Section 2 of this billbillhe makes a conforming change to apply provisions relating to the issuance and renewal of a special license plate for certain trailers to include the Nevada State University special license plate.

and (3) may not be designed, preparedSenate orAmendment issuedNo. by the Department unless a certain number of Sections 6-8 of this bill exempt from such requirements the special license plates indicating support for Nevada State University.

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Section 4 of this bill authorizes the Director of the Department to order the preparation of sample license plates that are of the same design and size as the NevaSectionNevada State University speSection 10 of this bill makes a conforming change to authorize the holder of the original registration of any vehicle to transfer the registration and use of the -Nevada 83rdState SessionUniversity (2025) – 2 – circumstances.niversity special license plates to another vehicle under certain Sectioncircumstances. 11 of this bill establishes a fee of $10 for the replacement of a Nevada State University special license plate.

EXPLANATIONSection –11 Matterof inthis boldedbill italicsestablishes isa new;fee of $10 for the replacement of a Nevada State University special license plate.

matter[Section between12 bracketsof [omittedthis material]bill ismakes materialan appropriation to bethe omitted.Nevada System of Higher Education to cover registration fees, laboratory fees and other mandatory fees for licensed teachers of dual credit courses at public high schools in this State to enroll in certain courses at institutions within the system.

to offset the cost of maintaining the current fee for concurrent enrollment courses for high school students.] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

In addition to all other applicable registration and license fees, governmental services taxes and the fee prescribed pursuant to subsection 3, a person who requests a set of license plates that indicate support for Nevada State University must pay a fee of $25 for the issuance of the plates and a fee of $20 for each renewal of the5.latThe Department shall deposit the feesplates, collectedto pursuantbe todeposited subsectionin 4accordance with thesubsection State5. Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

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The Department shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subsection 4 with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – (a) Nevada State University to support athletics programs at Nevada State University;

and (b) The Nevada State University Foundation to operate a program to provide to students, faculty and staff of Nevada State Univer(1)University Perishablenecessary anditems, nonperishableincluding, foodwithout items;itation:limitation:

(1) Perishable and nonperishable food items;

provided482.2065 in1. this section.may be registered for a 3-year period as 2.

A persontrailer whomay registersbe aregistered trailer for a 3-year period mustas payprovided uponin registrationthis allsection. fees and taxes that would be due during the 3- year period if he or she registered the trailer for 1 year and renewed that registration for 2 consecutive years immediately thereafter, including, without limitation:

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A person who registers a trailer for a 3-year period must pay upon registration all fees and taxes that would be due during the 3-year period if he or she registered the trailer for 1 year and renewed that registration for 2 consecutive years immediately thereafter, including, without limitation:

(e) Additional fees for the initial issuance and renewal of a special license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, which are imposed to generate - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – financial support for a particular cause or charitable organization, if applicable.

(f) Governmental services taxes imposed pursuant to chapter 371 of NRS, as provided in NRS 482.260.

and(g) 377AThe ofapplicable NRS.e taxes imposed pursuant to chapters 372, 374, 3.377 and 377A of NRS.

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and (d) Bear any cost of equipment which is necessary to issue certificates of registration, including any computer hardware or software.

or -(2) 83rdClaim Sessionthe (2025)exemption –from 5the –governmental services tax provided pursuant to NRS 361.1565 to veterans and their relations.

(a) Each license plate issued pursuant to this subsection, regardless of its design, is inscribed with the word SAMPLE and an identical designation which consists of the same group of three numerals followed by the same group of three letters;

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and (b) The number assigned pursuant to paragraph (a) is not assigned to a vehicle registered pursuant to this chapter or chapter 706 of NRS.

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license482.274 plates1. for trailers in the same manner provided for motor vehicles in NRS 482.270, except that a vehicle license plate prepared for a full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 is not required to have displayed upon it the month and year the registration expires.

The Director shall order the preparation of vehicle license plates for trailers in the same manner provided for motor vehicles in NRS 482.270, except that a vehicle license plate prepared for a full trailer or semitrailer that is registered pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 482.483 is not required to have displayed upon it the month and year the registration expires.

