# Nevada SB488: AN ACT making appropriations to the Office of the Secretary of State for the replacement of certain equipment and certain costs related to elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Nevada SB488, AN ACT making appropriations to the Office of the Secretary of State for the replacement of certain equipment and certain costs related to elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Finance; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Chapter 356.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Nevada SB488
- State: Nevada
- Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025)
- Title: AN ACT making appropriations to the Office of the Secretary of State for the replacement of certain equipment and certain costs related to elections; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Last action: 2025-06-06, Chapter 356.
- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Finance
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BDR S-1178
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (49 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Short-term funding for Nevada elections: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Nevada funds election work. The Secretary of State gets about $1.95 million total from the State General Fund. $1,462,864 is for voter education and outreach, ballot translation and interpreters, and travel. $460,423 is to replace computers and other IT gear. $26,000 goes to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Finance

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (As Introduced) | pass | 36 | 5 |   |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (As Introduced) | pass | 13 | 8 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-06-06: Chapter 356. (legislature)
- 2025-06-05: Approved by the Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-06-04: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature)
- 2025-06-02: To enrollment. (Senate)
- 2025-06-01: In Senate. (Senate)
- 2025-05-31: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 36, Nays: 5, Excused: 1.) To Senate. (House)
- 2025-05-30: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-29: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House)
- 2025-05-28: Read second time. (House)
- 2025-05-28: Placed on Second Reading File. (House)
- 2025-05-28: From committee: Do pass. (House)
- 2025-05-23: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee. (House)
- 2025-05-23: In Assembly. (House)
- 2025-05-22: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly. (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Read second time. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: From committee: Do pass. (Senate)
- 2025-05-16: From printer. To committee. (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To printer. (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB488_EN.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB488.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB488_EN.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB488.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB488-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).
