NevadaSB2083rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to judicial administration; revising requirements relating to certain proceedings in justice court; revising provisions governing the selection of jurors; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

BDR 14-476

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Audio records for justice-court trials

Beginning July 1, 2025, justice courts may use audio recording instead of a certified court reporter for jury trials. Recordings must be kept at least 1 year after the last day to file an appeal. For cases with enhanced-penalty misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies, keep recordings at least 8 years after the appeal deadline. For preliminary hearings under NRS 171.178, keep recordings at least 5 years after the hearing. If there is an appeal, keep the recording until at least 30 days after the final appeal decision. After these times, the justice of the peace may order destruction.

Jury lists add public-assistance data

Beginning July 1, 2025, jury officials may use Nevada Health and Human Services records to build juror lists when federal law allows. On request, the agency must give judges or jury commissioners names and addresses of people who receive public assistance for jury selection. The requester must reimburse the agency for the reasonable cost to compile the list. This makes public-assistance recipients more likely to be called for jury service.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote • 5/19/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/21/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 436.

    6/9/2025legislature
  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/5/2025legislature
  3. To enrollment.

    6/4/2025Senate
  4. Assembly Amendment No. 578 concurred in.

    6/2/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    5/19/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    5/19/2025House
  7. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.

    5/19/2025House
  8. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 578.) To printer.

    5/16/2025House
  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/15/2025House
  10. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    4/24/2025House
  11. In Assembly.

    4/24/2025House
  12. To Assembly.

    4/23/2025Senate
  13. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/23/2025Senate
  14. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To printer.

    4/21/2025Senate
  15. Reprinting dispensed with.

    4/18/2025Senate
  16. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 333.)

    4/18/2025Senate
  17. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/18/2025Senate
  18. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    4/18/2025Senate
  19. Read first time. To committee.

    2/3/2025Senate
  20. From printer.

    11/7/2024Senate
  21. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    11/6/2024Senate

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