# Nevada SB48: AN ACT relating to land use planning; revising the date by which local planning commissions in certain counties are required to submit an annual report to the regional planning commission and the governing board for regional planning; revising provisions governing the terms of members of certain planning commissions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB48, AN ACT relating to land use planning; revising the date by which local planning commissions in certain counties are required to submit an annual report to the regional planning commission and the governing board for regional planning; revising provisions governing the terms of members of certain planning commissions; 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 2025-06-06 (Chapter 374.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB48
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT relating to land use planning; revising the date by which local planning commissions in certain counties are required to submit an annual report to the regional planning commission and the governing board for regional planning; revising provisions governing the terms of members of certain planning commissions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-19
- Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 374.
- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR 22-413
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pay and expenses for planning commissioners: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2029, a governing body may pay planning commissioners up to $80 per meeting, capped at $400 per month. Monthly pay equals $80 times meetings attended, up to $400. Travel and subsistence can match the amounts paid to other officers and employees.
- New appointment and residency rules for planning commissioners: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2029, city planning commissioners are appointed by the city’s chief executive, and county commissioners by the county board chair, with governing body approval. Appointees cannot also serve on that governing body. In counties with 700,000 or more people, most members must live in…
- New terms and removal rules for commissioners: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2029, planning commissioners generally serve 4-year terms or until a successor takes office. In counties with 700,000 or more people, terms match the recommending official’s term; smaller counties may adopt an ordinance to do the same. If the recommending official resigns, the com…
- Planning reports now due October 1: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, each local planning commission and each affected entity must file an annual report by October 1. The report goes to the regional planning commission and the governing board. It must cover actions from the previous fiscal year.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-22 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-06-06: Chapter 374. (legislature)
- 2025-06-06: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-06-02: Assembly Amendment No. 645 concurred in. To enrollment. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-22: From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. (House)
- 2025-05-20: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 645.) To printer. (House)
- 2025-05-19: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. 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. 491.) (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate)
- 2024-11-22: From printer. (Senate)
- 2024-11-19: Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48.pdf)
- Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48_R1.pdf)
- Reprint 2: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48_R2.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48.pdf)
- [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48_R1.pdf)
- [Reprint 2 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB48_R2.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB48-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).