Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

AB 465 — Revises provisions governing the state militia. (BDR 36-1192)

Last action — Chapter 220.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

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

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 06, 2023.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

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  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 22, 2023) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
EMERGENCY REQUEST of Speaker of the Assembly Assembly Bill No.
465 EMERGENCY REQUEST OF S PEAKER OF THE A SSEMBLY ASSEMBLY BILL NO .
465–Assemblymen Yeager;
465–ASSEMBLYMEN Y EAGER ;
and Gray Joint Sponsor:
AND G RAY A PRIL20, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Ways and Means SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the state militia.
Senator Spearman CHAPTER..........
(BDR 36-1192) 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 creates the position of the Adjutant General as an appointed member of the military staff of the Governor and grants the Adjutant General the authority to appoint two Assistant Adjutants General that are selected from the commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Existing law creates the position of the Adjutant General as an appointed authority to appoint two Assistant Adjutants General that are selected from thee commissioned officers of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(NRS 412.042, instead selected from the commissioned officers of the Nevada National Guard.eral are Existing law further provides that to be eligible for appointment to the office of Adjutant General or Assistant Adjutant General, a person must be an officer of the Armed Forces of the United States and be federally recognized in the grade of colonel or higher.
(NRS 412.042, 412.044) Section 2 of this bill requires that the two Assistant Adjutants General are instead selected from the commissioned officers of the Nevada National Guard.
(NRS 412.044, 412.054) Sections 3 and 4 of this bill require instead that to be eligible for appointment to the office of Adjutant General or Assistant Adjutant General, a person must be an officer of the Nevada National completed at least 4 years of service in the Nevada National Guard as a federally recognized officer.
Existing law further provides that to be eligible for appointment to the office of Adjutant General or Assistant Adjutant General, a person must be an officer of the colonel or higher.
Existing law establishes the Nevada National Guard as an organized body of enlisted personnel between the ages of 17 and 64 years and commissioned officers between the ages of 18 and 64 years.
(NRS 412.044, 412.054) Sections 3 and 4 of this bill require instead that to be eligible for appointment to the office of Adjutant General or Assistant Adjutant General, a person must be an officer of the Nevada National Guard, federally recognized in the grade of colonel or higher and must have completed at least 4 years of service in the Nevada National Guard as a federally recognized officer.
(NRS 412.026) Section 1 of this bill instead provides that enlisted personnel and commissioned officers serve in accordance regulations.
enlisted personnel between the ages of 17 and 64 years and commissioned officers between the ages of 18 and 64 years.
requirements set forth under federal law and any applicable - *AB465_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(NRS 412.026) Section 1 of this bill instead provides that enlisted personnel and commissioned officers serve in accordance with the age requirements set forth under federal law and any applicable regulations.
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 Nevada National Guard is an organized body of enlisted personnel [between the ages of 17 and 64 years] and commissioned officers [between the ages of 18 and 64 years,] who serve in accordance with the age requirements set forth under federal law and any applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto, divided into the Nevada Army National Guard and the Nevada Air National Guard.
The Nevada National Guard is an organized body of enlisted personnel [between the ages of 17 and 64 years] and commissioned - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – accordance with the age requirements set forth under federal law and any applicable regulations adopted pursuant thereto, divided into the Nevada Army National Guard and the Nevada Air National Guard.
The military staff of the Governor shall perform such ceremonial functions and duties as the Governor may prescribe.
The military staff of the Governor shall perform such cerSec.
Sec.
NRS 412.044 is hereby amended to read as follows:
fuNRS 412.044 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The Governor shall appoint an Adjutant General who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor or until relieved by to be determined by a court-martial.
The Governor shall appoint an Adjutant General who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor or until relieved by reason of resignation, withdrawal of federal recognition or for cause to be determined by a court-martial.
The service of the Adjutantcause General shall continue while such Adjutant General is serving in a federal active duty status under an order or call by the President of the United States.
The service of the Adjutant General shall continue while such Adjutant General is serving in a federal active duty status under an order or call by the President of the United States.
To be eligible for appointment to the office of Adjutant General, a person must be an officer of the [Armed Forces of the United States] Nevada National Guard and federally recognized in the grade of colonel or higher [.] and must have completed at least 4 years of service in the Nevada National Guard as a federally recognized officer.
To be eligible for appointment to the office of Adjutant General, a person must be an officer of the [Armed Forces of the United States] Nevada National Guard and federally recognized in the grade of colonel or higher [.] and must have completed at least years of service in the Nevada National Guard as a federally recognized officer.
The Adjutant General may be appointed in the grade of colonel or higher, but not exceeding that of major general.
The Adjutant General may be appointed in the grade of appointed in a lower grade, the Adjutant General may be promoted by the Governor to any grade not exceeding that of major general.
If - *AB465_R1* – 3 – appointed in a lower grade, the Adjutant General may be promoted by the Governor to any grade not exceeding that of major general.
The Adjutant General may appoint two Assistant Adjutants General, one each from the Nevada Army National Guard and the Nevada Air National Guard, who may serve as Chief of Staff for Army and Chief of Staff for Air, respectively, at the pleasure of the Adjutant General or until relieved by reason of resignation, withdrawal of federal recognition or for cause to be determined by a court-martial.
The Adjutant General may appoint two Assistant Adjutants General, one each from the Nevada Army National Guard and the Nevada Air National Guard, who may serve as Chief of Staff for Army and Chief of Staff for Air, respectively, at the pleasure of the Adjutant General or until relieved by reason of - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – resignation, withdrawal of federal recognition or for cause to be determined by a court-martial.
An Assistant Adjutant General may be promoted by the Governor to any grade not exceeding that of brigadier general.
An Assistant Adjutant General may be promoted by the Gov4.
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H - *AB465_R1*
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Action History

  1. Chapter 220.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. Senate Amendment No. 747 concurred in. To enrollment.

  5. In Assembly.

  6. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 747.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. To Assembly.

  7. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

  8. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

  9. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 621.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To printer.

  10. Read second time.

  11. From committee: Do pass.

  12. From printer. To committee.

  13. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.

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AB 465 is sponsored by Yeager, Steve (Democratic), Gray, Ken (Republican), and Pat Spearman.
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