Revises certain classifications based on populations. (BDR 20-391)
SB 21Sponsored by Senate Committee on Government AffairsBecame law
IntroducedNov 16, 2022
In committeeNov 16, 2022
Passed the SenateApr 20, 2023
Passed the AssemblyMay 22, 2023
To the governorMay 25, 2023
Became lawMay 29, 2023
What it does
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Existing law provides that, except as otherwise provided or required by the context, “population” is defined for the entire Nevada Revised Statutes as the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to the United States Constitution and as reported by the Secretary of…
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Existing law provides that, except as otherwise provided or required by the context, “population” is defined for the entire Nevada Revised Statutes as the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to the United States Constitution and as reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor of Nevada. (NRS 0.050) The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld classifications in statutes based on the population of entities if the classification is rationally related to the subject matter and purpose of the statute, applies prospectively to all such entities that might come within its designated class and does not create an odious, absurd or bizarre distinction. (County of Clark v. City of Las Vegas, 97 Nev. 260, 264 (1981)) This bill revises the classifications of populations in certain provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes in order to determine whether such classifications continue to meet the conditions expressed by the Nevada Supreme Court.
Every action
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SenatePrefiled.
CommitteeReferred to Committee on Government Affairs. · Senate Government Affairs
SenateTo printer.
SenateFrom printer.
SenateRead first time.
SenateTo committee.
CommitteeFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. · Senate Government Affairs
SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
SenateRead second time.
SenateAmended. (Amend. No. 455.)
SenateTo printer.
SenateFrom printer.
SenateTo engrossment.
SenateEngrossed.
SenateFirst reprint.
SenateRead third time.
SenatePassed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.)
SenateTo Assembly.
AssemblyIn Assembly.
AssemblyRead first time.
CommitteeReferred to Committee on Government Affairs. · Assembly Government Affairs
AssemblyTo committee.
CommitteeFrom committee: Do pass. · Assembly Government Affairs
AssemblyRead second time.
AssemblyTaken from General File.
AssemblyPlaced on General File for next legislative day.
AssemblyTaken from General File.
AssemblyPlaced on General File for next legislative day.
AssemblyRead third time.
AssemblyPassed. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.)
AssemblyTo Senate.
SenateIn Senate.
SenateTo enrollment.
SenateEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
GovernorApproved by the Governor.
Secretary of StateChapter 55.
Roll calls
2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.