# Nevada AB446: AN ACT relating to transportation; prohibiting trains of a certain length from being run on certain railroads; requiring certain railroads to install certain safety equipment; requiring certain railroad companies to take or refrain from taking certain actions relating to railroad safety; establishing requirements for lighting equipment installed in certain railroad yards; requiring certain reports; providing for the monitoring and inspection of railroads by certain union representatives; prescribing certain requirements relating to the transportation of railroad employees by railroad contract carriers; limiting the hours drivers employed by railroad contract carriers may work; providing for the maintenance and inspection of certain records; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB446, AN ACT relating to transportation; prohibiting trains of a certain length from being run on certain railroads; requiring certain railroads to install certain safety equipment; requiring certain railroad companies to take or refrain from taking certain actions relating to railroad safety; establishing requirements for lighting equipment installed in certain railroad yards; requiring certain reports; providing for the monitoring and inspection of railroads by certain union representatives; prescribing certain requirements relating to the transportation of railroad employees by railroad contract carriers; limiting the hours drivers employed by railroad contract carriers may work; providing for the maintenance and inspection of certain records; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Max E. Carter II (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB446-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB446 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to transportation; prohibiting trains of a certain length from being run on certain railroads; requiring certain railroads to install certain safety equipment; requiring certain railroad companies to take or refrain from taking certain actions relating to railroad safety; establishing requirements for lighting equipment installed in certain railroad yards; requiring certain reports; providing for the monitoring and inspection of railroads by certain union representatives; prescribing certain requirements relating to the transportation of railroad employees by railroad contract carriers; limiting the hours drivers employed by railroad contract carriers may work; providing for the maintenance and inspection of certain records; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-17 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Max E. Carter II (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 58-207 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Railroad unions gain safety inspection rights: benefit, medium. Nevada railroads must let designated representatives of elected employee unions monitor safety practices and operations. Representatives may safely inspect property, take photos, conduct examinations, and interview people about compliance or hazards affecting represented workers. For covered incide… - Rest limits for railroad transport drivers: benefit, medium. Drivers transporting railroad employees cannot drive over 10 hours in 24 hours after 8 consecutive hours off duty. They cannot work over 15 on-duty hours since that rest or over 70 on-duty hours in 7 consecutive days. An emergency may allow up to 2 extra driving hours only to finish the assignment… - New limits and safeguards for trains: benefit, low. Class I and II railroads cannot run freight or work trains longer than 7,500 feet on Nevada main or branch lines. Each train that breaks the limit counts as a separate violation. These railroads must maintain heat detectors at least every 20 miles on main lines and inspect them every 30 days. When… - Safer vehicles for railroad employee rides: benefit, low. Carriers transporting railroad employees must have qualified inspectors check each vehicle every 12 months and inspect parts and accessories weekly. Drivers must complete written inspection reports each workday before vehicles are released. Vehicles need adequate tires, an inflated spare, secured b… - Safer tracks and lighting for railroad workers: benefit, low. Class I and II railroads cannot knowingly leave employee hazards within 14 feet above rails or 8 feet from track center. Listed hazards include debris, vegetation over 4 inches tall, and sharply uneven ground. Covered yards must keep lights working and repair or replace them within 48 hours after r… - Railroad transport drivers face substance testing: cost, medium. Railroad contract carriers must follow federal pre-employment, random, reasonable-suspicion, post-accident, and return-to-duty testing rules. Drivers must have zero-alcohol and negative drug results; refusal and specified altered or dilute-positive samples bar driving. Surviving drivers must be tes… - Stricter hiring checks for railroad transport drivers: cost, medium. Railroad contract carriers cannot employ drivers with suspended or revoked driving privileges based on convictions for at least two listed offenses within 3 years. Offenses committed in any state or U.S. territory count. Listed offenses include impaired or reckless driving, excessive speeding, hit-… - Railroads face bonds and safety fines: cost, low. Each covered Class I or II railroad must provide a bond of at least $5 million to Nevada's Public Utilities Commission. The bond guarantees compliance with specified railroad safety requirements. Violations of those requirements carry civil penalties of $500 to $25,000 each. After notice and a chan… - Transport carriers face tougher safety enforcement: cost, low. State motor vehicle, public safety, and transportation officials may inspect required railroad contract carrier safety records. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Transportation Authority may investigate complaints or suspected violations and order violators to stop. The Authority or Department may see… - Carrier rules expand with vehicle exemptions: mixed, low. Common and contract motor carriers and brokers are subject to the new rules to the extent Nevada's motor-carrier chapter applies. Vehicles owned by or leased to federal, state, or local governments are exempt from the listed motor-carrier requirements. Covered vehicles must display the operator's n… - Railroad ride coverage grows with carrier obligations: mixed, low. Railroad contract carriers and drivers must have approved insurance from a Nevada-licensed insurer while operating transport vehicles in Nevada. Minimum injury or death coverage is $2 million per person and $5 million per crash involving two or more people. Property-damage coverage must be at least… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Max E. Carter II (Democratic), House ## Actions (11) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-18: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-18: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-18: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 320.) (House) - 2025-04-18: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-18: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-27: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-03-18: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-03-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB446.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB446_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB409: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles, under certain circumstances, to issue a special license plate honoring certain v… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB446.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB446_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB409: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles,…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB409-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB446-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).