# Nevada SB72: AN ACT relating to the City of Henderson; revising provisions governing the filling of a vacancy for certain municipal elective offices; revising the procedure for enacting ordinances; revising provisions governing the sale and disposition of real property; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Nevada SB72, AN ACT relating to the City of Henderson; revising provisions governing the filling of a vacancy for certain municipal elective offices; revising the procedure for enacting ordinances; revising provisions governing the sale and disposition of real property; 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 2025-05-27 (Chapter 49.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB72-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada SB72 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: AN ACT relating to the City of Henderson; revising provisions governing the filling of a vacancy for certain municipal elective offices; revising the procedure for enacting ordinances; revising provisions governing the sale and disposition of real property; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-11-20 - Last action: 2025-05-27, Chapter 49. - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR S-408 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (63 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Henderson gets longer vacancy election timeline: mixed, low. For Council, mayor, or municipal judge vacancies, Henderson can appoint a qualified replacement by majority vote within 60 days. Alternatively, the Council must adopt a resolution calling a special election within 60 days and set its date. The election deadline is now 90 days after that resolution,… - Henderson allows low-price public-purpose property transfers: mixed, low. When the public interest requires it, Henderson can transfer city property for a token amount. Eligible recipients include the United States, Nevada, Clark County, other Nevada local governments, and quasi-public or nonprofit groups. The City no longer has to recover what it paid to acquire the pro… - More Henderson property buyers can pay installments: mixed, low. Henderson can now sell any city-owned real property with payments over time, not just unimproved land. The City Council sets the down payment and interest rate. Buyers must pay at least 6% yearly interest on the remaining unpaid balance. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senate Committee on Government Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-19 | House | Final Passage - Assembly (1st Reprint) | pass | 42 | 0 | | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Final Passage - Senate (1st Reprint) | pass | 21 | 0 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-05-27: Chapter 49. (legislature) - 2025-05-26: Approved by the Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-23: Enrolled and delivered to Governor. (legislature) - 2025-05-19: In Senate. To enrollment. (Senate) - 2025-05-19: Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. (House) - 2025-05-16: Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day. (House) - 2025-05-15: Read second time. (House) - 2025-05-14: From committee: Do pass. (House) - 2025-04-17: Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee. (House) - 2025-04-17: In Assembly. (House) - 2025-04-16: Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 490.) To printer. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on Second Reading File. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Read first time. To committee. (Senate) - 2024-11-26: From printer. (Senate) - 2024-11-20: 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/SB72_EN.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB72.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB72_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - 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) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create and conduct certain surveys of public school employees; revising provisions gover… (signed) ## Sources - [As Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB72_EN.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB72.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/SB/SB72_R1.pdf) ## Related - [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) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [SB81: AN ACT relating to education; requiring the Department of Education to create a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB81-83rd2025) - [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-SB72-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).