# Nevada AB55: AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions governing blood tests of deceased crash victims; revising provisions governing the submittal of crash reports to the Department of Public Safety; revising provisions governing the central repository to track data electronically concerning vehicle crashes on a statewide basis that is created and maintained by the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada AB55, AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions governing blood tests of deceased crash victims; revising provisions governing the submittal of crash reports to the Department of Public Safety; revising provisions governing the central repository to track data electronically concerning vehicle crashes on a statewide basis that is created and maintained by the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Assembly Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-05-27 (Chapter 17.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB55-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB55 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to public safety; revising provisions governing blood tests of deceased crash victims; revising provisions governing the submittal of crash reports to the Department of Public Safety; revising provisions governing the central repository to track data electronically concerning vehicle crashes on a statewide basis that is created and maintained by the Department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-20 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Chapter 17. - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 43-250 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (59 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Drug and alcohol tests in fatal crashes: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, in every fatal motor-vehicle crash, the coroner or other public official must have a blood sample drawn from each person who died. A licensed lab must test for alcohol and for commonly misused drugs, as the coroner decides. The old 8-hour draw rule is removed. Results are pu… - Faster electronic crash reports and sharing: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, police must file crash reports through the Department of Public Safety’s electronic system within 10 days after the crash, or within 10 days after any related death. The Department keeps this data in a single statewide electronic repository with the Department of Transportat… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-19 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-04-18 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 39 | 0 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-05-27: Chapter 17. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-20: In Assembly. To enrollment. (House) - 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-05-16: Read second time. (Senate) - 2025-05-15: From committee: Do pass. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-04-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: To Senate. (House) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-18: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) (House) - 2025-04-17: Dispensed with reprinting. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 171.) (House) - 2025-04-16: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. To committee. (House) - 2024-11-26: From printer. (House) - 2024-11-20: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer. (House) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB55_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB55.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB55_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - 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) - SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expenditures for certain projects of the Executive and Legislative Departments of the S… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB55_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB55.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB55_R1.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [SB502: AN ACT relating to projects of capital improvement; authorizing certain expendi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB502-83rd2025) - [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-AB55-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).