ‐ Establishes a statutory right to a jury trial for a person charged with battery which constitutes misdemeanor domestic violence and may prohibit the person from owning, possessing, or having under his or her control the custody of a firearm. The bill seeks to align state law with recent case law on the issue. The bill further allows municipal courts to conduct these jury trials and sets forward certain procedures. The City of Reno addresses this issue with an ordinance in 2020; the bill does not add any new procedural requirements for Reno Municipal Court. However, it does place certain duties on the chief of police related to the operations of a jury trial. Staff is opposed to this aspect and working with the bill sponsor on an amendment. The bill was brought forward on behalf of the City of Henderson.

Support 3

AB 39 Revises provisions relating to public records. (BDR 19‐333)

AN ACT relating to public records; clarifying the records of a governmental entity that are required to be made available to the public to inspect, copy or receive a copy thereof; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 02/25/21 ‐ Clarifies the definition of a public record relating to the organization, function, policies, decision, procedures, operations, and other activities of a governmental entity. The bill also clarifies that certain records such as internal, pre‐decisional deliberations records within the governmental entity or with another governmental are not a public record or notes/working papers that do not have an official purpose are not public records. This clarification should help the City determine if certain items are or are not a public record.

Support 3

AB 32 Revises provisions relating to the filing of a civil action regarding a motor vehicle. (BDR 43‐387)

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; revising provisions relating to the filing of a civil action regarding the towing or immobilization of a motor vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary 02/25/21 ‐ Creates a new process for the owner of a vehicle to file a complaint for expedited relief for the unlawful towing or immobilization of a vehicle in justice court. The bill is not expected to change the City's liability for an unlawful tow, but it does raise concerns about conflicts and questions with other existing statutes and process that need clarification.

Neutral 3

AB 253 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 19‐947)

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising provisions relating to when a subcommittee or working group of a public body is subject to the Open Meeting Law; setting forth certain requirements for meetings of public bodies that use remote technology systems; revising the notice requirements for a meeting of a public body; revising provisions relating to the privilege of certain persons to publish defamatory matter at a public meeting; revising requirements for notice of intent to act upon a regulation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Venicia Considine 03/19/21 ‐ Updates requirements in the Open Meeting Law to provide that all persons be permitted to attend any meeting of a public body either at a physical location OR by means of a remote technology system. The bill outlines requirements if there is no physical location such as the providing the ability to hear and observe the meeting and providing live or recorded public comment during the meeting. The bill also clarifies that a public body also includes a subcommittee or working group appointed by a public body if (1) a majority of the members are members or staff of the public body that appointed the subcommittee AND (2) at least 2 members of the subcommittee or working group are members of the public body. The bill also seeks to add a definition for administrative action, which staff is working with the bill sponsor to improve the clarity of the definition.

Neutral 3

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AB 25 Revises provisions relating to the conditional release of certain persons found to be incompetent. (BDR 14‐295)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing a forensic facility to transport or request assistance from law enforcement in transporting a person on conditional release to the forensic facility under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary 02/19/21 ‐ Revises the procedures of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health to take a person who was on conditional release into protective custody. This procedure would require law enforcement officers to provide transportation of this person if requested by the division. Staff is working with the bill sponsor on an amendment that would allow but not require this duty of the police department.

Oppose 3

AB 186 Establishes provisions relating to the issuance of citations and arrests by peace officers. (BDR 23‐634)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from requiring a peace officer to issue a certain number of traffic citations or make a certain number of arrests; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from considering the number of citations issued or arrests made by a peace officer, or the amount of fines or fees assessed from the citations or arrests, in evaluating the performance of the peace officer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblyman Howard Watts, Assemblyman Cameron Miller, Assemblywoman Sarah Peters

03/11/21 ‐ Prohibits a law enforcement agency from requiring a peace officer to issue a certain number of traffic citations or make a certain number of arrests. The bill also prohibits a law enforcement agency from considering these data points in an officer's performance evaluation. RPD does not have quotas or require officers to make arrests or citations in a given period. However, RPD wants to ensure the final language of the bill does not have unintended consequences on an officer's role to enforce laws and the management's ability to effectively run the department.

Neutral 3

AB 182 Revises the elements of the crime of advancing prostitution. (BDR 15‐744)

AN ACT relating to crimes; revising the elements of the crime of advancing prostitution; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy, Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Senator Keith Pickard

03/05/21 ‐ Revises the elements of the crime of advancing prostitution by providing that a person who owns, leases, operates, controls or manages any business or private property is guilty of the crime if the person knows that illegal prostitution is being conducted at the business/property because the person has been notified in writing by a law enforcement agency of at least one incident of illegal prostitution that occurred at the business/property and has failed to take reasonable steps within 30 days of the written notice to to abate the illegal activity. The bill also outlines actions are considered reasonable steps to abate the activity, including filing police reports and allowing law enforcement to conduct certain operations. In addition to notification provisions for law enforcement, various sections of the business licensing sections of Reno Municipal Code may need to be revised. Staff discussing language changes to definitions and notifications.

Neutral 3

AB 181 Revises provisions relating to mental health. (BDR 40‐522)

AN ACT relating to mental health; providing for the reporting of certain information by certain health‐related facilities relating to suicide; requiring certain insurers and other organizations providing health coverage to adhere to certain provisions of federal law; requiring certain insurers and other organizations providing health coverage to submit a report demonstrating mental health parity and addiction equity compliance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Sarah Peters 03/05/21 ‐ Requires health insurers, including state and local government entities that provide health coverage, to comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addition Equity Act of 2008. The bill would also require those subject to the act to submit to the Commission of Insurance a report containing information that demonstrates compliance with the Act. The bill will likely result in additional costs for the City's third‐party administrator to complete the reporting requirements, which may impact the costs to the City's health plans.

Under Review

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AB 158 Revises the penalties for certain offenses involving alcohol or cannabis. (BDR 15‐360)

AN ACT relating to crimes; revising the penalties for certain offenses involving alcohol or cannabis; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe‐Moreno, Senator Dallas Harris, Senator Chris Brooks

02/25/21 ‐ Revises the penalties for a first offense in which a person who is under 21 years of age: (1) purchases, consumes or possesses alcohol; (2) falsely represents himself or herself to be 21 years of age to obtain alcohol; (3) possesses 1ounce or less of marijuana without being authorized to possess cannabis; or (4) falsely represents himself or herself to be 21 years of age or older to obtain cannabis. The bill provides that for such offenses, a person convicted of the offense: (1) is not subject to imprisonment in the county jail or a fine; and (2) must complete not more than 100 hours of counseling or participation in an educational program, a support group relating to the use of alcohol or other substances or another program of treatment for the use of alcohol or other substances.

Neutral 3

AB 132 Revises provisions governing juvenile justice. (BDR 5‐783)

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; requiring the electronic recording of an interrogation of a child under certain circumstances; requiring a child to be represented by an attorney under certain circumstances; requiring a juvenile court to presume a child is indigent for the purpose of appointing an attorney to represent the child; directing the Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission to review and study the effects of certain provisions relating to juvenile justice; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez

03/11/21 ‐ Requires a peace officer to make an electronic recording, with several exceptions, of an interrogation of a child under 15 years of age who is in custody and is suspected of committing certain acts. The bill also requires a child to be represented by an attorney during the interrogation. The bill requires the Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission to study the effectiveness of these changes during the 2025‐2026 interim. The bill may impact procedures with when gang investigations as some suspects are under 15.

Neutral 3

AB 124 Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53‐169)

AN ACT relating to employment; prohibiting employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex by taking certain actions relating to the employment opportunities of an employee; prohibiting an employer from seeking or taking certain other actions relating to the wage rate history of a prospective employee; requiring an employer to disclose the minimum wage rate, wage scale or salary range for a position of employment under certain circumstances; providing remedies and administrative penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Bea Duran, Assemblyman Howard Watts, Assemblywoman Selena Torres

03/16/21 ‐ Prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees by assigning or directing an employee into a less favorable position or career track based on the sex of the employee, failing to provide to an employee information about promotions or advancement in the full range of career tracks based on the sex of the employee, and limiting or depriving an employee of an employment opportunity that would otherwise be available to the employee but for the sex of the employee. The bill also prohibits a public or private employee from seeking the wage history of a prospective employee and sets a $5,000 penalty for violations. The City would need to update its hiring software to remove wage information and staff would recommend including the law the training for hiring managers.

Support 3

AB 110 Revises the Nevada Lobbying Disclosure and Regulation Act. (BDR 17‐900)

AN ACT relating to lobbying; revising the definition of the term “lobbyist” for the purpose of determining the applicability of certain provisions governing lobbyists; revising provisions relating to the registration of lobbyists and the filing of certain reports concerning lobbying activities; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblywoman Brittney Miller

02/25/21 ‐ Removes from the definition of a lobbyist the requirement that a lobbyist is someone who appears in person in the legislative building. With the legislative building closed to the public due to the pandemic, no one has met the existing definition of a lobbyist and thus have not registered for recent special sessions or the current regular session.

Neutral 3

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AB 104 Revises provisions relating to wrongful convictions. (BDR 3‐586)

AN ACT relating to actions concerning persons; exempting certain records concerning a civil action for wrongful conviction from the requirement to be sealed; exempting the State from provisions governing offers of judgment in an action for wrongful conviction; exempting a judgment for wrongful conviction from interest on certain judgments; clarifying the period of time used to calculate the amount of a judgment for wrongful conviction; limiting the amount of monetary compensation which may be awarded to a person who has previously obtained an award of monetary compensation or a settlement from this State or other governmental entity; requiring a person who previously received compensation for a wrongful conviction, and who subsequently obtains an award of monetary compensation or a settlement from this State for the wrongful conviction, to reimburse the State for the amount previously obtained; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager 02/19/21 ‐ Adds definition and clarity to statutes regarding confidentiality of records, state waiver of immunity, award compensation for wrongful convictions.

Neutral 3

AB 100 Revises provisions relating to wildfires. (BDR 42‐109)

AN ACT relating to wildfires; authorizing the State Forester Firewarden to enter into a cooperative agreement with federal, state and local agencies to create a fire board of directors; revising the duties of the State Forester Firewarden; creating the Wildland Fire Protection Program; authorizing the Commissioner of Insurance to create an insurance incentive program related to wildfires; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 02/25/21 ‐ Authorizes the state forester firewarden to enter into cooperative agreements with local agencies to create a fire board of directors to ensure that agencies in the state work collaboratively to determine and plan for best practices for wildfire suppression, facilitate communications among agencies when a wildfire occurs, develop policies that ensure a safe and effective wildfire response. Other sections of the bill do not impact City operations; one section of note is that that bill allows for the state to create a program for insurers to provide incentives to promote and encourage property owners to take measures to mitigate the risk of property loss or damage caused by wildfire. Bill brought forward on behalf of the Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning Wildfires.

Neutral 3

SB 82 Makes changes to various provisions of the Charter of the City of Sparks. (BDR S‐489)

AN ACT relating to the Charter of the City of Sparks; revising provisions relating to when the name of a candidate must appear on the ballot at a primary or general election; clarifying the date on which an elected officer enters office; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Julia Ratti 02/19/21 ‐ Revises the election provisions in the Charter of the City of Sparks, including that an unopposed candidate will be declared elected; a race with two candidates will go directly to the general election ballot; and a race with more than two candidates will appear on the primary election ballot. Following a primary, a candidate with a majority of votes will be declared elected; if there is no majority vote, then the top two candidates will move to the general election.

Neutral 4

SB 74 Revises provisions relating to the population total used in determining the distribution of certain taxes. (BDR 32‐281)

AN ACT relating to taxation; clarifying that the population totals certified by the Governor annually are used in determining the allocation and deposit of proceeds of the basic city‐county relief tax; revising provisions governing the population totals used in determining the distribution of certain taxes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


02/25/21 ‐ Eliminates the use of the U.S. Census Bureau population totals for the apportionment of certain taxes (such as basic and supplemental city‐county relief taxes) when there is a conflict with the population totals of the Governor's certified count. Bill brought on behalf of the Department of Taxation.

Support 4

SB 58 Revises certain functions and responsibilities of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety. (BDR 43‐352)

AN ACT relating to public safety; revising certain functions and responsibilities of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety and the Chief of the Investigation Division; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure 02/25/21 ‐ Adds investigating technological crimes and certain crimes related to cannabis to the list of responsibilities of the Division of the Department of Public Safety. Bill brought on behalf of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety.

Neutral 4

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SB 52 Requires the establishment of a program for awarding a dark sky designation to certain sites in this State. (BDR 35‐427)

AN ACT relating to outdoor recreation; requiring the Administrator of the Division of Outdoor Recreation in the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to establish a program for awarding a dark sky designation to certain sites in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources 02/19/21 ‐ Requires the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to create regulations for a program to award a dark sky designation to sites in the state, including, communities, parks, reserves, and byways.

Neutral 4

SB 5 Makes changes relating to telehealth. (BDR 40‐416)

AN ACT relating to health care; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an electronic tool to analyze certain data concerning access to telehealth; requiring certain entities to review access to services provided through telehealth and evaluate policies to make such access more equitable; revising provisions governing services provided through telehealth and insurance coverage of such services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


03/05/21 ‐ Updates the definition of telehealth to include the delivery of services from a provider to a patient at a different location through the use of a standard telephone. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a data dashboard that allows for the analysis of telehealth data and allows the five behavioral health policy boards in the state to use the date to evaluate policies to make access more equitable. No affect on the City as written. Bill brought on behalf of the Patient Protection Commission.

Neutral 4

SB 180 Revises provisions relating to fire prevention. (BDR 42‐601)

AN ACT relating to fire protection; authorizing the State Forester Firewarden to purchase or acquire certain supplies, material, equipment and improvements necessary for fire prevention; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert, Senator Ben Kieckhefer

03/11/21 ‐ Authorizes the State Forester Firewarden to purchase or acquire certain supplies, material, equipment, and improvements necessary for fire prevention, rather than just for fire protection and forest/watershed management. The bill also clarifies that the State Forester Firewarden may enter into agreements for the purpose of securing cooperation in fire prevention.

Neutral 4

SB 15 Revises provisions relating to grant procurement, coordination and management. (BDR 18‐255)

AN ACT relating to grants; revising provisions governing the powers and duties of the Administrator of the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management of the Department of Administration; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Government Affairs 02/19/21 ‐ Cleans up language related to the duties of the State of Nevada Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management, including developing and maintaining a manual for procedures related to grants for state agencies. No impact to the City expected but could help to streamline or clarify reporting processes. Bill brought on behalf of the Department of Administration.

Neutral 4

SB 149 Revises provisions relating to groundwater boards. (BDR 48‐462)

AN ACT relating to groundwater boards; revising the authority to establish a groundwater board; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources 03/11/21 ‐ Allows a board of county commissioners to establish a groundwater board.

Neutral 4

SB 139 Requires certain health insurance to cover treatment of certain conditions relating to gender dysphoria. (BDR 57‐54)

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health insurance to include coverage for the treatment of conditions relating to gender dysphoria; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Melanie Scheible, Senator Dallas Harris 03/11/21 ‐ Requires certain public and private policies of health insurance and health care plans to cover the treatments of conditions relating to gender dysphoria, gender incongruence, and other disorders of sexual development. The City's insurance plans already cover services that are medically necessary for gender dysphoria and gender re‐assignment with required pre‐authorization.

