Latest status of election-related bills of the 2023 Nevada legislative session
| As of May 26, 2023 | NOTE: RED CELL = BILL DIED | |||||||||||||
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| Of the 37 election-related bills, 17 died: 1-Democratic sponsor, 1-League of Cities, 2 from the Secretary of State, and 13 Republican sponsored bill. | ||||||||||||||
| Of the 14 Republican sponsored bills introduced only one AB190 received a hearing also receiving a vote | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 BDR | Bill # | Submitted by | Secondary sponsor | BDR Purpose | Date Submitted | Details | Heard 1st Chamber | Cmte vote Green=pass Red=failed Bold =unanimous | Vote 1st Chamber | Heard 2nd Chamber | Cmte vote | Vote 2nd Chamber | Signed by Gov | |
| 24-33 | AB88 | Assemblyman Hafen | Requires proof of identification to vote. | 4/26/2022 | Voter ID | |||||||||
| 105 | SB 325 | Senator Seevers Gansert | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 7/26/2022 | Establishes and elections crime unit w/ IG in AG’s office | |||||||||
| 173 | SB 157 | Senator Hansen | Eliminates same day registration and voting. | 8/1/2022 | Eliminates same day registration and voting. | |||||||||
| 175 | SB 230 | Senator Hansen | Requires photo identification for voting. | 8/1/2022 | Requires photo identification for voting. | |||||||||
| 202 | AB 370 | Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen | Revises provisions governing elections. | 8/1/2022 | Adds mail ballot opt-out to voter registration forms. Allows voters to opt-in for selected elections. Allows voters to opt-out of having info sent via AVR but still register to vote at AVR agency | |||||||||
| 24-293 | AB 190 | Assemblywoman Kasama | Revises provisions governing elections. | 8/2/2022 | Requires title companies, property mgt companies, and apt associations to distribute voter registarion forms as part of closing process | Mar-30 | Apr-13 | 34/6/2 | ||||||
| 363 | SB 215 | Joint Interim Standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections (NRS 218E.320) | Establishes provisions related to voting machines. | 8/29/2022 | Return of funds by counties for voting machines if go to paper ballot. Impact of AB 242? | Mar-16 | Apr-11 | 13/8 | ||||||
| 364 | SB 216 | Joint Interim Standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections (NRS 218E.320) | Establishes provisions relating to voting by members of tribal nations. | 8/29/2022 | Counties must maintain relationship w/ tribes. Tribes can request tribal ID be accepted for online. | Mar-30 | Apr-13 | Exempt | ||||||
| 365 | AB 242 | Joint Interim Standing Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections (NRS 218E.320) | Revises provisions relating to voting by persons with disabilities. | 8/29/2022 | All ballots cast in person must be cast mechanically. | Apr-11 | Apr-13 | 28/14 | May-16 | May-19 | 16/4/1 | |||
| 24-371 | AB 61 | Nevada League of Cities and Municipalities | Revises provisions governing the canvass of the vote in municipal elections. | 8/29/2022 | If all returns are not in by deadline adds “as soon as possible” | |||||||||
| 389 | AJR 6 | Assemblyman Watts | Revises provisions governing elections. | 8/31/2022 | Constitutional amendment having NV join NPVIC awarding electoral votes to national popular vote winner | Apr-06 | Apr-13 | 27/14/1 | May-02 | May-09 | 12/9 | |||
| 20-408 | AB 59 | Secretary of State | Revises provisions concerning the confidentiality of certain personal information of certain persons. | 9/1/2022 | Add Sec of State employees to those able to request confidentiality of personal information | Mar-03 | ||||||||
| 24-409 | SB 54 | Secretary of State | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 9/1/2022 | Creation of elections SOP and tng | Mar-02 | Apr-11 | 15/3/3 | Exempt | |||||
| 24-410 | AB 64 | Secretary of State | Makes changes to certain penalties for certain violations relating to campaign contributions and expenditures. | 9/1/2022 | Expands to all public officials penalties for failure to report zero C&E rpt | Feb-21 | ||||||||
| 24-411 | SB 53 | Secretary of State | Makes changes to the deadline for certain candidates to file a declaration of candidacy. | 9/1/2022 | Moves candidate filing from March to Feb | Mar-02 | ||||||||
| 24-412 | SB 60 | Secretary of State | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 9/1/2022 | Omnibus bill. Codifies recent federal changes to presidential electors; Returns statue removed in 2021 concerning replacement mail ballots; Revises NP candidate filing form; Adds that vote cast when voters are voting for more than one candidate = one vote; Adds cyber security; Standardizes time for city candidate withdrawl. Other voter registration timeline changes. | Mar-02 | Apr-11 | 13/8 | May-11 | May-18 | ||||
| 445 | AB 95 | Assemblyman Orentlicher | Revises provisions governing elections. | 9/7/2022 | Requires all candidates to incl major party to file petition of candidacy. Makes petition collect and care-giving expense valid campaign expenses | Feb-23 | ||||||||
