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SB 359 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Makes various changes relating to drivers. (BDR 43-900)

SB 359 updates Nevada's traffic citation procedures to make contesting violations more accessible. It caps the bond amount drivers must post to contest a ticket at the full penalty amount (instead of requiring full payment upfront), allows attorneys to represent drivers at hearings (eliminating the need for drivers to attend), and requires officers to appear or submit written statements at hearings. The bill also redirects civil penalty payments to city/county treasurers based on court type (municipal vs. justice courts), prohibits attorney fees in such cases, and clarifies crash reporting rules for drivers involved in property damage. These changes primarily affect drivers facing traffic citations across Nevada.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill streamlines traffic citation contesting with attorney representation and officer accountability, aligning with criminal justice reform principles of fair treatment and oversight in court procedures.75% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 1 → As Enrolled · 2 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MINOR
This bill updates the legislative text of SB 359 to reflect its final 'As Enrolled' version, removing the 'Reprint' header and replacing the old line-numbered Legislative Counsel's Digest with a clean, continuous narrative summary. The substantive policy content regarding traffic laws remains consistent between the two versions.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's policy changes is unchanged; only the formatting and presentation of the summary text were modified.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Reprint' header, date stamps, and page markers that were present in the committee version.

Replaced the line-numbered Legislative Counsel's Digest with a standard, continuous narrative format for readability.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly May 23, 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
13
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment Nos. 574 and 640 concurred in. To enrollment.
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 574.) Dispensed with reprinting.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
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
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.