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Deputy Director Angela Smith Lam said the department processes about 8 million transactions annually and that roughly $5 million of those are financial transactions processed daily through a mix of in-person and online channels. Smith Lam said DMV operations are primarily funded through highway funds, fees and commissions; she said DMV currently receives about 6% of fees collected for operational expenses and that the department is requesting to extend a cap on highway fund appropriations at 27% through the next biennium to continue modernization efforts.

\"We have determined that the project needs to occur for more years,\" Smith Lam said of the DMV\u0000transformation effort. She told members the vendor that assessed the modernization estimated an eight-year timeline for a project of the department's size and scope and that DMV had been attempting an accelerated, four-year approach. \"We will continue to ask for funds for the transformation effort with vendor support through this next biennium,\" she added.

Fiscal detail and taxes: Bethany Musselman, DMV's fiscal operations administrator, explained the calculation and distribution of the basic governmental services tax (BGST) and supplemental governmental services tax (SGST), both collected at registration and based on depreciated vehicle value, weight, age and MSRP. Musselman said BGST receipts are split among DMV commission (6%), highway fund, school operating funds, school debt funds and the county where the vehicle is registered; SGST is calculated similarly at one-quarter the BGST rate and is retained in part by DMV and otherwise sent to the county (currently collected only in Churchill and Clark counties).

Karen Stoll, administrator of the motor carrier division, described fuel-tax collections. She said DMV collected about $873,000,000 in fuel-related revenues in FY24, of which about $663,000,000 was motor fuels and about $210,000,000 was special fuels. Stoll said suppliers are allowed to retain 2% of tax collections to cover collection costs and sample losses (2% amounted to approximately $16,130,000 in 2024). She also explained county option fuel taxes and indexed fuel taxes enacted by Clark and Washoe counties and described how distributions are allocated using Department of Taxation and Department of Transportation demographic and road-mile reports.

EVs and registration: Addressing how electric vehicles affect revenue, Musselman told the committee that \"Currently electric vehicles pay their registration the same as any other standard vehicle. So, it's based on the depreciated value of the vehicle and then a $33 registration fee.\" DMV also provided vehicle counts as of January 2025: roughly 2,200,000 standard-fuel vehicles, 78,000 hybrid vehicles, 75,000 \"alternative\" and 62,000 electric vehicles.

Customer service and modernization impacts: Lawmakers asked about SR-22 procedures, appointment availability and staffing. On SR-22 (the insurance/financial responsibility filing associated with certain reinstatements) Deputy Director Smith Lam said DMV offers a stay during hearings but acknowledged constituents can experience long gaps in license reinstatement and that she would follow up on specific cases. On modernization and service access, Smith Lam said DMV's new queuing system has reduced appointment waits (pre-pandemic appointment availability near 90 days is now closer to 15 days) and that the agency plans to transition from vendor support to internal IT staff over time.

Questions and next steps: Assemblymembers pressed on the timeline and cost of the IT effort; Smith Lam said core vehicle products are scheduled to be rolled out during the coming biennium while credentialing and other products will continue beyond that timeline. She said DMV expects to continue requesting transformation funding during the next biennium and to provide the committee with the department's roadmap and updated projections.

Ending note: DMV's presentation provided numbers on fee and fuel-tax collections, explained BGST/SGST mechanics and confirmed DMV will follow up with members on SR-22 individual cases and provide its modernization roadmap and updated revenue projections to the committee.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/4/2025 - Assembly Committee on Revenue","oneSentenceSummary","The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles told the Assembly Committee on Revenue that it collected roughly $1.8 billion in fiscal 2024 and is seeking to extend a 27% cap on highway-fund appropriations to continue an ongoing computer modernization effort.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature NV, Nevada","taxId",78440,"location","Nevada","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6651521,"Regional Transportation Commission asks legislature to extend authority to seek sales-tax ballot measure as transit funding shortfall looms",4607,3483000,8090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2499313-63090841772bca4f637b4f1f55adc9aa&start=3483&end=8090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2499313-63090841772bca4f637b4f1f55adc9aa/thumbnail_3483000.jpg","/articles/6651521/Nevada/Regional-Transportation-Commission-asks-legislature-to-extend-authority-to-seek-sales-tax-ballot-measure-as-transit-funding-shortfall-looms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6651521-45d750a951d2f7cff77e03184e7c36b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141140&Signature=A~zqGBNUz6EE2ykiBKq0LVKulmV~bXM4-gxFxcq7kq28~2~7YzmiTrTOHi2nKN41fUa-wwrI5FCV~hp2KZNIcM~JOybtDnJknWxN-sf-zaleLxADiNFSxl0c1xp7FUoYM9VehIlbvLMSChSexscU4OY4xzbEKIQEernYloBc6J72QetNkxj4bsEUvoCInlMB1DIvLkGS-1F8qHuO5AtZU8xcN4QbbyUKcXmsJ6pqw~lzBMotKUkUKE-CijXqWI8YukWX6quQyN7gcmS-FWsOdJgyi7DXIJv6yMX9feXpHziYP4mXgyITy3zHoX64L3nNzurfzCQPcf6Xz2hrN7qPyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada told the Assembly Committee on Revenue that it needs authority to pursue a sales-tax ballot question through Clark County to avoid deep transit cuts that could begin in fiscal 2027 and worsen in 2028.

