SB 395 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to autonomous vehicles. (BDR 43-61)

SB 395 requires a human operator with a commercial driver's license (CDL) for certain autonomous vehicles on Nevada highways. It directly affects operators of heavy trucks (over 26,000 pounds gross weight) and large passenger vehicles (more than two axles carrying eight or more people), mandating the CDL holder must be seated to take manual control during system failures. The bill amends existing law to add these requirements, effective October 1, 2025, and expires September 30, 2035. This creates specific safety protocols for these vehicle types while maintaining existing rules for smaller autonomous vehicles.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Last action May 24, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly.
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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.
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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James Ohrenschall
DDemocratic
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