SB 191: Revises provisions relating to court reporters and court reporting firms. (BDR 54-14) - Nevada

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 5, 2025

MODERATE

This version converts the bill from a draft reprint to its final enrolled form, removing internal committee markings and adding the official chapter header. It also reorganizes the text to delete several previously included sections (1-6) that were likely placeholders or superseded, while retaining the core amendments to court reporter certification and compensation.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding court reporter fees and municipal court recording designations remains unchanged, but the document structure has been cleaned to reflect final legislative status.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative markings such as 'Reprint 2' headers, committee references, and the 'Fiscal Note' section.

Added the official 'Senate Bill No. 191' chapter header and the formal 'The People of the State of Nevada' enactment preamble.

Deleted Sections 1 through 6, which were marked as deleted by amendment, streamlining the bill to only include active amendments.

Reformatted the Legislative Counsel's Digest and statutory text to match the standard layout of an enrolled bill.

As Introduced → Reprint 1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill was reprinted to reflect amendments that expand its scope from regulating only traditional court reporters to also including 'legal recorders' who use video and audio equipment. The changes rename the governing law and update the definitions to cover both professions, ensuring they are regulated under the same board with similar licensing and disciplinary requirements.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from regulating 'certified court reporters' and 'court reporting firms' to also include 'certified legal recorders' and 'legal recording firms.'

DEFINITION

Renamed the governing law from 'Nevada Certified Court Reporters' and Licensed Court Reporting Firms' Law' to 'Nevada Court Reporting and Legal Recording Law' to reflect the inclusion of legal recorders.

ELIGIBILITY

Added provisions for the certification and regulation of 'legal recorders' and 'legal recording firms,' creating a new category of professionals alongside traditional court reporters.

REQUIREMENT

Updated the Legislative Counsel's Digest to clarify that the Board now regulates both court reporters and legal recorders, including new rules for provisional, basic, and advanced certificates for legal recorders.

Revised the Board's membership requirements to include a member who is a certified legal recorder, ensuring representation for the new profession.

Updated the rules regarding titles and abbreviations to allow legal recorders to use 'C.L.R.' while prohibiting others from using it.

Adjusted the third-party request process to include legal recorders and legal recording firms alongside traditional court reporters and firms.

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority for the Board to refer certain violations involving legal recording to a district attorney or the Attorney General.

Reprint 1 → Reprint 2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was updated from its first reprint to a second reprint with amendments adopted on May 22, 2025. The most significant change is that the bill now requires the Certified Court Reporters' Board of Nevada to set fees through regulation rather than specifying exact amounts in the statute. The Legislative Counsel's Digest was substantially rewritten to reflect this shift in how fees are established, while the bill's title and summary were simplified to focus on fee regulation and municipal court recording designations.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from a comprehensive overhaul of court reporter certification and legal recording regulations to a narrower focus on fee regulation and specific authorization for municipal courts to designate non-certified personnel for sound recording equipment.

FISCAL

Fee amounts are no longer specified in the statute; instead, the Board must prescribe reasonable initial fees by regulation, with future adjustments allowed between 90% and 125% of current fees.

SCOPE

The bill's title and summary were simplified to remove references to certification, licensing, and regulation of legal recorders, focusing instead on fee regulation and municipal court recording designations.

Extensive sections regarding certification of legal recorders, legal recording firms, Board membership changes, and third-party transcript requests were removed from the bill text.

REQUIREMENT

New provisions authorize municipal courts to designate persons who are not required to be certified court reporters to operate sound recording equipment.

TECHNICAL

The Legislative Counsel's Digest was substantially rewritten to accurately describe the fee regulation mechanism and remove references to deleted sections.

Revises provisions relating to court reporters and court reporting firms. (BDR 54-14)

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