RTC Chief Executive Officer MJ Maynard told the committee that the agency\u0000operates 39 transit routes and provided about 52,000,000 passenger boardings last year, and that its projections show expenditures beginning to exceed revenues in fiscal 2028. Maynard said the RTC estimates it needs roughly $136,000,000 each year to maintain current service levels.

\"If we don't act,\" Maynard said during the presentation, \"we'll have to start cutting service potentially as early as '27 and '28.\" David Clyde, the RTC's chief legal officer, introduced Assembly Bill 28 to the committee as a narrowly focused measure: \"This bill would extend the RTC's authority to recommend a sales tax ballot question to the Clark County Board of Commissioners from 2024 to 2028,\" he said.

Why it matters: Committee members and RTC staff said a sustained local funding shortfall would force the agency to cut or reduce service that many residents rely on for work, school and medical trips. RTC staff outlined specific cuts that could occur under the agency's deficit scenario: elimination of 7 routes and partial elimination of 20 routes in fiscal 2027; a 50% reduction in some RTC On Demand zones and GameDay Express service; and, by fiscal 2028, elimination of more than half of routes, reduction of paratransit service areas and loss of direct service to hospitals, colleges and dozens of employment sites. RTC said those first-round reductions would make transit inaccessible to roughly 19% of Clark County residents (about 343,000 people) under the scenario it presented.

RTC officials attributed the shortfall to multiple factors: long-term declines in fare and resort-area revenue following entry of transportation network companies in 2015, post-pandemic cost increases (staffing, paratransit, fuel, bus acquisition), and uncertain future federal aid. Maynard told the committee the agency has exhausted many internal savings and that local match funding is required to qualify for federal grants.

Public testimony and local support: Dozens of witnesses in Carson City, Las Vegas and by phone urged lawmakers to let voters decide. Warren Hardy, chair of RTC's Transportation Resource Advisory Committee, urged passage and used stark language about timing: \"The house is on fire, Chair Backus, and we really need help on this.\" Business groups, cities (Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas), higher-education representatives and nonprofit witnesses cited potential economic and equity harms from service reductions. David Cherry of Henderson said reduced transit would affect \"the ability of users in Henderson and other areas of the valley to use public transportation to connect to health care, jobs, school, parks and recreation centers.\"

What the bill would do: As presented, AB28 would not create or impose a tax; rather it would extend the RTC's temporary authority to recommend that Clark County place a sales-tax question before voters. RTC legal staff told the committee the measure would use the current statutory definition of taxable sales and does not broaden that definition.

Questions from legislators: Committee members asked whether the Clark County Commission would place a question on the ballot (RTC said it expects to request the vote and believes the commission would approve sending it to voters), what kind of revenue mechanisms were being considered (RTC said past study committees reviewed sales tax, property tax, DMV fees and TNC fees but that AB28 preserves only the option to request a sales-tax ballot question), and whether reduced federal grants or other outside factors would change RTC's timeline (RTC staff said federal grants remain important but local funding matters for grant eligibility and matching).

Opposition, alternatives and caveats: Few formal oppositions were recorded in committee testimony; one participant speaking as neutral suggested alternative revenue sources, including changes to gaming taxes, zoning for higher residential density along transit corridors, and different private-sector solutions. Several witnesses representing environmental or equity organizations said a sales tax is regressive and urged that any long-term strategy include revenue sources that limit disproportionate burden on lower-income households.

Next steps and administrative detail: Committee Chair Backus opened the hearing on AB28 and received testimony; the hearing was closed without a committee vote at the end of the session.

Ending note: RTC framed AB28 as a stopgap that preserves an existing option (the authority to request a sales-tax ballot question) while the region continues to pursue broader, longer-term financing solutions and planning for high-capacity transit and other service improvements.","The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada told the Assembly Committee on Revenue that it needs authority to pursue a sales-tax ballot question through Clark County to avoid deep transit cuts that could begin in fiscal 2027 and worsen in 2028.","actionData","errors"]

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Nevada DMV reports $1.8 billion in FY24 collections, seeks extended highway-fund cap to continue IT modernization

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