AB 161 — Revises provisions governing the identification of persons. (BDR 43-635)
Last action — Approved by the Governor. Chapter 252.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Assembly
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 09, 2023.
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Bill Text
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EXEMPTAssembly (ReprintedBill withNo. amendments adopted on April 13, 2023) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
161161–Assemblymen AC.H. SSEMBLY BILL N O.
161–ASSEMBLYMENMiller C.H.and Bilbray- Axelrod CHAPTER..........
M ILLER AND BILBRAY -A XELROD FEBRUARY 14, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the identification of persons.
(BDR 43-635) FISCAL NOTE:
EffEffect on the State:
Yes.No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
requiring, under certain circumstances, that the Department of Motor Vehicles place a designation on a vehicle registration, driver’s license or identification card for a person with a communication impairment;need;
(NRS 482.160, 482.205) SectionsEffective January 1, 2024, sections 1.5 and 1.7 of this bill require, upon the application of a person with a communication impairment,need, that the Department place on any designationdriver’s indicatinglicense thator identification card issued to the person isEffective January 1, 2026, section 3.5 of this bill requires, upon the application of a person with a communication need, that the Department place on any vehicle registration issued to the person a impairment.designation indicating that the person is a person with a communication need.
Sections 1, 1.5 and 1.7 further prohibit the Department from requiring any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication impairment.need.
AsFor usedthe inpurposes of sections 1, 1.5 and 1.7, the term “a person with a communication impairment”need” means a person who:
(4) hascondition anthat auditoryimpairs processingthe disorder;ability of the person to comprehend language.ny other Sections 2 and 3 of this bill make conforming changes to indicate the proper placement of section 1.5 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.
(5)EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is neurodivergent;new;
ormatter -between *AB161_R1*brackets –[omitted 2material] –is (6)material has any other condition that impairs the ability of the person to comprehendbe language.omitted.
placementTHE ofPEOPLE sectionOF 1.5THE inSTATE theOF NevadaNEVADA, RevisedREPRESENTED Statutes.IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
to indicate the proper THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
UponThe the application of a person with a communication impairment, the Department shall placenot onrequire any vehicle registration issued to the person pursuant to thedisclose provisions of this chapter a designation that the person is a person with a communication impairment.need.
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TheAs Departmentused shallin notthis requiresection, any“a person towith disclosea thatcommunication theneed” personmeans is a person withwho: a communication impairment.
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As used in this section, “a person with a communication impairment” means a person who:
(b) Has a speech disorder that impairs the ability of the person tovoice;iculate articulate speech sounds, speak fluently or use the person’s voice;(c) Has a language disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
(c) Has a language disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
Upon the application of a person with a communication impairment,need, the Department shall place on any driver’s license issued to the person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter a designation that the person is a person with a communication impairment.need.
The Department shall not require any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication impairment.need.
As used in this section, “a person with a communication impairment”need” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.
Upon the application of a person with a communication impairment,need, the Department shall place on any identification card issued to the person pursuant to the provisions - *AB161_R1* – 3 – of NRS 483.810 to 483.890, inclusive, a designation that the person is a person with a communication impairment.need.nation that the 2.
2.The Department shall not require any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication need.
The Department shall not require any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication impairment.
As used in this section, “a person with a communication impairment”need” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.
483.020 As used in NRS 483.010 to 483.630, inclusive, and section 1.5 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 483.030 to 483.190, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
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3.5.
Section 1 of this act is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Upon the application of a person with a communication need, the Department shall place on any vehicle registration issued to the person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter a designation that the person is a person with a communication need.
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The Department shall not require any person to disclose that the person is a person with a communication need.
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[2.] 3.
As used in this section, “a person with a communication need” means a person who:
(b) Has a speech disorder that impairs the ability of the person to articulate speech sounds, speak fluently or use the person’s voice;
(c) Has a language disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
(d) Has an auditory processing disorder that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language;
(e) Is neurodivergent;
or (f) Has any other condition that impairs the ability of the person to comprehend language.
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Section 3.5 of this act becomes effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
and (b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Approved by the Governor. Chapter 252.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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In Assembly. To enrollment.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.
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From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
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From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 802.) To printer.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.
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Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 14.) Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
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From printer. To committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer.
Sponsors
- Brittney M. Miller · Primary
- Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 65 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Miller, Brittney M. Democratic
- Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (65)
65 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- Who sponsors AB 161?
- AB 161 is sponsored by Miller, Brittney M. (Democratic) and Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
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