Neutral 4

SB 137 Establishes provisions relating to certain information and records concerning public safety. (BDR 14‐7)

AN ACT relating to public safety; authorizing the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to monitor the agencies of criminal justice for compliance with certain requirements relating to the submission and transmission of certain information and records concerning public safety; providing that if the Central Repository chooses to perform such monitoring, then the Central Repository must prepare and post on its Internet website an annual report relating to compliance by the agencies of criminal justice in this State with such requirements; authorizing the Central Repository to coordinate efforts with the agencies of criminal justice in this State to ensure the timely submission or transmission of certain information and records concerning public safety; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert, Senator Keith Pickard, Assemblywoman Jill Tolles

02/26/21 ‐ Authorizes the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to monitor criminal justice agencies for compliance with existing statutory requirements regarding transmission of certain information, such as mental health‐related pleas, verdicts, and findings; DNA profiles; protection orders. The bill further requires the state to prepare an annual report about agency compliance under certain circumstances. While the City may have to provide information related to these efforts, no administrative concerns raised.

Neutral 4

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SB 117 Revises provisions relating to economic development. (BDR 18‐600)

AN ACT relating to economic development; requiring the State Plan for Economic Development be updated at least once every 3 years; requiring each regional development authority to present certain information to the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development at least every 2 years; directing the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study concerning existing abatements, tax exemptions and other incentives for economic development in this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert, Senator Carrie Buck, Assemblywoman Jill Tolles

02/25/21 ‐ Directs an interim study concerning existing abatements, tax exemptions, and other incentives for economic development in the state. The bill also requires the State Plan for Economic Development to be updated at least once every three weeks and for regional development authorities (EDAWN) to present to the state a plan regarding their efforts at least once every two years.

Support 4

SB 114 Authorizes food that contains hemp to be produced or sold at a food establishment under certain circumstances. (BDR 49‐65)

AN ACT relating to hemp; exempting a person who holds a permit to operate a food establishment from certain requirements relating to hemp under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt certain regulations relating to food that contains hemp; authorizing a person who holds a permit to operate a food establishment to engage in certain activities related to the production and sale of food that contains hemp; prohibiting a food from being deemed to be adulterated solely because such food contains hemp; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Pete Goicoechea, Senator James Settelmeyer

03/05/21 ‐ Allows a business that holds a permit to operate a food establishment to make food with hemp. Conforming changes may be needed in Reno Municipal Code.

Neutral 4

SB 104 Revises provisions relating to equipment on motor vehicles. (BDR 43‐664)

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing the use of certain devices in motor vehicles which cause certain stop lamps to flash briefly upon the application of brakes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Chris Brooks, Senator Dallas Harris, Assemblyman Glen Leavitt

02/19/21 ‐ Allows motor vehicles to have a new safety device which displays a red light which flashes several times when the brake is applied and then converts to a continuous red light. Bill is intended to reduce rear end crashes. No enforcement concerns raised. Will ensure City fleet vehicles are in compliance if they come equipped with such a device in the future.

Neutral 4

AJR 7 Urges the Congress of the United States to pass the National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2020. (BDR R‐765)

Urging the Congress of the United States to pass the National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2020.

Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray‐Axelrod, Assemblywoman Sarah Peters, Senator Chris Brooks, Senator James Ohrenschall

03/11/21 ‐ Urges the Congress to create a National Infrastructure Bank to facilitate efficient, long‐term financing of infrastructure projects, business and economic growth and to create new jobs in the United States.

Neutral 4

AJR 6 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions limiting the use of proceeds from certain motor vehicle fees and fuel taxes. (BDR C‐459)

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions limiting the use of proceeds from the imposition of certain motor vehicle fees and fuel taxes.


03/11/21 ‐ Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution by expanding the use of proceeds from the imposition of fees for the licensure and registration of motor vehicles and any other charge with respect to the operation of a motor vehicle upon the public highways. The amendment would allow the proceeds to be used for the operation of the public highways and the transportation and transportation infrastructure of the state.

Neutral 4

AB 98 Revises provisions governing legislative measures that may be requested for a regular legislative session. (BDR 17‐67)

AN ACT relating to the Legislature; reducing the number of legislative measures that may be requested for a regular legislative session; codifying into statute certain provisions of the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly that authorize requests for legislative measures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Richard McArthur, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama, Assemblyman Glen Leavitt

03/15/21 ‐ Reduces the number of bill draft requests (BDRs) allowed to be requested from legislators, the Governor's Office, constitutional offices, the Supreme Court, counties, and cities. The City would maintain two BDRs under the proposal. Cities with populations more than 500,000 would be reduced from 3 to 2.

Neutral 4

AB 77 Revises provisions concerning the Department of Veterans Services and certain advisory public bodies relating to veterans. (BDR 37‐285)

AN ACT relating to veterans; revising the duties of the Director of the Department of Veterans Services; changing the terms of members of certain advisory public bodies relating to veterans; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs 03/11/21 ‐ Requires the Department of Veterans Services to assist veterans experiencing homelessness by connecting veterans to housing and other support organizations, and create, coordinate and support veterans suicide prevent programs and resources. The bill also makes adjustments to terms for various members on the Nevada Veterans Services Commission, Advisory Committee for a Veterans Cemetery, and the Women's Veterans Advisory Committee.

Support 4

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AB 52 Makes various changes related to the Land Use Planning Advisory Council. (BDR 26‐342)

AN ACT relating to public lands; revising the membership and duties of the Land Use Planning Advisory Council; authorizing the removal of a voting member before the expiration of his or her term under certain circumstances; requiring the election of a vice chair of the Advisory Council; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources 02/19/21 ‐ Adds a representative from the Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities to the Land Use Planning Advisory Council. Authorizes the Council to provide comments on land use planning policies and projects and submit those to local governments for consideration. Bill brought on behalf of the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Neutral 4

AB 5 Makes various changes to provisions relating to judicial review of orders and decisions of the State Engineer. (BDR 48‐311)

AN ACT relating to water; revising provisions relating to the judicial review of an order or decision of the State Engineer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources 02/25/21 ‐ Revises the circumstances in which a person may have a determination of the State Engineer reviewed by a court to require that the determination be a formal order, ruling, or decision that is issued in writing and that is materially affects the aggrieved party's interests. Bill brought on behalf of the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Neutral 4

AB 232 Creates the Legislative Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential State Expenditures. (BDR 17‐593)

AN ACT relating to legislative affairs; creating the Legislative Committee on the Reduction of Nonessential State Expenditures; prescribing the powers and duties of the Committee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Annie Black, Assemblyman Andy Matthews, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman John Ellison

Neutral 4

AB 219 Revises provisions governing the sealing of criminal records. (BDR 14‐137)

AN ACT relating to criminal justice; authorizing the sealing of criminal records after a pardon; requiring the sealing of criminal records under certain circumstances; authorizing the appeal of certain petitions to seal criminal records; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager 03/11/21 ‐ Requires a court and Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History to seal the criminal records of a person when they receive the certified copy of the pardon. In cases where a petition is filed to seal criminal records, the bill also allows a court to move directly to sealing those records without a hearing, unless the prosecuting attorney files a written objection. No significant impact on City operations noted.

Neutral 4

AB 179 Revises provisions relating to special license plates. (BDR 43‐144)

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; exempting from the payment of certain parking fees a vehicle with certain specially designed license plates for a family member of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States; exempting from the payment of certain parking fees a vehicle with certain specially designed license plates for a family member of a person who died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Gregory Hafen, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblywoman Clara Thomas

03/11/21 ‐ Exempts vehicles with specialty license plates that honor a person killed in the line of duty or who died as a result of injuries while service in the U.S. Armed Forces from payment of parking fees, including those collected through parking meters. Minimal to zero impact expected on fees collected by Reno.

Neutral 4

AB 178 Revises provisions relating to prescription drugs. (BDR 57‐71)

AN ACT relating to prescription drugs; requiring an insurer to take certain actions relating to the acquisition of prescription drugs for an insured who resides in an area for which a declared disaster or state of emergency is in effect; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense a prescription drug to a patient who resides in such an area in an amount greater than is authorized by the prescribing practitioner under certain conditions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Senator Joseph Hardy

03/10/21 ‐ Requires insurers to waive restrictions on time periods for prescription refills and provide flexibility on payment for prescriptions when the Governor or Legislature declares a state of emergency or a declaration of disaster. While the requirements would apply to the City's health insurance plans, they are not expected to incur any additional costs.

Neutral 4

AB 173 Revises provisions relating to professional engineers and land surveyors. (BDR 54‐798)

AN ACT relating to professional regulation; revising provisions relating to the exemption from licensure as a professional engineer for employees of certain public utility companies; revising provisions relating to eligibility to take certain required examinations for licensure as a professional land surveyor; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui 03/05/21 ‐ Updates licensing requirements for professional engineers who are employees of a public utility company that supplies natural gas and for professional land surveyors. The city has a surveyor position, but the bill is not expected to have an impact.

Neutral 4

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AB 170 Revises provisions governing animals. (BDR 14‐762)

AN ACT relating to animals; requiring certain notices of a right to request a hearing to be provided upon the lawful issuance of a citation or arrest for certain offenses relating to cruelty to animals; providing for a hearing to make certain determinations relating to an impounded animal; authorizing an animal rescue organization, an animal shelter and certain other persons to sell at auction, humanely destroy or continue to care for certain animals; requiring the State Department of Agriculture to create and maintain certain written notices relating to impounded animals; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Susie Martinez 03/05/21 ‐ Revises hearing request notification and court requirements related to crimes for instigating or attending fights between animals or for torturing, overdriving, injuring, or abandoning an animal. No anticipated impact to the City.

Neutral 4

AB 157 Authorizes a person who is the victim of certain discriminatory conduct relating to an incident involving a peace officer to bring a civil action under certain circumstances. (BDR 3‐227)

AN ACT relating to civil liability; authorizing a person who is the victim of certain discriminatory conduct relating to an incident involving a peace officer to bring a civil action under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe‐Moreno, Assemblywoman Brittney Miller, Assemblyman Cameron Miller, Senator Dallas Harris, Senator Chris Brooks

02/25/21 ‐ Authorizes a person to bring a civil action for damages if another person, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression of the person, knowingly causes a peace officer to respond to a location with the intent to: (1) infringe on the constitutional rights of the person; (2) cause the person to feel harassed, humiliated or embarrassed; (3) cause the person to be removed from a location where he or she is lawfully located; or (4) damage the reputation or economic interests of the person.

Neutral 4

AB 149 Enacts provisions relating to cannabis independent testing laboratories. (BDR 56‐693)

AN ACT relating to cannabis; authorizing a cannabis independent testing laboratory to submit a complaint to the Cannabis Compliance Board concerning certain debts owed to the laboratory; requiring the Board to take certain actions regarding such complaints; requiring the Board to impose a civil penalty upon a cannabis cultivation facility or cannabis production facility that fails to pay certain debts owed to a cannabis independent testing laboratory within a certain period of time; requiring the Board to create an electronic database containing certain information relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products by a cannabis independent testing laboratory; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Sarah Peters, Assemblyman Steve Yeager

02/25/21 ‐ Authorizes a process for independent testing laboratories to file complaints with the Cannabis Compliance Board if a cultivation or production facility owe the testing facility a debt. The bill also requires the Cannabis Compliance Board to develop and maintain an electronic database where holders of cannabis establishment licenses may obtain information related to testing conducted on cannabis and cannabis products by independent testing laboratories. No impact to City's enforcement or licensing procedures.

Neutral 4

AB 147 Authorizes a board of county commissioners to create the office of county counsel. (BDR 20‐119)

AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing a board of county commissioners to create by ordinance the office of county counsel; providing for the appointment of a county counsel; establishing the qualifications of a county counsel; authorizing a county counsel to appoint deputies and certain other staff; setting forth the powers and duties of a county counsel; revising the responsibilities of the district attorney when the office of county counsel is created; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen 03/09/21 ‐ Authorizes a board of county commissioners to create the office of county counsel to perform many of the noncriminal duties otherwise assigned to the district attorney. As introduced, does not impact the City.

Neutral 4

AB 141 Revises provisions relating to evictions. (BDR 3‐569)

AN ACT relating to evictions; increasing the length of notice required before certain tenants may be evicted without cause; requiring the automatic sealing of records for evictions relating to defaults in the payment of rent which occurred during the COVID‐19 emergency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Howard Watts 03/11/21 ‐ Increases the timeframe for notice of an eviction to at least 60 days if the tenant has been in the unit from 1‐3 years and to at least 90 days if the tenant has been in the unit for more than 3 years. The bill also requires a court to automatically seal any records relating to an action for eviction concerning a default in the payment of rent if the court finds the default occurred during the COVID‐19 emergency.

Neutral 4

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AB 127 Revises provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of peace officers and retired peace officers. (BDR 20‐662)

AN ACT relating to confidential information; authorizing a peace officer or retired peace officer to obtain a court order requiring a county recorder to maintain certain personal information in a confidential manner; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblywoman Robin Titus

02/25/21 ‐ Authorizes peace officers and retired peace officers to obtain a court order requiring personal information maintained by a county recorder to be kept confidential. May create some limited administrative changes.

Neutral 4

AB 121 Revises certain provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24‐774)

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State to allow an elector with a disability to register to vote and a registered voter with a disability to request and cast an absent ballot using the system of approved electronic transmission established for certain uniformed military and overseas voters; setting forth certain requirements for such an elector or registered voter to use the system of approved electronic transmission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen 03/11/21 ‐ Requires an elector with a disability and a registered voter with a disability to be provided with the option to register to vote and/or apply for and cast an absentee ballot using using the system of approved electronic transmission.

Neutral 4

AB 107 Revises the procedure for determining whether a person may prosecute or defend a civil action without paying costs. (BDR 2‐564)

AN ACT relating to civil actions; revising the procedure for determining whether a person may prosecute or defend a civil action without paying costs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager 02/19/21 ‐ Revises the application procedure for those who wish to prosecute or defend a civil action without paying costs and the criteria for a court to use related to determining whether grant the indigent litigant application. Minimal impact to Reno Municipal Court as it would apply to administrative appeals, which has about about 10 appeals in a year.

Neutral 4

AB 101 Revises provisions governing the administration of certain substances to animals by licensed veterinarians. (BDR 54‐113)

AN ACT relating to veterinary medicine; authorizing a licensed veterinarian to administer to an animal a product containing hemp or CBD which contains not more than 0.3 percent THC or recommend to the owner of an animal the use of such a product to treat a condition of the animal; prohibiting the Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners from taking disciplinary action against a licensed veterinarian or the facility in which a licensed veterinarian engages in the practice of veterinary medicine on the basis of the administration or recommendation of such a product; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager 02/19/21 ‐ Authorizes licensed veterinarians to administer CBD or hemp products to animals. Not expected to have impact on City's licensing or enforcement procedures.

Neutral 4

AB 1 Revises provisions relating to training for Legislators. (BDR 17‐438)

AN ACT relating to the Legislature; revising provisions relating to the training required for newly elected Legislators; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

02/01/21 ‐ Requires new legislator training to include information about local governments (structure, authority, budget services). No impact to City but may be helpful in providing information to new legislators. Bill brought forward on behalf of the Nevada Association of Counties.

