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SB 359 — Makes various changes relating to drivers. (BDR 43-900)
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Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 05, 2025.
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(Reprinted* withSenate amendmentsBill adoptedNo. on May 21, 2025, and May 22, 2025) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
359359–Committee Son ENATEJudiciary BILLCHAPTER.......... N O.
359–C OMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY M ARCH 17, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to drivers.
(BDR 43-900) 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.
Existingcontest lawwhether establishes the proceduresperson forcommitted a hearingviolation atset whichforth in a personcivil mayinfraction citation.
Section 4 of this bill replaces a requirement that, before any such hearing, the person must post a bond equal to the -amount *SB359_R1*of –the 2full –payment anyof fees specified in the civilmonetary infractionpenalty, citationadministrative withassessment aand requirement that the person must post a bond of not more than that amount.
(1) authorizesauthorizeshe person counsel to appear on behalf of a person who requests a hearing;
Finally, section 4 requires a court to dismiss a civil infraction citation if the peace officer who issued the citation does not appear at the hearing or submit a written statement, unless sufficient evidence is otherwise presented totoring estUnderor existingestablish law, if a person is arrested for a misdemeanor offense arising out of the sameinfraction. facts and circumstances as certain violations of law that are punishable as civil infractions, the offense and the civil infraction may be included in the same criminal complaint.
(NRSUnder 484A.7033)existing Sectionlaw, 2if a person is arrested for a misdemeanor offense arising out of thisthe billsame insteadfacts and circumstances as certain violations of law that are punishable as civil infractions, the offense and the civil infraction may be included authorizes a court, under certain circumstances, to consolidate a criminal complaint for a misdemeanor offense and a civil infraction.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – Existing law requires that civil penalties imposed for civil infractions be paid civilto: infraction did not occur in a city, the treasurer of the county in which the civil infraction occurred.
(1) the treasurer of the city in which the civil infraction occurred;
or (2) if the civil infraction did not occur in a city, the treasurer of the county in which the civil infraction occurred.
and (2) justice court be paid to the treasurer of the countyawarding attorney’s fees or costs to any party in whicha thehearing courtto iscontest located.a civil infraction citation, regardless of the outcome.
Section 4.5 also prohibits a court from awarding attorney’s fees or costs to any party in a hearing to contest a civil infraction citation, regardless of the outcome.
(1) authorizes a prosecuting attorney to elect to treat certain traffic and related offenses that are punishable as a misdemeanor instead as a civil thisinfraction; procedure, existing law requires the prosecuting attorney to make the election on or before the time scheduled for the first appearance of the defendant.
and (2) provides a procedure for making such an election.
Pursuant to this procedure, existing law requires the prosecuting attorney to make the election on or before the time scheduled for the first appearance of the defendant.
(NRS 484A.705) Section 6 of this bill clarifies that this provision applies when a person commits a traffic or related offense and is also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.
Section 6 further requires the misdemeanor charge to be reduced to a civil infraction if the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, is dismissed, unless thetheg dismissal occurs pursuant to a plea agreement.
and (2) establishes a presumption in favor of such a reduction if the person cited for the violation pays all applicable fines and fees before the date on which the person is first required to appear in court relating to Section 7 instead authorizes a court, in its discretion, to reduce a moving traffic violation for speeding to a nonmoving violation if the personcitation. cited:
(NRS 484B.600) Section 7 of this bill eliminates this presumption.
Section 7 instead authorizes a court, in its discretion, to reduce a moving traffic violation for speeding to a nonmoving violation if the person cited:
Section 7 further - *SB359_R1* – 3 – prohibits a court from granting such a reduction if the driving record of the person indicates a pattern of moving traffic violations.
(NRS 484E.020-484E.050) Sections 8-11 of this bill clarify the location-based requirements for the responsibilities of a driver following a crash on a highway or premises to which the public has access.
Specifically, section 8 requires the driver of a vehicle involved in such a crash that results only in damage to a vehicle or other property driven or attended by a person to stop and, if the vehicle is - 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – obstructing traffic and can be moved safely, move it to a safe location.
(NRS 484E.020)results Sectionin 9injury, requiresdeath theor driverdamage ofto aattended vehicleproperty involvedto instop, suchprovide acertainat crash that information, render aid if needed and report the crash to law enforcement undernunder certain circumstances.
(NRS 484E.030) Section 10 clarifies that the duties of a driver who is involved in a crash with unattended property apply when the crash occursSection on11 aprovides highwaythat orthe premisesduty to whichreport a crash involving unattended property applies when the publiccrash hasoccurs access.on a highway.
(NRS 484E.040)484E.050) SectionEXPLANATION 11– providesMatter thatin thebolded dutyitalics tois reportnew; a crash involving unattended property applies when the crash occurs on a highway.
