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SB 225 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-361)

SB 225 requires a $1,000 filing fee for candidates seeking to appear on the ballot in Nevada's presidential preference primary election, which selects a major party's nominee for President of the United States during presidential election years. This fee must be paid to the Secretary of State between October 1 and October 15 of the year before the primary election. The bill amends existing law to add this fee to Nevada's list of required candidate filing fees, making it non-refundable. It directly affects candidates for presidential nominations in Nevada's major political parties during election cycles.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed May 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 6 edits · May 28, 2025
MODERATE
This bill adds a $1,000 filing fee for candidates running in Nevada's presidential preference primary elections. The fee must be paid by cash, cashier's check, or certified check and is non-refundable. The bill also clarifies that candidates for uncompensated offices are exempt from filing fees.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of filing fee requirements to specifically include presidential preference primary candidates, who previously were not listed in the fee schedule.
REQUIREMENT

Added a $1,000 filing fee requirement for candidates seeking a major political party's presidential preference primary nomination.

FISCAL

Updated NRS 293.193 to include presidential preference primary candidates in the fee schedule with a $1,000 fee, while maintaining existing fees for other offices.

Added requirement that county clerks must deposit filing fees to the county general fund.

ELIGIBILITY

Added an exemption stating that no filing fee may be required from candidates for offices that provide no compensation.

DEFINITION

Clarified that trustees of county school districts, hospitals, or hospital districts are not considered county offices for fee purposes.

TECHNICAL

Changed document format from committee report style to final enrolled bill format with proper chapter and section numbering.

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

How they voted

20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 15, 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
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 82.
executive
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
To enrollment.
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 40, Nays: 2.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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