Support 4

SB 34 Makes various changes relating to agriculture. (BDR 50‐330)

AN ACT relating to agriculture; revising provisions relating to certain employees of the State Department of Agriculture who have the powers of a peace officer; clarifying that certain inspections conducted by the Department are visual inspections; revising the definition of “police officer” to include agricultural police officers for purposes of certain benefits and exemptions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources 02/19/21 ‐ Authorizes the State Department of Agriculture to appoint agriculture police officers to enforce certain provisions of law relating to agriculture and categorizes those positions as category I peace officers. No impact to City. Bill brought on behalf of the State Department of Agriculture.

Neutral 5

SB 23 Revises provisions relating to the State Conservation Commission. (BDR 49‐308)

AN ACT relating to conservation; revising the boundaries of the areas from which certain members of the State Conservation Commission are appointed; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources 02/19/21 ‐ Moves the district in which Mineral County is represented on the State Conservation Commission. No impact to the City. Bill brought on behalf of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Neutral 5

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SB 197 Revises provisions relating to renewable energy. (BDR 58‐115)

AN ACT relating to energy; requiring the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to prepare a biennial report regarding the generation of electricity using renewable energy; requiring the annual report submitted by providers of electric service to include information which the Commission requires to complete the biennial report; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Joseph Hardy 03/11/21 ‐ Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to submit a biennial report to the Governor and the Legislature containing certain information regarding renewable energy which is used to generate electricity.

Neutral 5

SB 166 Revises provisions relating to crimes motivated by certain characteristics of the victim. (BDR 15‐246)

AN ACT relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to crimes motivated by certain characteristics of the victim; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Melanie Scheible 03/11/21 ‐ Removes the requirement in felony "hate crimes" cases that a perpetrator must have a characteristic that is different from the characteristic of the victim for an additional penalty to apply.

Neutral 5

SB 165 Establishes provisions relating to Esports. (BDR 41‐562)

AN ACT relating to sporting events; creating the Nevada Esports Commission to regulate Esports; prescribing the membership and terms of office of members of the Commission; providing for the appointment of the Executive Director of the Commission; authorizing the Executive Director to apply for grants and accept gifts, grants and donations on behalf of the Commission; requiring certain persons to be registered with the Commission; authorizing the Commission to adopt regulations; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Ben Kieckhefer 03/11/21 ‐ Creates the Nevada Esports Commission as as regulatory body to ensure the integrity of Esports. No anticipated impact on City operations.

Neutral 5

AB 214 Revises provisions governing sexual assault. (BDR 15‐103)

AN ACT relating to sexual assault; revising the definition of sexual assault by replacing gendered language with gender‐neutral language; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Venicia Considine 03/11/21 ‐ Revises the definition of sexual assault by replacing the gendered language in the statute with gender‐neutral language.

Neutral 5

AB 154 Revises provisions governing certain notice provided by public utilities. (BDR 58‐510)

AN ACT relating to public utilities; authorizing public utilities to provide certain notice to customers electronically; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Assemblyman Howard Watts

02/25/21 ‐ Allows public utilities regulated under NRS 704 to provide required notices electronically. Does not impact the City.

Neutral 5

SJR 9 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to create an independent redistricting commission. (BDR C‐160)

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to remove the constitutional provisions governing the Legislature's authority to apportion Senators and members of the Assembly among counties or legislative districts of the State and create an Independent Redistricting Commission vested with the power to apportion Senators and members of the Assembly in the Legislature and members of the United States House of Representatives among districts established by the Commission.

Senator Ben Kieckhefer Under Review

Under Review

SJR 8 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise certain provisions relating to property taxes. (BDR C‐957)

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to revise provisions relating to the assessment and taxation of property which is sold or transferred.

Senator Julia Ratti Under Review

Under Review

SJR 1 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide that the Nevada Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over certain cases relating to water. (BDR C‐310)

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide that the Nevada Court of Appeals has original jurisdiction over certain cases relating to water.

Senate Committee on Judiciary Under Review

Under Review

SCR 6 Expresses support for expanding the testing capacity for COVID‐19 in Nevada through the use of pooled saliva testing. (BDR R‐869)

Expressing support for expanding the testing capacity for COVID‐19 in Nevada through the use of pooled saliva testing.

Senator James Ohrenschall Under Review

Under Review

SCR 5 Urges certain actions to address the public health crisis in Nevada. (BDR R‐966)

Urging certain actions to address the public health crisis caused by systemic racism and greatly magnified by the COVID‐19 pandemic in Nevada.

Senator Pat Spearman Under Review

Under Review

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SB 99 Makes changes to provisions relating to fiscal notes. (BDR 17‐700)

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; requiring each bill or joint resolution introduced in the Legislature to include a statement concerning whether the bill or resolution creates, generates or increases public revenue of the State or a local government; requiring the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau to obtain or prepare a fiscal note for a bill or joint resolution that creates, generates or increases public revenue of the State or a local government; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert, Senator Pete Goicoechea, Senator Carrie Buck

Under Review

Under Review

SB 97 Provides that certain restrictions relating to public gatherings do not apply to certain events at which a vaccine for COVID‐19 is administered. (BDR S‐897)

AN ACT relating to emergency management; providing that any provision in an emergency directive, order or regulation made by the Governor relating to COVID‐19 that imposes certain limits on public gatherings does not apply to certain events held for the purpose of administering a vaccine for COVID‐19; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator James Settelmeyer, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Pete Goicoechea, Senator Scott Hammond, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler

Under Review

Under Review

SB 94 Revises provisions relating to public highways, roads and ways. (BDR 15‐440)

AN ACT relating to property; making it a public nuisance for a person to engage in certain activities relating to certain public ways; providing that the posting of certain signs on private property does not constitute a public nuisance under certain circumstances; authorizing an owner of private property upon which certain highways, roads or ways are located to commence certain civil actions; authorizing an owner of private property upon which certain public roads or ways are located to erect and maintain a fence or gate across such a road or way under certain circumstances; setting forth certain requirements relating to such fences and gates; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator James Settelmeyer Under Review

Under Review

SB 89 Increases the maximum period of probation or suspension of sentence for a category C felony. (BDR 14‐617)

AN ACT relating to crimes; increasing the maximum period of probation or suspension of sentence for a category C felony; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Joseph Hardy Under Review

Under Review

SB 88 Revises provisions relating to emergency management. (BDR 36‐51)

AN ACT relating to emergency management; clarifying the termination date of and certain limitations on actions taken by a state agency pursuant to an order or regulation made by the Governor under certain emergency powers of the Governor; requiring a state of emergency or declaration of disaster proclaimed by the Governor to terminate after 30 days unless the Legislature expressly approves a continuance of the emergency or disaster; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Keith Pickard, Senator James Settelmeyer, Senator Ira Hansen

Under Review

Under Review

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SB 85 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24‐615)

AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing write‐in voting for statewide and federal offices under certain circumstances; setting forth various requirements to become a write‐in candidate for statewide or federal office; requiring the Secretary of State and county clerks to compile a list of write‐in candidates; setting forth requirements for counting votes cast for write‐in candidates; providing for the disqualification of a candidate who submits a false declaration of write‐in candidacy under certain circumstances; requiring write‐in candidates to submit certain campaign contribution and expenditure reports and financial disclosure statements; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 84 Increases the maximum number of voters in an election precinct. (BDR 24‐532)

AN ACT relating to election precincts; changing the maximum number of active registered voters that may be included within an election precinct; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

Under Review

Under Review

SB 80 Requires a court to take certain actions upon receiving a request for authorization to retrieve personal property made by a defendant. (BDR 14‐486)

AN ACT relating to protective orders; requiring a court to ascertain whether a defendant is an adverse party in a protective order before authorizing the retrieval of personal property under certain circumstances; requiring the court to take certain actions if the defendant requesting such authorization to retrieve personal property is an adverse party in a protective order and the court grants the request; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 79 Provides for the incorporation of the City of Laughlin. (BDR S‐190)

AN ACT providing a charter for the City of Laughlin; requiring an election to be held on the question of incorporation of the City; making the incorporation of the City by charter contingent upon approval of the incorporation by the qualified electors of the area to be included in the City; setting forth a city charter and certain powers and duties of the City Council and the Board of County Commissioners of Clark County if incorporation is approved by the qualified electors; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 77 Revises provisions relating to public bodies. (BDR 19‐466)

AN ACT relating to public bodies; exempting certain predecisional and deliberative meetings of public bodies from the requirements of the Open Meeting Law; making certain information related to such meetings confidential; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Government Affairs Under Review

Under Review

SB 75 Revises provisions relating to unemployment compensation. (BDR 53‐349)

AN ACT relating to unemployment compensation; revising provisions relating to unemployment contribution rates; revising the base period for determining entitlement to unemployment benefits; revising requirements relating to the confidentiality of information concerning unemployment compensation; revising provisions governing the electronic transmission of certain communications related to unemployment compensation; revising provisions relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor Under Review

Under Review

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SB 72 Makes various changes relating to common‐interest communities. (BDR 10‐318)

AN ACT relating to common‐interest communities; requiring a limited‐purpose association to comply with certain requirements relating to the establishment and foreclosure of a lien for assessments; revising provisions relating to the imposition of fines that may be assessed for certain violations of the governing documents of a unit‐owners' association; revising provisions relating to meetings of the executive board of a unit‐owners' association; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 70 Revises provisions governing mental health. (BDR 39‐418)

AN ACT relating to mental health; revising provisions governing the use of chemical restraints on persons with disabilities; establishing procedures for placing a person on and releasing a person from a mental health crisis hold; revising provisions governing the emergency admission of a person to a mental health facility or hospital; revising provisions governing involuntary court‐ordered admission to a mental health facility and involuntary assisted outpatient treatment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

Under Review

SB 7 Provides that the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over certain orders for protection where the adverse party is a child under 18 years of age. (BDR 5‐391)

AN ACT relating to courts; providing that the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction over certain orders for protection where the adverse party is a child under 18 years of age; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 67 Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28‐400)

AN ACT relating to public works; authorizing a public body to enter into a job order contract for the maintenance, repair, alteration, demolition, renovation, remediation or minor construction of a public work; prescribing the procedure for awarding a job order contract; making certain documents and other information submitted by a person seeking a job order contract confidential until a contract is awarded; prescribing responsibilities of a contractor who enters into a job order contract; revising provisions relating to the expedited process by which the State or a local government solicits bids and awards contracts for certain smaller public works projects or completes such projects itself; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 63 Revises provisions relating to hemp. (BDR 49‐264)

AN ACT relating to hemp; requiring the submission of an application for registration as a grower, handler or producer to the State Department of Agriculture on or before July 1 of any year; setting forth certain requirements for the sampling and testing of hemp; revising the circumstances under which the Department is authorized to refuse to issue or renew, suspend or revoke a registration as a grower, handler or producer; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources Under Review

Under Review

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SB 62 Revises provisions relating to the solicitation of contributions. (BDR 7‐413)

AN ACT relating to solicitation of contributions; expanding the types of organizations required to register with the Secretary of State as a charitable organization and make certain disclosures in connection with the solicitation of contributions; revising provisions governing the information required to be filed with the Secretary of State to register as a charitable organization; revising the information required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of contributions; revising provisions governing the solicitation of contributions by certain charitable organizations and nonprofit corporations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 61 Revises provisions governing the program for the operation of vending facilities by licensees who are blind. (BDR 38‐320)

AN ACT relating to persons with disabilities; providing for the training of licensees under the program for the operation of vending facilities by licensees who are blind; establishing procedures for the resolution of certain disputes related to the program; revising certain terminology related to the program; revising provisions establishing a priority of right for the operation by licensees of vending facilities in or on certain public buildings and properties; authorizing the operation of vending facilities by licensees in or on the buildings and properties of certain agencies; providing for the election of the Nevada Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind and prescribing certain duties of the Committee; authorizing contracts under which a licensee operates a vending facility on certain private property to provide for the payment of an incentive to the owner of the property; making certain other revisions relating to the operation of the program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

Under Review

SB 6 Revises provisions governing orders for protection against high‐risk behavior. (BDR 3‐394)

AN ACT relating to public safety; revising the persons authorized to file an application for an order for protection against high‐risk behavior; renaming “ex parte order” to “temporary order”; making various changes relating to the issuance of orders for protection against high‐risk behavior; revising the persons to whom an adverse party must surrender his or her firearms; requiring a court to order the return of any surrendered firearm of an adverse party upon the expiration of an extended order for protection against high‐risk behavior; revising provisions relating to the dissolution of orders for protection against high‐risk behavior; eliminating the requirement for a court clerk or designee to provide assistance to certain persons relating to such orders; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 57 Revises provisions governing the imposition of certain special assessments by a board of county commissioners. (BDR 20‐403)

AN ACT relating to counties; revising provisions governing the imposition of certain special assessments by a board of county commissioners; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 56 Revises provisions governing insurance coverage of behavioral health services. (BDR 57‐124)

AN ACT relating to insurance; imposing certain requirements governing coverage of behavioral health services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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SB 50 Revises provisions relating to warrants. (BDR 14‐405)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; prohibiting a magistrate from issuing a no‐knock arrest warrant or search warrant except under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 49 Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR 56‐268)

AN ACT relating to cannabis; removing authorization for the Cannabis Compliance Board to take testimony by deposition in hearings before the Board; revising provisions governing a regulatory waiver to the registration requirement for holders of an ownership interest of less than 5 percent in a cannabis establishment; changing the labeling requirement for cannabis products; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

Under Review

SB 45 Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 18‐421)

AN ACT relating to crimes; changing the name and duties of the Ombudsman for Domestic Violence; changing the name of the Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence; changing the name, duties and composition of the Committee on Domestic Violence; increasing the minimum penalty for a battery which constitutes domestic violence against a pregnant person; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 42 Revises provisions relating to certain court rules and decisions. (BDR 1‐389)

AN ACT relating to courts; revising provisions governing the printing and distribution of certain court rules and the decisions of the Nevada Supreme Court and the Nevada Court of Appeals; eliminating the requirement for the Nevada Supreme Court to provide by rule for mandatory training concerning certain litigation involving medical malpractice for certain district judges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 41 Revises provisions relating to orders authorizing the use of a pen register or trap and trace device. (BDR 14‐412)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; revising provisions relating to orders authorizing the use of a pen register or trap and trace device; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 4 Revises provisions relating to the imposition of certain penalties by ordinance for certain violations relating to fireworks. (BDR 20‐402)

AN ACT relating to fireworks; revising provisions governing the authority of a board of county commissioners to enact certain ordinances related to fireworks; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 39 Provides for the acceptance of transfers of certain digital representations of United States dollars by certain governmental entities. (BDR 31‐396)

AN ACT relating to governmental financial administration; authorizing the State Treasurer to enter into a contract to provide for the acceptance of transfers of certain digital representations of United States dollars by certain governmental entities that have been approved by the State Treasurer to participate in the contract; requiring the State Treasurer to adopt regulations establishing certain requirements for such a contract; authorizing a governmental entity that participates in such a contract to charge a convenience fee under certain circumstances; authorizing certain governmental entities to participate in such a contract; revising certain definitions of the term “electronic transfer of money” to exclude transfers of certain digital representations of United States dollars; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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SB 33 Revises certain provisions relating to natural resource management. (BDR 47‐312)

AN ACT relating to natural resource management; replacing the term “reforestation” with “revegetation”; expanding the types of vegetation and areas where vegetation is located that the State Forester Firewarden is responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing; expanding the application of certain provisions governing forests and watersheds to include rangelands; transferring the requirement to carry out certain tasks related to fire retardant roofing, fire‐hazardous forested areas and ensuring consistency with fire codes, rules and regulations from the State Forester Firewarden to the State Fire Marshal; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Natural Resources Under Review

