SB 113 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to parking privileges for persons with disabilities. (BDR 43-660)

This bill updates Nevada law to allow occupational therapists and physical therapists to certify a person's disability for parking privileges, in addition to physicians and other current certifiers. It directly affects individuals with disabilities who need special parking permits, making it easier for them to obtain these permits by expanding the range of healthcare professionals who can provide the required certification. The bill revises definitions for "moderate duration," "permanent," and "temporary" disabilities to include these new certifiers, while maintaining the requirement that the disability must limit walking ability. These changes apply specifically to applications for special license plates, parking placards, or stickers displaying the international symbol of access.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025
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Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 5 edits · May 30, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates Nevada's disability parking laws to allow occupational therapists and physical therapists to certify disability status, expanding the pool of medical professionals who can issue necessary documentation. It also introduces new legal definitions for disabilities of 'moderate duration' and 'temporary duration' to better categorize temporary conditions. Additionally, the bill clarifies that individuals with permanent disabilities can hold both special license plates and parking placards for different vehicles.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of eligible certifying professionals from physicians and nurses to include occupational and physical therapists, and adds specific definitions for temporary and moderate-duration disabilities.
ELIGIBILITY

Added occupational therapists and physical therapists to the list of medical professionals authorized to certify an applicant's disability status for special license plates and parking placards.

DEFINITION

Created a new definition for 'person with a disability of moderate duration' for conditions expected to last longer than six months but are reversible.

Created a new definition for 'person with a temporary disability' for conditions expected to last six months or less.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that individuals with permanent disabilities are not required to submit new medical certification when renewing their special license plates annually.

Explicitly stated that a person with a permanent disability may hold both a special license plate and a parking placard/sticker for different vehicles.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · Assembly May 22, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 22, 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
15
Key actions
6
Committee
2
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 161.
executive
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 238.) Reprinting dispensed with. Placed on General File.
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
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John Steinbeck
RRepublican
NV
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