AB 45 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to certain public bodies. (BDR 18-504)

AB 45 updates Nevada's legal framework for victim support by renaming the "Committee on Domestic Violence" to the "Committee on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault" and expanding its duties to include sexual assault issues. The bill revises committee membership to include one sexual assault survivor, one sexual assault program staff member, and one medical professional with forensic kit experience, while reducing domestic violence survivor members from two to one. It also renames the "Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence" to include sexual assault, allowing the Ombudsman to use funds for sexual assault victim services and training. Additionally, the bill shifts oversight of tracking sexual assault forensic evidence kits from a working group to the renamed committee. These changes directly affect victims' support programs, law enforcement training, and state oversight of sexual assault case evidence.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 19, 2024 Signed May 29, 2025
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Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 5 edits · May 29, 2025
MODERATE
This bill expands the scope of Nevada's domestic violence initiatives to include sexual assault by renaming the Committee on Domestic Violence to the Committee on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. It transfers duties regarding sexual assault forensic evidence kits from a working group to this new committee and broadens the funding account to support sexual assault prevention and victim services.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the Committee on Domestic Violence to explicitly include sexual assault matters, including the oversight of forensic evidence kits and the appointment of new members with expertise in sexual assault.
SCOPE

Renamed the Committee on Domestic Violence to the Committee on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to reflect expanded duties.

REQUIREMENT

Transferred the duty of recommending the statewide program to track sexual assault forensic evidence kits from the Sexual Assault Kit Working Group to the renamed Committee.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed committee membership requirements to include one survivor of sexual assault, one staff member of a sexual assault victim program, and one medical professional with forensic evidence kit experience.

FISCAL

Renamed the Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence to the Account for Programs Related to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and authorized funds for sexual assault-related purposes.

DEFINITION

Replaced specific references to the 'Victim Information Notification Everyday System' with the broader term 'victim notification system' in the Attorney General's office.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · Assembly Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
May 21, 2025
D Democratic12
12 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican8
8 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 29, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 101.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Government Affairs. Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
lower
Nov 19, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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