(NRSmatter 484E.050)between THEbrackets PEOPLE[omitted OFmaterial] THEis STATEmaterial OFto NEVADA,be REPRESENTEDomitted. IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(a) The court, the defendant, the attorney for the defendant, if any, and the prosecuting attorney, if any, have the right to subpoenasub(b) witnessesOral inevidence accordancemay withbe applicabletaken courtonly rules.upon oath or affirmation.
(b) Oral evidence may be taken only upon oath or affirmation.
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(b)- Permit83rd aSession party(2025) or– witness4 residing– outside of the judicial district in which the court is located to testify by telephone,telephone,al audiovisual means or other electronic means.
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Except as otherwise provided by law, a peace officer in this State who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated a provision of chapters 483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is a civil infraction may halt and detain the person as is reasonably necessary to investigate the alleged violation and issue a civil infraction citation for the alleged violation.
and (c)probable Arrestcause for the personarrest inexists.e accordance with NRS 171.1231 if probable2. cause for the arrest exists.
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(b) If the defendant is represented by an attorney appointed to provide indigent defense services for the criminal complaint, the hearing must be bifurcated, and the attorney for the defendantdefendantthe - *SB359_R1* – 5 – must not be required to represent the defendant during the portion of the hearing addressing the civil infraction.
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The provisions of subsection 2 that authorize the court to consolidate a misdemeanor offense and a civil infraction do not apply if the court has entered an order finding that the person committed the civil infraction pursuant to subsection 4 of NRSNRS5.84AA 484A.704.consolidated hearing conducted pursuant to this section must be conducted by the court without a jury.
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A consolidated hearing conducted pursuant to this section must be conducted by the court without a jury.
When a person is halted by a peace officer in this State for any violation of chapters 483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is a civil infraction, or a prosecuting attorney elects to treat a violation of chapters 483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is punishable as a misdemeanor instead as a civil infraction in accordance with NRS 484A.7049, the peace officer or prosecuting attorney, as applicable, may prepare a civil infraction citation manually or electronically in the form of a complaint issuing in the name of “The State of Nevada,” containing :
(c) The name, date of birth, residential address and mailing address, if different from the residential address, telephone number and electronic mail address of the person who is being issued the citation and an indication as to whether the person has agreed to receive communications relating to the civil infraction by text message;
(g) The personnel number or other unique agency identification number of the peace officer issuing the citation and the address and phone number of the agency which employs the peace officer or, if a prosecuting attorney is issuing the citation, the personnel number or - *SB359_R1* – 6 – other unique agency identification number of the peace officer who halted the person for the violation or the volunteer appointed pursuant to NRS 484B.470 who issued the citation and the address and phone number of the agency which employs the peace officer or volunteer, preprinted or printed legibly on the citation;
- 83rd Session (2025) – 6 – (h) A statement of the options provided pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive, for responding to the citation and the procedures necessary to exercise these options;
(i) A statement that, at any hearing to contest the determination set forth in the citation, the facts that constitute the infraction must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence and the person maymaytion must subpoena witnesses, including, without limitation, the peace officer or duly authorized member or volunteer of a traffic enforcement agency who issued the citation or halted the person;
If a person charged with a civil infraction refuses to accept a civil infraction citation, the copy of the citation signed by the peace officer or prosecutingproSec. attorney, as applicable, constitutes proof of service.
Sec.4.g aNRS 484A.7041 is hereby amended to read as follows:e.
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NRS 484A.7041 is hereby amended to read as follows:
The court shall fix the amount of the bond or cash deposit at not more than the amount of the full payment of the monetary penalty, the administrative - *SB359_R1* – 7 – assessment and any fees specified in the civil infraction citation.
[In lieu of posting such a bond, the person may instead deposit cash with the court in the amount of the bond required pursuant to this subsection.]- Any83rd bondSession posted(2025) or– cash7 deposited– with the court pursuant to this subsection must be forfeited upon the court’s finding that the person committed the civil infraction.
In lieu of the personal appearance at the hearing by the peace officer who issued the civil infraction citation, the court may consider the information contained in the civil infraction citation and any other written statement submitted under oath by the peace officer.
If the peace officer who issued the civil infraction citation fails to appear in person or submit a written statement as described in subsection 4, the court must dismiss the citation unless other evidence, including, without limitation, the information in the citation or testimony from other witnesses, sufficiently establishes that the civil infraction was committed by the person named in the citation.
If [it has been established] the court - *SB359_R1* – 8 – finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the infraction was committed,- the83rd courtSession must(2025) enter– 8 – pursuant to NRS 484A.7043.enter in the court’s records an order pursuant6. to NRS 484A.7043.
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and (c) If a prosecuting attorney does not represent the plaintiff during the proceedings in the justice court or municipal court, the appellate court shall review the record and any arguments presented by the person charged with the civil infraction and render a decision.
