Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 D cosponsors

SB 316 — Makes various changes relating to criminal law. (BDR 14-132)

Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 130.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on May 31, 2023.

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Advancing 60% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

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Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 17, 2023) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
316 S ENATE B ILLN O.
316–Senators Scheible, Spearman;
316–SENATORS SCHEIBLE , PEARMAN ;
HARRIS , NGUYEN AND O HRENSCHALL M ARCH 20, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to criminal law.
Harris, Nguyen and Ohrenschall CHAPTER..........
(BDR 14-132) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Existing law requires the district attorney for each county to prepare and submit to the Attorney General an annual report concerning certain cases filed during the manslaughter.
to the Attorney General an annual report concerning certain cases filed during theit previous calendar year which included a charge for murder or voluntary manslaughter.
(NRS 178.750) This bill revises requirements relating to the annual report by:
(NRS 178.750) This bill responsibilities of the Attorney General concerning the report to the Department of Sentencing Policy;
(1) transferring the responsibilities of the Attorney General concerning the report to the Department of and the case number.nd (2) requiring the report to include the name of the defendant THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
and (2) requiring the report to include the name of the defendant and the case number.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
The district attorney shall exclude from the - *SB316_R1* – 2 – report any charge for manslaughter that resulted from a death in a crash involving a motor vehicle.
The district attorney shall exclude from the report any charge for manslaughter that resulted from a death in a crash involving a motor vehicle.
(f) The [name of each] case number and court in which the case was prosecuted;
- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – (f) The [name of each] case number and court in which the case was prosecuted;
(h) The final disposition of the case and whether or not the case was tried before a jury;
was tried before a jury;tion of the case and whether or not the case (i) The race, ethnicity and gender of each member of the jury, if the case was tried by a jury;
(i) The race, ethnicity and gender of each member of the jury, if the case was tried by a jury;
H - *SB316_R1*
~~~~~ 23 - 82nd Session (2023)
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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the Nevada Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill revises the reporting requirements for criminal cases related to murder or voluntary manslaughter, transferring responsibility from the Attorney General to the Department of Sentencing Policy and modifying the reported details.

  • NRS 178.750

    Attorney General, → Department of Sentencing Policy

    The report submission responsibility is shifted from the Attorney General to the Department of Sentencing Policy.

  • NRS 178.750

    Attorney General → Department of Sentencing Policy

    The report must be submitted to the Department of Sentencing Policy instead of the Attorney General.

  • NRS 178.750

    name of each

    The requirement to report the name of each court is removed, and only the case number must be included.

  • NRS 178.750

    case number and court in which the case was prosecuted; → case number;

    Only the case number is required in the report, omitting the court name.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 130.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment.

  4. Read second time.

  5. From committee: Do pass.

  6. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.

  7. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  8. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 205.) To printer.

  10. From printer. To committee.

  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 62 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (62)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 316?
SB 316 is sponsored by Scheible, Melanie (Democratic), Nguyen, Rochelle T. (Democratic), Ohrenschall, James (Democratic), Harris, Dallas, and Pat Spearman.
What is the current status of SB 316?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2023. Enacted.
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