Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SB309: Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 43-906)
Status: Chaptered, June 11, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or certain other prohibited substances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law establishes various penalties applicable to the offense of driving or physically controlling a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance, depending on whether the offense is the first, second or third offense within 7 years…
From the enrolled text, June 4, 2025:
AN ACT relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or certain other prohibited substances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law establishes various penalties applicable to the offense of driving or physically controlling a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance, depending on whether the offense is the first, second or third offense within 7 years. (NRS 484C.400) Among other things, a court may sentence a person who is found guilty of a second offense within 7 years to: (1) imprisonment for not less than 10 days nor more than 6 months in jail; or (2) residential confinement for not less than 10 days nor more than 6 months. Section 12 of this bill increases the minimum term of imprisonment or residential confinement to 20 days. Existing law requires an offender who had a concentration of alcohol of 0.18 or more in his or her blood or breath at the time of an offense to be evaluated before sentencing to determine whether the offender has an alcohol or substance use disorder. (NRS 484C.350) Section 11 of this bill reduces the concentration of alcohol threshold to require an offender who had a concentration of alcohol of 0.16 or more in his or her blood …
Sponsors
- John Steinbeck (R, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter 502.
- : Approved by the Governor.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : To enrollment.
- : In Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
- : From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
- : Taken from Secretary's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 903.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.
Votes
- Assembly (2nd Reprint) (June 2, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 29, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB309?
- SB309 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 43-906).
- What does SB309 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to crimes; revising provisions relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or certain other prohibited substances; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law establishes various penalties applicable to the offense of driving or physically controlling a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a prohibited substance, depending on whether the offense is the first, second or third offense within 7 years…
- What is the status of SB309?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2025. Latest action: Chapter 502. (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB309?
- John Steinbeck (R, 18).
- Where is the official record for SB309?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12536/Overview
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