(b) Justice court must be paid to the treasurer of the county in whichwhi2. the [civil infraction occurred.] court is located.
2.thIf a person is found to have committed a civil infraction, in addition to any civil penalty imposed on the person, the court shall order the person to pay the administrative assessments set forth in NRS 176.059, 176.0611, 176.0613 and 176.0623 in the amount that the person would be required to pay if the civil penalty were a fine imposed on a defendant who pleads guilty or guilty but mentally ill or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of a misdemeanor.
IfIf, ain personlieu isof founda tocivil havepenalty, committedthe acourt civilauthorizes infraction,a inperson addition to anysuccessfully civilcomplete penaltya imposedcourse onof thetraffic person,safety theapproved courtby shallthe orderDepartment theof person- to83rd paySession the(2025) administrative– assessments9 set– forthMotor inVehicles, NRSthe 176.059,court 176.0611,must 176.0613order andthe 176.0623person into pay the amount thatof the personadministrative wouldassessment bethat requiredcorresponds to pay if the civil penalty werefor awhich finethe imposed on a defendant whowould pleadshave guiltyotherwise orbeen guiltyresponsible. but mentally ill or is found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of a misdemeanor.
If,The inadministrative lieuassessments ofimposed apursuant civil penalty, the court authorizes a person to successfullythis completesubsection aadministrative courseassessments ofimposed trafficand safetycollected approvedpursuant by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the court must order the person to payNRS the176.059, amount176.0611, -176.0613 *SB359_R1*and –176.0623. 9 – of the administrative assessment that corresponds to the civil penalty for which the defendant would have otherwise been responsible.
The administrative assessments imposed pursuant to this subsection must be collected and distributed in the same manner as the administrative assessments imposed and collected pursuant to NRS 176.059, 176.0611, 176.0613 and 176.0623.
(c) Reduce any moving violation for which a person was issued a civil infraction citation to a nonmoving violation if the court determinesdet5.minA thatcourt anyshall circumstancesnot warrantaward suchattorney’s fees or costs to any party in a reduction.hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 484A.7041, regardless of the outcome.
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A court shall not award attorney’s fees or costs to any party in a hearing conducted pursuant to NRS 484A.7041, regardless of the outcome.
484A.7049 [1.] A prosecuting attorney may elect to treat a violation of a provision of chapters 483 to 484E, inclusive, 486 or 490 of NRS that is punishable as a misdemeanor, other than a violation of NRS 484C.110 or 484C.120, as a civil infraction pursuant to NRS 484A.703 to 484A.705, inclusive.
(a) Preparing a civil infraction citation in accordance with subsection 1 of NRS 484A.7035 that contains all applicable information that is known to the prosecuting attorney, signing the - 83rd Session (2025) – 10 – citation and filing the citation with a court having jurisdiction over the alleged offense or with its traffic violations bureau;
- *SB359_R1* – 10 – (b) Filing notice of the prosecuting attorney’s election with the court having jurisdiction of the underlying criminal charge;
and (c)3.) DeliveringDUpon athe copyfiling of thea notice andpursuant citation to theparagraph defendant.(b) ofdant.
3.subsection 2, the court shall dismiss the underlying criminal charge.] Sec.
Upon the filing of a notice pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the court shall dismiss the underlying criminal charge.] Sec.
(b) Such a rate of speed as to endanger the life, limb or property of any(c) person.A rate of speed greater than that posted by a public authority for the particular portion of highway being traversed.
(c) A rate of speed greater than that posted by a public authority for the particular portion of highway being traversed.
Except as otherwise provided by law, if a person is issued a traffic citation for a violation of any provision of subsection 1, the - 83rd Session (2025) – 11 – court may, in its discretion, reduce the violation from a moving traffic violation to a violation that is not a moving traffic violation [.
- *SB359_R1* – 11 – (a) Admits to committing the violation and pays the entire amount of the fine and all fees due on or before the date on which the person is first required to make an appearance relating to the citation [, whether by personal appearance or through] ;
A person who commits a violation of any provision of this section and, at the time the violation was committed, was operating a vehicle at a rate of speed that was 30 miles per hour or moremisdemeanor.at over that posted by a public authority is guilty of a misdemeanor.9.
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- 83rd Session (2025) – 12 – (a) Immediately stop his or her vehicle at the scene of the crash;
and (b) If the driver’s vehicle is creating a hazard or obstructing traffic and can be moved safely, move the vehicle or cause the vehicle to be moved out of the traffic lanes of the roadway to a safe - *SB359_R1* – 12 – location that does not create a hazard or obstruct traffic and, ififafe applicable, safely fulfill the requirements of NRS 484E.030.
