SB 72 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises the Charter of the City of Henderson. (BDR S-408)

SB 72 revises Henderson's city charter to update procedures for filling vacancies, passing ordinances, and selling city property. It requires the city council to adopt a resolution filling a vacancy within 60 days (specifying the election date) and hold special elections no later than 90 days after that resolution - barring elections during certain periods after general elections. The bill also allows the council to choose whether to refer proposed ordinances to committees (instead of requiring it) and mandates that ordinances be read and voted on at meetings. Additionally, it permits selling all city real property on time payments and removes the requirement that sale prices for certain entities match the city's acquisition cost. These changes directly affect Henderson's city council, mayor, and residents involved in local governance and property transactions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 20, 2024 Signed May 26, 2025
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Reprint 1 As Enrolled · 5 edits · May 26, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the City of Henderson's charter to change how vacant city offices are filled, how ordinances are processed, and how city property can be sold. It shifts the timeline for special elections to run from when the council votes rather than when the vacancy happens and adds restrictions to prevent elections during busy primary and general election periods. Additionally, it makes the process of referring ordinances to committees optional and removes a requirement that property sales must equal the original purchase price.
Scope change
The bill applies specifically to the City of Henderson and modifies its existing charter provisions regarding vacancies, ordinance procedures, and real estate sales.
TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for holding special elections to fill vacancies from 90 days after the vacancy occurs to 90 days after the City Council adopts the resolution calling the election.

REQUIREMENT

Added a restriction prohibiting special elections from being held during the period following a municipal primary election and ending 120 days after a municipal general election.

Changed the ordinance process from mandatory committee referral to optional, allowing the City Council to consider ordinances directly if no committee is assigned.

Removed the requirement that the City Council must sell real property for an amount equal to the original acquisition cost.

Added a requirement that every candidate running in a special election must meet the same qualifications as the office they are seeking.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · Assembly May 19, 2025

How they voted

200
Passed
Total votes 20
Apr 16, 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
5
Committee
2
May 26, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
executive
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 490.) To printer.
upper
Nov 20, 2024
Introduced
Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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