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SB 62 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 16-507)

SB 62 expands eligibility for crime victim compensation in Nevada to include individuals targeted due to specific characteristics (such as race, religion, or sexual orientation), as defined by hate crime statutes. It authorizes up to $1,000 per incident for property remediation for these victims and increases funding: $30,000 annually to the Victims Fund for hate crime aid, $20,000 annually to the Attorney General’s Office for survivor support, and $200,000 to the Human Trafficking Victim Account. The bill specifically targets victims of crimes with enhanced penalties under NRS 193.1675 or NRS 207.185, defined as hate crimes. It directly affects survivors of hate crimes and human trafficking victims by providing concrete financial support for property damage and survivor services.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands hate crime victim compensation and funds support services, aligning with civil rights protection and victim advocacy in criminal justice reform.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Nov 20, 2024 Signed Jun 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Reprint 2 → As Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 9, 2025
MODERATE
This bill expands the legal definition of a 'victim' to include individuals targeted due to specific characteristics such as age, veteran status, or involvement in human trafficking, thereby broadening who can apply for state crime compensation. It also introduces a new provision allowing up to $1,000 per incident for victims to repair property damaged during the commission of a crime. Finally, the bill appropriates $30,000 per year to the victim compensation fund and the Attorney General's office to support these expanded services.
Scope change
The bill significantly broadens the scope of the victim compensation program by adding specific categories of victims (e.g., veterans, older persons, pedestrians) and introducing a new remedy for property damage remediation.
ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the definition of 'victim' to include specific groups such as veterans with sexual assault history, older or vulnerable persons abused under specific statutes, pedestrians injured by hit-and-run drivers, and persons subjected to facilitating sex trafficking.

Added a new eligibility category for immediate family members of victims who are minors, physically/mentally incompetent, or have been killed.

Authorized compensation for property remediation, allowing victims to receive up to $1,000 per incident to repair property damaged during the crime.

FISCAL

Appropriated $30,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $30,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to the Fund for the Compensation of Victims of Crime.

Appropriated funds to the Office of the Attorney General to provide support and resources to survivors of crimes prosecuted by the office.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 2, 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
8
Committee
5
Jun 9, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 439.
executive
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
To enrollment.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 4.) To Senate.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
upper
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 843.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 18, Nays: 2, Excused: 1.) To printer.
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
upper
Apr 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File.
upper
Nov 20, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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