| 513 | SB 75 | Senator Titus | ASW Dickman | Provides for election reform. | 11/18/2022 | ROV elected | ||||||||
| C-515 | SJR1 | Senator Titus | SJR: Revises certain provisions governing judges. | 11/18/2022 | Retention election for unopposed judges | |||||||||
| 529 | SB 135 | Senator Titus | Changes the deadline for returning mail ballots by mail. | 11/28/2022 | Changes the deadline for returning mail ballots by mail to early voting rather than election day. | |||||||||
| 530 | AB 286 | Assemblywoman Brittney Miller | Revises provisions governing elections. | 11/28/2022 | Requires voting locations in jails and youth detention facilities | Apr-04 | Apr-13 | 39/3 | May-16 | May-18 | ||||
| 539 | SB 133 | Senator Daly | Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/1/2022 | Makes it a felony to creatre or be a false presidential elector. Conviction is not eligible for return of voting rights or employment by government. | Feb-21 | Apr-11 | 11/10 | May-11 | May-18 | 28 / 14 | |||
| 542 | SB 326 | Senator Daly | Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/1/2022 | Revises PAC C&E reporting to incl total of donations and expenses $1,000 or les | Apr-04 | Apr-13 | |||||||
| 43-583 | SB238 | Senator Stone | Revises provisions relating to the issuance of driver’s licenses to noncitizens. | 12/5/2022 | Requires notification and statement on DL or ID of non-citizens that citizenship is required to vote | |||||||||
| 664 | AB307 | Assemblywoman Dickman | Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/9/2022 | Election integrity | |||||||||
| 690 | AB 326 | Assemblyman Yurek | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 12/10/2022 | Creates and election crimes unit within the secretary of state elections division | |||||||||
| 736 | AB 230 | Assemblyman Gray | Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/10/2022 | Same as SB 135 | |||||||||
| 739 | AJR 4 | Assemblyman Hafen | AJR – Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/10/2022 | Redistrciting Commission | Exempt | ||||||||
| 776 | AB 394 | Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections | Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/10/2022 | Sec of State to provide by regulation procedures for when abstract or certification is not submitted timely. Also except for audit or recount, ballots may only be counted once. | Apr-06 | Apr-13 | 28/14 | May-04 | May-18 | 13/8 | |||
| 812 | SB 162 | Senator Scheible | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 12/10/2022 | Establishes polling locations in county jails | Apr-13 | Exempt | |||||||
| 821 | AB 246 | Assemblywoman Torres | Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/10/2022 | Requires election materials to be trasnslated to include website and polling location. Toll-free line for interpretation services. | Mar-28 | Apr-13 | Exempt | ||||||
| 836 | AB 192 | Assemblywoman González | Revises provisions governing elections. | 12/10/2022 | Standardizes mail ballot envelopes by color by county or city & standardizes polling location signage | Mar-09 | Mar-21 | Exempt | ||||||
| 842 | SB 443 | Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections | Makes various changes relating to elections. | 12/10/2022 | Comforms with other bills in changing driver license to picture ID; Requires DMV to open on Sat & Sun 2 wks before deadline for registering to vote by mail and 6 days after primary to issue DL or ID | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | Exempt | ||||||
| 843 | SB 404 | Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 12/10/2022 | Omnibus bill. AMENDED – Changes to challenges; acceptable ID for residency challenge, Mail ballots may not be challenged, Clerks / RoV can start counting early voting ballots on first day of EV | Apr-13 | Apr-14 | 13/8 | May-16 | May-18 | 28/14 | |||
| 892 | SB 327 | Senator Ohrenschall | Revises provisions relating to voting. | 12/10/2022 | Change tribal voting location to opt out from opt in | Mar-30 | Apr-13 | Exempt | ||||||
| 894 | SB 406 | Secretary of State | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 12/29/2022 | Makes it a felony to threaten election officials and workers; extends prohibition of raising campaign funds during session blackout to all constitutional officers | Apr-11 | Apr-13 | 21/0 | May-11 | May-11 | 42/0 | |||
| 1090 | SB 405 exempt | Office of the Governor | Revises provisions relating to elections. | 2/24/2023 | Omnibus bill. Voter ID with expanded acceptable ID; requires DMV to issue free voter ID if none other; Returns mail ballot to opt-in; Requires those who turn in mail ballots for others to have written authorization and max 30 ballots | Exempt | ||||||||
Our existing voting is good. We should want to encourage people of all ages to vote and make it easier for them to cast a vote. The added requirements in the above mentioned bills do not appear to be necessary.