Under Review

SB 32 Makes various changes relating to offenders with substance use or co‐occurring disorders. (BDR 16‐327)

AN ACT relating to offenders; revising provisions governing certain programs of treatment for offenders established by the Director of the Department of Corrections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 31 Makes various changes relating to public safety. (BDR 14‐337)

AN ACT relating to public safety; revising the definition of a record of criminal history; revising the requirements for publication of certain statistical data; revising provisions relating to the information provided to an authorized participant of a service to conduct a name‐based search of records of criminal history; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 30 Revises the penalties for certain unlawful acts committed by prisoners relating to human excrement or bodily fluid. (BDR 16‐351)

AN ACT relating to crimes; increasing the penalties for certain unlawful acts committed by prisoners relating to human excrement or bodily fluid; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 280 Revises provisions relating to the Real Estate Commission. (BDR 54‐247)

AN ACT relating to real estate; increasing the membership of the Real Estate Commission from five members to seven members; requiring that the two additional members of the Commission reside in or have a principal place of business in Clark and Washoe Counties, respectively; requiring a member of the Commission to be a citizen or legal resident of the United States; requiring at least one member of the Commission to be a person who advocates for consumer's rights and at least one member of the Commission to be an employee of certain entities that provide affordable housing; requiring the Governor to appoint the two new members to serve on the Commission with attenuated terms; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Melanie Scheible Under Review

Under Review

SB 279 Revises provisions relating to transportation network companies. (BDR 58‐895)

AN ACT relating to transportation network companies; authorizing a transportation network company to charge an increased fare in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 278 Revises provisions relating to taxation of cannabis. (BDR 32‐660)

AN ACT relating to taxation; exempting certain transfers of cannabis between affiliated cannabis cultivation facilities from the imposition of a tax on wholesale sales; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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SB 277 Establishes provisions relating to building standards. (BDR 22‐822)

AN ACT relating to buildings; requiring the governing body of a county or city to adopt an ordinance requiring certain structures to incorporate equipment necessary to provide broadband service to the structure; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Scott Hammond Under Review

Under Review

SB 269 Revises provisions relating to dental insurance. (BDR 57‐817)

AN ACT relating to insurance; imposing requirements governing the recovery of overpayments under a plan that provides dental coverage; prohibiting a dental insurer or the administrator of a plan that provides dental coverage from denying a claim for which prior authorization has been granted except in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 267 Establishes provisions relating to the collection and reporting of information concerning diversity and equality in the workplace. (BDR 7‐461)

AN ACT relating to workplace diversity; requiring the Department of Taxation to develop a survey to collect data and information concerning diversity and equality in the workplace; requiring corporations in this State that employ 500 or more people to use the survey to submit annual reports to the Department; requiring such a corporation that has an Internet website to make its reports available on the website; requiring the Department to make the survey, the annual reports submitted to the Department and aggregate data relating to such reports available on its Internet website; requiring the Department to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and make the report available on its Internet website; authorizing the Department to adopt regulations; requiring the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs and the Nevada Commission for Women to assist the Department in developing the survey; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 266 Revises provisions relating to workers' compensation. (BDR 53‐706)

AN ACT relating to industrial insurance; revising provisions governing claims for compensation; revising provisions governing an employer's duty to file a report of industrial injury or occupational disease; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Pete Goicoechea Under Review

Under Review


AN ACT relating to elections; eliminating the requirement to cancel a person's voter registration if a person changes his or her party affiliation; revising the deadlines by which military and overseas voters may submit certain applications to register to vote and cast a ballot; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 262 Establishes provisions requiring the award of reasonable attorney's fees under certain circumstances. (BDR 2‐640)

AN ACT relating to civil actions; requiring a court to award reasonable attorney's fees to a plaintiff who prevails in a civil action for the establishment, protection or enforcement of a right pursuant to a provision of the Nevada Constitution; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator James Settelmeyer, Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Pete Goicoechea, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Ira Hansen, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblyman John Ellison

Under Review

Under Review

SB 26 Revises provisions relating to the protection of personally identifiable information from release. (BDR 52‐332)

AN ACT relating to the security of personal information; revising the information protected as personal information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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SB 256 Requires the Secretary of State to establish a system for the electronic circulation and signing of petitions for initiative or referendum. (BDR 24‐126)

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State to establish a system for electronically circulating and signing a petition for initiative or referendum; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 255 Creates the Division of Supplier Diversity within the Office of Economic Development. (BDR 18‐572)

AN ACT relating to economic development; creating the Division of Supplier Diversity in the Office of Economic Development; requiring the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development to appoint the Administrator of the Division; setting forth the duties of the Division; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dina Neal Under Review

Under Review

SB 254 Revises provisions relating to discrimination in housing. (BDR 18‐38)

AN ACT relating to discriminatory practices; revising various provisions relating to discrimination in housing; providing civil penalties and other remedies for certain violations; authorizing the Nevada Equal Rights Commission to enter into certain agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Commission to investigate and enforce laws relating to fair housing as a certified agency under federal law; providing that certain conduct relating to seeking an applicant or tenant's arrest record, conviction record or record of criminal history constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice in housing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dina Neal Under Review

Under Review

SB 253 Revises provisions related to alarm systems. (BDR 20‐968)

AN ACT relating to alarm systems; prohibiting, under certain circumstances, the governing body of a county or city from imposing a penalty, fine or fee on an alarm system contractor or monitoring company; revising provisions relating to the information required to be included on advertising by a licensed contractor who installs alarm systems; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 251 Revises provisions relating to genetic counseling and testing. (BDR 40‐478)

AN ACT relating to health care; requiring certain providers of health care to screen women for BRCA gene mutations and provide referrals for genetic counseling and testing; requiring notice concerning genetic counseling and testing to be provided with the results of a mammogram; authorizing certain providers of health care to receive credit for continuing education relating to genetic counseling and testing; requiring certain policies of health insurance to include coverage for genetic counseling, testing and screening for BRCA gene mutations for certain women; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert Under Review

Under Review

SB 247 Revises provisions relating to apprenticeships. (BDR 53‐575)

AN ACT relating to apprenticeships; revising the mandatory criteria for approval and registration under certain circumstances; revising requirements for the approval and registration of a proposed program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Marilyn Dondero Loop Under Review

Under Review

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SB 246 Prohibits the collection of surveillance data by law enforcement agencies under certain circumstances. (BDR 14‐828)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; defining certain terms, including the term “surveillance data”; prohibiting law enforcement agencies from obtaining surveillance data except when authorized by a data warrant or in certain other circumstances; establishing provisions relating to applying for, issuing and executing a data warrant; establishing provisions relating to the disclosure, retention and admissibility of surveillance data; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 243 Revises provisions governing the confidentiality of the personal information of certain persons. (BDR 20‐938)

AN ACT relating to confidential information; authorizing certain teachers, instructors and professors and certain retired teachers, instructors and professors to request that certain personal information be kept in a confidential manner; authorizing such persons to request the Department of Motor Vehicles to display an alternate address on a driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Carrie Buck Under Review

Under Review

SB 242 Prohibits targeted residential picketing. (BDR 15‐937)

AN ACT relating to crimes; prohibiting targeted residential picketing; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Carrie Buck, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler

Under Review

Under Review

SB 239 Revises provisions relating to cybersecurity. (BDR 52‐63)

AN ACT relating to cybersecurity; providing immunity from liability for damages arising from the commission of certain unfair trade practices under certain circumstances to certain owners of the rights to a proprietary program or the data stored in a computer who have adopted certain security controls or standards; providing additional circumstances under which certain data collectors are immune from liability for damages for a breach of the security of the system data; expanding the circumstances that constitute a breach of the security of the system data; requiring a data collector to provide notice to certain persons whose personal information has been or is reasonably believed to have been subject to unauthorized access; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 238 Revises provisions relating to public water systems. (BDR 40‐885)

AN ACT relating to public water systems; prohibiting, under certain circumstances, a local governing body from refusing to assume responsibility for certain public water systems; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Pete Goicoechea Under Review

Under Review

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SB 236 Makes various changes relating to public safety. (BDR 23‐217)

AN ACT relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to establish early warning systems to identify peace officers who display bias indicators or other problematic behavior; authorizing the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to adopt regulations relating to such early warning systems; revising the qualifications for certification as a peace officer by the Commission; imposing liability on peace officers who subject another person or cause another person to be subjected to the deprivation of certain constitutional rights; establishing provisions relating to the recording, collection and review of information concerning traffic stops and other stops made by law enforcement officers; imposing certain duties on the Department of Public Safety and law enforcement agencies regarding the recording, collection and review of such information; authorizing the Department to adopt regulations relating to the recording, collection and review of such information; requiring the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study relating to the establishment of crisis response call centers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dallas Harris Under Review

Under Review


AN ACT relating to cannabis; revising provisions relating to limits on the number of adult‐use cannabis establishment licenses and medical cannabis establishment licenses that are authorized to be issued by the Cannabis Compliance Board within a county; authorizing an adult‐use cannabis retail store to acquire and sell cannabis for the medical use of cannabis and medical cannabis products under certain circumstances; revising provisions relating to the excise tax on cannabis; establishing a process to allow certain holders of medical cannabis establishment licenses for medical cannabis dispensaries to convert the license to an adult‐use cannabis establishment license for an adult‐use cannabis retail store under certain circumstances; providing for a fee for such a conversion; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 228 Eliminates the possibility of the imposition of a sentence of death on persons convicted of first degree murder. (BDR 15‐873)

AN ACT relating to crimes; eliminating the possibility of the imposition of a sentence of death on a person convicted of first degree murder; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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SB 227 Makes various changes relating to the regulation of fireworks. (BDR 42‐520)

AN ACT relating to fireworks; requiring the State Fire Marshal to adopt certain regulations regarding fireworks; authorizing the State Fire Marshal to take certain actions regarding fireworks; requiring the regulations and ordinances adopted by certain governmental entities to be at least as restrictive as the regulations adopted by the State Fire Marshal; providing that such regulations and ordinances concerning the matter of fireworks do not apply to and do not prohibit the manufacture of fireworks for, or the transportation or sale of fireworks to, Indian reservations and Indian colonies; requiring a person to reimburse the State Fire Marshal and certain governmental entities under certain circumstances for the improper sale, storage or use of fireworks; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review


AN ACT relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State to adopt regulations setting forth the forms of proof of identity required to vote in person; requiring, under certain circumstances, a comprehensive audit of an election; requiring the Secretary of State to assign a unique ballot identification number to each absent and mailing ballot; requiring proof of identity for voting in person; revising the deadline for requesting an absent ballot; revising the procedures relating to voting and processing absent ballots and mailing ballots; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person from returning an absent ballot or mailing ballot on behalf of a voter; requiring a sample ballot to include a unique personal identification number assigned to each voter; establishing certain requirements for a computer program used with a mechanical voting system or mechanical recording device; repealing provisions relating to voting by mail ballot and conducting certain elections affected by certain disasters or emergencies; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Ira Hansen, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Pete Goicoechea

Under Review

Under Review

SB 222 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 18‐245)

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; requiring a state agency to collaborate with minority groups and provide certain information to minority groups; requiring a state agency to designate a diversity and inclusion liaison and provide the contact information for the designated diversity and inclusion liaison; requiring the Office of Minority Health and Equity of the Department of Health and Human Services to facilitate an annual meeting between diversity and inclusion liaisons and minority groups and submit a report to the Governor and the Legislative Commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Melanie Scheible Under Review

Under Review

SB 221 Revises provisions relating to public employment. (BDR 23‐629)

AN ACT relating to public employment; requiring certain public employers to provide certain training to employees regarding the Public Employees' Retirement System; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Carrie Buck, Senator Joseph Hardy, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill

Under Review

Under Review

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SB 219 Revises provisions relating to offenses. (BDR 14‐249)

AN ACT relating to offenses; revising provisions relating to the collection of delinquent fines, administrative assessments, fees and restitution; revising provisions relating to the suspension of the driver's license of a person; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Nicole Cannizzaro Under Review

Under Review

SB 216 Revises provisions relating to community water systems. (BDR 19‐590)

AN ACT relating to emergency management; revising certain requirements relating to vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans conducted or prepared by community water systems; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Scott Hammond, Senator Pete Goicoechea, Senator Keith Pickard

Under Review

Under Review

SB 213 Establishes provisions relating to the use of surveillance devices. (BDR 14‐678)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; defining certain terms, including the term “surveillance device”; prohibiting law enforcement officers from using surveillance devices except when authorized by surveillance warrants or in exigent circumstances; establishing provisions relating to applying, issuing and executing surveillance warrants; establishing provisions relating to the disclosure, retention, admissibility and reporting of information obtained through surveillance warrants; requiring the Attorney General to develop certain training protocols regarding surveillance devices; establishing certain additional reporting requirements relating to surveillance warrants; providing for a civil action under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Ira Hansen Under Review

Under Review

SB 212 Revises provisions relating to the use of force by peace officers. (BDR 14‐215)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising provisions relating to the use of force by peace officers; requiring certain law enforcement agencies to submit to the Office of the Attorney General certain information relating to certain incidents involving the use of force by peace officers; requiring the preparation and submittal of a report relating to such information; prohibiting the use of restraint chairs; prohibiting peace officers from using certain forms of force in response to protests and demonstrations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 21 Revises requirements relating to background investigations conducted by certain institutions, agencies and facilities that serve children. (BDR 5‐303)

AN ACT relating to the protection of children; revising requirements relating to background investigations for certain applicants for employment with, and employees of, certain institutions, agencies and facilities that serve children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 206 Revises provisions relating to insurance which provides for the payment of expenses not covered by Medicare. (BDR 57‐556)

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring the establishment of an open enrollment period for a policy of insurance which provides for the payment of certain expenses which are not covered by Medicare; prohibiting an insurer issuing such a policy from taking certain actions during the open enrollment period; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator James Settelmeyer, Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler

Under Review

Under Review

SB 20 Revises the applicability of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights. (BDR 14‐328)

AN ACT relating to crimes; providing that the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights does not apply to certain offenders who are victims of sexual assault; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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SB 199 Prohibits certain types of racial discrimination in employment and education. (BDR 53‐216)

AN ACT relating to discrimination; prohibiting certain types of discrimination relating to race in employment and education; revising provisions governing the authority of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission to investigate certain acts of prejudice against a person with regard to employment based on race; revising the policy for all school districts and schools in this State to provide a safe and respectful learning environment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dallas Harris, Senator Dina Neal Under Review

Under Review

SB 192 Revises provisions relating to concealed firearms. (BDR 15‐633)

AN ACT relating to concealed firearms; providing a person who holds a permit to carry a concealed firearm the choice to obtain a driver's license or identification card containing a designation that the person holds such a permit; authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish regulations relating to such drivers' licenses and identification cards; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 191 Revises provisions relating to vehicles. (BDR 58‐597)

AN ACT relating to vehicles; imposing a surcharge on the sale of electric service to charge the battery of an electric vehicle or a plug‐in hybrid electric vehicle; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to administer the imposition and collection of the surcharge; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 19 Establishes provisions authorizing certain entities to obtain information relating to the records of criminal history of certain persons responsible for the safety and well‐being of children, elderly persons or persons with disabilities. (BDR 14‐336)

AN ACT relating to records of criminal history; establishing provisions authorizing certain entities to obtain information relating to the records of criminal history of certain persons responsible for the safety and well‐being of children, elderly persons or persons with disabilities; providing a fee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 183 Revises provisions relating to transportation. (BDR 43‐620)

AN ACT relating to transportation; increasing the speed limit for motor vehicles operating in lanes designated for high‐occupancy vehicles under certain circumstances; prohibiting persons riding bicycles, electric bicycles and electric scooters from riding more than two abreast upon the shoulder of a roadway; prohibiting persons from riding bicycles, electric bicycles and electric scooters on a roadway with a posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour or more; providing exceptions under certain circumstances and for certain special events; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 176 Revises provisions relating to the Commission to Study Governmental Purchasing. (BDR 17‐512)

AN ACT relating to governmental purchasing; authorizing the Commission to Study Governmental Purchasing to request the drafting of certain legislative measures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections

03/09/21 ‐ Allows the Commission to Study Governmental Purchasing to request two bill draft requests during each regular session.

