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Votes at a glance: Nevada Senate advances dozens of bills, approves constitutional change to allow a business court
Summary
On May 22, 2025 the Nevada Senate passed a broad set of bills across budget, health, elections, housing and criminal justice policy and approved Assembly Joint Resolution 8, which would permit the Legislature to establish a business court subject to available funding. The transcript records floor presentations and roll-call tallies for each item.
The Nevada Senate on May 22, 2025 moved a large package of bills to the Assembly after floor consideration, and approved Assembly Joint Resolution 8 (AJR 8), a proposed constitutional amendment to authorize the Legislature, to the extent money is available, to provide for the establishment of a business court.
Assembly Joint Resolution 8: The Senate adopted amendment 643 (which changed a mandatory funding requirement from "shall" to authorize the Legislature to provide funding when available and allowed certain nominating commission members to designate designees). After debate and the roll call, AJR 8 passed by a vote of 17 yeas and 4 nays and was ordered to the Assembly.
Among the bills the Senate passed on the floor that day (summary, primary sponsor or presenting senator where recorded, and roll-call outcome):
- AB 583 (state share of insurance premiums for public employees): presented on the floor and passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 591 (General Appropriations Act): passed, yes 21, no 0 (see separate article for totals). - AB 592 (compensation for certain state employees and pay provisions): passed, yes 21, no 0. - SB 486 (appropriations for Nevada Promise scholarship account and pensions for silicosis): passed, yes 21, no 0. - SB 498 (appropriation to Nevada System of Higher Education to expand nursing programs): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 15 (Medicaid fraud control subpoena authority): passed, yes 15, no 6. - AB 43 (public works, job order contract apprenticeship percentage changed to 25%): passed, yes 13, no 8. - AB 57 (Nevada interstate mutual aid system duties): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 60 (certification for prevention specialists addressing substance use and behavioral health; required 2/3 vote): passed, yes 21, no 0 (2/3 majority recorded). - AB 79 (campaign finance changes, including reporting and contribution limits): passed, yes 13, no 8. - AB 103 (housing authorities changes): passed, yes 19, no 2. - AB 107 (foster care background checks): passed, yes 19, no 2. - AB 110 (highway designation; Donald J. Laughlin Memorial Bridge): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 111 (traffic violations; misdemeanor provision): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 112 (sick leave exemptions): passed, yes 15, no 6. - AB 121 (rental agreement disclosures): passed, yes 16, no 5. - AB 132 (water/guzzler capacity changes): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 133 (use of proceeds from sale of property for delinquent taxes; county treasurer hours): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 148 (mail ballot distribution deadline changes via amendment): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 153 (education programming for incarcerated persons): passed, yes 19, no 2. - AB 161 (hospice care informed consent and recordkeeping): passed, yes 20, no 1. - AB 164 (student indemnification account threshold): passed, yes 21, no 0 (2/3 vote recorded where required). - AB 167 (corrective room restriction review for youth detention): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 183 (optometry practice changes): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 192 (Uniform Easement Relocation Act and Uniform Mortgage Modification Act): passed, yes 15, no 6. - AB 193 (domestic violence incident reports to be furnished free and unaltered by law enforcement): passed, yes 20, no 1. - AB 194 (balloon release restrictions): passed, yes 13, no 8. - AB 196 (psychology board supervised testing): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 207 (mental health parity reporting to commissioner of insurance): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 250 (consumer debt defenses for trafficking/domestic violence victims): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 262 (election board officers may volunteer without compensation): passed, yes 13, no 8. - AB 270 (professional licensure examination changes): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 277 (minerals tax confidentiality changes): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 309 (temporary orders for protection served to incarcerated adverse parties): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 315 (Medicaid provider application identity verification): passed, yes 21, no 0. - AB 333/334/343/377/380/383/384 and numerous others covering dental licensing, hospital price transparency, property value declaration forms, mobile crisis teams, tutoring, juvenile justice solicited input, housing (ADU authorization) and animal-handling training: passed in the tallies recorded on the Senate floor (see roll-call details below where recorded).
Several bills required or received two-thirds votes where noted in the Senate record; the transcript includes roll-call tallies listed after each motion.
Votes at a glance (selected items with recorded tallies): - AJR 8: passed, 17 yes / 4 no. - AB 5 83: passed, 21 yes / 0 no. - AB 5 91: passed, 21 yes / 0 no. - AB 5 92: passed, 21 yes / 0 no. - SB 4 86: passed, 21 yes / 0 no. - SB 4 98: passed, 21 yes / 0 no. - AB 15: passed, 15 yes / 6 no. - AB 43: passed, 13 yes / 8 no. - AB 60: passed, 21 yes / 0 no (2/3 vote recorded). - AB 79: passed, 13 yes / 8 no. - AB 3 96 (ADU housing measures): passed, 14 yes / 7 no.
The Senate record shows sponsorship or presenting senators for many bills; where a bill presentation is recorded the presenting senator is noted in the transcript. After each floor presentation the clerk opened and closed the roll and recorded the yeas and nays shown above; after passage the clerk declared the items passed and ordered to the Assembly where required.
Several procedural motions were also recorded, including motions to move bills on the calendar and to rescind or reconsider prior procedural transmissions to the Assembly.
