Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB304: Revises provisions relating to the crime of vehicular homicide. (BDR 43-370)
Status: Introduced
What the bill says
An act relating to vehicular homicide; revising the elements required for a person to commit the crime of vehicular homicide; revising provisions relating to penalties for certain prohibited acts involving the operation of a vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, a person commits the crime of vehicular homicide if the person: (1) drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or certain other substances…
From the engrossed text, April 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to vehicular homicide; revising the elements required for a person to commit the crime of vehicular homicide; revising provisions relating to penalties for certain prohibited acts involving the operation of a vehicle; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Under existing law, a person commits the crime of vehicular homicide if the person: (1) drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or certain other substances; (2) proximately causes the death of another person while driving or in actual physical control of a vehicle; and (3) has previously been convicted of at least three offenses. (NRS 484C.130) Section 1.5 of this bill removes the element of having been previously convicted of at least three offenses from the crime of vehicular homicide. Section 5 of this bill provides that a person who drives a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance and proximately causes substantial bodily harm to another person, rather than substantial bodily harm or death, is guilty of a category B felony and must be punished by: (1) imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 2 years and a maximum term of not more than 20 years; and (2) a fine of not less than …
Sponsors
- Jeff Stone (R, 20) · primary sponsor