A person may submit an application support for an organization only if:intended to generate financial (a) For an organization which is not a governmentalspecial entity,license theplate organizationthat is establishedintended as a nonprofit charitable organization which provides services to thegenerate communityfinancial relatingsupport tofor publican health,organization educationonly orif: general welfare;

(a) For an organization which is not a governmental entity, the organization is established as a nonprofit charitable organization which provides services to the community relating to public health, education or general welfare;

- 83rd Session (2025) – 7 – (e) The organization is nondiscriminatory;

and (f)Senate TheAmendment licenseNo. plate will not promote a specific religion, faith or antireligious belief.

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An application submitted to the Department pursuant to sub(a)subsection Must1: be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department;

(a) Must be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department;

(e) Must be accompanied by a surety bond posted with the Department in the amount of $5,000, except that if the special license plate being requested is one of the type described in subsection 3 of NRS 482.367008, the application must be accompanied by a surety bond posted with the Department in the amount of $20,000;

-3. 83rd Session (2025) – 8 – submitted pursuant to this section but the Department has not yet designed, prepared or issued the plate, the applicant shall amend the application with updated information when any of the following events take place:

If an application for a special license plate has been submitted pursuant to this section but the Department has not yet designed, prepared or issued the plate, the applicant shall amend the application with updated information when any of the following events take place:

 The updated information described in this subsection must be submitted to the Department within 90 days after the relevanterelevant change takes place, unless the applicant has received notice that the special license plate is on an agenda to be heard at a public meeting of the Department held pursuant to subsection 4, in which caseSenate theAmendment updatedNo. information must be submitted to the Department within 48 hours after the applicant receives such notice.

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(a) An application for the design, preparation and issuance of a special license plate that is submitted to the Department pursuant to sub(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6,1; an application for the design, preparation and issuance of a special license plate that has been authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2007.

and (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, an application for the design, preparation and issuance of a special license plate that has been authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2007.

The Department shall -consider 83rdeach Sessionapplication (2025)in –the 9chronological –order in which the application was received by the Department.calDepartment. order in which the 5.

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The Department may design and prepare a special license pla(a)plate Determinesrequested thatpursuant theto applicationsubsection for1 thatif platethe compliesDepartment: with subsection 2;

(a) Determines that the application for that plate complies with subsection 2;

A person may request that personalized prestige license plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 be combined with a special license plate issued pursuant to this section if that person pays the fees for personalized prestige license plates in addition to the fees for the special license plate.

-Senate 83rdAmendment SessionNo. (2025) – 10 – plate pursuant to this section, if the Department determines not to use the design or colors suggested pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 2, the Department shall notify the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1.

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After making a determination to issue a special license plate pursuant to this section, if the Department determines not to use the design or colors suggested pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 2, the Department shall notify the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1.

and (b) (1)Notify: The person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1;

(1) The person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1;

(a) Approve the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate;

or of and the colors to be used in the (b) Submit suggestions to revise the design of or colors to be used in the special license plate.

 If the person who requested the special license plate pursuant to subsection 1 and the charitable organization for which the special license plate is intended to generate financial support, if any, fail to respond within 30 days after receiving the design of and the colors to be used in the special license plate, the person and charitable organization shall be deemed to approve the design of and the colors - 83rd Session (2025) – 11 – regulations to carrybe outused thisin subsection.Thethe Departmentspecial maylicense adoptplate. 13.

The Department may adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.

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or (c) If it is determined that at least 1,000 special license plates have been issued pursuant to the assessment of the viability of the design of the special license plate conducted pursuant to NRS 482.367008, except that if the special license plate is one of the type described in subsection 3 of NRS 482.367008, the Department must promptly release the surety bond posted pursuant to subsection 2 if issuedit pursuantis todetermined thethat assessmentat ofleast the3,000 viabilityspecial oflicense theplates designhave ofbeen theissued specialpursuant licenseto platethe conductedassessment pursuantSenate toAmendment NRSNo. 482.367008.

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On or before September 1 of each fiscal year, the Department shall compile a list of each special license plate the Department, during the immediately preceding fiscal year, designed and prepared pursuant to subsection 7 or issued pursuant to orsubsection charitable8. organization for which the special license platee cause generates or would generate financial support, and the intended use to which the financial support is being put or would be put.

