NevadaSB6083rd Regular Session (2025)Senate

AN ACT relating to crimes; expanding the types of crimes that require the imposition of an additional criminal penalty for certain crimes committed intentionally or knowingly against an older or a vulnerable person; providing that persons convicted of these types of crimes may be liable for certain civil penalties to be recovered by the Attorney General; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Sponsored By: Senate Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

BDR 15-342

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

Tougher sentences for crimes against seniors and vulnerable adults

The law adds more crimes to Nevada’s enhancement for targeting older or vulnerable people. It applies when the offender acts intentionally or knowingly and the victim is age 60 or older, or is a vulnerable person. Crimes include murder, assault, kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault, taking property from a person, and theft or fraud of $650 or more, plus deceptive trade practices. For felonies, the judge adds 1 to 20 years in state prison, consecutive to the base sentence. For misdemeanors or gross misdemeanors, the extra jail time equals the term for that crime. The judge sets the extra term based on the case and must state reasons on the record. The extra term cannot exceed the base term and is not a separate offense. This applies to crimes committed on or after the law’s effective date.

New civil fines fund elder and vulnerable victims

A person convicted of a qualifying crime against an older or vulnerable person also owes a civil penalty. For a first offense, the penalty is $5,000 to $20,000. For a second or later offense, it is $10,000 to $30,000. The Attorney General collects the money. It is split equally: half to a victims’ compensation account and half to the state prosecution unit. These penalties apply to offenses committed on or after the law’s effective date.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Senate Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 62 • No: 0

House vote • 6/2/2025

Final Passage - Assembly (3rd Reprint)

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/26/2025

Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)

Yes: 20 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter 489.

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

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

    6/6/2025legislature
  4. To enrollment.

    6/4/2025Senate
  5. Assembly Amendment No. 945 concurred in.

    6/2/2025Senate
  6. In Senate.

    6/2/2025Senate
  7. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.

    6/2/2025House
  8. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Third reprint.

    6/2/2025House
  9. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 945.) To printer.

    6/1/2025House
  10. Placed on Second Reading File.

    6/1/2025House
  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    6/1/2025House
  12. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

    5/26/2025House
  13. In Assembly.

    5/26/2025House
  14. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.

    5/26/2025Senate
  15. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.

    5/26/2025Senate
  16. Reprinting dispensed with.

    5/26/2025Senate
  17. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 761.)

    5/26/2025Senate
  18. Placed on General File.

    5/26/2025Senate
  19. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

    5/26/2025Senate
  20. To committee.

    4/22/2025Senate
  21. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.

    4/22/2025Senate
  22. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

    4/18/2025Senate
  23. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 334.)

    4/18/2025Senate
  24. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

    4/18/2025Senate
  25. Placed on Second Reading File.

    4/18/2025Senate

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