Under Review

Under Review

SB 174 Revises provisions relating to juvenile justice. (BDR 5‐874)

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; revising provisions relating to the certification of a child for criminal proceedings as an adult; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator James Ohrenschall, Senator Fabian Donate, Senator Dina Neal, Senator Pat Spearman, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, Assemblyman Edgar Flores

Under Review

Under Review

SB 171 Prohibits a pharmacy benefit manager from requiring a covered person to obtain a drug by mail. (BDR 57‐848)

AN ACT relating to pharmacy benefit managers; prohibiting a pharmacy benefit manager from requiring a covered person to obtain a drug by mail; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Joseph Hardy, Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy

Under Review

Under Review

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AN ACT relating to cannabis; prohibiting the Cannabis Compliance Board or a local government from imposing certain restrictions relating to the packaging of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing a cannabis sales facility to engage in curbside pickup under certain circumstances; authorizing a cannabis establishment to satisfy certain requirements relating to the labeling of a cannabis product through certain alternative means; providing that the placement of certain signs inside a cannabis establishment does not constitute advertising by a cannabis establishment for certain purposes; requiring the Board to adopt regulations allowing for certain records of a cannabis establishment to be created and maintained in an electronic format; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Roberta Lange, Senator Chris Brooks Under Review

Under Review


AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the procedures for seeking judicial review of certain determinations of the Nevada Tax Commission or the Department of Motor Vehicles; revising provisions governing penalties for failure to pay the amount of certain determinations of the Commission or Department when due; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 164 Revises provisions relating to victims of human trafficking. (BDR 15‐57)

AN ACT relating to crimes; providing that victims of human trafficking are immune from civil and criminal liability for the commission of certain offenses; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from arresting or issuing a citation to a victim of human trafficking for certain offenses relating to prostitution; requiring the release from custody of or dismissal of charges against a person who is determined to be a victim of human trafficking in certain circumstances; requiring that victims of human trafficking be referred to certain local resources, programs and services; requiring that certain state agencies be notified of certain victims of human trafficking; revising provisions governing the requirement for persons who are arrested for certain crimes to submit to a test to detect exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Melanie Scheible, Senator Dallas Harris, Senator James Ohrenschall, Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen

Under Review

Under Review

SB 156 Revises provisions relating to crisis stabilization centers. (BDR 40‐488)

AN ACT relating to mental health; revising certain requirements for an endorsement as a crisis stabilization center; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

Under Review

SB 148 Establishes provisions regarding the reporting of hate crimes. (BDR 15‐715)

AN ACT relating to crimes; requiring law enforcement agencies to maintain records of hate crimes and submit such records on a quarterly basis to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Attorney General; imposing certain duties on the Attorney General relating to the submission of such records; revising provisions concerning the guidelines required to be adopted by the Director of the Department of Public Safety regarding the reporting of hate crimes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Dallas Harris 02/26/21 ‐ Requires law enforcement agencies to report quarterly on crimes that that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. The bill requires the Attorney General's Office to coordinate the submission of these records, report them to the FBI for its annual Hate Crime Statistics report; and issue a detailed annual report.

Under Review

Under Review

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SB 147 Establishes provisions relating to conditions of release that prohibit the contact or attempted contact of certain persons. (BDR 14‐377)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing a victim to request that a prosecuting attorney seek an order imposing a condition of release that prohibits the contact or attempted contact of certain persons; requiring a prosecuting attorney to consider such a request; requiring a copy of an order imposing a condition of release that prohibits the contact or attempted contact of certain persons to be transmitted to certain law enforcement agencies; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 142 Revises provisions related to local governments. (BDR S‐607)

AN ACT relating to local governments; repealing provisions that prohibit the budgeted ending fund balance of a school district from being subject to certain negotiations under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Roberta Lange Under Review

Under Review

SB 14 Revises provisions relating to certain emergency response plans and assessments. (BDR 36‐280)

AN ACT relating to emergency management; revising requirements relating to the distribution by the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety of a written guide to assist a person or governmental entity required to file certain emergency response plans; requiring certain state agencies to coordinate with the Division of Emergency Management to annually compile a list of each utility and provider of new electric resources required to submit a vulnerability assessment and emergency response plan; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 131 Revises provisions relating to the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management in the Department of Administration. (BDR 18‐100)

AN ACT relating to financial administration; revising provisions relating to the powers and duties of the Office of Grant Procurement, Coordination and Management in the Department of Administration; requiring certain agencies to provide certain notice to the Office regarding grants applied for or received by the agency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Carrie Buck Under Review

Under Review

SB 130 Provides for a presidential preference primary election. (BDR 24‐37)

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, that a presidential preference primary election be held in conjunction with the statewide primary election; setting forth certain requirements and procedures for a presidential preference primary election; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Carrie Buck, Senator James Settelmeyer

Under Review

Under Review

SB 129 Revises provisions relating to pesticide applicators. (BDR 49‐589)

AN ACT relating to pest control; creating a limited license for certain applicators of pesticides or to use restricted‐use pesticides without first passing the applicable examination; requiring certain service containers to be labeled; providing that certain application devices are not required to bear certain labels; revising provisions relating to the imposition of a fine for the violation of a provision governing the custom application of pesticides; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Scott Hammond Under Review

Under Review

SB 127 Revises provisions relating to the Charter of the City of Mesquite. (BDR S‐619)

AN ACT relating to the City of Mesquite; revising the process for appointing the City Manager and City Attorney; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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AN ACT relating to elections; defining the term “partisan office”; revising certain definitions relating to political affiliation; revising methods for filling a vacancy in a nomination for a partisan office; revising various provisions related to primary elections for partisan offices; providing that a person may become a candidate for a partisan office at a primary election regardless of political affiliation; requiring candidates to designate a political party preference or lack thereof on a declaration of candidacy; authorizing a voter, regardless of political affiliation, to cast a ballot for any candidate for a partisan office in a primary election; providing that the two candidates at a primary election for partisan office who receive the highest number of votes must be declared the nominees and have their names placed on the ballot for the general election; requiring ballots and voter information to include information relating to the designation of a political party preference by a candidate; eliminating certain grounds for challenging a person who is applying to vote based on political party affiliation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 119 Revises provisions relating to domestic relations. (BDR 11‐163)

AN ACT relating to domestic relations; creating summary procedures for the resolution of certain matters relating to permanent support and maintenance, divorce and child custody; revising provisions governing the issuance of certain orders during a suit for divorce; adding certain factors for determining child custody; revising provisions governing the relocation of a parent with his or her child; making certain terms consistent in provisions relating to child custody; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Carrie Buck

Under Review

Under Review

SB 115 Revises provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of certain persons. (BDR 20‐605)

AN ACT relating to confidential information; authorizing State Legislators to obtain court orders requiring a county assessor, a county recorder, the Secretary of State or a county or city clerk to maintain certain personal information in a confidential manner; authorizing State Legislators to request the Department of Motor Vehicles to display an alternate address on the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license or identification card; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 113 Makes various changes relating to arson. (BDR 15‐587)

AN ACT relating to crimes; defining the term “maliciously” for the purposes of the crime of arson; making various changes to the public offense of the destruction of timber, forest, crops, grass, vegetation or certain property by fire caused by gross negligence; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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SB 110 Revises provisions relating to businesses engaged in the development of emerging technologies. (BDR 18‐447)

AN ACT relating to technology; creating the Emerging Technologies Task Force within the Department of Business and Industry; prescribing the membership, powers and duties of the Task Force; authorizing the Director of the Department to create an Opportunity Center for Emerging Technology Businesses as part of the Office of Business Finance and Planning of the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 109 Revises provisions relating to the collection of certain information by governmental agencies. (BDR 19‐95)

AN ACT relating to governmental agencies; requiring governmental agencies to request from certain persons information related to sexual orientation and gender identity; providing, with certain exceptions, that such information is confidential; requiring a governmental agency to annually report certain information related to sexual orientation and gender identity to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

SB 106 Enacts the Uniform Easement Relocation Act. (BDR 10‐833)

AN ACT relating to property; enacting the Uniform Easement Relocation Act; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review


AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing a registered voter to notify the county clerk that the registered voter wants to be required to present photo identification to vote in person at a polling place; requiring, with certain exceptions, such a registered voter to present photo identification in order to vote in person at a polling place; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Senator James Settelmeyer, Senator Joseph Hardy, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler

Under Review

Under Review


AN ACT relating to taxation; revising provisions governing the calculation of the amount of certain partial abatements of property taxes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

Under Review

S‐458 Requires the Department of Transportation to establish a working group to study certain issues related to transportation.

Legislative Committee on Energy (NRS 218E.805) Under Review

Under Review

R‐1045 ACR: Requires the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to study the interim structure of the Legislature.


Under Review

Under Review

IP 2 Increases the local school support tax imposed upon the gross receipts of a retailer from the retail sale of tangible personal property.

AN ACT relating to taxation; increasing the local school support tax imposed upon the gross receipts of a retailer from the retail sale of tangible personal property; and providing other matters properly relating thereto

Under Review

Under Review

IP 1 Increases the license fee imposed on nonrestricted gaming licensees whose gross revenue from certain gaming activities exceeds $250,000 per calendar month.

AN ACT relating to gaming; increasing the license fee imposed on nonrestricted gaming licensees whose gross revenue from certain gaming activities exceeds $250,000 per calendar month; and providing other matters properly relating thereto

Under Review

Under Review

C‐859 AJR: Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide for annual sessions of the Legislature.


Under Review

Under Review

C‐652 AJR: Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require the Legislature to canvass the vote and certify election results.

Assemblyman Wheeler Under Review

Under Review

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C‐29 AJR: Proposes constitutional amendment to create an exception to two‐thirds majority vote requirement for legislative measure that raises revenue exclusively to fund operation of K‐12 public schools.

Assemblyman Frierson Under Review

Under Review

AJR 9 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution relating to appropriations for the operation of the Executive Department of the State Government. (BDR C‐592)

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution relating to appropriations for the operation of the Executive Department of the State Government.

Assemblywoman Annie Black, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Andy Matthews

Under Review

Under Review

AJR 12 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to prohibit a vote on a bill or joint resolution until it has been made available to the public for a certain period. (BDR C‐595)

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to prohibit a vote on a bill or joint resolution until it has been made available to the public for a certain period.

Assemblywoman Annie Black, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Andy Matthews, Assemblyman Richard McArthur

Under Review

Under Review

AJR 11 Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require “None of the above” be a choice on the ballot in certain elections. (BDR C‐596)

Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to require that “None of the above” be a choice on the ballot in certain elections.

Assemblywoman Annie Black Under Review

Under Review

AJR 10 Proposes to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment. (BDR C‐496)

Proposing to amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constitution and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

Assemblyman Howard Watts, Assemblyman Cameron Miller, Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblywoman Brittney Miller, Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe‐Moreno, Senator Dallas Harris, Senator Dina Neal

Under Review

Under Review

ACR 5 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint an interim committee to study the behavioral health workforce in this State. (BDR R‐105)

Directing the Legislative Commission to appoint an interim committee to conduct a study concerning the behavioral health workforce in this State.

Assemblywoman Natha Anderson, Assemblywoman Sarah Peters

Under Review

Under Review

ACR 4 Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study on general improvement districts. (BDR R‐199)

Directing the Legislative Commission to appoint a committee to conduct an interim study on general improvement districts.

Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner Under Review

Under Review

ACR 3 Requires the Legislative Commission to appoint an interim committee to conduct a study concerning environmental justice. (BDR R‐568)

Requiring the Legislative Commission to appoint an interim committee to conduct a study concerning environmental justice.

Assemblywoman Sarah Peters Under Review

Under Review

ACR 2 Terminates the emergency described in the Declaration of Emergency for COVID‐19 issued by the Governor on March 12, 2020. (BDR R‐930)

Terminating the emergency described in the Declaration of Emergency for COVID‐19 issued by the Governor on March 12, 2020.

Assemblywoman Annie Black Under Review

Under Review

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AB 97 Revises provisions governing toxic chemicals. (BDR 40‐141)

AN ACT relating to health; requiring the State Environmental Commission to establish for certain substances water quality standards, effluent limitations and maximum permissible levels in public water systems; requiring certain persons to obtain a certificate of registration from the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to store or dispose of certain substances; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, the use, manufacture or sale of certain Class B firefighting foams; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, the manufacture, sale or distribution of certain products containing certain chemicals; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Howard Watts Under Review

Under Review

AB 93 Revises provisions relating to states of emergency or declarations of disaster proclaimed by the Governor. (BDR 36‐41)

AN ACT relating to emergency management; requiring a state of emergency or declaration of disaster proclaimed by the Governor to terminate after 15 days unless the Legislature expressly approves a continuance of the emergency or disaster; prohibiting the Governor from proclaiming the existence of a state of emergency or declaration of disaster due to the same occurrence or threatened occurrence as that of an emergency or disaster which has terminated unless the Legislature expressly approves the proclamation; prohibiting the exercise of certain powers by the Governor without the express approval of the Legislative Commission or the Legislature; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblyman John Ellison

Under Review

Under Review

AB 92 Authorizes a peace officer to bring a civil action for damages under certain circumstances. (BDR 3‐519)

AN ACT relating to civil liability; authorizing a peace officer to bring a civil action for damages under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman

Under Review

Under Review

AB 87 Makes various changes to provisions governing the vacation or abandonment of certain easements. (BDR 22‐460)

AN ACT relating to land use planning; authorizing cities and counties to establish a simplified procedure for the vacation and abandonment of certain easements; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Assemblyman Tom Roberts

03/09/21 ‐ Allows a local government to establish by ordinance a simplified procedure for the vacation or abandonment of an easement without conducting a hearing on the vacation or abandonment. The bill only applies to certain easements owned by local governments and outlines procedural requirements including notification and support from all adjacent property owners.

