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SB 488 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Makes appropriations to the Office of the Secretary of State for the replacement of certain equipment and certain costs related to elections. (BDR S-1178)

SB 488 appropriates $460,423 for replacing election computers and IT equipment, $1,462,864 for voter education materials, ballot translations, and travel, and $26,000 for voter identity verification costs to the Office of the Secretary of State. These funds directly support election administration operations in the state. The bill requires all allocated money to be spent or reverted to the State General Fund by September 17, 2027, with no carryover beyond that date. It becomes effective July 1, 2025, and focuses solely on funding specific election-related expenses.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $1.95M for election administration, directly funding essential state operations through budget appropriations.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 15, 2025 Signed Jun 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 5, 2025
MINOR
The bill was converted from a committee draft to an enrolled version, adding official chapter formatting and session information while preserving all original appropriations. The substantive funding amounts and purposes remain unchanged, with only technical formatting and page numbering adjustments made.
TECHNICAL

Added official chapter header and 83rd Session (2025) designation to formalize the bill as enrolled legislation

Removed committee referral information and draft formatting markers from the enrolled version

Adjusted page numbering and layout formatting to match standard enrolled bill format

Floor votes · Assembly May 31, 2025

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To Senate.
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly.
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File.
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To committee.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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