Notes from the Leg – May 31

Sine Die is Monday, June 2nd, and will mark the final and 120th day of the 2025 Nevada legislative session. Look out for special updates from us next week as bills continue to get passed and we follow the hectic buzz that fills the halls in Carson City at the end of the leg.

Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager introduced AB 597 on Monday. The bill would allow for voters registered as independent to vote in primary elections. This comes after voters in the 2024 election voted down a constitutional amendment for open primaries in Nevada.

Hundreds of bills are on their way to Lombardo’s desk now where their fate lies in his hands. Of these bills is AB 278 which would dedicate July as Muslim American Heritage month.

Lombardo’s crime bill, SB 457, faces an uphill battle where it still waits to be voted on in the Assembly. His housing bill, AB 540, passed in the Assembly on Tuesday.

Another bill, AB 460, which was exempt finally received a vote in the Assembly where it unanimously passed on Wednesday. The bill would allow for parents to assign legal guardianship of their children to another trusted individual in the case of deportation.

If you want to learn more for yourself check out the Nevada Legislature home page.

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