Under Review

Under Review

AB 83 Revises the date of the legal holiday for the observance of Nevada Day. (BDR 19‐70)

AN ACT relating to holidays; revising the date of the legal holiday for the observance of Nevada Day; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager Under Review

Under Review

AB 80 Revises provisions governing firearms. (BDR 15‐73)

AN ACT relating to crimes; authorizing a person who holds a permit to carry a concealed firearm to possess a handgun in a motor vehicle that is on the property of the Nevada System of Higher Education or a private or public school or child care facility in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Gregory Hafen Under Review

Under Review

AB 78 Revises provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15‐16)

AN ACT relating to firearms; exempting from a background check the sale or transfer of a firearm by an unlicensed person to another unlicensed person if the buyer or transferee possesses a permit to carry a concealed firearm; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman John Ellison Under Review

Under Review

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AB 66 Revises provisions relating to the abatement of certain taxes. (BDR 32‐266)

AN ACT relating to taxation; revising requirements for agreements between the Office of Economic Development and applicants for an abatement or partial abatement of certain taxes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Revenue Under Review

Under Review

AB 65 Revises provisions relating to ethics in government. (BDR 23‐257)

AN ACT relating to ethics in government; making various changes relating to the provisions governing ethics in government; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

Under Review

AB 63 Makes various changes relating to the financial administration of local governments. (BDR 31‐404)

AN ACT relating to local financial administration; authorizing a local government to use money from a certain fund to mitigate the effects of certain emergencies; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs Under Review

Under Review

AB 60 Makes certain provisions of a contract or settlement agreement void and unenforceable. (BDR 4‐422)

AN ACT relating to witnesses; making provisions of a contract or settlement agreement that prohibit or restrict a party to the contract or settlement agreement from testifying at judicial or administrative proceedings concerning criminal conduct or sexual harassment void and unenforceable under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary Under Review

Under Review

AB 59 Revises various provisions relating to tobacco. (BDR 15‐420)

AN ACT relating to tobacco; increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products; revising the punishment for certain prohibited acts relating to the sale of tobacco products; revising certain definitions relating to tobacco products for the purposes of the regulation and taxation of tobacco products; eliminating certain duplicative requirements concerning the sale of cigarettes; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 55 Makes various changes to the Charter of the City of North Las Vegas. (BDR S‐368)

AN ACT relating to the City of North Las Vegas; making certain grammatical and clarifying changes to the Charter of the City of North Las Vegas; revising provisions relating to special and emergency meetings of the City Council; revising the procedure for enacting city ordinances; making various changes to the duties of the City Clerk; revising the powers of the City Council relating to animals; revising provisions relating to the removal of the City Attorney; authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney to take certain legal action for the collection and disposition of certain money; authorizing the City Council to appoint one or more Hearing Commissioners; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 46 Repeals the Commerce Tax. (BDR 32‐439)

AN ACT relating to taxation; repealing the Commerce Tax; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 36 Revises provisions relating to competency hearings for certain criminal defendants. (BDR 14‐294)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; revising certain procedures governing competency hearings and the treatment of certain criminal defendants; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 338 Revises provisions governing the investment of certain public money in foreign bonds, notes or other obligations. (BDR 31‐787)

AN ACT relating to governmental financial administration; revising the conditions under which certain public money may be invested in certain foreign bonds, notes or other obligations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman David Orentlicher Under Review

Under Review

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AB 336 Requires an annual behavioral healthcare assessment for peace officers. (BDR 23‐226)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; requiring the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to adopt regulations establishing standards for an annual behavioral healthcare assessment for peace officers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe‐Moreno, Assemblyman Tom Roberts

Under Review

Under Review

AB 335 Revises provisions governing the redevelopment of communities. (BDR 22‐852)

AN ACT relating to redevelopment; revising the requirements for the submission of an employment plan for a redevelopment project located in certain cities; requiring a developer and certain businesses to submit progress reports related to redevelopment projects in certain cities; requiring the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs to provide an analysis of employment plans and progress reports related to certain redevelopment projects; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Shondra Summers‐Armstrong Under Review

Under Review

AB 334 Revises provisions relating to affordable housing. (BDR 22‐850)

AN ACT relating to land use planning; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the governing body of a city or county to accept a payment in lieu of the performance of certain obligations or impose a linkage fee on certain developers to pay for the development of affordable housing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Shondra Summers‐Armstrong Under Review

Under Review

AB 333 Makes changes to provisions relating to land use planning. (BDR 22‐357)

AN ACT relating to land use planning; establishing certain requirements for judicial review of certain land use planning decisions of a governing body, commission or board; exempting the retention or detention of stormwater from certain appropriation procedures under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Assemblyman Tom Roberts

Under Review

Under Review

AB 332 Establishes provisions relating to property. (BDR 10‐694)

AN ACT relating to property; requiring the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to establish a statewide registry of landlords; requiring landlords to report to the Division the information required to be contained in the statewide registry; prohibiting a property manager from providing services to a landlord who is not listed in the statewide registry; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 331 Makes various changes to provisions relating to affordable housing. (BDR 22‐807)

AN ACT relating to land use planning; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the governing body of a city or county to accept a payment in lieu of the performance of certain obligations or impose a linkage fee on certain developers to pay for the development of affordable housing; revising the list of specified measures that certain cities and counties must choose from in implementing a plan for maintaining and developing affordable housing; requiring the Administrator of the Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry to adopt regulations establishing certain criteria for the distribution and use of money from the Account for Affordable Housing; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola, Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson, Assemblyman Howard Watts, Senator Fabian Donate

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 328 Expands the circumstances in which a county clerk is required to cancel a preregistration or registration to vote. (BDR 24‐609)

AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing a funeral director to notify the county clerk of the death of a person; requiring a county clerk to cancel the preregistration or registration to vote of a person when notified by a funeral director that the person has died; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblyman Glen Leavitt, Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Senator Ira Hansen, Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Joseph Hardy

Under Review

Under Review

AB 326 Revises provisions governing cannabis. (BDR 56‐641)

AN ACT relating to cannabis; authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to impose certain penalties for engaging in the business of a cannabis establishment without a license; requiring advertising by a cannabis establishment to include the name and license number or other unique identifier of the cannabis establishment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Tom Roberts Under Review

Under Review

AB 321 Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24‐927)

AN ACT relating to elections; establishing procedures for the use of mail ballots in every election; establishing various requirements relating to mail ballots; revising the requirements for signature verification of mail ballots; revising the deadline to submit a request for the establishment of a polling place within an Indian reservation or Indian colony for an election; revising the personal data that may be requested if a voter's signature is challenged at the polls; requiring the Secretary of State to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics to obtain certain information relating to the statewide voter registration list; authorizing a county clerk, city clerk or registrar of voters and deputies thereof charged with powers and duties relating to elections to request certain personal information be maintained in a confidential manner; repealing provisions related to absent ballots, mailing ballots and affected elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson

Under Review

Under Review

AB 317 Revises provisions relating to housing. (BDR 10‐778)

AN ACT relating to housing; prohibiting discrimination in housing and certain other transactions involving real property on the basis of source of income; requiring a person who refuses to rent a dwelling to a prospective tenant to provide to the prospective tenant a written notice that states the reason for the refusal; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez, Assemblyman Howard Watts, Assemblywoman Venicia Considine, Senator Julia Ratti, Senator Fabian Donate, Senator James Ohrenschall

Under Review

Under Review

AB 314 Revises provisions governing civil liability for injury or death resulting from exposure to COVID‐19. (BDR 3‐448)

AN ACT relating to public health; revising provisions limiting civil liability for personal injury or death resulting from exposure to COVID‐19; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Glen Leavitt, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Assemblyman Gregory Hafen, Senator James Settelmeyer, Senator Ira Hansen, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Scott Hammond, Senator Keith Pickard

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 311 Revises the Charter of the City of Elko. (BDR S‐928)

AN ACT relating to the City of Elko; requiring the City Council to determine whether the Municipal Court is presided over by an ex officio or appointed Municipal Judge; setting forth the manner of appointing and term of office of an appointed Municipal Judge; revising provisions relating to the salary of a Municipal Judge; setting forth the procedure for selecting and the duties of the administrative judge of the Municipal Court; authorizing a Municipal Judge to employ certain persons; revising provisions relating to the disposition of fines and forfeitures; authorizing the imposition of intermittent periods of incarceration; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman John Ellison, Senator Pete Goicoechea

Under Review

Under Review

AB 308 Revises provisions relating to landlords and tenants. (BDR 10‐880)

AN ACT relating to property; revising provisions relating to late fees; revising certain definitions used in the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; revising provisions relating to notices of increases in rent; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jason Frierson Under Review

Under Review

AB 304 Revises provisions governing peace officers. (BDR 23‐918)

AN ACT relating to law enforcement; revising provisions governing the standards for programs of continuing education for peace officers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 303 Removes certain exceptions relating to certain requirements for paid leave. (BDR 53‐851)

AN ACT relating to employment; removing certain exceptions relating to the requirements for an employer in private employment to provide paid leave to each employee of the employer under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Shondra Summers‐Armstrong, Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez, Assemblywoman Natha Anderson

Under Review

Under Review

AB 30 Revises provisions relating to the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence. (BDR 16‐260)

AN ACT relating to crimes; revising provisions governing eligibility for a grant from the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence; renaming the Account; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 299 Makes various changes relating to wildlife. (BDR 45‐733)

AN ACT relating to wildlife; providing for the issuance of a salvage permit to certain persons for the salvage and possession of certain animals hit and killed by a motor vehicle; imposing certain requirements on a holder of a salvage permit; authorizing a peace officer to make certain inspections; prohibiting a person from selling, bartering or exchanging the carcass of such an animal; providing that a peace officer, agency employing a peace officer and the Department of Wildlife are not liable with respect to any use made of the carcass of such an animal; prohibiting the salvaging and taking possession of such animals from the reservation lands of any Indian tribe in this State; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray‐Axelrod, Assemblywoman Robin Titus

Under Review

Under Review

AB 297 Requires the election of a registrar of voters. (BDR 24‐908)

AN ACT relating to elections; providing that a registrar of voters is an elected office; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Glen Leavitt, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, Senator James Settelmeyer, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Scott Hammond

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 296 Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 15‐121)

AN ACT relating to crimes; defining certain terms for the purposes of the crime of doxxing; establishing the crime of doxxing; authorizing a victim of doxxing to recover damages, reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a civil action; authorizing a court to issue a temporary restraining order or a permanent or temporary injunction under certain circumstances; providing an additional penalty for doxxing motivated by certain actual or perceived characteristics of the victim; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen Under Review

Under Review

AB 294 Revises provisions relating to contracts of insurance. (BDR 57‐975)

AN ACT relating to insurance; prohibiting the prevention of recovery under an insurance policy or annuity contract based on any misrepresentations, omissions, concealment of facts or incorrect statements unless they are substantially related to the claim for which recovery is sought; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager Under Review

Under Review

AB 292 Revises provisions relating to unemployment compensation. (BDR 53‐210)

AN ACT relating to unemployment compensation; eliminating provisions that make a person ineligible for unemployment benefits under certain circumstances related to the person's separation from his or her next to last employer; eliminating a requirement that the next to last employer of a person be notified of a new or additional claim for unemployment benefits filed by the person under certain circumstances; eliminating a prohibition on the charging of benefits to the account of a person's next to last employer if the person left the employer to take other employment under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton Under Review

Under Review

AB 291 Revises provisions governing noncompetition covenants. (BDR 53‐695)

AN ACT relating to noncompetition covenants; providing that a noncompetition covenant is void and unenforceable against independent contractors in certain circumstances; providing that a noncompetition covenant may not restrict an independent contractor from providing service to a former customer or client in certain circumstances; limiting the enforceability of a noncompetition covenant against an independent contractor in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 286 Prohibits certain acts relating to firearms. (BDR 15‐21)

AN ACT relating to crimes; prohibiting a person from possessing a firearm on a covered premises under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from engaging in certain acts relating to unfinished frames or receivers under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from engaging in certain acts relating to firearms which are not imprinted with a serial number under certain circumstances; revising provisions relating to the confiscation and disposal of dangerous weapons; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui Under Review

Under Review

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AB 282 Makes various changes relating to training for judges and certain court staff. (BDR 1‐878)

AN ACT relating to courts; authorizing the Nevada Supreme Court to provide by court rule for training on implicit bias for judges; authorizing the Supreme Court to develop training on implicit bias; requiring certain court employees to complete a certain amount of any such training developed by the Supreme Court; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 280 Revises provisions relating to public restrooms. (BDR 54‐132)

AN ACT relating to public restrooms; requiring places of public accommodation, public buildings and facilities owned by a public body, certain areas leased by or on behalf of a public body and certain leased areas within a state park that provide a single‐stall restroom to the public to make the single‐stall restroom as inclusive and accessible as possible; revising provisions relating to the signage for such single‐stall restrooms; requiring certain governmental entities to include in their building codes or, if applicable, adopt by ordinance a requirement that certain buildings and facilities used by the public that contain a single‐stall restroom which is available to the public be as inclusive and accessible as possible and prohibiting certain signage on such restrooms; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 279 Revises provisions governing taxes imposed on certain heavy equipment. (BDR 32‐26)

AN ACT relating to taxation; providing for the imposition, administration, collection and enforcement of a tax on the rental of certain heavy equipment; excluding certain heavy equipment from the tax on personal property; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Glen Leavitt Under Review

Under Review

AB 275 Establishes provisions relating to the use of pesticides containing certain chemicals. (BDR 51‐131)

AN ACT relating to pesticides; providing that neonicotinoid pesticides are restricted‐use pesticides; authorizing the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to classify certain chemicals as belonging to the neonicotinoid class of chemicals; adding neonicotinoid pesticides to provisions governing restricted‐use pesticides; prohibiting the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on state lands; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow, Assemblyman Howard Watts, Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray‐Axelrod

Under Review

Under Review

AB 274 Requires certain health plans to cover fertility preservation services. (BDR 57‐482)

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health plans to include coverage for standard fertility preservation services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow Under Review

Under Review

AB 272 Exempts employers from paying the tax for wages which are paid to certain employees. (BDR 32‐650)

AN ACT relating to taxation; exempting employers from paying the excise tax for wages paid to certain employees; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblywoman Annie Black, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman

Under Review

Under Review

AB 271 Establishes certain requirements for law enforcement agencies. (BDR 23‐923)

AN ACT relating to law enforcement; requiring certain law enforcement agencies to maintain specific supervisor ratios; establishing provisions relating to staffing assignments of nonsupervisory peace officers and first‐line supervisors; requiring first‐line supervisors to perform certain duties relating to the use of force by nonsupervisory peace officers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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AB 268 Establishes provisions relating to peace officers. (BDR 23‐234)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; requiring each law enforcement agency to adopt a written policy regarding the use of force; prohibiting a peace officer from using deadly force against a person based on the danger that the person poses to himself or herself under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Assemblyman Tom Roberts, Assemblyman Cameron Miller, Senator Dina Neal

Under Review

Under Review


AN ACT relating to elections; setting forth certain requirements for a program or activity to remove the names of persons who are ineligible to vote; authorizing the Secretary of State to enter into certain agreements to maintain the statewide voter registration list; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama, Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy, Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Assemblywoman Robin Titus

Under Review

Under Review


AN ACT relating to elections; requiring county and city clerks to audit the performance of persons who check voter signatures on absent ballots, mailing ballots or mail ballots; setting forth certain requirements for signature verification devices; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Senator Ira Hansen

Under Review

Under Review

AB 260 Provides for the confidentiality of contact tracing information. (BDR 40‐747)

AN ACT relating to public health; providing, with certain exceptions, that information obtained for the purpose of or in the course of contact tracing for COVID‐19 is confidential and privileged and is not subject to discovery or subpoena; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from conducting such contact tracing; prescribing the circumstances under which the disclosure of such information is authorized; authorizing the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to take certain actions to stop or prevent unauthorized disclosure; creating a cause of action for a person or entity aggrieved by unauthorized disclosure; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Glen Leavitt, Senator Joseph Hardy

