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AB 545 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Increases certain fees relating to emissions testing. (BDR 40-1150)

AB 545 increases fees for vehicle emissions testing in Nevada's Clark and Washoe counties. It raises the fee for a set of 25 emission compliance forms from $150 to $175 and increases the per-form fee for fleet stations from $6 to $7. These changes directly affect auto inspection stations, fleet operators, and vehicle owners needing emissions certification. The bill does not alter emissions standards but adjusts the associated fees collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 6 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MODERATE
This bill increases fees for emissions testing forms and creates a new Pollution Control Account to fund air quality programs. The changes affect vehicle inspection fees, local air pollution control agency funding, and establish new reporting and distribution requirements for environmental funds.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope by creating a new Pollution Control Account in the State General Fund and adding provisions for county-level fee collection and distribution to local agencies.
FISCAL

Increased fee for a set of 25 emissions testing forms from $150 to $175, and increased fee for each form issued to a fleet station from $6 to $7.

Created a new Pollution Control Account in the State General Fund to receive and distribute emissions testing fees.

REQUIREMENT

Added quarterly and annual distribution requirements for funds to local air pollution control agencies based on forms issued in their counties.

Added requirement for local agencies to submit annual reports on fund usage to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

Created a new advisory committee to establish goals, identify funding needs, and review regulations for emissions control.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the act to July 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Assembly May 26, 2025

How they voted

32–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 26, 2025
D Democratic26
26 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican14
6 Yea 7 Nay 1
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. To enrollment.
lower
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 16, Nays: 5.) To Assembly.
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 33, Nays: 8, Excused: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. To committee.
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.