NevadaSB46583rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; revising the procedure for evaluating certain criminal defendants whom the court finds to be incompetent; revising provisions relating to the involuntary administration of psychiatric medication to certain criminal defendants; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Finance

Signed by Governor

BDR 14-1119

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Bill Overview

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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Court orders for involuntary medication

Starting July 1, 2025, the prosecutor can ask a court to order psychiatric medicine for a committed defendant. The treating psychiatrist must say the medicine is needed to restore competency, and the defendant must have refused it. The order is separate from the commitment. It applies only to defendants held in a secure treatment facility.

Incompetence findings sent to gun checks

When a court finds a defendant incompetent, the court must send that record within 5 business days to the state criminal records office. The record is flagged for federal background check databases. This can affect a person’s ability to buy firearms. These rules take effect July 1, 2025.

Faster, clearer competency checks for defendants

Starting July 1, 2025, two experts must separately examine a defendant’s competency: a licensed psychiatrist and a licensed psychologist certified under NRS 178.417. One evaluator must be on the treatment team. If they disagree, a third certified psychiatrist or psychologist is appointed. The administrator must file written reports with findings, reasons, and whether treatment can restore competency, and send copies to the prosecutor and defense. For misdemeanors, a hearing must be held if requested within 10 days, and the judge must decide within 10 days after the hearing or after the report if no hearing.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Finance

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote 6/2/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote 5/30/2025

Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint)

Yes: 21 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 511.

    6/11/2025legislature
  2. Approved by the Governor.

    6/10/2025legislature
  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

    6/5/2025legislature
  4. To enrollment.

    6/4/2025Senate
  5. In Senate.

    6/3/2025Senate
  6. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    6/2/2025House
  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

    6/1/2025House
  8. Read second time.

    5/31/2025House
  9. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/31/2025House
  10. From committee: Do pass.

    5/31/2025House
  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    5/30/2025House
  12. In Assembly.

    5/30/2025House
  13. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

    5/30/2025Senate
  14. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    5/30/2025Senate
  15. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 901.) To printer.

    5/29/2025Senate
  16. Placed on Second Reading File.

    5/29/2025Senate
  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/29/2025Senate
  18. From printer. To committee.

    5/6/2025Senate
  19. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

    5/5/2025Senate

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