Under Review

Under Review

AB 251 Makes various changes relating to juvenile justice. (BDR 5‐986)

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; requiring a peace officer or probation officer to ensure that a child in custody consults with a parent or guardian or an attorney before the commencement of a custodial interrogation of the child; establishing provisions relating to the destruction of certain records relating to children; repealing and revising certain provisions concerning the sealing of certain records relating to children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblyman Cameron Miller, Senator Joseph Hardy

Under Review

Under Review

AB 250 Revises provisions relating to insurance which provides for the payment of expenses not covered by Medicare. (BDR 57‐142)



Under Review

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AB 249 Revises provisions relating to land use planning. (BDR 22‐796)

AN ACT relating to construction; requiring the governing body of a county or city to establish uniform hours by which construction work may begin on certain land; prohibiting a common‐interest community from restricting the hours by which construction work may begin in a way that is inconsistent with the permissible hours established by the governing body of the county or city; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 248 Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24‐679)

AN ACT relating to elections; setting forth certain requirements for partisan observers and international observers who wish to observe an election; revising provisions relating to a plan for the accommodation of members of the public who wish to observe an election; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Jill Tolles Under Review

Under Review

AB 246 Revises provisions governing employment practices relating to employee safety. (BDR 53‐781)

AN ACT relating to employment practices; requiring an employer to notify certain employees, principal contractors, subcontractors and independent contractors of a potential exposure to COVID‐19; requiring such notice to be provided within 1 business day and include certain information; prohibiting an employer from taking retaliatory actions against an employee who is diagnosed with COVID‐19 or who has to quarantine or isolate himself or herself; authorizing an employee to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner regarding a retaliatory action; requiring an employer to establish, implement and maintain a written COVID‐19 prevention program that complies with certain standards; requiring the prevention program to be provided to employees upon employment and upon request; requiring the employer to train its employees on the prevention program; authorizing an employee to file a complaint with the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry for certain violations by an employer; requiring the Division to review the prevention program in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Edgar Flores Under Review

Under Review

AB 245 Increases certain fees relating to notaries public and document preparation services. (BDR 19‐983)

AN ACT relating to public affairs; increasing certain fees which may be charged by a notary public; increasing certain fees required to register or renew a registration to engage in the business of a document preparation service; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Edgar Flores Under Review

Under Review

AB 244 Revises provisions relating to insurance which provides for the payment of expenses not covered by Medicare. (BDR 57‐654)


Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy, Senator Keith Pickard, Senator Joseph Hardy

Under Review

Under Review

AB 24 Revises provisions relating to a forensic facility to which certain offenders and defendants with a mental illness may be committed. (BDR 14‐292)

AN ACT relating to mental health; revising provisions relating to a forensic facility to which certain offenders and defendants with a mental illness may be committed; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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AB 239 Establishes provisions relating to the enforcement of federal immigration laws. (BDR 14‐802)

AN ACT relating to law enforcement; authorizing a state or local law enforcement agency to enter into an agreement relating to the enforcement of federal immigration laws by officers of the state or local law enforcement agency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Andy Matthews, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman John Ellison

Under Review

Under Review

AB 238 Revises provisions relating to concealed firearms. (BDR 15‐149)

AN ACT relating to concealed firearms; revising the requirements pertaining to demonstrating competence with handguns for an active peace officer who applies for a permit to carry a concealed firearm; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 233 Revises provisions governing legislative measures that may be requested for a regular legislative session. (BDR 17‐689)

AN ACT relating to the Legislature; reducing the number of legislative measures that may be requested for a regular legislative session; codifying into statute certain provisions of the Joint Standing Rules of the Senate and Assembly that authorize requests for legislative measures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Richard McArthur, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman

Under Review

Under Review

AB 230 Revises provisions relating to juvenile justice. (BDR 5‐791)

AN ACT relating to juvenile justice; eliminating the exclusion of certain offenses from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court; revising provisions relating to the certification of a child for criminal proceedings as an adult; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Cameron Miller, Assemblywoman Selena Torres, Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblywoman Venicia Considine, Senator James Ohrenschall, Senator Dina Neal

Under Review

Under Review

AB 23 Revises provisions regarding the procedure to commit an incompetent criminal defendant. (BDR 14‐291)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; revising the procedure for the commitment of certain criminal defendants whom the court finds to be incompetent to the custody of the Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 228 Establishes provisions relating to children's advocacy centers. (BDR 38‐358)

AN ACT relating to child welfare; prescribing the requirements governing the credentialing and operation of children's advocacy centers; providing that certain persons are immune from civil liability for actions or omissions in duties performed on behalf of or through a children's advocacy center; requiring the governing body of each county and each agency which provides child welfare services to ensure access to a children's advocacy center; creating an account to support children's advocacy centers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Brittney Miller, Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow

Under Review

Under Review

AB 226 Revises provisions relating to peace officers. (BDR 23‐148)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising the membership of the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 223 Revises provisions governing first responders. (BDR 53‐692)

AN ACT relating to occupational diseases; requiring that when certain physical examinations are administered to a firefighter, arson investigator or police officer, the physical examinations must include a PSA test to screen for prostate cancer; requiring certain examinations of the heart administered to a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, arson investigator or police officer to include certain elements; requiring certain examinations of the heart administered to a volunteer firefighter to be administered every 2 years instead of every 3 years; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 222 Revises provisions governing employment practices. (BDR 53‐739)

AN ACT relating to employment; making it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take certain actions against an employee who reports, requests the correction of or refuses to engage in certain conduct; establishing procedures for certain civil actions concerning unlawful employment practices; revising provisions governing periods of limitation in certain civil actions concerning unlawful employment practices; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Selena Torres Under Review

Under Review

AB 220 Establishes provisions relating to the use of mobile devices by peace officers. (BDR 23‐924)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; requiring each law enforcement agency to adopt a written policy establishing standards of conduct for the use of mobile devices by peace officers employed by the law enforcement agency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson

Under Review

Under Review

AB 212 Makes various changes relating to court interpreters. (BDR 1‐758)

AN ACT relating to interpreters; revising and expanding the membership of the committee to advise the Court Administrator regarding adoption of regulations relating to the certification or registration of court interpreters for certain persons; requiring the committee to submit an annual report to the Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court and make the report available to the public; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Natha Anderson, Assemblywoman Venicia Considine, Assemblywoman Tracy Brown‐May, Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblyman Steve Yeager

Under Review

Under Review

AB 207 Provides that certain businesses which offer goods or services through an Internet website, mobile application or other electronic medium are places of public accommodation. (BDR 54‐567)

AN ACT relating to public accommodations; expanding the definition of “place of public accommodation” to include a business which offers goods or services to the general public in this State through an Internet website, mobile application or other electronic medium, regardless of whether or not the business is operated from a physical location; exempting certain online forums from the applicability of provisions governing places of public accommodation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Howard Watts Under Review

Under Review

AB 203 Revises provisions relating to certain proceedings concerning evictions. (BDR S‐612)

AN ACT relating to property; providing that the authority of certain courts to grant a stay in certain proceedings concerning evictions expires on May 31, 2021; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman Glen Leavitt, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Senator Carrie Buck, Senator Scott Hammond

Under Review

Under Review

AB 201 Revises provisions relating to informants. (BDR 14‐777)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; requiring each office of a prosecuting attorney to maintain certain records relating to informants; requiring a prosecuting attorney to make certain disclosures to the defense relating to informants; requiring a court to instruct jurors to consider certain information relating to informants; requiring the victim of a crime perpetrated by an informant to be informed of any leniency provided to the informant in exchange for his or her testimony or information; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez, Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Assemblyman Edgar Flores

03/11/21 ‐ Requires a prosecuting attorney to disclose certain information and materials related to an informant if information from that informant is going to be used in a hearing or trial. The bill requires each office of a prosecuting attorney to maintain records for cases in which testimony or information was provided by an informant. No expected impact to the City Attorney's Office as informants are not used in misdemeanor cases. Law enforcement concerns related to an agency's ability to conduct certain investigations.

Under Review

Under Review

AB 197 Revises provisions relating to persons experiencing homelessness. (BDR 11‐682)

AN ACT relating to homelessness; revising requirements concerning the provision of health care to a minor without the consent of his or her parents or legal guardian in certain circumstances; revising provisions requiring the State Registrar to provide certain certificates to a homeless person free of charge in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Howard Watts, Assemblywoman Sarah Peters, Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen, Senator Fabian Donate

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 196 Requires courthouses to contain lactation rooms for use by members of the public under certain circumstances. (BDR 1‐734)

AN ACT relating to courts; requiring courthouses to contain lactation rooms for use by members of the public under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson Under Review

Under Review

AB 190 Provides certain employees with the right to use sick leave to assist certain family members with medical needs. (BDR 53‐379)

AN ACT relating to employment; requiring private employers that provide employees with sick leave to allow an employee to use such leave to assist a member of the employee's immediate family with certain medical needs; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor Under Review

Under Review

AB 185 Eliminates certain scheduled increases in the minimum wage. (BDR 53‐688)

AN ACT relating to wages; eliminating certain scheduled increases to the minimum wage; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Richard McArthur, Assemblyman Andy Matthews, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman

Under Review

Under Review

AB 183 Revises provisions governing collective bargaining. (BDR 23‐803)

AN ACT relating to collective bargaining; removing the exemption from compliance with certain provisions requiring a meeting to be open or public for meetings between a local government or Executive Department employer and an employee organization or employees as individuals; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Andy Matthews, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblywoman Annie Black

Under Review

Under Review

AB 176 Revises provisions relating to abortions. (BDR 40‐655)

AN ACT relating to abortions; revising provisions relating to parental notice of an abortion; revising certain procedures and requirements for filing a petition for authorization of an abortion without parental notice; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblyman Gregory Hafen

Under Review

Under Review

AB 175 Revises provisions relating to abortion. (BDR 40‐229)

AN ACT relating to abortion; revising the requirements for informed consent to an abortion; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen, Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Gregory Hafen, Assemblyman John Ellison

Under Review

Under Review

AB 17 Revises provisions relating to the discharge of certain persons from probation or parole. (BDR 14‐334)

AN ACT relating to convicted persons; eliminating the distinction between an honorable discharge and a dishonorable discharge from probation or parole; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

AB 168 Revises provisions relating to riots. (BDR 15‐518)

AN ACT relating to crimes; increasing the penalties for certain crimes committed during a riot; increasing the penalty for harassment if committed during a riot under certain circumstances; making it unlawful to provide material support for certain assemblies, a rout or riot under certain circumstances; increasing the penalties when seven or more persons assemble for certain purposes or commit a rout or riot; making it unlawful to engage in racketeering activity in furtherance of certain assemblies, a rout or riot; limiting the civil liability for injuries or death resulting from certain activities related to certain assemblies, a rout or riot; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Senator Pete Goicoechea, Senator James Settelmeyer

Under Review

Under Review

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AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, proof of identity for voting in person; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue voter identification cards at no cost; authorizing, under certain circumstances, a county or city clerk to use a voting system with blockchain technology; revising the deadlines for returning and counting absent ballots; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a person from returning an absent ballot or mailing ballot on behalf of a voter; requiring a county or city clerk to allow any member of the public to observe the counting of ballots; revising the deadline for the completion of the canvass of an election by a board of county commissioners; eliminating the authority for a person to register to vote after the close of registration; requiring the Secretary of State to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State Registrar of Vital Statistics to obtain certain information relating to the statewide voter registration list; repealing provisions relating to voting by mail ballot and conducting certain elections affected by a disaster or emergency; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblyman Philip P.K. O'Neill, Senator James Settelmeyer, Senator Pete Goicoechea, Senator Ira Hansen

Under Review

Under Review

AB 162 Revises provisions relating to apprentices. (BDR 28‐687)

AN ACT relating to apprentices; revising provisions governing certain requirements relating to the use of apprentices on public works; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Senator Pete Goicoechea

Under Review

Under Review

AB 152 Revises provisions relating to the collection of certain debts. (BDR 54‐855)

AN ACT relating to debt collection; imposing certain requirements and restrictions relating to the collection of a debt by the person to whom the debt is owed; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola

Under Review

Under Review

AB 151 Revises provisions relating to offenses. (BDR 14‐776)

AN ACT relating to offenses; revising provisions relating to the collection of delinquent fines, administrative assessments, fees and restitution; revising provisions relating to the suspension of the driver's license of a person under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez, Assemblywoman Selena Torres

Under Review

Under Review

AB 144 Revises provisions relating to background checks for certain sales or transfers of firearms. (BDR 15‐699)

AN ACT relating to firearms; revising certain exceptions to the requirement to conduct a background check when an unlicensed person is selling or transferring a firearm; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Glen Leavitt, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Carrie Buck

Under Review

Under Review

AB 14 Revises provisions relating to emergency management. (BDR 19‐335)

AN ACT relating to emergency management; revising requirements regarding the frequency of meetings of the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee, the Nevada Tribal Emergency Coordinating Council and the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee; revising provisions relating to the reporting by a provider of health care of certain information regarding the treatment of certain persons to the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee; revising the duties of the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

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AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, proof of identity for voting in person; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue voter identification cards at no cost; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman

Under Review

Under Review


AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to voting by absent ballots or mailing ballots; revising provisions relating to the verification of absent ballots and mailing ballots; revising the procedures for counting absent ballots and mailing ballots; revising provisions relating to assisting a voter complete an absent ballot or mailing ballot; prohibiting certain persons from returning an absent ballot or mailing ballot on behalf of a registered voter; repealing provisions related to voting by mail ballot and conducting certain elections affected by a disaster or emergency; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Andy Matthews, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Gregory Hafen, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Robin Titus, Senator Carrie Buck

Under Review

Under Review

AB 133 Revises provisions relating to peace officers. (BDR 23‐240)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; requiring a law enforcement agency to provide training to peace officers in approaching and interacting with a person who is openly carrying a firearm; requiring all uniformed peace officers to wear a portable event recording device while interacting with the public on duty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez

Under Review

Under Review

AB 131 Revises provisions relating to the use of portable event recording devices by peace officers. (BDR 23‐241)

AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising provisions requiring certain peace officers to wear a portable event recording device under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Edgar Flores, Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez

Under Review

Under Review

AB 126 Provides for presidential preference primary election. (BDR 24‐99)

AN ACT relating to elections; providing for a presidential preference primary election; setting forth requirements and procedures for holding a presidential preference primary election; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblyman Jason Frierson, Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez‐Thompson, Assemblywoman Brittney Miller

Under Review

Under Review

AB 120 Exempts businesses that have gross revenue below a certain amount from the requirement to obtain a state business license. (BDR 7‐594)

AN ACT relating to business; exempting businesses that have gross revenue below a certain amount from the requirement to obtain a state business license; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Annie Black, Assemblyman John Ellison, Assemblywoman Jill Dickman, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblyman Andy Matthews

Under Review

Under Review

AB 113 Provides that there is no limitation of time within which a criminal prosecution for sex trafficking must be commenced. (BDR 14‐610)

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; providing that there is no limitation of time within which a criminal prosecution for sex trafficking must be commenced; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy, Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama, Assemblyman Gregory Hafen, Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner, Senator Carrie Buck, Senator Scott Hammond, Senator Joseph Hardy, Senator Keith Pickard

Under Review

Under Review

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AB 108 Creates the Nevada Office of the Inspector General. (BDR 18‐64)

AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating the Nevada Office of the Inspector General; setting forth the powers and duties of the Inspector General and employees of the Office; requiring a state agency or local government to cooperate with and provide assistance to the Inspector General in carrying out those duties; prohibiting retaliation against certain persons who make a lawful complaint concerning fraud, waste, abuse or corruption in a state agency or local government; prohibiting certain acts to deter or prevent the Inspector General or an employee of the Office from performing his or her duty; imposing increased penalties for certain acts of assault or battery of the Inspector General or an employee of the Office; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assemblywoman Brittney Miller Under Review

Under Review

AB 106 Makes an appropriation to the Office of Economic Development for the provision of grants to certain entities impacted by the COVID‐19 pandemic. (BDR S‐899)

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Office of Economic Development for the provision of grants to certain entities impacted by the COVID‐19 pandemic; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Assembly Committee on Ways and Means Under Review

Under Review

AB 10 Revises provisions relating to vehicular manslaughter. (BDR 43‐367)

AN ACT relating to public safety; increasing the penalty for vehicular manslaughter; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.


