All Roll Calls
Yes: 63 • No: 0
NevadaSB20883rd Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET
AN ACT relating to counties; revising the use of revenue collected by a county from certain telephone surcharges; revising provisions governing the fund into which such revenue is deposited; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: JeffAssistant Minority Leader Stone (Republican), John C. Steinbeck (Republican)
Signed by Governor
BDR 20-677
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Bill Overview
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5 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Lower 911 surcharges when funds are high
Beginning October 1, 2025, counties must cut the 911 phone surcharge if the year‑end fund is too high. For 700,000+ people, the cap is $15 million. For 100,000–699,999 people, the cap is $7.5 million. For 52,000–99,999 people, the cap is $1 million. For under 52,000 people, the cap is $500,000. The cut must bring the next year’s uncommitted balance down to the cap or less.
Body and dash cameras funded by surcharge
Starting October 1, 2025, the special fund can pay to buy, maintain, store data, upgrade, and replace body‑worn and vehicle cameras, or combined systems. Only certain agencies can use the fund for this: the sheriff, metropolitan police, city police, city or town departments and municipal courts that employ marshals, alternative sentencing departments, and school districts with school police. The fund can also pay for staff and training to run, update, keep, and redact audio and video from these systems.
County 911 advisory committees required
Starting October 1, 2025, any county that imposes the 911 phone surcharge must set up an advisory committee. In counties with 100,000+ people, it must have at least five residents who are not elected officers and include the chief law enforcement officer or a designee and local police and court representatives. In counties under 100,000 people, it must have at least five residents, include a local phone company representative, and include the chief law enforcement officer or a designee. These committees plan improvements and oversee how surcharge money is used.
More allowed 911 system upgrades
Starting October 1, 2025, counties can use the special fund to upgrade the 911 phone system. In counties with 52,000+ people, the fund can pay telecom charges, staff and training for maintenance and database updates, and buy, lease, maintain, upgrade, or replace equipment and software, including caller number and location tools. In smaller counties, the fund can pay for system improvements that fit local needs. The fund can also pay to build, maintain, or run the part of a facility that is physically occupied by and dedicated to the 911 system.
911 surcharge fund and spending rules
Starting October 1, 2025, counties that impose the 911 phone surcharge must keep the money in a special revenue fund and use it only for allowed 911 purposes. Counties must spend in this order: 1) adopt and review a 5‑year master plan, 2) pay any provider surcharge audits, 3) improve the system, and 4) pay costs for facilities dedicated to the system. The fund can also pay for audits of surcharge collections. Anyone who gets money from the fund must notify the county and repay any money not used in 6 months, used for the wrong purpose, or received in error.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
JeffAssistant Minority Leader Stone
Republican • Senate
John C. Steinbeck
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
FabianDeputy Majority Whip Doñate
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/22/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)
Yes: 42 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)
Yes: 21 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by the Governor. Chapter 182.
5/31/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
5/27/2025legislatureTo enrollment.
5/23/2025SenateIn Senate.
5/22/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
5/22/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/21/2025HouseTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/20/2025HouseRead second time.
5/19/2025HouseFrom committee: Do pass.
5/16/2025HouseRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.
4/24/2025HouseIn Assembly.
4/24/2025HouseRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
4/22/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/21/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/18/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/17/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
4/16/2025SenateFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
4/16/2025SenateRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 504.) To printer.
4/15/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
4/15/2025SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
4/15/2025SenateFrom printer. To committee.
2/19/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.
2/18/2025Senate
Bill Text
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As Introduced
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