2.involved in [such] a crash described in subsection 1, after fulfilling all other requirements of subsection 1 and NRS 484E.010, insofar as possible on his or her part to be performed, shall , if the crash resulted in injury to or death of any person or occurred on a highway, forthwith report [such] the crash to the nearest office of a police authority or of the Nevada Highway Patrol and submit thereto the information specified in subsection 1.
If no police officer is present, the driver of any vehicle involved in a crash described in subsection 1, after fulfilling all other requirements of subsection 1 and NRS 484E.010, insofar as possible on his or her part to be performed, shall, if the crash resulted in injury to or death of any person or occurred on a highway, forthwith report the crash to the nearest office of a police authority or of the Nevada Highway Patrol and submit thereto the information specified in subsection 1.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the driver of any vehicle which is involved in a crash on a highway or premises to which the public has access with any vehicle or other property which is unattended, resulting in any damage to such other vehicle or property, shall immediately stop and shall then and - 83rd Session (2025) – 13 – there locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle or other property of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle or other property or shall attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on such vehicle or property a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking.
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If the vehicle of a driver involved in a crash pursuant to subsection 1 is creating a hazard or obstructing traffic and can be moved safely, the driver shall, before meeting the requirements of subsection 1, move the vehicle or cause the vehicle to be moved out of the traffic lanes of the roadway to a safe location that does not createthe afree hazardmovement orof obstructtraffic.raffic traffic and minimizes interference with the3. free movement of traffic.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Chapter 260.
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Approved by the Governor.
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Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
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Assembly Amendment Nos. 574 and 640 concurred in. To enrollment.
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From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
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Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 640.) To printer.
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 574.) Dispensed with reprinting.
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Withdrawn from Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary. To committee.
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In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To committee.
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Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) 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 committee.
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Read first time. Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure. To printer.
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Judiciary · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 66 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (66)
66 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 66 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (42)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| OâNeill, PK | — | Yea |
| Anderson, Natha C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Backus, Shea M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Brown-May, Tracy | Democratic | Yea |
| Carter, Max E., II | Democratic | Yea |
| Considine, Venicia | Democratic | Yea |
| D'Silva, Reuben | Democratic | Yea |
| Dalia, Joe | Democratic | Yea |
| Flanagan, Tanya P. | Democratic | Yea |
| González, Cecelia | Democratic | Yea |
| Goulding, Heather | Democratic | Yea |
| Hunt, Linda F. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Jovan A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jauregui, Sandra | Democratic | Yea |
| Karris, Venise | Democratic | Yea |
| La Rue Hatch, Selena | Democratic | Yea |
| Marzola, Elaine H. | Democratic | Yea |
| Miller, Brittney M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Monroe-Moreno, Daniele | Democratic | Yea |
| Moore, Cinthia Zermeño | Democratic | Yea |
| Mosca, Erica | Democratic | Yea |
| Nadeem, Hanadi | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Duy | Democratic | Yea |
| Orentlicher, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Roth, Erica P. | Democratic | Yea |
| Torres-Fossett, Selena | Democratic | Yea |
| Watts, Howard | Democratic | Yea |
| Yeager, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Cole, Lisa K. | Republican | Yea |
| DeLong, Rich | Republican | Yea |
| Dickman, Jill | Republican | Yea |
| Edgeworth, Rebecca | Republican | Yea |
| Gallant, Danielle | Republican | Yea |
| Gray, Ken | Republican | Yea |
| Gurr, Bert K. | Republican | Yea |
| Hafen, Gregory T., II | Republican | Yea |
| Hansen, Alexis M. | Republican | Yea |
| Hardy, Melissa R.. | Republican | Yea |
| Hibbetts, Brian | Republican | Yea |
| Kasama, Heidi | Republican | Yea |
| Koenig, Gregory S. | Republican | Yea |
| Yurek, Toby | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (21)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Cannizzaro, Nicole J. | Democratic | Yea |
| Cruz-Crawford, Michelee "Shelly" | Democratic | Yea |
| Daly, Skip | Democratic | Yea |
| Dondero Loop, Marilyn | Democratic | Yea |
| Doñate, Fabian | Democratic | Yea |
| Flores, Edgar | Democratic | Yea |
| Lange, Roberta | Democratic | Yea |
| Neal, Dina | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Rochelle T. | Democratic | Yea |
| Ohrenschall, James | Democratic | Yea |
| Pazina, Julie | Democratic | Yea |
| Scheible, Melanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Taylor, Angela D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Buck, Carrie Ann | Republican | Yea |
| Ellison, John | Republican | Yea |
| Hansen, Ira | Republican | Yea |
| Krasner, Lisa | Republican | Yea |
| Rogich, Lori | Republican | Yea |
| Steinbeck, John C. | Republican | Yea |
| Stone, Jeff | Republican | Yea |
| Titus, Robin L. | Republican | Yea |
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