Under Review

7‐441 Revises provisions relating to business entities.

Senator Spearman Under Review

Under Review

58‐948 Revises provisions governing transportation.

Assemblywoman Bilbray‐Axelrod Under Review

Under Review

58‐94 Revises provisions relating to renewable energy.

Senator Ohrenschall Under Review

Under Review

58‐773 Revises provisions relating to utilities.

Assemblywoman Cohen Under Review

Under Review

58‐658 Revises provisions relating to renewable energy storage.

Senator Lange Under Review

Under Review

58‐560 Revises provisions relating to geothermal energy.

Senator Goicoechea Under Review

Under Review

58‐523 Revises provisions relating to energy. Senator Spearman Under Review

Under Review

58‐490 Revises provisions governing energy efficiency.

Assemblyman Watts Under Review

Under Review

58‐47 Revises provisions relating to transportation.

Senator Brooks Under Review

Under Review

58‐46 Revises provisions relating to energy. Senator Brooks Under Review

Under Review

58‐248 Revises provisions relating to utilities.

Senator Cannizzaro Under Review

Under Review

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57‐808 Revises provisions relating to vision plans.


Under Review

57‐543 Revises provisions relating to health care.


Under Review

56‐583 Revises provisions governing cannabis.

Assemblyman Yeager Under Review

Under Review

56‐547 Revises provisions relating to cannabidiol.

Senator Harris Under Review

Under Review

54‐680 Revises provisions governing massage therapy.

Assemblywoman Tolles Under Review

Under Review


Senator Settelmeyer Under Review

Under Review

54‐614 Makes various changes to expand access to and improve the delivery of health care in Nevada.

Senator Hardy Under Review

Under Review

54‐457 Provides for the collection of certain data concerning providers of health care.

Legislative Committee on Health Care (NRS 439B.200)

Under Review

Under Review

54‐456 Revises provisions governing health care records.


Under Review

54‐231 Makes various changes relating to governmental administration.

Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen Under Review

Under Review

53‐907 Revises provisions relating to employment.

Senate Majority Leader Under Review

Under Review

53‐713 Revises provisions relating to worker's; compensation.


Under Review

53‐574 Revises provisions governing discriminatory practices.

Senator Neal Under Review

Under Review

53‐32 Revises provisions governing in‐home service providers.


Under Review

53‐31 Revises provisions governing employment.


Under Review

52‐945 Revises provisions relating to liquor trade regulation and prohibited acts.

Senator Dondero Loop Under Review

Under Review

52‐915 Revises provisions relating to business entities.

Assembly Minority Leader Under Review

Under Review

52‐591 Revises provisions relating to third‐party surcharges on food delivery.


Under Review

52‐157 Revises provisions relating to distilleries.


Under Review

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48‐340 Creates an irrigation manner of use water rights banking and leasing program.

Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Under Review

Under Review

48‐339 Creates a water conservation credit program for irrigation manners of use.

Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Under Review

Under Review

43‐835 Revises provisions relating to electric bicycles.

Senate Committee on Growth and Infrastructure Under Review

Under Review

43‐707 Revises provisions relating to the 911 emergency telephone system.


Under Review

43‐58 Revises provisions governing motor vehicle emissions testing.

Assemblyman Watts Under Review

Under Review

43‐485 Revises provisions governing driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana.


Under Review

43‐373 Revises provisions governing driving under the influence of alcohol.


Under Review

43‐20 Revises provisions governing transportation of high‐occupancy vehicles.

Assemblywoman Jauregui Under Review

Under Review

43‐14 Revises provisions governing short‐term lessors.

Assemblyman Assefa Under Review

Under Review


Senate Minority Leader Under Review

Under Review


Assemblyman Hafen Under Review

Under Review

40‐639 Revises provisions relating to businesses.


Under Review

40‐62 Makes changes concerning disparities in health care, including, without limitation, disparities relating to services to support mental health and emotional well‐being.


Under Review



Under Review

39‐635 Revises provisions relating to behavioral health.


Under Review

Under Review

38‐742 Revises provisions governing urban planning and public health.

Assemblywoman Thomas Under Review

Under Review

38‐541 Revises provisions governing health care.

Assemblyman Orentlicher Under Review

Under Review

3‐814 Revises provisions governing residential evictions.


Under Review

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36‐916 Authorizes counties to take certain actions in response to a state of emergency or declaration of disaster declared by the Governor and limits the time such a declaration may be in effect.


Under Review

34‐768 Revises provisions governing sexual harassment.

Assemblywoman Duran Under Review

Under Review

34‐551 Revises provisions relating to education, including authorizing school districts to enter into leases of space from private developers to provide instructional space to reduce class sizes, providing conditions and limitations on such leases, authorizing school districts to enter into contracts relating to necessary tenant improvements under such leases, and diverting all tax receipts from the wholesale and retail tax on marijuana to an account dedicated to such capital improvements.

Senator Pickard Under Review

Under Review

34‐237 Revises provisions relating to victims of crime.

Senator Scheible Under Review

Under Review

32‐9 Imposes a tax on the retail sale of certain digital products.

Assemblywoman Neal Under Review

Under Review

32‐864 Revises certain provisions relating to electronic cigarettes.

Assemblyman Hafen Under Review

Under Review

32‐854 Revises provisions governing businesses.

Assemblywoman Krasner Under Review

Under Review

32‐651 Revises provisions related to affordable housing.

Senator Ratti Under Review

Under Review

32‐585 Revises provisions relating to peer‐to‐peer rental platforms.


Under Review

32‐274 Makes various changes to the provisions governing the taxation of tobacco products.

Department of Taxation Under Review

Under Review

32‐271 Revises provisions relating to civil penalties for violations of the prohibition against the sale or distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors.


Under Review

32‐269 Revises provisions governing the Commerce Tax.


Under Review

32‐194 Revises provisions governing business entities.

Assemblyman Ellison Under Review

Under Review

32‐17 Revises provisions governing economic development.

Assemblywoman Benitez‐Thompson Under Review

Under Review

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32‐161 Revises provisions pertaining to taxation.


Under Review

31‐717 Revises provisions relating to governmental administration.


Under Review

28‐525 Revises provisions relating to bidding for public works.


Under Review

28‐200 Revises provisions governing public works.

Assembly Committee on Government Affairs(Originally requested by Assemblyman Daly)

Under Review

Under Review

26‐718 Revises provisions governing certain public lands.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources Under Review

Under Review

25‐542 Revises provisions relating to housing.

Senator Ratti Under Review

Under Review

24‐898 Revises provisions relating to elections.

Senate Minority Leader Under Review

Under Review

24‐860 Revises provisions governing campaign finance reports.


Under Review

Under Review

23‐52 Joint Requester: Assemblywoman Brittney Miller


Under Review

23‐254 Revises provisions relating to labor and employment.


Under Review



Under Review

23‐133 Revises provisions governing employment diversity.

Assemblywoman Peters Under Review

Under Review

22‐836 Revises provisions relating to regional transportation commissions.


Under Review



Under Review

22‐536 Revises provisions relating to inland ports.

Senator Kieckhefer Under Review

Under Review

20‐784 Revises provisions governing regulation of parking certain vehicles.


Under Review

20‐769 Revises provisions governing labor. Assemblywoman Duran Under Review

Under Review

20‐673 Revises provisions governing remittance of the room tax to the State.

Assemblywoman Kasama Under Review

Under Review

19‐305 Revises provisions governing the confidentiality of documents relating to public safety.

Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety

Under Review

Under Review

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18‐929 Provides for the review of certain administrative regulations by the Legislature.

Assemblyman Matthews Under Review

Under Review

18‐862 Revises provisions relating to grant procurement.


Under Review

Under Review



Under Review

17‐934 Revises provisions governing the Legislature.

Assemblywoman Martinez Under Review

Under Review

17‐30 Makes various changes regarding legislative measures, including requiring a certain number of bills from each legislator to be given a hearing, requiring the Legislature’s published list of bill draft requests (BDRs) to include only BDR summaries that provide a detailed description of the proposed changes in the BDR, providing that the BDR List may not identify the names of any legislators who requested a BDR, providing that each legislator may choose not to have his or her name printed on a bill for a certain period of time during a legislative session, and authorizing each legislator to request one BDR during a special legislative session.


Under Review

16‐831 Prohibits employees of law enforcement agencies from engaging in certain conduct with prisoners.


Under Review

15‐580 Abolishes capital punishment. Assembly Committee on Judiciary Under Review

Under Review

14‐737 Revises provisions governing practices of local law enforcement agencies.

Assemblywoman Torres Under Review

Under Review

14‐494 Enacts the Uniform Pretrial Release and Detention Act.


Under Review

14‐484 Makes various changes related to criminal law and criminal procedure.


Under Review

14‐483 Revises provisions governing criminal forfeiture of property.


Under Review

14‐378 Requires the reporting of certain information relating to pretrial release.

Committee to Conduct an Interim Study of Issues Relating to Pretrial Release of Defendants in Criminal Cases (S.C.R. 11, 2019)

Under Review

Under Review

14‐376 Revises provisions relating to certain traffic offenses and misdemeanors.


Under Review

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14‐375 Revises provisions relating to criminal procedure.


Under Review

Under Review

14‐374 Revises provisions relating to pretrial release.


Under Review

Under Review

14‐18 Revises provisions relating to background checks.

Legislative Counsel Under Review

Under Review

14‐120 Revises provisions governing criminal law.

Assemblywoman Nguyen Under Review

Under Review



Under Review

10‐853 Revises provisions governing certain protections in the eviction process.

Assemblywoman Summers‐Armstrong Under Review

Under Review

10‐788 Revises provisions governing property rights and transactions.

Assemblyman Orentlicher Under Review

Under Review

10‐538 Revises provisions governing manufactured homes.


Under Review

3‐93 Revises provisions regarding foreclosures.


Under Review

935 Revises provisions relating to transportation.


Under Review

932 Revises provisions relating to elections.


Under Review

914 Makes various changes relating to health care.


Under Review

913 Revises provisions governing health care.


Under Review

910 Makes various changes relating to election reform.


Under Review

909 Revises provisions governing election reform.


Under Review

861 Revises provisions governing the rental and sharing of motor vehicles.


Under Review

Under Review

858 Revises provisions governing boards and commissions.


Under Review

837 Revises provisions relating to motor vehicles.


Under Review

834 Revises provisions relating to energy efficiency standards.


Under Review

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827 Revises or repeals unconstitutional statutes.


Under Review

820 Amends the Carson City Charter. Senator Kieckhefer Under Review

Under Review

816 Makes changes regarding manufactured housing.

Senator Hansen Under Review

Under Review

813 Revises provisions governing debt. Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor Under Review

Under Review

809 Makes various changes to energy efficiency programs.


Under Review

800 Revises provisions relating to grants. Assemblywoman Monroe‐Moreno Under Review

Under Review

793 Revises provisions relating to taxation.


Under Review

790 Revises provisions governing assistance to low‐income households with certain services.

Assemblyman C.H. Miller Under Review

Under Review

770 Revises provisions governing worker's; compensation.


Under Review

756 Revises provisions governing health care.

Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services

Under Review

Under Review

731 Revises provisions relating to governmental finance.

Senate Committee on Finance Under Review

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Under Review



Under Review



Under Review



Under Review



Under Review



Under Review



Under Review



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722 Revises provisions relating to governmental financial administration.


Under Review

674 Revises provisions relating to behavioral health.

Senator Dondero Loop Under Review

Under Review

670 Revises provisions relating to energy. Senator Brooks Under Review

Under Review


Under Review

667 Revises provisions relating to employment.


Under Review


Under Review

665 Revises provisions relating to renewable energy.


Under Review

636 Revises provisions governing certain short‐term rentals.

Assemblywoman Nguyen Under Review

Under Review

628 Revises provisions relating to short term rentals.

Senator Buck Under Review

Under Review

598 Revises provisions relating to electric vehicles.


Under Review

584 Revises certain provisions governing judges.

Assemblywoman Titus Under Review

Under Review

571 Revises provisions governing taxation.


Under Review

Under Review

555 Revises provisions relating to renewable energy, including establishing a utility charge on the transfer of renewable energy with the revenue to be used for education to offset recent reductions in education funding.


Under Review

414 Revises provisions relating to sex‐based and gender‐based discrimination and harassment.

Attorney General Under Review

Under Review

359 Makes various changes relating to economic development.


Under Review

306 Revises provisions relating to bioterrorism.

Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety

Under Review

Under Review

252 Revises provisions relating to health care.


Under Review

250 Revises provisions relating to criminal justice.


Under Review

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236 Revises provisions governing language interpreters.


Under Review

232 Revises provisions governing peace officers.


Under Review

224 Revises provisions governing landlords and tenants.

Assemblywoman Monroe‐Moreno Under Review

Under Review

203 Revises provisions relating to business entities.

Assemblywoman Hardy Under Review

Under Review

202 Revises provisions governing employment practices.

Assemblyman Daly Under Review

Under Review

201 Revises provisions governing public records.


Under Review

191 Revises provisions relating to distilleries.


Under Review

180 Revises provisions to address homelessness.

Senator Denis Under Review

Under Review

178 Limits the Governor's use of executive power under an emergency declaration.

Senator Hansen Under Review

Under Review

165 Revises provisions governing campaign practices.

Assemblywoman Backus Under Review

Under Review

164 Revises provisions governing reports of certain missing persons made by state and local law enforcement agencies.

Assemblywoman Backus Under Review

Under Review

156 Revises provisions relating to local governments.

Senator Seevers Gansert Under Review

Under Review

152 Revises provisions governing health insurance coverage.

Assemblywoman Hardy Under Review

Under Review

127 Revises provisions relating to taxation.


Under Review

122 Revises provisions governing alcoholic beverages.


Under Review

117 Revises provisions relating to tax incentives and abatements.


Under Review

104 Revises provisions governing penalties for driving under the influence.

Assemblywoman Munk Under Review

Under Review

92 Requires peace officers to be trained in the constitutional and lawful use of force.


Under Review

84 Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining.


Under Review

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49 Revises provisions relating to solar energy.


Under Review

48 SJR: Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to expand the allowable use of highway funds.


Under Review

45 Revises provisions relating to transportation.


Under Review

36 Revises provisions relating to elections.

Senator Cancela Under Review

Under Review

11 Revises provisions relating to taxation of cannabis and related products.


Under Review

10 Revises provisions relating to taxation of rental vehicles.


Under Review

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