The list must set forth, for each such plate, the cause or charitable organization for which the special license plate generates or would generate financial support, and the intended use to which the financial support is being put or would be put.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 12 – (2) The list compiled pursuant to subsection 15 for the immediately preceding fiscal year;

(4) The results of any activities conducted pursuant to NRS 482.38272 to 482.38279, inclusive;

andsand conducted pursuant to NRS (5) Any actions taken by the Department pursuant to subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 482.38279;

and (c) Except for a license plate that is issued pursuant to NRS 482.3746, 482.3751, 482.3752, 482.3757, 482.3783, 482.3785, 482.3787, 482.37901, 482.37902, 482.37906, 482.37907, 482.3791, 482.3794, 482.37941 or 482.3817, or section 1 of this act, a license plate that is approved by the Legislature after July 1, 2005.

Whenever the total number of separate designs of special license plates issued by the Department at any one time is less than 30, the Department shall issue a number of additional designs of specialSenate licenseAmendment platesNo. that have been authorized by an act of the Legislature or the application for which has been approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.367002, not to exceed a total of 30 designs issued by the Department at any one time.

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181 Page 12 special license plates that have been authorized by an act of the Legislature or the application for which has been approved by the Department pursuant to NRS 482.367002, not to exceed a total of 30 designs issued by the Department at any one time.

-3. 83rd Session (2025) – 13 – subsection 2, the Department may issue not more than five separate designs of special license plates in excess of the limit set forth in that subsection.

In addition to the special license plates described in subsection 2, the Department may issue not more than five separate designs of special license plates in excess of the limit set forth in that subsection.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, on October 1 of each year the Department shall assess the viability of each separate design of special license plate that the Department is currently issuing by determining the total number of validly registered motor vehicles to which that design of special license plate is affixed.

or 3,(b) lessIn thanthe 3,000,ofcase of special license plates described in subsection 3, less than 3,000,  the Director shall provide notice of that fact in the manner described in subsection 6.

-(b) 83rdIf Sessionthe (2025)special –license 14plate –does not generate financial support for a cause or charitable organization, to an entity which is involved in promoting the activity, place or other matter that is depicted on the plate.

Such an order does not require existing holders of thatSenate particularAmendment designNo. of special license plate to surrender their plates to the Department and doeSec.

8.rohiNRS120 482.36705 is hereby amended to readSenate asBill follows:No.

181 Page 13 that particular design of special license plate to surrender their plates to the Department and does not prohibit those holders from renewing those plates.

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NRS 482.36705 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(c) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after January 1, 2007, the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless the Department approves the application for the authorized plate pursuant to NRS 482.367002.

(d) In addition to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), if a new special license plate is authorized by an act of the Legislature after July 1, 2021, the Legislature will direct that the license plate not be designed, prepared or issued by the Department unless the organization meeting the requirements described in - 83rd Session (2025) – 15 – subsection 1 of NRS 482.367002 submits suggestions for the design of and colors to be used in the special license plate within 180 days after the authorization of the special license plate.

The provisions of subsections 10, 11 and 12 of NRS 482.367002 apply to suggestions sub2.submitted pursuant to this paragraph.

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482.399Sec. 1.RS 48Upon the transfer of the ownership of or interest in any vehicle by any holder of a valid registration, or upon destruction of the vehicle, the registration expires.

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NRS 482.399 is hereby amended to read as follows:

482.399 1.

Upon the transfer of the ownership of or interest in any vehicle by any holder of a valid registration, or upon destruction of the vehicle, the registration expires.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2155 and subsection 3 of NRS 482.483, the holder of the original registration may transfer the registration to another vehicle to be registered by the holder and use the same regular license plate or plates or special license plate or plates issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667 to 482.3823,Senate inclusive,Amendment andNo. section 1 of this act or 482.384, on the vehicle from which the registration is being transferred, if the license plate or plates are appropriate for the second vehicle, upon filing an application for transfer of registration and upon paying the transfer registration fee and the excess, if any, of the registration fee and governmental services tax on the vehicle to which the registration is transferred over the total registration fee and - 83rd Session (2025) – 16 – governmental services tax paid on all vehicles from which he or she is transferring ownership or interest.

Except120 as otherwise provided in NRS 482.294, an application for transfer of registration must be made in person, if practicable, to anySenate officeBill orNo. agent of the may not be used upon a second vehicle until registration of thatlates vehicle is complete.

