# Nevada SB194: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring a short-term lessor to require proof of certain insurance as a condition for the lease of a passenger car; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB194, AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring a short-term lessor to require proof of certain insurance as a condition for the lease of a passenger car; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Melanie Scheible (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 81.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB194-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB194 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; requiring a short-term lessor to require proof of certain insurance as a condition for the lease of a passenger car; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-10 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 81. - Sponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 43-715 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (58 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Caps on rental damage waiver fees: benefit, low. Rental companies can sell a damage waiver, but daily charges are capped. For regular cars, the base cap is $22 per rental day. For cars with an MSRP over $60,000, the base cap is $150 per day. The state updates these caps each year for inflation and posts the new amounts by March 1. - Clear rental ads and no pushy add-ons: benefit, low. Rental companies cannot force you to buy a damage waiver, extra insurance, or other add‑ons to rent. They also cannot use pushy tactics to make you buy them, like refusing a reservation, hiding cars, or blocking your card when you say no. Any ad that shows a rental rate must also show the waiver pr… - Must show insurance to rent cars: mixed, low. To rent a passenger car, you must show proof of insurance that meets Nevada’s minimum coverage. If you do not have it, the rental company can sell you a short temporary policy or refer you to one, at no more than the standard market rate. If you refuse to buy it, they may refuse to rent to you. Sel… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melanie Scheible (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 38 | 4 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-05-28: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 81. (legislature) - 2025-05-27: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 38, Nays: 4.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-21: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-20: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-19: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-24: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-22: To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-22: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-18: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Absent: 1.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Reprinting dispensed with. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 240.) (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB194_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB194.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB194_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - SB185: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring reimbursement under Medicaid to family members who provide personal care services to certain recipients of Medicaid;… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB194_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB194.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB194_R1.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [SB185: AN ACT relating to health care; requiring reimbursement under Medicaid to famil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB185-83rd2025) - [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-SB194-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).