# Nevada SB298: AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising the definition of “punitive action” as the term relates to certain peace officers; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from denying an increase in seniority or compensation to a peace officer under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB298, AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising the definition of “punitive action” as the term relates to certain peace officers; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from denying an increase in seniority or compensation to a peace officer under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Government Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Approved by the Governor. Chapter 395.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB298-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB298 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to peace officers; revising the definition of “punitive action” as the term relates to certain peace officers; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from denying an increase in seniority or compensation to a peace officer under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-06 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Approved by the Governor. Chapter 395. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 23-1031 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (42 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Nevada officers keep raises during investigations: benefit, low. The law expands what counts as a punishment for peace officers. Denying a raise or seniority now counts as punitive action. Agencies cannot deny an officer’s pay or seniority increase while an investigation is ongoing or tied to the case, until all investigations end. This limit does not apply if t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-23 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 28 | 14 | | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 14 | 7 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-06-09: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 395. (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-06-02: Assembly Amendment No. 733 concurred in. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: In Senate. (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 28, Nays: 14.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-23: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House) - 2025-05-22: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 733.) To printer. (House) - 2025-05-22: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-05-22: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-17: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-16: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 14, Nays: 7.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 509.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-03-07: From printer. To committee. (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298_R1.pdf) - Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298_R2.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) - SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and administer a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly from the Aging and Disab… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298_R1.pdf) - [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB298_R2.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) - [SB207: AN ACT relating to health care; transferring the authority to establish and adm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB207-83rd2025) - [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-SB298-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).