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AB 576 Nevada Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Makes appropriations to the Nevada Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety for the purchase and replacement of motorcycles, vehicles and equipment. (BDR S-1214)

AB 576 allocates state funds from the Highway Fund to the Nevada Highway Patrol for replacing and purchasing specific equipment. It provides $185,819 for motorcycles, $1,040,928 for radios, $797,415 for drones, and $6.2 million for fleet vehicles (2025-2026), with additional funds for first aid kits, flares, and other gear. The bill directly affects the Nevada Highway Patrol Division by enabling fleet modernization and equipment updates. All funds must be spent by specified deadlines (June 30, 2027, and September 17, 2027) or reverted to the Highway Fund.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationAllocates $6.2M+ for Highway Patrol fleet/equipment upgrades, directly funding transportation infrastructure modernization and safety operations per bill summary.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 14, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a committee draft to an enrolled version, adding specific appropriation amounts for Nevada Highway Patrol equipment purchases including motorcycles, radios, vehicles, drones, and other gear for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. A new section was added for portable event recording devices, and expiration dates for unspent funds were established to ensure accountability.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a general appropriation framework to include specific line-item funding for ten distinct equipment categories with multi-year allocations.
FISCAL

Added specific appropriation amounts for fleet vehicles ($6.2M and $5.2M for FY2025-2026 and FY2026-2027), mobile data computers ($1.3M and $415K), and portable event recording devices ($892K and $1.7M).

Added individual line items for motorcycles ($186K), portable radios ($1.04M), vehicle hoists and forklifts ($97K), drones and scales ($797K), first aid kits ($78K), electronic flares ($468K), equipment and ammunition ($421K), and storage containers ($63K).

REQUIREMENT

Added expiration dates requiring unspent funds to be reverted to the State Highway Fund by September 17-18, 2026-2027, preventing indefinite use of appropriated money.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of July 1, 2025, establishing when the appropriations become operational.

Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2025 · Assembly May 27, 2025

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 30, 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
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: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To committee.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.