181 Page 14 482.3823, inclusive, and section 1 of this act or 482.384, on the vehicle from which the registration is being transferred, if the license plate or plates are appropriate for the second vehicle, upon filing an application for transfer of registration and upon paying the transfer registration fee and the excess, if any, of the registration fee and governmental services tax on the vehicle to which the registration is transferred over the total registration fee and governmental services tax paid on all vehicles from which he or she is transferring ownership or interest.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.294, an application for transfer of registration must be made in person, if practicable, to any office or agent of the Department or to a registered dealer, and the license plate or plates may not be used upon a second vehicle until registration of that vehicle is complete.

In computing the registration fee, the Department or its agent or the registered dealer shall credit the portion of the registration fee paid on each vehicle attributable to the remainder of the current calendar year or registration period on a pro rata basis against the registration fee due on the vehicle to which registration is transferred.

The Department shall not reissue -the 83rdsurrendered Session (2025) – 17 – period.rendered plate or plates until the next succeeding licensing 7.period.

If7. application for transfer of registration is not made within days after the destruction or transfer of ownership of or interest in any vehicle, the license plate or plates must be surrendered to the Department on or before the 60th day for cancellation of the registration.

If application for transfer of registration is not made within 60 days after the destruction or transfer of ownership of or interest in any vehicle, the license plate or plates must be surrendered to the Department on or before the 60th day for cancellation of the registration.

(a) In accordance with the provisions of subsection 9, issue to the person a refund of the portion of the registration fee and governmental services tax paid on theSenate vehicleAmendment attributableNo. to the remainder of the current calendar year or registration period on a pro rata basis;

or120 the provisions of subsection 9, issue to theSenate personBill aNo. credit in theth amount of the portion of the registration fee and governmental services tax paid on the vehicle attributable to the remainder of the current calendar year or registration period on a pro rata basis.

181 Page 15 the vehicle attributable to the remainder of the current calendar year or registration period on a pro rata basis;

or (b) If the person does not qualify for a refund in accordance with the provisions of subsection 9, issue to the person a credit in the amount of the portion of the registration fee and governmental services tax paid on the vehicle attributable to the remainder of the current calendar year or registration period on a pro rata basis.

For the purposes of this subsection, the ter(a)term The“extenuating personcircumstances” hasmeans recentlycircumstances relinquishedwherein: his or her driver’s license and has sold or otherwise disposed of his or her vehicle.

(a) The person has recently relinquished his or her driver’s license and has sold or otherwise disposed of his or her vehicle.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 18 – (d) Any other event occurs which the Department, by regulation, has defined to constitute an “extenuating circumstance” for the purposes of this subsection.

For a certificate of registration........................................$5.00registration..............................................................$5.00 For every substitute number plate or set of plates.............5.00plates...................................5.00 For every duplicate number plate or set of plates..................................10.00 For every decal displaying a county namename...........................50............... ........................

.50 For every other indicator, decal, license plate sticker or tab.................................................................5.00tab...................5.00 2.

(a) For any special plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3667, 482.367002, 482.3672, 482.370 to 482.3755, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, 482.376 or 482.379 to 482.3818, inclusive, a fee of $10.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.3824, for any souvenir license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.3825 or sample license plate issued pursuant to NRS 482.2703, a fee equal to that established by the Director for the issuance of those plates.

The fees which are paid for replacement number plates, duplicate number plates and decals displaying county names must be deposited with the State TreasurerSenate forAmendment creditNo. to the Motor Vehicle Fund and allocated to the Department to defray the costs of replacing or duplicating the plates and manufacturing the decals.

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(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.

12.

[1.

There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Nevada System of Higher Education the sum of $2,000,000 to increase professional development opportunities for licensed teachers at public high schools in this State who teach dual credit courses by covering registration fees, laboratory fees and other mandatory fees for such teachers to enroll in a course of English, science or mathematics at an institution within the system, up to a maximum of 18 credit hours per teacher.

2.

Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.] (Deleted by amendment.) Sec.

13.

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There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Nevada System of Higher Education to offset the cost of maintaining the fee for concurrent enrollment courses for high school students at $75 per course the following sums:

For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026........................................................$839,825 For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.....................................................$1,203,160 2.

Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.] (Deleted by amendment.) Sec.

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